INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994) | Reaction & Commentary

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    This week it's Interview with the Vampire (1994) !! Stick around for my thoughts and then sound off below with what you think of this one. T. Cruise and B. Pitt, how bad could that be?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 656

  • @andrewmize823
    @andrewmize823 Рік тому +61

    You have to remember that Claudia was trapped in the body of a child long after she acquired the awareness of an adult. There were many aspects of human existence that she never experienced first-hand, and would never GET to experience first-hand because of being an eternal child. Her resentment of Lestat is perfectly understandable when you consider that he turned her before she was old enough to have any life experience.

  • @SathReacts
    @SathReacts Рік тому +150

    SO HAPPY to see someone watching this movie. Young Kirsten Dunst was impressive sharing scenes with two Hollywood greats!

    • @Bob-vj2mu
      @Bob-vj2mu Рік тому +13

      Also inspired the "you're my Kirsten Dunst" line in one of those Deadpool movies.

    • @atheist101
      @atheist101 Рік тому +14

      She was amazing!! Most child actors aren't that great, but she pulled off an adult in a kids body perfect

    • @vanyadolly
      @vanyadolly Рік тому +5

      One of the most impressive performances from a child actor to this day. I'm stunned every time I watch the movie.

    • @lucianaromulus1408
      @lucianaromulus1408 11 місяців тому

      Shes AMAZING

  • @circa81
    @circa81 Рік тому +88

    Anne Rice at first hated that Tom Cruise was cast as Lestat, as she figured he was only a Hollywood pretty boy, but after the film came out she apologized and praised his performance.

    • @anthonyleecollins9319
      @anthonyleecollins9319 Рік тому +17

      People see Cruise in standard "Tom Cruise roles" and they get one idea, and then they see this, or Magnolia (or Tropic Thunder 🙂 ) and they realize his actual range.

    • @paulp9274
      @paulp9274 Рік тому +11

      @@anthonyleecollins9319 this movie came out after Born on the 4th of July, she should have known he had the range.

    • @anthonyleecollins9319
      @anthonyleecollins9319 Рік тому +1

      @@paulp9274 Good point.

    • @Busha69
      @Busha69 Рік тому +3

      @Gerald H she had no imput at all for the series...why do people keep saying that she did? Ya all just fooling yourselves. The series has barely anything to do with her books.

    • @Busha69
      @Busha69 Рік тому +2

      @Gerald H executive producer in name only...so is her son. They sold the rights to AMC and that was it. Anne obviously has nothing to say about it anymore because she is dead but her son Christopher has nothing to say about the show either and he let us know.

  • @eglantinepapeau1582
    @eglantinepapeau1582 Рік тому +34

    Claudia was 60 years old when she decided to part ways with Lestat . Imagine being that old and being trapped in a child's body ? I felt bad for her

  • @procrastinator99
    @procrastinator99 Рік тому +65

    In my opinion, this is the best vampire movie ever made. Also, it showed that Tom Cruise is actually a really talented actor, not just an action hero. And, this is one of the best child performances ever done on-screen.

    • @scottbarkley496
      @scottbarkley496 Рік тому +3

      At that time, he was already The Biggest MOVIE STAR in the world without doing action at all
      What you on about ?! LMAO

    • @uffda3937
      @uffda3937 Рік тому +2

      ​@@scottbarkley496 being a big movie star isn't the same thing as being a talented actor.

    • @scottbarkley496
      @scottbarkley496 Рік тому +2

      @@uffda3937 4 time academy award nominee without even trying lol

  • @johnezell1628
    @johnezell1628 Рік тому +78

    Before Anne Rice, it was just Dracula. She created the modern vampire. Not very often a whole genre changes in one's lifetime.

    • @yermatedave4930
      @yermatedave4930 Рік тому +4

      Fred Saberhagen might disagree with that assessment...

    • @johnplaysgames3120
      @johnplaysgames3120 Рік тому +11

      To be fair, "Dracula" did the same thing for the vampire genre, introducing a sensual/sexual component to the mythology of creatures that, before Bram Stoker, were basically just folkloric monsters. Anne Rice took the dark sensuality angle and ran with it, taking it well beyond Victorian limits. Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that she didn't really change the genre as much as extend what Bram Stoker started. The biggest difference is that, as a modern writer, Anne Rice could write very openly the sorts of things that Bram Stoker, because of his time period and surrounding society, could only hint at.

    • @johnezell1628
      @johnezell1628 Рік тому +5

      @@johnplaysgames3120 No slight intended to Stoker's achievement for creating the template for vampires for over 100 years. Few get to add a character as powerful as Dracula to the culture.

