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RIP, River Phoenix. He was cast as Daniel Malloy, the interviewer, and just before they started filming, he died of a drug overdose in 1993 at age 23. The film was dedicated to his memory.
Sadly, I think there will be a lot of people who are not familiar with River Phoenix in this message space. Though his career was burgeoning, he had not yet found that iconic role that he was artistically destined for.
Anne Rice hated the idea of Tom Cruise as Lestat. As the screenplay was written by her she felt entitled to a say. Her requests were ignored and she protested all the way until the premiere. She was given an early cut and relented saying he was perfect.
Fun facts. 1. At the book Claudia is only 5 years old. 2. She was so little, she used to climb Luoi and sat on his elbow. 3. The stronger the vampire, less they need to sleep. Lestat blood was powerful, thats why Loui wakes before the theater vampires and thus he was able to kill them. 4. The stronger the vampire, more they can tolarate fire before burn up. The theater vampires were so weak, they would ignite just by standing close to the flames.
Actually, the reason that Lestat survived being set on fire was because he drank some of Akasha's blood, giving him some immunity to fire. Also, in the book Claudia looked like a doll, so that's why they dressed her in that way.
@@michaelkantner6420 Because Akasha's blood made him more powerful than his age would allow. Gaining more immunity to the sun has nothing to do with drinking Akasha's blood, it's enough to be a very old vampire.
@@Lacastrian Did you READ the book? Lestat gained more powers than just what the dark gift gave him, from Akasha's blood, the same thing happened to Marius after he drank Akasha 'blood. He became immune to fire.
Loved this reaction! To answer Bryce's question at the end! The movie is accurate in time per the books. Louis was turned in 1791 and was a slave owner. The creators of the show cast Jacob Anderson and decided to switch the year to 1910s for obvious reasons lol
There were many black slave owners. Especially in New Orleans. And I'm not talking about the ones that bought their relatives. They just didn't want to admit the truth. So they went woke and turned him into a black pimp. How progressive.
@@tophers3756Louis wasn’t changed for “PC culture” he was changed bc out of all of the men who auditioned a black man was the best fit for the role and the producers thought it would be more appropriate to not have a black man be a slave master.
As someone who’s read the books, I absolutely love this movie! And I really like the show. This movie is definitely truer to the book. They changed A LOT in the show, but Anne Rice approved the changes to make it more modern before she passed. Rip Anne Rice
We must have read different books. The movie changed the characters personalities. The TV show changed the timeline. But the real themes of the book were reflected in the TV show 99% better than the movie. Anne used to tell all who would listen that Lestat and Louis were a same sex couple. That was completely covered up with the movie. Armand turned Daniel in the books. Not Lestat. Armand and Louis were together 70 years in the book. Did not part right after Claudia was destroyed. Louis was given a "dead" wife in the movie. Paul was completely cut out of the movie. The changes from the book to the movie go on and on. Again, to wipe clean the fact that Anne's Vampires had relationships with each other. The basic story was told in the movie. But it lacked a "heart and soul". Was just a narration of the story. Most of the emotion was left out. And the loving relationship between Lestat and Louis was muted.
@@donny1960the show changed more from the books than the movie did and even anne rice thinks the movie was as close to a faithful adaptation as the studio would allow. She loved tom cruises lestat bc he captured his charisma well. She died before getting to see the show and they changed so much AFTER she passed so we’ll never know if she approved of the show. Ppl just speculate she approved of the changes the show made. I loved the show more but thats a given since you get more time to empathize with the characters.
@@donny1960 uhhhh changing the timeline is HUGE difference, and also the color of Louis and Claudia’s skin tone. Now don’t get me wrong. The theme of the book is totally represented in the show as well Armand and Louis relationship. Which I love. But a movie vs a tv series, a lot more can be told. Also, 1994 was a completely different time compared to today. The theme of the book wouldn’t have gone well in a major blockbuster movie. Let’s also not forget Anne Rice wrote the screenplay to the movie. They’re both great in my opinion anyways. Each version portrays the book well.
@@emoartist12 Ok. I disagree. The movie watered down too much of the characters. Timeline and color are just surface changes. Does not alter much of plot or theme. Is just noticed by some of the viewers. Making Louis a normal heterosexual for the movie is NOT what Anne wrote in the book. And her sequels made it perfectly clear that Lestat and Louis were a couple. You are right about the time of the book and movie though. Today has a much better environment to tell what Anne had in mind all along. She said that herself when shopping around the outline for this show.
In the tv show Louis turned in 1910, in the movie (and the book) it was 1791. In the show (and the book) his brother dies, in the movie its his wife and child (to desperately try to make it less gay 😂). In the books basically all vamps are bisexual, its only in the show Louis is specifically gay. In the show Claudia is 14, in the movie she's 11, in the book she's 5. Louis being a plantation owner in the original story and then being black in the adaptation is kind of interesting poetic justice for his character, I will say lol. Essentially in the books, you don't find out a lot of the present day stuff until after the first book, but Armand left Louis shortly before the interview because like...he was so passionless, indifferent and depressed, he tried to confess to being the reason for Paris to make him angry only to find out he already knew and just simply didn't care enough to hate him for what happened to Claudia, and had just stayed with him all those years in like this bizarre 'whatever' kind of spiteful companionship. Also in the book its Armand that stalks Daniel after the Interview (unsurprisingly) lol. They also filmed scenes of Lestat in Paris, but they were removed.
I was at the theater when this movie premiered and it was full to capacity. We die hard Ann Rice Vampire Chronicles fans were so excited that Lestat was coming to life. I really enjoyed this movie. This is more in line with the books.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were pretty big stars even then and everyone thought it was silly. They did better jobs then everyone thought they would. This is more like the books than the show.
Yeah, I like what I’ve seen of the show but in the books the vampires didn’t have sex or even have bodily functions, so the show is not necessarily true to the source material. For me, at least. Watching the reel time bros laugh all the way through this movie was not my fave.
@@VillainHoor True that the vampires didn't have sex, though Anne Rice's descriptions of what they did were probably more sexual than actual sex would be.
I am obsessed with the collective surge of Interview with the Vampire reactions across youtube over recent months! The show and the franchise as a whole, is finally getting the love and attention it deserves!
33:50 Louie saying his humanity died is when he turned a human into a vampire. He’s been feeding on humans with them for centuries. This is the first time he’s sired.
I really wish you would have watched the movie prior to the series. I think there were some unfair comparisons. I really liked this movie. But, I still appreciate the reaction. FYI: Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas did wear their hair long in the 90's. 😍
I would actually recommend watching Queen of the Damned before s3 comes out. Interview with the Vampire is so special to me but I’m also a huge fan of the show and Sam Reid so I understand it’s hard not to compare. That’s why I’d watch the movie first! So it can be appreciated for what it is before watching Sam Reid’s (probably incredible) performance.
