Vampire Weekend – Part 3
I’m concluding my top ten favourite vampire films, with a countdown of 3 through to 1. Enjoy!
Number 3
Underworld
Selene (played by Kate Beckinsale) is a vampire determined to destroy the lycans who allegedly killed her family. When she discovers they’re pursuing a human – Michael – she sets out to capture him herself. There were four films in total, but the first is definitely the strongest. Great vampire and werewolf mythology, a superb gothic backdrop, terrific action scenes and with a strong British female lead playing the heroine, this film is sheer entertainment.
Number 2
Daybreakers
I adore this film. The premise is simple: a plague has transformed humans into vampires so that less than 5% of the human population exists. Of course, vampires needs human blood to survive. More so, vampires deprived for too lengthy a time degenerate into psychotic, blood-hungry creatures that will attack anything. A vampire corporation is working to capture and farm all remaining humans whilst a synthetic blood substitute is found – and quickly. In the meantime, a good-guy vampire haematologist who works for them gets word of a cure (and it’s inspired!). Credit where credit is due, this film really offered something different.
Number 1
The Lost Boys
Okay, so I’m predictable. But will anything ever top this? Scary, funny, action-packed, edge-of-your seat stuff, this film will forever be number 1 on my list. Michael and Sam move to the beach community of Santa Carla only to discover it’s the murder capital of the world – oh, and home to a gang of urban, bad-boy vampires. Wanting to fit in, Michael falls prey to becoming one of them, but he’s yet to make a human kill and turn. The race his on for his younger brother to kill the head vampire before Michael takes a bite out of one of the locals. Inspired by Peter Pan (yes, really) and with two of the lead characters named after Edgar Allan Poe, you get a sense of the balance between light and dark in this film. It has to have one of the best closing lines/scenes to a vampire film ever, and by a character (the grandfather) who wasn’t even written into the original script! Vampire film bliss, and here’s the original trailer embeded direct from You Tube… 🙂
Thanks for joining me in my countdown!
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Comments
I love underworld. Have to admit, I haven’t seen the other two but Daybreakers looks awesome! FYI, I’m missing TVD again! Please, please keep tweet spoilers to a minimum. Still at work 🙁
Fab countdown, but I doubt any of these compare to Blood Shadows 😉
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Yay, another Underworld fan! You haven’t seen The Lost Boys still? You’ll love it! Yes, Daybreakers is an amazing film – original in so many ways. That’s your Christmas sorted, Aimee! I’m recording TVD, so am avoiding any spoilers too. We’ll compare notes when it’s safe. 😉 xxx Aw, and thanks for the Blood Shadows bias – always appreciated. 🙂
Yup, though my favourite film with Kate is Van Helsing. I LOVE that film. Visiting my mum for Christmas and I’m sure the brother has The Lost Boys–I’ll pinch it 😉 Need to find Daybreakers.
After meeting Kane, he has my full attention (and I’m not just saying in case he hears hehe) xx
Van Helsing is terrific (not just because of Stuart Townsand). Yes, pinch The Lost Boys… run with it…
I’ve no doubt Kane will be very flattered to know he has your full attention – no thrall required. 😉 xx
Great choice Lindsay 🙂 Glad Daybreakers was in there, top film. I feel a vamp movie-fest coming on! Don’t worry both, my lips are sealed on TVD. I might even have to watch it again another day, so tired I’m not really paying attention! Don’t burn out, girls. X
Isn’t it? I rushed to the cinema to see it and loved it from beginning to end. We’ll all catch up on TVD after we’ve checked in first that we’ve actually seen it! X