    • @krisbrown6692
      @krisbrown6692 Рік тому +3

      I prefer the grotesque vampires of Nosferatu than the charming iterations we have now.

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor Рік тому +165

    As a fan of the books, it still surprises me just how good Cruise was as Lestat.

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Рік тому +11

      Well he is best friends with an evil cult leader so…..he’s always had some evil inside!!

    • @petersvillage7447
      @petersvillage7447 Рік тому +11

      He's a talented Character Actor trapped in the body of a Film Star...

    • @vivectelvanni
      @vivectelvanni Рік тому +5

      @@jimdigriz2923 she even took out a two page ad in a magazine to say how much she liked him!

    • @jimdigriz2923
      @jimdigriz2923 Рік тому

      @@vivectelvanni I didn't know she did that, that's pretty cool, cheers :)

    • @MrSinnerBOFH
      @MrSinnerBOFH Рік тому +3

      Anne Rice wrote Lestat with Rutger Hauer in mind. That’d been an awesome Lestat!

  • @kevinramsey417
    @kevinramsey417 Рік тому +91

    Cruise was surprisingly great as Lestat. "Maybe you shouldn't pursue fame if you're a vampire" Me, who's seen Queen of the Damned: Oh Shanelle, honey....

    • @DarthTach
      @DarthTach Рік тому +12

      Thanks I was going to comment on that.
      Come out, come out ...wherever you are.

    • @Paul_Waller
      @Paul_Waller Рік тому +2

      Anne Rice didn't like Cruse as Lestat

    • @TheMarcHicks
      @TheMarcHicks Рік тому +10

      @@Paul_Waller at first. She came around when she saw him playing the role.

    • @TheMarcHicks
      @TheMarcHicks Рік тому +5

      Queen of the Damned was an awful film, especially when compared to the book.

    • @Paul_Waller
      @Paul_Waller Рік тому

      @@TheMarcHicks I never heard that part

  • @sallyh5413
    @sallyh5413 Рік тому +20

    I never heard you mention Christian Slater, he was also a heartthrob of the 80s and 90s. When this first came out, the box office draw was all the hot guys, the bonus was how amazing Kirsten Dunst was!

    • @droppedelbow
      @droppedelbow Рік тому

      And Christian Slater isn't the figurehead of a cult that has a long history of abuse, fraud, disappearing people and basic evil shit.... so that's a bonus.

  • @ShinoNC
    @ShinoNC Рік тому +272

    River Phoenix (Joaquin's brother) was originally cast as the interviewer, but passed away a month before filming began. When Christian Slater was cast to replace him, he donated his pay from the movie to River's favorite charities.

    • @purcascade
      @purcascade Рік тому +27

      Has she seen any of River's movies? 😶 If not, that's a necessity. Stand By Me is required viewing.

    • @LeighMet
      @LeighMet Рік тому +14

      @@purcascade As is Running on Empty (1988)

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Рік тому +16

      I'll shout for "Sneakers."

    • @LeighMet
      @LeighMet Рік тому +1

      @@jean-paulaudette9246 Sneakers is good as well but maybe not the Mosqito Coast. Thats just wrong.

    • @cultureshockROCKS
      @cultureshockROCKS Рік тому +5

      I vote for "The Thing Called Love", directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

  • @LuLu-Sil
    @LuLu-Sil Рік тому +4

    "The vampire is an outsider. He’s the perfect metaphor for those things. He’s someone who looks human and sounds human, but is not human, so he’s always on the margins.”
    - Anne Rice
    🖤

  • @vincecommando7575
    @vincecommando7575 Рік тому +8

    I love this movie since the first time I saw it. The dark, gothic and macabre atmosphere of this movie is so spectacular to me. You don't get a lot of these type movies anymore.

  • @acdchook
    @acdchook Рік тому +41

    Another great movie about immortal life that you should definitely watch if you haven't seen it is Highlander. Directed by a music video director with a soundtrack by Queen, it's a great movie about dealing with immortality.

    • @jowbloe3673
      @jowbloe3673 Рік тому +8

      "Who wants to live forever?"

    • @drchaos2000
      @drchaos2000 Рік тому +5

      Highlander is such a great movie... and Highlander II is easily the worst movie i have ever seen... i still get angry after all these years

    • @CasViewer
      @CasViewer Рік тому

      Absolutely.

    • @richardjohnson5435
      @richardjohnson5435 Рік тому +2

      Higander 2 is so bad, that not only did the studios try to change it to make it better, that when that failed, they denied it all together.

    • @Merecir
      @Merecir Рік тому

      @@drchaos2000 Check out the animated Highlander movie, it is pretty good.