Yeahhh my understanding is they really took liberties for the the TV series and set it up for modern times. This is pretty well straight out of the book. (Which itself was written in the 70s).
The movie plot is closer to the book. The show did make Sam Reid’s Lestat look like Louis from the movie, especially in the 2nd season. Tom was actually an amazing Lestat. Anne Rice, who was skeptical at first, agreed. Of course our new tv Lestat Sam Reid is just another level.
The movie is much more different than the book in themes and emotion. The TV show is what Anne wanted the viewers to understand. This is a love story. Not just a historical telling of Vampires lives. The movie had nothing to do with the deeper relationship that Anne showed in her books. Was basically a retelling of the story with two famous actors trying hard to not show that Lestat and Louis loved each other. In that aspect they did a great job. But in being true to the emotions of Anne's writing. The TV show is her legacy. She pushed to have this version of her story told. It took almost 50 years. But she finally was able to find someone to be true to her original vision of these Vampires.
@@donny1960 I read the first book recently because I wanted to see which version was more accurate - the movie or show. And as someone who loves the show so much more, I still have to say that the movie is more accurate. I'm sorry, but I was actually expecting some romance between Louis and Lestat but there was so little. And if there was, it was subtext (trust me I tried to find meaning in everything they did or said). Also, Anne Rice died almost a year before the show came out, so how can you know they didn't make changes that have nothing to do with her?
@@reekaren2609 Anne redid the relationship between Lestat and Louis in the second book. The whole first book was an "unreliable narrator" session. Also, the movie did change more of who the characters were. Set up a whole new life for Louis. No brother. Added a wife. That changes way more than Louis' job and the year he was born. We disagree. It happens. enjoy the story. As for Anne's involvement. The showrunners have stated that they are following her outline. A year before a show is broadcast is nothing. The scripts and casting are done way before the camera even rolls. Anne's own Website states her involvement in the story in her own words. Also, Anne's son is also an executive producer. He is making sure her ideas for the show are still front and center.
Meanwhile I was in high school, friends and I were passing the books around to read at lunch, and one of my friends and I convinced our English teacher to let us pick this for one of our assignments junior year. :D
Here is a list of things from both iterations that are accurate in the book: Daniel's character: movie. (He never becomes an old man.) Daniel's turning (meaning his maker): series The interview itself: movie Time period: movie Races: movie Louis's occupation: movie Louis's family: series Meeting Lestat and turning: movie Claudia's turning: movie Claudia's death: a mix of series and movie. There is a trial, but just within the coven. No humans see it. She dies in a well like the movie with Madeline. Madeline's lifespan: series Madeline's occupation: movie Madeline's relationship with Claudia: movie (like a mother.) Lestat's "deaths": movie .. however, he does go to France during the trial, but he was still very injured and was looking for Armand to help with his blood. He doesnt see Claudia die. Power sets: movie. Louis only had basic vampire skills (strength, speed) but he never had the mind gift. Lestat's power sets are more movie accurate as well. Thats all i can think of so far. Hope this helps yall. I should also add, Antoinette! She is a gender bent character from the books. Antoine. Lestat briefly mentions him in the movie, at the piano, but the series kinda brings what the book has to life.... Only made him a she. And, Antoine wasnt meant to replace either of the others, but to be an addition to the home.
Madeline life span is more accurate in the movie. In the show they give her and claudia a month traveling before they return to see louis again and get snatched up by the coven.
@@Pooobaihr23 Even if it was 6 months, thats still way longer than in the book. It was closer to like a week in the book. There wasnt a specified amount of time in the book but she died sooner than later. Thats why the movie was closer to accurate than the show. That was part of the tragedy of her character is that she didnt really get time to enjoy being a vampire.
Queen of the Damned is my favorite book of all the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice so that movie is the worst to me! It’s so so bad. I met Anne Rice at a book signing in Chicago and told her as much as she agreed. She also said Queen of the Damn was probably her favorite of the series. 🙂
@@acorlite I agree with that though! Aaliyah was totally Akasha and loved the soundtrack. Just hated Lestat and Jesse portrayals. The book is so amazing and was so unhappy with his movie adaptation. They basically combined The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned novels into one short badly told story.
I did giggle every time you talked about them “not doing the present-day story” when the Cristian Slater scenes were all in 1994 when the film was made. The show had massive timeline adjustments beyond having a second interview.
This movie is a masterpiece! It truly deserves more respect and appreciation. It received many award nominations, including two Academy Award nominations. The box office performance for this movie was quite rare for horror films-and it still is! The tv show is OK. it just has de advantage of the running time.
I guess it could be a generational thing; i haven't seen the show, but i read the book and watched the movie when i was 16. So this is more cannon to me. This was also my first introduction to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, so i didn't have any other roles with which to compare them.
I honestly it's a preference thing.i saw it in 1994 when I was 19 and did not like....I watched the Show very skeptically bcus I hadn't read the books and thought the show would be the same as the movie but I really love the show and have gone on to read the books because of the tv show
So maybe not Queen of the Damned until after Season 3 Rockstar Lestat, but if you thought this was cheese, just wait until the pure camp of Queen of the Damned 😅
Lestat is a rockstar and also akasha is there. I just spoiled the two points of convergence between the books and the movie. No reason to wait for s3 for such a silly fun (for fans) movie.
If you find this Lestat more "evil", that is because the first book is from Louis' biased perspective (in the series, they play with the idea of this interview being the first encounter between Louis and Daniel) However, you could say Anne Rice fell in love with the character Lestat (as he becomes the protagonist of most of the books), that is why you get a more empathetic version of Lestat in the series (it showcases the Lestat we get to know and love in the following books)
I know it wouldn't be good for your numbers (i.e., views), but this video should start with a MAJOR spoiler alert for the show. And it's funny to hear you talk about the movie as if the show came first (even though you continue to acknowledge throughout your video that it didn't). Just keep doing your thing.
tom cruise poured himself into the role of lestat, and like sam the character possessed him. all the behind the scenes and production stories of this movie are worth looking into!
Queen of the Damned will probably have a couple of show spoilers and so it will probably be recommended they wait until season 3 or season 4 is finished before watching that movie... Even though there were significant changes done in that movie ...there are still some spoilers. Just like there was in this movie for season 1 and 2.
Tom Cruise's Lestat is the one I always picture and I read all of the books lmao. At the end of the day this was a horror franchise written in the 70s/80s so there's cheese but this was a series for freaks and geeks before it became a cool show.
This version is way, way more accurate to the books (in some ways). I still think this has one of the most baller (re)entrances in movies: "I assume I need no introduction." That said, you guys really didn't go into this movie setting aside your preconceived notions. Kirsten Dunst was incredible in this role, but so were Cruise and Pitt in a different way.
