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To Sleep With a Vampire

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From the reviews I read on this movie I was expecting typical B movie fair. Yes it's B movie, but high end B. Resonable acting, interesting plot line, and novel twist on the vampire story. Personally I enjoy varity and like vampire movies which dare to play with the conventions. I wonder at the reviews which call this soft porn. This is only mildly erotic in my opinion. Most main stream films have more sex and show more flesh. Watch this because you like vampire flics not for an erotic thrill.

This is absolutely one of my all-time favorite films, and it's difficult to explain why. It's not a porn flick though one of the protagonists happens to be a stripper (well-played by Charlie Spradling) and yes, there's nudity. Ultimately the film explores two troubled people; a lonely vampire and a suicidal dancer. Like a cult film, it may not appeal to the general public, but will resonate nonetheless with those able to appreciate what the story's really about.

This is a wonderful movie. Okay, the script wasn't your typical hollywood blockbuster and it's not for everyone. This is the type of movie that one would see at a film review and think about the characters and what they reflected about ourselves. Instead of being pure entertainment, it was a reflection of the passion of life and the fears of death.

Even though he hates his life and he kills, our vampire is afraid of death for himself. He longs for something he can never have - the day. He wonders about life in the light while hiding in the darkness. He's like a person afraid to live, and marvels at those who can do it so easily.

Our victim is, in many ways, the same. She lives in the night because of her job and she doesn't fully appreciate the gift of life that she has. In a way, her imminent death forces her to reflect on the beauty of life and what she has taken for granted.

Sure, there were things that could have been changed or done better, but it was the story that I loved. This was a character movie and would have made a wonderful novel.

This film is more brooding than bloodletting. A vampire with Angst decides to tell his woes to a beautiful Charile (are they real?) Spralding (she's just as beautiful in Meridian: Kiss of the Beast).

He's about to bite her, then tells her of his woes. Then he's just about to bite her, & he decides he's a few more woes to tell about. This continues for the rest of the film till they finally 'do it' in a scene that I beleive is only PG-rated.

It must be tough to be a vampire. It was tough watching this film.

Here we find Scott Valentine playing a vampire who goes out searching for somebody who wishes to die when his bloodlust finally gets so strong he can't put off killing any longer. This time he chooses a [prostitute] who seems to be at the end of her rope. As it turns out, the [prostitute] is more than a handful and a bizarre friendship is born. At the end of the night, one of them will end up with a new will to live and one of them will die . . . but which one will live? It's and engaging film if you like the brooding type of vampires and it's set in modern times. It's certainly not of the caliber of some of the better known films in the genre but I'd nonetheless recommend it for your vampire film collection.

This is what I would call soft porn. Being a vampire buff myself I rather enjoyed the mix of eroticism and vampirism. Now don't get me wrong - this is definitely a "B" movie. We're not talking grammy nominations here. But if you like vampire movies and feel like a night in with your honey, this may be for you. Warning: some parts of the plot go extremely slow and the acting is a bit weak - but all in all it's certainly not the worst movie I've ever viewed. My advice - rent, don't buy, and give it a try.

nuff said really. Charlie is the main redeeming feature and she redeems wonderfully!

Okay, so it's not Romeo and Juliet, but it's not the worst vampire porno I've ever seen, that would be Vamp (For the love of Corman, why would anyone cast Grace Jones as a stripper?!?)