  • @Anthony_Norris
    @Anthony_Norris Рік тому +21

    The narration and recalling of events is what really sets the tone for every scene. A melancholic tale of triumph & tragedy, perfect choice for the hallows eve season. 🦇 🎃 👾

  • @NominePatris
    @NominePatris Рік тому +10

    This was the movie that solidified my admiration for Kirsten Dunst. She was amazing as an adult in a child's body!

  • @JustProto00
    @JustProto00 Рік тому +3

    "I wana be a rockstar, but maybe that's a bad idea to be famous". Good news, the next book, The Vampire Lestat (maybe not the movie) may be for you

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov Рік тому +14

    "Maybe you shouldn't pursue fame if you're a vampire?"
    Good news Shan! There's a sequel about that exact thing! Queen of the Damned awaits.

    • @alanh.7668
      @alanh.7668 Рік тому

      I hope she reacts to it!

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel Рік тому +6

      When she said, "maybe I'd become a rock star" I began wondering if she already knew something.

    • @piratetv1
      @piratetv1 Рік тому

      Exactly

    • @lanzknecht8599
      @lanzknecht8599 Рік тому +2

      Don´t expect too much, it has none of the original cast in it. Not as good as the first movie, but entertaining.

    • @alanh.7668
      @alanh.7668 Рік тому

      @@lanzknecht8599 Yes, I should have said that, good on you👌

  • @TheArchDandy
    @TheArchDandy Рік тому +7

    So glad you're watching this! Loved it growing up. Still a comfort movie. Also you should absolutely watch the movie of what we do in the shadows, esp if you like the TV show, same universe, lots of the same writers, you can see the origin of the vibe.

  • @michaeldavis2001
    @michaeldavis2001 Рік тому +2

    You suggested that you might become a rock star if you were a vampire. In the sequel book, The Vampire Lestat, Lestat actually becomes a rock star!

  • @lanzknecht8599
    @lanzknecht8599 Рік тому +39

    Facts: Kisten Dunst played Claudia (who is supposed to be 5) at the age of 11. She couldn´t watch the movie in the cinemas due to the age restriction.
    Originally River Phoenix was casted to play the reporter Daniel Malloy, but he died before the filming started. So Christian Slater took over the part and according to Wikipedia he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.

    • @My-Name-Isnt-Important
      @My-Name-Isnt-Important Рік тому +5

      Pretty sure Kirsten Dunst was 12 at the time of the films release, since both her and I were born the same year. Also, the character of Claudia is suppose to be ten in the film. Dunst was at the premiere of the film, so she really didn't need to worry about any age restriction.

  • @erndaburn7745
    @erndaburn7745 Рік тому +2

    Funny you mention becoming a rock star as a vampire because that is exactly what Lestat does in Queen of the Damned.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    12:56 - I never had a need for such a visual...thanks for that.

  • @SkageXL5
    @SkageXL5 Рік тому +5

    Ahhh, the film that convinced my first crush that he could pull-off a frock coat.
    He could not.

  • @SgtWicket
    @SgtWicket Рік тому +1

    I love that you said you would be a rock star if you were immortal since that’s exactly what Lestat does in the sequel books

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 Рік тому +5

    Give STAR TREK a chance! Please! 🖖

  • @coreozurn4950
    @coreozurn4950 Рік тому +1

    A bit of lore that I find interesting, in this universe when a vampire is burned by fire or the sun they will return to life if their ashes are undisturbed but will be scarred, like Lestat. If Louis hadn't touched Claudia's ashes she would have come back. That's the torture of that chamber. Each dawn they will burn but be reborn, over and over again.

  • @brettsiegel6934
    @brettsiegel6934 Рік тому +1

    Shanelle: What would you do…maybe become a Rock Star”? And thus, she predicts the plot of the 2nd volume, ‘The Vampire Lestat’! FWIW, the film Queen of the Damn actually combines plot lines from volumes 2 and 3 of the books.

  • @jeremystevens6640
    @jeremystevens6640 Рік тому +4

    I am writing this to help out Shanelle and this video and this channel with the algorithm ✌️❤️😚☺️

  • @TheBigLlamaShow
    @TheBigLlamaShow Рік тому +6

    One of my all time favorites!

  • @AtlanticGiantPumpkin
    @AtlanticGiantPumpkin 5 місяців тому

    “Maybe I would become a rock star” when I tell you I absolutely CACKLED because that is EXACTLY what Lestat did

  • @jonmercano1138
    @jonmercano1138 Рік тому +6

    The new show currently airing is really good too!

  • @orvin2vids
    @orvin2vids Рік тому +2

    If you love this vampire film, you NEED to watch Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). It has an amazing cast which includes: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, & Keanu Reeves. This film is also directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola. Plus, this week, they are re-releacing the film in theatres for its 30th Anniversary. Gotta watch this one!