I kind of hate that you watched the TV show first, because this version is much closer to the book and it's a very well--made movie in every aspect (even with the now-corny special effects and make-up). Anne Rice's writing style is very melodramatic and operatic, so the whole tone of this movie - even the bizarre humor - fits very nicely. And Cruise and Pitt fit the original versions of the characters very well. In the later books you learn that vampires lose all sexual drive - it becomes the thirst for blood drinking/killing. There's no outward signs of Louis and Lestat being in a gay relationship, though it's still clear that they loved each other and created a little vampire family with Claudia - who was only 6 (permanently) in the book. Still, vampires don't care about what we humans would call our sexual preferences since they don't have sex and they fall in love with anyone who appeals to them. Anne Rice wrote this story to begin with as a way to deal with the death of her little girl - so Claudia is given a chance to live in this story...for a while.
it's actually really gross that she based Claudia on her own child & proceeded to write her being hyper-sexual & making advances on grown men, especially when you look up her Sleeping Beauty trilogy & see that she was actually very open about her p*dophilic fantasies.
They tried with the movie to be honest. Yet they left out a lot of things, especially the romance. But there's a fun fact that Kristin Dunst was filming Little Women at the same time and had to take a break to come play Claudia. But this movie was supposed to be the book's time frame, the show was an approved upgrade by Anne Rice before she died.
I remember when this movie was released. It got a lot of interest because both Cruise and Pitt were like the hottest male actors at the time. Women wanted to see the film. And gays wanted to see it because of the homoeroticism between the 2 stars.
Kirsten was the MVP of this movie. Full disclosure: I didn’t like Tom for Lestat but he made me love him in the role ❤. And because it’s Tom Cruise, this campiness & c*ntiness was revelatory.
Brad Pitt hated making this and it shows in his performance lol. I love this movie so much but the show elevated it so much for me. Apart from the obvious changes, the show pulls so much dialogue from the books. Also, people thought this movie was too gay…😭
I don't think they will do it anytime soon because it will have some show spoilers... I mean it does deviate from the books pretty significantly but there will absolutely be SOME show spoilers just like with this movie...that they will probably want to avoid until they've watched the show... So we will most likely have to wait until season 3 potentially even season 4 has released before they watch that movie.
7:11... Yes the coffin scene in the movie... They had to really no homo the movie compared to the source material. The show was a lot more accurate they shared a coffin in the book... But they didn't in the movie and the question of are they going to actually be in a relationship?...ehhhh... As much as they could be in 1995... The movie is super subtexty and super no homoy... And so a LOT of people watched the movie and didn't understand that they were meant to be in a romantic relationship together 🤣🤣🤣 but even still the movie did get pretty significant homophobic backlash within the media... So you know the script writers did what they could at the time but it was not a very accepting time period compared to current day regarding depictions of homosexuality.... So like yeah the subtext is there that they're in a romantic relationship in the movie... But it's VERY much text text in the show, as you saw. 🤣
I haven’t seen the show so I can’t help but feel put off by the laughing and treating like the show like it’s more canon. But that’s just because I love this movie sooooo much
The laughing isn’t malicious, I think the acting in the show is more intense personally and some of the scenes read better, so some parts of the movie just seem more comical in comparison
@@Devin-ej5qf100%. Comical is the perfect word to compare the acting between the movie and the show... The show is VERY much a drama... So a lot of the scenes are played significantly more seriously than they are in the movie.... Or at least you take the acting choices more seriously compared to their movie counterparts. 🤷♀️ The show Absolutely has its comedic moments but I would say it's more of a drama than a comedy, ya know? And the acting vibes reflect that.
@@AnxietyRat Exactly!!!! Great insight, especially about how the comedic moments in the show. What I find the difference to be is parts of the movie are being laughed at whereas scenes in the show you’re legitimately laughing with them as it’s meant to have that dark humor comedic effect
The movie is MUCH truer to the book. But even the movie gets some things wrong. The homoerotism is toned down in the movie, Claudia was 5 when she was made a vampire and Armand looked like a 17 year old boy with auburn hair. Also, Lestat did appear in Paris to accuse Claudia but he was forced to do it by Armand.
Brad Pitt and his hair was something to behold in the 90's. I've read every Anne Rice book and spent the first season of the show doing comparisions like you. I finally let it go and enjoyed the new imagining for what it was. This was the first time one of her books had been done and was amazing at the time. It's still one of my top 3 movies.
The book was written nearly 40 years ago, so while it is strongly implied they are lovers, and that was certainly Anne Rice’s intention, it is not stated directly, IIRC. Louis is just about the only vampire in the whole series which adheres to anything resembling human morality. The other Vampires think of humans about the same way Father in FMAB does: pesky vermin good for only one thing.
It's stated in the books (at least the early, better ones) that the lust for blood replaces sex. Attachment to others remains, but not physical sex. Rice herself said she didn't think of them as a gay couple when writing the book.
43:14 I agree! I know a lot of people dislike remakes but always thought it was fun to see different takes on the same premise. Also, have you seen the Korean version of money heist, rob? I think you would like it, it's a good show. I personally think it improved on some things.
This reaction was long overdue but I’m glad you guys finally watched the movie. To me, it’s better than the series or maybe more nostalgic to me. You just had to be there lol
I've always liked the movie (the final scene is iconic), at least until the series was released. They elevated the story to another level, especially when it comes to Louis. Jacob's version is much more complex and layered. Kirsten is definitely the highlight of the movie, and Cruise's Lestat has grown better over time. Anne Rice herself wrote the movie script, and I think that's kind of obvious in how quickly things are thrown at us without much development (being a good book writer doesn’t necessarily make you a good screenwriter 😬). The series takes better time to let things sink in. Great reaction!!! Exciting for s3 🤩 (it would be nice if u guys reacted to the teaser)
I was SO Nervous of the show having seen this movie in the 90s as a teen as a SR in HS. The movie blew me away back then. I did go into it knowing that there was a LOT missing and a lot of the good love and romance missing. Once the show came out I was just blown away. Series is very much the way to go with all of Anne Rice's work. It gives us the view more depth and a real chance to fall in love with the characters locations and stories. Watching this again with you the movie is much campier. Kirsten Dunst KNOCKED THIS OUTTA THE PARK though. 8 years old and she, in my opinion, OWNED this movie!
Really wish you would have watched the movie before the series. It was a bummer hearing the comments and comparisons being made. I understand preferences but its kinda like you guys forgot what era the movie was made in along with everything else
Queen of the Damned should be on yalls radars too! It’s also in the Interview with a Vampire realm, and it follows Lestat in what season 3 of the show is getting in to!
Lestat and Louis always in relationship in the book. Literally married by the end of the book series but I don't think Tom and Brad willing to do gay relationship in the 90's. So they just become roommates with a daughter in this movie 😂
And yes, that is Brad Pitt’s hair. Another movie y’all might enjoy is Legends of the Fall. With Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, Aiden Quinn and Henry Thomas. Brad’s hair was also GLORIOUS in the movie
“Is that Toni Collette in hereditary” lmaaaao Also, the movie doesn’t really explain how Lestat survives and I don’t remember everything from The books, but in s2 of the show, Lestat mentions that he has the blood of Akasha in him. He suggests that fire may not be able to kill him. I think that has something to do with it.
