movie poster for VAMPIRES

Flicks ID

9004

Cert

18

Running time

103 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

VAMPIRES (2002)

JOHN CARPENTERBRIAN TYLER

Plot

The hugely watchable James Woods, whose character disdains the 'Eurotrash fag' approach to vampire mythology, stars as the streetwise head of a vampire hunting team, who vanquish their foe by firing crossbow bolts at them and dragging them into the light. Carpenter opts for a tough, macho beat-'em-up style, the bloodthirsty creatures get staked, decapitated and torched, the last accomplished by dragging them into the New Mexico sunlight to spontaneously and spectacularly combust. An action-packed gore-fest that will leave fans of the genre particularly pleased to see a semi-return to form for the director that gave us 'Halloween' and 'The Thing'.