  • @scottboswell6406
    @scottboswell6406 Рік тому +3

    The AMC cable channel now has a tv series version, but Claudia is definitely older, which avoids some problems, but diminishes her conflicts as well.

  • @duckie68
    @duckie68 Рік тому +1

    "Maybe I would become a Rock Star..."
    Okay Lestat :D
    When this came out, both fans and the author herself were horrified that Tom Cruise was chosen to play her most iconic vampire. Lucky for all of us, Tom Cruise demonstrated that he was much more than just a pretty face. To this day I still don't believe he would be the best possible choice...It's like Jack Reacher, having a short dude play a guy described as a giant simply won't work in the long run and yet Tom is undeniably a great actor who can easily capture a role in a singular story. Of course, it helps immensely that Anne Rice wrote this book in a very different style from her others and Toms portrayal here fits the character perfectly.

  • @justsomebody-1665
    @justsomebody-1665 Рік тому +2

    "What would you do if you had unlimited vampire years... maybe I'd become a rock star"
    Well, about that...

  • @swish007
    @swish007 Рік тому +1

    tom cruise nailed this role. apparently Anne Rice heard he was going to play Lestat and was like "no way tom cruise could play that character!" but after she saw the movie she did a complete 180 and praised his performance. Dunst was incredible too.. you really could believe she had the mind of someone who lived decades, trapped in the body of a child. with kid actors it's tricky.. it almost always seems just like a kid play acting. but not in this case. (the six sense was another example of excellent child acting). of course pitt was great as the "foil" but dunst and cruise both were incredible

  • @xellestar
    @xellestar Рік тому +4

    I always imagined a sequel to this having great potential after that ending

  • @moviereviews4life
    @moviereviews4life Рік тому +1

    I love this film, it's so true to the book that it's one of the few adaptations where you don't need to read the book but it just helps to go deeper. Like the death of Claudia was done because Armand used Lestats delirium to order her death (he's the one who tells the Theater of the Vampyres that she attempted to kill him, a crime).
    Another thing you don't get is Claudia is in het 60's, she's 4 in the books when she's turned but survives until 60. Madeline, the vampire mother of sorts didn't die that quickly.
    It's also not revealed until Vampire Lestat that Lestat only kills evil people, there's a hint in this with the aristocrat and the old lady.
    Lestat survived partly because he fed on Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires, when he was shunned by Marius from feeding on her he goes to New Orleans.
    Armand is actually much younger than Antonio played.
    Claudia was Louis'last bit of humanity so when Armand orchestrated her death he took away what made Armand attracted to Louis.
    Sex is not a thing with vampires, they only feel with blood.
    The show does do well with it's update but this is much better.
    Brad kissing Claudia for a second isn't illegal, there's plenty of films where adults kiss a child on the lips, yes it's always a bit strange to see but it's never done in a dirty way

  • @flor8567
    @flor8567 Рік тому +24

    Anne Rice hated the idea that Tom Cruise was going to be Lestat and she was very public about it too, the producers ended up ghosting her. When she finally watched the movie she publicly apologized and praised Tom's portrayal. This story has more depth when you see Louis and Lestat as two lovers, because of the time period the movie couldn't take much of that approach but it is something that the new TV show has done.

    • @TheJamieRamone
      @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

      That's a cool bit of trivia!

    • @johnezell1628
      @johnezell1628 Рік тому +6

      Anne Rice had said that Rutger Hauer was her mental vision for Lestat. Credit to Tom Cruise for overcoming the author's internal view.

    • @Wyrmksc
      @Wyrmksc Рік тому +3

      A lot of fans at the time agreed with her. Julian Sands from the Warlock movies was among the fan preferred.

    • @TheMarcHicks
      @TheMarcHicks Рік тому +2

      @@Wyrmksc yep, I was one of those who initially disagreed with the casting.....only to be proven very wrong. Funnily enough, movie Armand is probably the most different from his book description. Though given how "physically" young he looks in the books, that is probably for the best 😉

    • @scorpiouk5914
      @scorpiouk5914 Рік тому +3

      Love him or hate him, Tom Cruise is a fine actor. I remember being incredulous that they cast him as Jack Reacher. Being a huge fan of the books, I just couldn't see it. But Tom proved me wrong.

  • @NetanelWorthy
    @NetanelWorthy Рік тому +2

    It’s not illegal for a child to kiss an adult. Especially in this case, as it’s a theatrical performance. It’s not something sexual. However, because it is something that is considered personal, her parents would be asked to be on set that day of filming. Prior to the scene, if she or the family felt uncomfortable, they would have to figure out another way to film it.