You definitely gotta watch Queen of the Damned next!!! It extends into the next chapter of Lestat in present day and will be what season 3 of Interview with the Vampire will take inspiration from! (Obviously the book being the primary source, but the movie can loosely serve as the visual medium)
Loved you two doing the tv series accents throughout! 😆The amount of cheese in the movie version was staggering (now and when I watched it the weekend it came out).
It's a shame you saw the show first, the show is great, but it's far from how the story is in its original form. Even Anne Rice was a producer on the show, but stepped away from it after they made so many changes. This movie also has its changes but it still follows the original closer than the show. Still glad you could enjoy it for what it is. Edit: Neither the show or the movie got Anne Rices vampire relationships right. The show turned it up to 11 and the movie was set at just a simmer. The thing with her vampires is they have relationships that are passionate and deeply loving. It's a huge part of their lives. They love pansexually and cannot physically make love. Sex is not a thing for these vampires, the males nethers become useless and shriveled, and females can have intercourse with humans but they don't have any sensation. Blood is described as a 1000 times more pleasurable and indescribable compared to anything you experience as a human. So sex isn't even missed. Also they tend not to spill any drops of blood while feeding it's that precious to a vampire, so they do kill humans for more than food if they have to, but they never spill any blood.
I mean the show got rid of the no sex detail because Anne DID eventually retcon that detail within the book series... And so the show didn't want to have to retcon that detail so they just got rid of it. That's the benefit of having the full series to look at and adapt instead of just going book by book. And the writers have said very openly that they are doing a full series adaptation NOT a book by book adaptation which is why they're adding some book details that don't actually appear in the book they're adapting per season. They sprinkling in future book stuff bc they are able to do that.... I'm pretty sure the only reason that she even had the no sex thing in the first place was because it was the 70s when she first started writing... And absolutely back then she HAD to censor stuff... And so her characters were clearly in a homosexual romantic relationship but she couldn't actually depict them having sex because of censorship at the time... she wouldn't have been able to get her book published 🤷♀️ she did actually want her vampires to be able to have sex... Because she very clearly makes it a thing her CAN DO as time goes on and censorship calms down within publishing houses... Even if biting and the exchange of blood is superior to sex... It's clear that she didn't hate the concept of her vampires fucking. and so in the show they do both... Just like, eventually, within the book series they do both as forms of intimacy... With blood drinking being the MORE intimate thing to do ...but physical sex is still a form of intimacy for them. 🤷♀️ Also not all the male vampires genitals shrivel up... Lestat is actually known to have a permanent erection... So there's that! He just doesn't do anything with it...but that's very much a detail about him that's a thing. 🤣 As far as I understand she didn't actually step out because of the changes being made she stepped out when the networks were like duking out over who would be the one to adapt to the show... And one network got it ...but then gave it to AMC, if I'm remembering correctly and so once that switch happened she was getting really sick and so she stepped out... it had nothing to do with the changes or the writer's room. 🤷♀️ Chris is a different story he might have actually stepped out due to the changes or due to having to put all of his focus on his mom because her health was not good. We don't know these people in real life and so I don't think we're ever going to get an actual answer due to like nda's and stuff that were probably signed. But he hasn't said anything positive or negative regarding the show... Which kind of points towards an NDA, IMO. There isn't really any other reason why he would be COMPLETELY silent when his mother's life work is finally getting adapted into a long form media 🤷♀️ But everything that I've read about the situation doesn't point towards them stepping out because of the changes made. Anne was always kind of okay with changes being made to her book in adaptations... Louis was going to be a woman for the movie, at one point!... Which would actually change things a lot but she was willing to do that if it meant that the movie would pass the censorship and get made... Thankfully, that didn't have to happen but yeah Anne was willing to do that... Was willing to make such a drastic change to the material... By completely getting rid of the homosexual relationship. None of the TV show changes have been THAT potentially detrimental to the story...so I think she was fine with it... From what I understand scripts were being written by the time she did have to leave due to health issues so she probably read some of it, at that point. 🤷♀️ Idk none of us know the EXACT intricacies of what was going on. And we probably never will... But that's what I am other people within the fandom have been able to glean from interviews and social media posts and stuff. Anne was okay with changes... and it honestly does not look like she left because of the changes the show was making.
@@AnxietyRat a retcon is when something that is untrue becomes the truth all of the sudden and made to have somehow always been true to the story. Her finding a way for the vampires to have sex isn't a retcon because there was a very long time when they couldn't, and that is still cannon. The showrunners just wanted the vampires to have sex because vampires are innately sexy. Not because they just didn't want to incorporate it later in the story. Anne has said it many times over the years she didn't write with the intention of any providing undertones of any sexuality or belief. It's just how the story came out and was easily interpreted by so many people. I'm just saying Sex is so human, and the fact that for so long these vampires had relationships that were based on true interest in the individual and their beauty, both mental and physical without the messiness and drama that sex brings to the table. That is so much more fascinating. And they had plenty of drama to spare anyways. I love the show, and the essence is there, the characters are their book counterparts and the acting is phenomenal. It's the relationship dynamics that take me out of it. For what are supposed to be no human characters fighting about the same mundane human petty dramas, that shouldn't affect them. The sex in the series causes drama that the vampires in the books would find fascinating and watch for hours, for the vampires couldn't understand how something so simple could hold so much weight over the lives of the living. Idk I just liked that part of the books better.
@@mr.narrator6781 That's semantics. Pretty much EVERYONE I have EVER talked to with in this fandom has called it a retcon. Because vampires physically could not have sex prior to Anne changing her vampire lore...with "Science" ... But it was still absolutely a lore change... It was still very clearly a change due to censorship changing as the decades went on... I still don't think Anne would hate the fact that they've added sex into things. She was pretty sex-positive when she was alive.... She wrote erotic BDSM Sleeping Beauty fanfiction essentially for fucks sake... She was probably FINE with sex being added into the show... I would be extremely extremely surprised if she was upset about it tbh. But yeah, the show absolutely added it in because sex sells and vampires are sexy... That's not a surprise. It's absolutely one of the reasons why I watched the show... And one of the reasons why I watched True Blood... First couple of seasons of it, anyway. Because vampires are sexy 🤷♀️ and sex sells.
The movie was definitely closer to the book than the show was. I think the main thing the movie changed was the fact that Louis had a wife and baby who died in childbirth. The whole story with Paul happened in the books. Also, Lestat didn't show up at the end with Daniel. As for the romance, Louis did omit most of it in the interview (even if he did talk about how beautiful Lestat and Armand were, and had a kid with one of them). But then, present day in The Vampire Lestat, they see each other again and it's clearly romantic.
