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Year
1987
Runtime
94 min.
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Genre
Horror
Rating *
6.9
Votes *
23,834
Checks
4,526
Favs
259
Dislikes
44
Favs/checks
5.7% (1:17)
Favs/dislikes
6:1
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  1. vextrigger's avatar

    vextrigger

    Not so bad, not so good 11 years 2 months ago
  2. Esnaider's avatar

    Esnaider

    The bar scene almost saves it, but the moment The Cramps stop playing, it goes back to being dumb, not in a fun way, and uninteresting
    The love story sucks and I hated every character, except for Bill Paxton
    One black actor appears, and dies seconds after
    The placement of music aside from said bar scene feels pretty annoying
    And the resolution should have been applied to that poor kid vampire, instead of killing him in such a horrible fashion     1 year 6 months ago
  3. nick121235's avatar

    nick121235

    Interesting and atmospheric little vampire film. The soundtrack was provided by Tangerine Dream and is absolutely fantastic. Some of the dialogue, especially in the beginning, seems a little cringeworthy and trite but overall the script is well done. It really shines in the way that it gives us a humanistic approach to the vampires. The whole thing has a low key, yet powerful and poetic vibe. At times the humor seems to simply detract from this atmosphere instead of providing anything akin to comic relief or real laughs and I think it would have been a stronger film without the comedic elements.
    Overall this is quite an offbeat but good film and the soundtrack is amazing.     5 years 11 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #38 in Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon
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  2. This movie ranks #47 in BBC's The 100 Greatest Films Directed by Women
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  3. This movie ranks #55 in BFI's 100 Road Movies
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  4. This movie ranks #66 in BFI's 100 Cult Films
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  5. This movie ranks #87 in TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
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  6. This movie ranks #337 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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  7. This movie ranks #622 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  8. This movie ranks #648 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  9. This movie ranks #743 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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