  • @FeaturingRob
    @FeaturingRob Рік тому

    The Vampire Chronicles as a series of novels had a tragic origin.
    In 1972, Anne Rice and her husband Stan lost their daughter, Michele to leukemia at age 5. She had been the light of their lives. In 1973, Anne had the idea for the book and began writing basing it on a previous short story she had. While she was alive, Anne had said that Claudia was very much based on Michele. It was a way that helped Anne grieve the loss of her first child. She had a son in 1978, Christopher, a published author and podcaster.
    Throughout the rest of the books, Lestat is her main antihero/hero/protagonist...and he tells his own side of the story in 'The Vampire Lestat', the second book. It basically contradicts a lot of Louis's story...and the new 'Interview' series on AMC reflects this with the characters and the way the show is (which is not only very different but also faithful to the spirit of the Vampire Chronicles novels). In the series Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm from Game of Thrones) is Louis, and Sam Reid is Lestat...and both are bang-on amazing.
    Oh...to answer about you saying you'd become a rock star...Lestat does become a rock star in 'The Vampire Lestat' which is shown in the rather bad film 'Queen of the Damned', the third book. Stuart Townsend plays Lestat, and the late R&B singer Aaliyah plays the title character, Akasha. Not worth it...really. Anne herself hated the film.
    There are 15 Vampire novels that tie into a few other series she had, like The Mayfair Witches novels (which are also being turned into a series on AMC starring Alexandra Daddario). Anne died in 2021 at age 80.
    Only two of Anne's other novels have been adapted for film...' Exit To Eden' a very erotic BDSM love story that was turned into a police comedy with Dana Delany, Rosie O'Donnell, and Dan Ackroyd and directed by Garry Marshall (yeah....that's a trainwreck, with moments that are funny and sexy), and one of her novels about Jesus Christ (I never read her Jesus books or saw the film...I just know it's out there.).

  • @christinehorror8178
    @christinehorror8178 Рік тому +2

    Tom was amazing in this role and Anne famously was against it originally but after the movie she was like umm I was wrong lol. and yes I agree .. I think this was toms best role.. just wow

  • @chairmanofthebored6860
    @chairmanofthebored6860 Рік тому

    The line "I could watch someone get sliced in half every day" is what made me fall in love.

  • @CChissel
    @CChissel Рік тому +6

    I absolutely love this movie, it’s one of my favorites of all time and it’s my number one vampire movie ever.

  • @badcitizen9824
    @badcitizen9824 Рік тому +2

    I dislike Tom Cruise but I ABSOLUTELY adore him in this movie. He IS Lestat. In my opinion, no one can play that character like him. And I completely forget it's Tom Cruise I'm watching. He's that good in this movie. Hands down his best role.

  • @dontbstingy3587
    @dontbstingy3587 Рік тому +57

    The movie "What We Do in the Shadows" is absolutely fantastic and hilarious. Def worth checking out sometime on the channel, you would love it.

    • @danflashes7125
      @danflashes7125 11 місяців тому

      Love the first episode with the vampire counsel where they mention how Tom and Brad couldn’t make it to the meeting 😂

  • @Anthonylokison
    @Anthonylokison Рік тому +1

    I was working at a movie theater when this film was first released and I still have an original movie theater poster of it, Love this movie.

  • @chefskiss6179
    @chefskiss6179 Рік тому +3

    YAY... it always feels too long between yer posts I miss ya!
    This is a gem, Neil Jordon is an incredible beast of an underrated director, I hope you start checking out some of his back catalogue. I know $60 million might seem like a small bit today, but 'back then' it was basically shocking. I mean, spending so much on 'just' a vampire movie(?). It had felt like years since someone tackled that genre with such seriousness, and for it to be so epic in it's storytelling and marketing... that shot of the horses and feathers coming through the fog was in so much of the marketing, so austere and 'artful'.
    As a sidenote... after this film came out, Brad and Tom had always been on the lookout for a script that would bring them back together again. They finally found it with Ford v Ferrari. They had the director and it got so close to being made that they got as far as a table-read together. But an executive said the budget was too much and it was scrapped(!). Matt Damon and Christian Bale went on to do it (with success as well). Tom and the original director instead went off and made a wee little flick called Top Gun: Maverick instead, you might have heard of it, lol. A part of me hopes that executive got fired, not realizing they were sitting on a winning lottery ticket, Tom AND Brad together again(?!?!), how do you pass that up? lol...