Great movie, despite that neither Brad Pitt nor Tom Cruise didn't like each other at all onset as both of them were at each other's throats during filming. Anne Rice hated the idea of casting Tom Cruise as Lestat until she saw his screen test and was impressed by his performance.
When lestat says " take her or make her one of us" his making the point she is dead anyway, either end her suffering with death or give her your suffering by making her like u, he knows to louise would not want to pass on this "gift" that is bringing him so much suffering so death is the only option really (also louise only finds this knew life torture and suffering because apart of his unique vamp powers is holding on to a part of his humanity /human feelings that most vamp lose instantly, it's why he loves so deeply and loyal beyond his "mate"
The movie is a lot more faithful to the book overall, but there's a few things from the book the show adapted that the movie didn't: 1 - Louis' brother and his death, I guess in the movie there was no time to get into all that so they just went for the most obvious trope "wife died in childbirth" 2 - Antoinette... Though in the book he's a man, Antoine 3 - Armand and Louis actually getting together, though in the book they break up before Louis' interview 4 - Armand being the one to turn Daniel, though in the books that happens in "Queen of the Damned" rather than IWTV
During your outro you hit on all the reasons why I really wish you guys had watched the movie before the show. I have yet to see it, but I expect the show would have more time to do justice to the story, and that they would try to improve upon all of the complaints the book fans had about the film. I'm not a diehard fan, but I have always enjoyed watching the movie and only considered a few points a bit cheesy. So to me it was strange to see how it was practically like a comedy hour for you guys, which I don't think would have been the case had you watched the film first. I'm glad you guys enjoyed watching it. I just fear the same kind of reaction should you guys ever get around to reacting to the film version of One Day with Anne Hathway and Jim Sturgess and Em and Dex. I agree that it's fun to watch different versions of a story and compare them. And of course, there's no rule or law about needing to start with one particular version, but given the quality of shows nowadays, it just seems unfair because of course the newer and updated version is likely going to be more favored by younger generations. I thought Brad and Tom were great in the roles. I remember hearing about how people thought Tom was miscast (even Anne Rice hated that he was cast as Lestat), but he blew everyone away (at the time) with his performance. For me, it was the first time seeing him play a villain and I thought he did great. As did Brad, who was haunting as Louis. And Kirsten!! I completely agree that she stole the show. I believe this was her first *major* movie role and clearly, she was destined to become a big star. I wrote a whole novel here...yikes!
I watched the film first (the first weekend it was released, after having read the book in the 80s) and thought it was very cheesy when I watched it and agreed with Anne about Tom. So I think it's one of those YMMV situations. They watched the original Top Gun first and then the newer one and loved the newer one more, so I don't think they'd necessarily have liked the IWTV movie more if they'd watched it first....I guess there's no way to tell at this point. But I'm one of their "older" audience and agreed with them, so that's my anecdotal - purely unscientific - data. 😆 (and the series is one of the best series I've seen in years)
I agree, I think Jacob and Sam do a great job on the show but Brad and Tom will always be Louis and Lestat, they're the ones I pictured when I read all of the books in the Vampire Chronicles so this film holds a special place in my heart. I personally prefer this movie in terms of the New Orleans setting but I appreciate the updated aesthetics. As a classic horror/gothic fan though it really is sad to see all the fun horror elements get tamed to fit a more aesthetically driven and "prestige" audience but what can you do?
@@I_Kare true, but Top Gun: Maverick is a sequel, not a remake. And in that case, I think the fact that they had viewed TG first only aided in their enjoyment of TGM because they knew the background and history of the characters. I was championing for them to watch the film version of IWTV when people started requesting the show on their patreon because I knew it would be a great primer/introduction to the story. I'm pretty sure they still would've ended up loving the show version more, but I do think they would've been more impressed by the film had they watched it first.
You guys should watch the movie "queen of the damned" it's also based off the same book series and has Lestat but its totally different!! He becomes a rock star 😂
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise have always been my Louis and Lestat. watching you both compare this to the show actually made me want to watch the show. I highly recommend reading the books because they dive so much deeper into the story. also, the movie is based pretty closely on the books. from what I heard you guys say, it seems like they took a lot of liberties with the show, adding and changing things to update it from the '90s.
Disappointing reaction... Even the author of the book approved this movie. it is one of the best vampire movies... Tom Cruise was amazing in this role.
There are only 3 books. Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned. She has many other books but these are The Vampire Chronicles. Great to hear Zuff is back and doing well. Hope to see him back on your UA-cam channel soon watching more Vampire Diaries! Hello from sunny Florida 🌞🌴
lol it is pretty funny looking back on the adaptation we had vs. now, it was very formative for me as a teen, but man what an emotional feast the series is!
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Kirsten killed this as a kid. I still laugh when she calls Lestat the "Father of Lies." 😂 It's such a well delivered, mature, line.
RIP, River Phoenix. He was cast as Daniel Malloy, the interviewer, and just before they started filming, he died of a drug overdose in 1993 at age 23.
The film was dedicated to his memory.
Christian Slater was his friend and donated his salary to environmental charities. in his honour.
Are you guys going to finish vampire diaries
@@LatashaWooden read the room 😅
Sadly, I think there will be a lot of people who are not familiar with River Phoenix in this message space. Though his career was burgeoning, he had not yet found that iconic role that he was artistically destined for.
Anne Rice hated the idea of Tom Cruise as Lestat. As the screenplay was written by her she felt entitled to a say. Her requests were ignored and she protested all the way until the premiere. She was given an early cut and relented saying he was perfect.
He knew she was against his casting so he read all the books before his performance
She said he got the humor, power and charisma of Lestat, and also the role he had before the movie was soo different.
He really made a great Lestat!
And she publicly recanted her criticism after the movie came out and praised Tom Cruise’s performance.
as much as I can't stand him at all, but I LOVE him as lestat!
it's strange seeing people who haven't seen this film reference the show as if it were the original, instead of the other way around lol
Exactly! The movie even being much shorter stills remains superior in every aspect!
@@leandroferraz3776 I really don't think so but I think it's a matter of opinion 😅
@@leandroferraz3776 yeah..nop. i was a fan of the movie growing up, but the show is better in every way
@@leandroferraz3776 oh that's not...
The books are the original. The movie and the series are different adaptations of the book
“bryce.. come to me bryce” 😭😂
Fun facts.
1. At the book Claudia is only 5 years old.
2. She was so little, she used to climb Luoi and sat on his elbow.
3. The stronger the vampire, less they need to sleep. Lestat blood was powerful, thats why Loui wakes before the theater vampires and thus he was able to kill them.
4. The stronger the vampire, more they can tolarate fire before burn up. The theater vampires were so weak, they would ignite just by standing close to the flames.
Actually, the reason that Lestat survived being set on fire was because he drank some of Akasha's blood, giving him some immunity to fire. Also, in the book Claudia looked like a doll, so that's why they dressed her in that way.
@@michaelkantner6420 Because Akasha's blood made him more powerful than his age would allow. Gaining more immunity to the sun has nothing to do with drinking Akasha's blood, it's enough to be a very old vampire.
@@Lacastrian Did you READ the book? Lestat gained more powers than just what the dark gift gave him, from Akasha's blood, the same thing happened to Marius after he drank Akasha 'blood. He became immune to fire.
Loved this reaction! To answer Bryce's question at the end! The movie is accurate in time per the books. Louis was turned in 1791 and was a slave owner. The creators of the show cast Jacob Anderson and decided to switch the year to 1910s for obvious reasons lol
Jacob andersons family in the show owned slaves too louis in the show aknowledges it super briefly then never brings it up again
@@romanmccoy5074 I'm assuming that it started off as slave owners but then their free children took over the lineage.
There were many black slave owners. Especially in New Orleans. And I'm not talking about the ones that bought their relatives. They just didn't want to admit the truth. So they went woke and turned him into a black pimp. How progressive.
I hate the the way they sanitized and changed Louis for PC reasons
@@tophers3756Louis wasn’t changed for “PC culture” he was changed bc out of all of the men who auditioned a black man was the best fit for the role and the producers thought it would be more appropriate to not have a black man be a slave master.
This is in Tom Cruise’s top 3 performances. He acts his ass off as a villain.
I don't get this guy's issue with Tom Cruise
When you're young I want to hold your stupidity against you
@@prs149 he’s a Scientologist who’s been linked to domestic abuse, s*xuall assault and kidnapping lmao. Wdym you don’t understand??
@@prs149 I think it’s a case of different generation and seeing the show version first.
@@Steef_Lee I love these guys, but I think they should have watched the movie before the show.
As someone who’s read the books, I absolutely love this movie! And I really like the show. This movie is definitely truer to the book. They changed A LOT in the show, but Anne Rice approved the changes to make it more modern before she passed. Rip Anne Rice
We must have read different books. The movie changed the characters personalities. The TV show changed the timeline. But the real themes of the book were reflected in the TV show 99% better than the movie. Anne used to tell all who would listen that Lestat and Louis were a same sex couple. That was completely covered up with the movie. Armand turned Daniel in the books. Not Lestat. Armand and Louis were together 70 years in the book. Did not part right after Claudia was destroyed. Louis was given a "dead" wife in the movie. Paul was completely cut out of the movie. The changes from the book to the movie go on and on. Again, to wipe clean the fact that Anne's Vampires had relationships with each other. The basic story was told in the movie. But it lacked a "heart and soul". Was just a narration of the story. Most of the emotion was left out. And the loving relationship between Lestat and Louis was muted.
@@donny1960the show changed more from the books than the movie did and even anne rice thinks the movie was as close to a faithful adaptation as the studio would allow. She loved tom cruises lestat bc he captured his charisma well. She died before getting to see the show and they changed so much AFTER she passed so we’ll never know if she approved of the show. Ppl just speculate she approved of the changes the show made. I loved the show more but thats a given since you get more time to empathize with the characters.
@@donny1960 uhhhh changing the timeline is HUGE difference, and also the color of Louis and Claudia’s skin tone. Now don’t get me wrong. The theme of the book is totally represented in the show as well Armand and Louis relationship. Which I love. But a movie vs a tv series, a lot more can be told. Also, 1994 was a completely different time compared to today. The theme of the book wouldn’t have gone well in a major blockbuster movie. Let’s also not forget Anne Rice wrote the screenplay to the movie. They’re both great in my opinion anyways. Each version portrays the book well.
@@donny1960 Louis and Lestat are far from having a loving relationship.
@@emoartist12 Ok. I disagree. The movie watered down too much of the characters. Timeline and color are just surface changes. Does not alter much of plot or theme. Is just noticed by some of the viewers. Making Louis a normal heterosexual for the movie is NOT what Anne wrote in the book. And her sequels made it perfectly clear that Lestat and Louis were a couple. You are right about the time of the book and movie though. Today has a much better environment to tell what Anne had in mind all along. She said that herself when shopping around the outline for this show.
In the tv show Louis turned in 1910, in the movie (and the book) it was 1791. In the show (and the book) his brother dies, in the movie its his wife and child (to desperately try to make it less gay 😂). In the books basically all vamps are bisexual, its only in the show Louis is specifically gay. In the show Claudia is 14, in the movie she's 11, in the book she's 5. Louis being a plantation owner in the original story and then being black in the adaptation is kind of interesting poetic justice for his character, I will say lol. Essentially in the books, you don't find out a lot of the present day stuff until after the first book, but Armand left Louis shortly before the interview because like...he was so passionless, indifferent and depressed, he tried to confess to being the reason for Paris to make him angry only to find out he already knew and just simply didn't care enough to hate him for what happened to Claudia, and had just stayed with him all those years in like this bizarre 'whatever' kind of spiteful companionship. Also in the book its Armand that stalks Daniel after the Interview (unsurprisingly) lol. They also filmed scenes of Lestat in Paris, but they were removed.
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It is Brad Pitt’s hair. Legends of the Fall was released the same year.
All I can think about when seeing Brad in this. I love Legends of the fall. The guys should definitely watch it.
@@grumpysocks Legends of The Fall is one of my all time favorite movies! What an amazing star studded cast in that one as well.
I was at the theater when this movie premiered and it was full to capacity. We die hard Ann Rice Vampire Chronicles fans were so excited that Lestat was coming to life. I really enjoyed this movie. This is more in line with the books.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were pretty big stars even then and everyone thought it was silly. They did better jobs then everyone thought they would. This is more like the books than the show.
Yeah, I like what I’ve seen of the show but in the books the vampires didn’t have sex or even have bodily functions, so the show is not necessarily true to the source material. For me, at least. Watching the reel time bros laugh all the way through this movie was not my fave.
@@VillainHoor True that the vampires didn't have sex, though Anne Rice's descriptions of what they did were probably more sexual than actual sex would be.
I am obsessed with the collective surge of Interview with the Vampire reactions across youtube over recent months! The show and the franchise as a whole, is finally getting the love and attention it deserves!
that "i assume i need no introduction" from Lestat at the end is straight fire though
33:50 Louie saying his humanity died is when he turned a human into a vampire. He’s been feeding on humans with them for centuries. This is the first time he’s sired.
I really wish you would have watched the movie prior to the series. I think there were some unfair comparisons. I really liked this movie. But, I still appreciate the reaction. FYI: Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas did wear their hair long in the 90's. 😍
i believe the character of Lestat just possessed any actor 😂
I would actually recommend watching Queen of the Damned before s3 comes out. Interview with the Vampire is so special to me but I’m also a huge fan of the show and Sam Reid so I understand it’s hard not to compare. That’s why I’d watch the movie first! So it can be appreciated for what it is before watching Sam Reid’s (probably incredible) performance.