  • @duckie68
    @duckie68 Рік тому +3

    The theater in France happened to exist at the very same time that "Grand Guignol" came into being. This theater was known for its naturalistic horror elements, but also for its macabre social commentary. They packed their shows with murder and rape and if they could think of it, even worse activities. Fans and modern-day practitioners of this theater are pretty tight, as I got to meet Slymenstra Hymen from Gwar who visited my Grand Guignol show because she happened to be producing her own around the same time. Heh, my very first production in a 105-degree building and I get to meet Slymenstra Hymen... fun days.

  • @jenniferdarling6
    @jenniferdarling6 Рік тому +5

    I adore these novels 🔮Lestat the Brat Prince is my favorite literary character of all time and this movie version is wonderful ❤️ welcome to the Savage Garden

    • @johnfriday5169
      @johnfriday5169 Рік тому +1

      Not quite to your level but a fan of Lestat myself what did you think of her saying/thinking Lestat was evil?

    • @jenniferdarling6
      @jenniferdarling6 Рік тому

      @@johnfriday5169 I don't mind him being perceived as evil based on this one novel or this one movie but if you read all the Chronicles he may be the greatest hero of all time ❤️😀

    • @johnfriday5169
      @johnfriday5169 Рік тому +1

      @@jenniferdarling6 I've just always liked Lestat's rationalization for the morality of his behavior with; If I am to be this fiend, oh what a fiend I will be.

    • @tvaddict6623
      @tvaddict6623 Рік тому

      @@johnfriday5169 he was presented as evil in the first book, until AR decided to write his story and then make him the hero -and main character of her future stories.

  • @jeanpaulfelix4095
    @jeanpaulfelix4095 Рік тому +2

    Congratulations on finding this gem. One of the best vampire moives ever made. My personal favorite.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    24:04 - Huh, that I would never have guessed.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    18:24 - OH! Had not noticed that!

  • @I_Luv_DILFS
    @I_Luv_DILFS Рік тому +1

    Speaking of 'What we do in the shadows'
    Taika Waititi also co directed another show called "Our flag means death" and it is SO GOOD
    PLEASE WATCH IT 🙏🙏🙏
    (It's about taika Waititi and Rhys Darby being a gay pirate couple😃)

  • @barnabasstewart4104
    @barnabasstewart4104 9 місяців тому

    Honestly, Lestat's line of "I'm going to give you the choice I never had" is so heartbreaking 🥺

  • @Vintage_Izy
    @Vintage_Izy 11 місяців тому +1

    Louis fundamentally misunderstood Lestat. He wasn’t evil. He was told to keep Louis and Claudia innocent, so he never explained anything to them. He was a very young vampire himself when he made Louis. He only killed evil doers, that was a lesson neither Claudia or Louis understood. Lestat was kinda shafted by his creations. Louis was a spoiled brat and Claudia was trapped in the body of a child and so they lashed out at him.
    Also, Lestat becomes a rockstar

  • @krono5el
    @krono5el Рік тому +9

    Growing up with bram stokers, interview, blade, and bloodlust, being adapted so rad into film was amazing luck and times, vampire were that never cool again. also with your rockstar idea you should def read these books : D

    • @adamwarlock1
      @adamwarlock1 Рік тому

      Rockstar also in the Queen Of The Damned movie, though o/c it's not as good as this one.

  • @aliperro
    @aliperro Рік тому

    This was MY MOVIE back in the time. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @jrobwoo688
    @jrobwoo688 Рік тому +9

    I loved Anne Rice! This movie is excellent. I’m not much of a Tom Crruise fan, but his performance is damn good in this.

  • @Warlocke000
    @Warlocke000 Рік тому +1

    Poor Claudia; orphaned by the plague and turned into a vampire at age 5, then stuck in that body for another 60 years. On top of everything else you'd have to deal with, no matter how justifiably angry you were, you'd always sound like a child throwing a tantrum.
    Kirsten's version had it marginally easier, being 11.
    Anne Rice was NOT pleased with Cruise being cast in the role of her beloved Lestat. Right off the bat, he is tall and blond where Cruise is neither. She was VERY public about her misgivings. However, she was equally public when she apologized and said he turned out to be great.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    11:14 - Yes, you get full bragging rights! 😃

  • @jrobwoo688
    @jrobwoo688 Рік тому +2

    Also, please and yes to you watching What We Do In the Shadows(2014), Co-Written/Co-Directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.

  • @alexlynn5111
    @alexlynn5111 Рік тому

    "Maybe I'd become a rockstar, maybe you shouldn't pursue fame" oh hey there's an entire vampire Chronicles book dealing with that

  • @anitatereszczuk3967
    @anitatereszczuk3967 Рік тому

    "I would become a rockstar" Well, great minds think alike :P

  • @DisneyAriel1989
    @DisneyAriel1989 Рік тому

    (1994) was the year I was born. I watched Interview with the vampire growing up. It is one of my favorite movies.