Yeahhh my understanding is they really took liberties for the the TV series and set it up for modern times. This is pretty well straight out of the book. (Which itself was written in the 70s).
The movie plot is closer to the book. The show did make Sam Reid’s Lestat look like Louis from the movie, especially in the 2nd season. Tom was actually an amazing Lestat. Anne Rice, who was skeptical at first, agreed. Of course our new tv Lestat Sam Reid is just another level.
The movie is much more different than the book in themes and emotion. The TV show is what Anne wanted the viewers to understand. This is a love story. Not just a historical telling of Vampires lives. The movie had nothing to do with the deeper relationship that Anne showed in her books. Was basically a retelling of the story with two famous actors trying hard to not show that Lestat and Louis loved each other. In that aspect they did a great job. But in being true to the emotions of Anne's writing. The TV show is her legacy. She pushed to have this version of her story told. It took almost 50 years. But she finally was able to find someone to be true to her original vision of these Vampires.
@@donny1960 Source: voices in my head
@@Lacastrian Advice: Keep them there.
@@donny1960 I read the first book recently because I wanted to see which version was more accurate - the movie or show. And as someone who loves the show so much more, I still have to say that the movie is more accurate. I'm sorry, but I was actually expecting some romance between Louis and Lestat but there was so little. And if there was, it was subtext (trust me I tried to find meaning in everything they did or said). Also, Anne Rice died almost a year before the show came out, so how can you know they didn't make changes that have nothing to do with her?
@@reekaren2609 Anne redid the relationship between Lestat and Louis in the second book. The whole first book was an "unreliable narrator" session. Also, the movie did change more of who the characters were. Set up a whole new life for Louis. No brother. Added a wife. That changes way more than Louis' job and the year he was born. We disagree. It happens. enjoy the story. As for Anne's involvement. The showrunners have stated that they are following her outline. A year before a show is broadcast is nothing. The scripts and casting are done way before the camera even rolls. Anne's own Website states her involvement in the story in her own words. Also, Anne's son is also an executive producer. He is making sure her ideas for the show are still front and center.
Yeah, Kirsten Dunst was definitely little back then! So was I. I don’t think you guys were born 🤪
Meanwhile I was in high school, friends and I were passing the books around to read at lunch, and one of my friends and I convinced our English teacher to let us pick this for one of our assignments junior year. :D
@@reanimated Yeah, I was close to Dunst’s age at the time, but my mom is a huge Anne Rice fan and my parents showed this to me 😆 🧛🏻♀️
Here is a list of things from both iterations that are accurate in the book:
Daniel's character: movie. (He never becomes an old man.)
Daniel's turning (meaning his maker): series
The interview itself: movie
Time period: movie
Races: movie
Louis's occupation: movie
Louis's family: series
Meeting Lestat and turning: movie
Claudia's turning: movie
Claudia's death: a mix of series and movie. There is a trial, but just within the coven. No humans see it. She dies in a well like the movie with Madeline.
Madeline's lifespan: series
Madeline's occupation: movie
Madeline's relationship with Claudia: movie (like a mother.)
Lestat's "deaths": movie .. however, he does go to France during the trial, but he was still very injured and was looking for Armand to help with his blood. He doesnt see Claudia die.
Power sets: movie. Louis only had basic vampire skills (strength, speed) but he never had the mind gift. Lestat's power sets are more movie accurate as well.
Thats all i can think of so far. Hope this helps yall.
I should also add, Antoinette! She is a gender bent character from the books. Antoine. Lestat briefly mentions him in the movie, at the piano, but the series kinda brings what the book has to life.... Only made him a she. And, Antoine wasnt meant to replace either of the others, but to be an addition to the home.
Madeline life span is more accurate in the movie. In the show they give her and claudia a month traveling before they return to see louis again and get snatched up by the coven.
@@Cool_beansmh its not. In the movie her life span is that day. In the series its 6 months. Not a month. In the book its about 6 months.
@@Pooobaihr23 Even if it was 6 months, thats still way longer than in the book. It was closer to like a week in the book. There wasnt a specified amount of time in the book but she died sooner than later. Thats why the movie was closer to accurate than the show. That was part of the tragedy of her character is that she didnt really get time to enjoy being a vampire.
might as well watch queen of the damned, too.
Such a bad film, but yeah I agree. They should
Queen of the Damned is my favorite book of all the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice so that movie is the worst to me! It’s so so bad. I met Anne Rice at a book signing in Chicago and told her as much as she agreed. She also said Queen of the Damn was probably her favorite of the series. 🙂
@@Sara01977 aaliyah was fantastic in it, tho. worth it for her alone.
@@acorlite I agree with that though! Aaliyah was totally Akasha and loved the soundtrack. Just hated Lestat and Jesse portrayals. The book is so amazing and was so unhappy with his movie adaptation. They basically combined The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned novels into one short badly told story.
But QOTD was such a bad movie. Not worth spoiling major plot points for the show's Season 3. They should wait.
I did giggle every time you talked about them “not doing the present-day story” when the Cristian Slater scenes were all in 1994 when the film was made. The show had massive timeline adjustments beyond having a second interview.
This movie is a masterpiece! It truly deserves more respect and appreciation.
It received many award nominations, including two Academy Award nominations.
The box office performance for this movie was quite rare for horror films-and it still is!
The tv show is OK. it just has de advantage of the running time.
"They're gonna kiss. I'm kidding. If this was the show, they would" lmaooo get their straightwashing asses
This movie was a lot of young queer kids gay awakening in the 90s.
I guess it could be a generational thing; i haven't seen the show, but i read the book and watched the movie when i was 16. So this is more cannon to me. This was also my first introduction to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, so i didn't have any other roles with which to compare them.
Could be but not always. I'm older but I still prefer the show to the movie.
I honestly it's a preference thing.i saw it in 1994 when I was 19 and did not like....I watched the Show very skeptically bcus I hadn't read the books and thought the show would be the same as the movie but I really love the show and have gone on to read the books because of the tv show
So maybe not Queen of the Damned until after Season 3 Rockstar Lestat, but if you thought this was cheese, just wait until the pure camp of Queen of the Damned 😅
Lestat is a rockstar and also akasha is there. I just spoiled the two points of convergence between the books and the movie. No reason to wait for s3 for such a silly fun (for fans) movie.
The movie 'The Queen of the Damned' is sooo bad. It's completely not worth the spoilers for Season 3 of the show. They should wait.
If you find this Lestat more "evil", that is because the first book is from Louis' biased perspective (in the series, they play with the idea of this interview being the first encounter between Louis and Daniel) However, you could say Anne Rice fell in love with the character Lestat (as he becomes the protagonist of most of the books), that is why you get a more empathetic version of Lestat in the series (it showcases the Lestat we get to know and love in the following books)
Oh NO, that is definitely a point against me watching the show. Lestat is and always will be queen diva, there is no other I shall accept.