  • @flowertales2
    @flowertales2 Рік тому

    great timing i'm obsessed with the show that's airing rn

  • @TL.BATMAN
    @TL.BATMAN Рік тому

    "I could watch somebody get sliced in half every day." 😆🤣

  • @lanagievski1540
    @lanagievski1540 Рік тому

    “..I would be a rockstar”
    Lestat: 🧍

  • @brianstanton6026
    @brianstanton6026 Рік тому +1

    I just love how this story is about how being a Vampire isn't as what people think, about how it's actually a sad curse to be a Vampire. Brad, Tom and Kirsten were just so good in this film.

  • @minski76
    @minski76 Рік тому

    11:38"Maybe I'd become Rock Star."
    Half an hour into the movie, fully in Lestat's mind set.. :)

  • @scipioafricanus5871
    @scipioafricanus5871 Рік тому

    06:52 "You're with a man who is paler than your tights, babe, run!"
    LMFAO!

  • @vanyadolly
    @vanyadolly Рік тому +1

    This is one of my favoruite movies ever. It's like Christmas morning every time someone reacts to it. Such a beautiful piece of art with some of the best performances we've ever seen from these already fantastic actors. it's even one of the few movies I can stand Brad Pitt in!

  • @van8ryan
    @van8ryan Рік тому +2

    Apparently, Anne Rice was FURIOUS Tom Cruise was cast as Lestat..........until she saw the finished film and wrote Cruise a letter praising his performance.

  • @darkhoursofday6250
    @darkhoursofday6250 Рік тому +1

    Everyone hates on the sequel "Queen of the Damned." Personally... I loved it. And he happens to follow your advice and becomes a rock star.

  • @Dhaem16
    @Dhaem16 Рік тому +4

    Tom steals the show as Lestat. And the ending is indeed glorious.

  • @Alexandre-kt8ow
    @Alexandre-kt8ow 7 місяців тому

    In the book, Claudia is only 4 years old when she was turned. She was so little as a vampire, she would climb Luí's shoulders. Also, in the books, its actually Armand that turn the reporter.

  • @koniu91145
    @koniu91145 Рік тому +13

    What we do in the shadows movie is one my favourite comedies that I've seen in recent years, definately recommend to check it out.

    • @richardrobbins387
      @richardrobbins387 Рік тому

      Highly recommend,
      I've re-watched at least 8 times over the years. ALWAYS FUNNY.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    1:04 - Oh really? Have you now? I wouldn't have known if you didn't tell me. 😆

  • @willmanprw1
    @willmanprw1 Рік тому +1

    Tom Cruise is my all time favorite!!!!
    I’m an actor and would study his early stuff. When he was starting out he was very intimidating, but when he did Loose’n It, I think he found that switch.
    He applied that to “Strictly Business “.

  • @MrBryanwithay
    @MrBryanwithay Рік тому +7

    I read Anne Rice and she is an amazing author. She created an entire universe around the supernatural. Lasher (ghosts), Vampire Chronicles and witches and warlocks. It is amazing! She also wrote romance/sex novels. There were a bunch of movies made from all of these. I would recommend Queen of the Dammed.

    • @TheScreamingMime
      @TheScreamingMime Рік тому +1

      Don't forget mummies and werewolves

    • @TheMarcHicks
      @TheMarcHicks Рік тому +1

      ...and Demons & Devils.

    • @TheMarcHicks
      @TheMarcHicks Рік тому +2

      Eww, wouldn't recommend the Queen of the Damned film. It was very bad, as both a film and as an adaptation.

    • @johnfriday5169
      @johnfriday5169 Рік тому +1

      Really? I'd recommend the books but not that shit movie.

  • @tekkris
    @tekkris Рік тому +15

    I read the books in High School long before the movies came out. I am extremely disappointed that there has not been a movie of "The Vampire Lestat." Mostly because as you said in your review, Lestat is evil. Interview with the Vampire is entirely based on Louis point of view and leaves out why and how Lestat is who he is. These two novels together are specifically designed to make the audience fall in love with monsters. Louis is not all he is cracked up to be in the move either but of course he is not going to demean or degrade his own image. Claudia was killed because she broke the ancient rule that children should not be turned (because as it implies she grows up in mind and soul but not in body resulting in massive emotional issues). In any case Im glad you reviewed this one and I do love the movie. Now lets hope they make Lestat into one also.

    • @vly9257
      @vly9257 Рік тому +1

      I think, at the end when Lestat says that Louis is "still whining" you get the idea that this story was entirely from Louis' point of view and there is more to the story. I also read the books and they are good, but I'm not sure how a movie would work for Lestat. He really has no redeeming qualities...
      I did not like the movie Queen of the Damned but it has been so long I don't remember why...

    • @Tantalus010
      @Tantalus010 Рік тому +2

      Deleted my original reply because I realized after posting it that you specifically meant the novel The Vampire Lestat. Sorry!

    • @ibstrummin2
      @ibstrummin2 Рік тому +4

      @@vly9257 Lestat has no redeeming qualities?? He is the Wolfkiller.. the Brat Prince.. the main character in the Vampire Chronicles, and the reason the entire series is successful.

    • @lasher1567
      @lasher1567 Рік тому +1

      @VLY because Queen of the damned was a mutilated version of chronicles, it should have never been released

    • @jaredragland4707
      @jaredragland4707 Рік тому +1

      @@ibstrummin2 Defying expectations, tearing down norms and being an unrepentantly unreliable narrator. What more could we ask?

  • @waynezimmerman1950
    @waynezimmerman1950 Рік тому +1

    As a cinema fan since the 60's and 70's, if you want to see a better than it should've been vampire film, I strongly recommend 'Blacula'(1972). All because William Marshall wanted to do more with his title character than play an undead pimp. His African Prince Mumuwalde; turned vampire, was a tour de force by Marshall. Also the supporting cast brought it as well. It actually spawned a decent sequel: Scream Blacula Scream the next year.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    4:07 - My money's on a set built on a lot. Don't think they'd let a film crew access to wooden buildings if they were as old as those look.

  • @tsogobauggi8721
    @tsogobauggi8721 Рік тому +3

    4:26 There can be more than one, this is not Highlander. ;)

  • @soundguy78
    @soundguy78 Рік тому +1

    Sweet! Huge classic! Hi Shanelle!!!!!😎👍🍷🚬👀💕

  • @jgreen2015
    @jgreen2015 Рік тому +1

    @12:40 when you say it's like grown up Kirsten dunsts face on a child's body - I feel the same about Emma Watson. They just look the same as they always have and it freaks me out too

  • @ScarlettM
    @ScarlettM Рік тому

    "Vampire in Brooklyn" -a 90s horror comedy with Eddie Murphy!

  • @gnomesaiyan1680
    @gnomesaiyan1680 Рік тому +2

    I remember at the time Anne Rice was throwing a lot of shade at the choice of Tom Cruise for Lestat.
    And then she actually watched the movie. Became his champion after that.

  • @JCResDoc94
    @JCResDoc94 Рік тому +1

    13:00 imagine searching the world for an immortal; & in the end finding an improv troop. oof. _JC

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    23:47 - Stan Winston animatronics FTW! 😃

  • @darioscomicschool1111
    @darioscomicschool1111 Рік тому +1

    200 Times I watched this movie. I wasn't bored once.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    5:38 - Can't say I've even heard of it. I'll look it up, thanks for the tip.

  • @definitelydelish
    @definitelydelish Рік тому

    "What would you do with vampire years, maybe I would take up piano or become a rock star..." - Shanelle ---- Just thinks about the 2nd book "The Vampire Lestat" and chuckles knowingly...

  • @213amp
    @213amp Рік тому +2

    Greatest vampire movie ever made

  • @kaztouch1
    @kaztouch1 Рік тому +2

    Check out TUSK, directed by Kevin Smith. Very weird and scary.

  • @GordoFunk555
    @GordoFunk555 Рік тому +1

    Anne Rice was very unhappy with the casting of Tom Cruise as Lestat, she had originally suggested Rutger Hauer. This only motivated Cruise even more to give a stellar performance. After the movie wrapped filming, Anne Rice was apparently very pleased.

    • @edenton1974
      @edenton1974 Рік тому +1

      So funny since Hauer played a Lestat-type character in the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer

    • @GordoFunk555
      @GordoFunk555 Рік тому

      @@edenton1974 I totally forgot that! How ironic.

  • @JoeBlow_4
    @JoeBlow_4 Рік тому

    This movie was merely both of those guys playing against character without actually playing against character.

  • @jmhaces
    @jmhaces Рік тому

    By the time Tom Cruise made this movie he'd been doing mindless action flicks for so long that I'd forgotten he actually could act and was surprised at his portrayal of Lestat.

  • @NicholasVossVader545
    @NicholasVossVader545 Рік тому +1

    Just watched your standup the other day, congrats for giving that a go! Well done!

  • @amandaday313
    @amandaday313 Рік тому

    Ah! Can't wait to watch this reaction. I have to wait because I'm busy right now but just wanted to say wooo.