@@reanimated trust me, lestat is certainly still a diva in the show and absolutely has his queen out moments lol
@@reanimatedSorry, I don't understand what the issue is? The Lestat in the show is 100 times more of a diva than the Tom Cruise version.
I know it wouldn't be good for your numbers (i.e., views), but this video should start with a MAJOR spoiler alert for the show. And it's funny to hear you talk about the movie as if the show came first (even though you continue to acknowledge throughout your video that it didn't). Just keep doing your thing.
tom cruise poured himself into the role of lestat, and like sam the character possessed him. all the behind the scenes and production stories of this movie are worth looking into!
I loved this movie, the character Lestat is so interesting.
It would be fun to see you guys watch Queen of The Damned. ❤
Queen of the Damned will probably have a couple of show spoilers and so it will probably be recommended they wait until season 3 or season 4 is finished before watching that movie... Even though there were significant changes done in that movie ...there are still some spoilers. Just like there was in this movie for season 1 and 2.
It kills me everytime when Rob is making the Lestat voice, even when it's radom in other reactions 💀
Tom Cruise's Lestat is the one I always picture and I read all of the books lmao. At the end of the day this was a horror franchise written in the 70s/80s so there's cheese but this was a series for freaks and geeks before it became a cool show.
This version is way, way more accurate to the books (in some ways). I still think this has one of the most baller (re)entrances in movies: "I assume I need no introduction." That said, you guys really didn't go into this movie setting aside your preconceived notions. Kirsten Dunst was incredible in this role, but so were Cruise and Pitt in a different way.
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I kind of hate that you watched the TV show first, because this version is much closer to the book and it's a very well--made movie in every aspect (even with the now-corny special effects and make-up). Anne Rice's writing style is very melodramatic and operatic, so the whole tone of this movie - even the bizarre humor - fits very nicely. And Cruise and Pitt fit the original versions of the characters very well. In the later books you learn that vampires lose all sexual drive - it becomes the thirst for blood drinking/killing. There's no outward signs of Louis and Lestat being in a gay relationship, though it's still clear that they loved each other and created a little vampire family with Claudia - who was only 6 (permanently) in the book. Still, vampires don't care about what we humans would call our sexual preferences since they don't have sex and they fall in love with anyone who appeals to them.
Anne Rice wrote this story to begin with as a way to deal with the death of her little girl - so Claudia is given a chance to live in this story...for a while.
it's actually really gross that she based Claudia on her own child & proceeded to write her being hyper-sexual & making advances on grown men, especially when you look up her Sleeping Beauty trilogy & see that she was actually very open about her p*dophilic fantasies.
Excellent comment! Couldn't agree more.
agreed 100%
They tried with the movie to be honest. Yet they left out a lot of things, especially the romance. But there's a fun fact that Kristin Dunst was filming Little Women at the same time and had to take a break to come play Claudia. But this movie was supposed to be the book's time frame, the show was an approved upgrade by Anne Rice before she died.
There is no romance in the books. Louis can’t stand Lestat, like pretty much ever.
I remember when this movie was released. It got a lot of interest because both Cruise and Pitt were like the hottest male actors at the time. Women wanted to see the film. And gays wanted to see it because of the homoeroticism between the 2 stars.
i pray rob never stops doing that lestat impression
Also his impression of Louis doing an impression of Santiago's maker..makes me laugh every time!
Louis, the slave owner, down on his luck. I had to cackle at that line.
As a fan of the book series (both Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches), this movie was pretty decent.
Kirsten was the MVP of this movie. Full disclosure: I didn’t like Tom for Lestat but he made me love him in the role ❤. And because it’s Tom Cruise, this campiness & c*ntiness was revelatory.
I personally prefer the movie and Tom cruise's Lestat is always my favorite.
Brad Pitt hated making this and it shows in his performance lol. I love this movie so much but the show elevated it so much for me. Apart from the obvious changes, the show pulls so much dialogue from the books.
Also, people thought this movie was too gay…😭
Please do Queen of the Damned! Can totally see you guys cracking up over it!
I don't think they will do it anytime soon because it will have some show spoilers... I mean it does deviate from the books pretty significantly but there will absolutely be SOME show spoilers just like with this movie...that they will probably want to avoid until they've watched the show... So we will most likely have to wait until season 3 potentially even season 4 has released before they watch that movie.
This film rides a little closer to the story in the book than the show does. I love the show too. But this film is a MASTERPIECE.
To each his own, but i prefer the movie characterizations over the TV versions 🤷🏾♂️
7:11... Yes the coffin scene in the movie... They had to really no homo the movie compared to the source material. The show was a lot more accurate they shared a coffin in the book... But they didn't in the movie and the question of are they going to actually be in a relationship?...ehhhh... As much as they could be in 1995... The movie is super subtexty and super no homoy... And so a LOT of people watched the movie and didn't understand that they were meant to be in a romantic relationship together 🤣🤣🤣 but even still the movie did get pretty significant homophobic backlash within the media... So you know the script writers did what they could at the time but it was not a very accepting time period compared to current day regarding depictions of homosexuality.... So like yeah the subtext is there that they're in a romantic relationship in the movie... But it's VERY much text text in the show, as you saw. 🤣
I haven’t seen the show so I can’t help but feel put off by the laughing and treating like the show like it’s more canon. But that’s just because I love this movie sooooo much
The laughing isn’t malicious, I think the acting in the show is more intense personally and some of the scenes read better, so some parts of the movie just seem more comical in comparison
Rob's snarky comments throughout ruined this watch for me.
@@Devin-ej5qf100%. Comical is the perfect word to compare the acting between the movie and the show... The show is VERY much a drama... So a lot of the scenes are played significantly more seriously than they are in the movie.... Or at least you take the acting choices more seriously compared to their movie counterparts. 🤷♀️ The show Absolutely has its comedic moments but I would say it's more of a drama than a comedy, ya know? And the acting vibes reflect that.
@@AnxietyRat Exactly!!!! Great insight, especially about how the comedic moments in the show. What I find the difference to be is parts of the movie are being laughed at whereas scenes in the show you’re legitimately laughing with them as it’s meant to have that dark humor comedic effect
Yeah the show may be a great production, but it's definitely not canon as far as timelines.
My cousin and I watched this all the time at our sleepovers lol. Still one of my favorite movies ever. RIP Anne Rice. 🖤
The movie is MUCH truer to the book. But even the movie gets some things wrong. The homoerotism is toned down in the movie, Claudia was 5 when she was made a vampire and Armand looked like a 17 year old boy with auburn hair. Also, Lestat did appear in Paris to accuse Claudia but he was forced to do it by Armand.
Brad Pitt and his hair was something to behold in the 90's.
I've read every Anne Rice book and spent the first season of the show doing comparisions like you. I finally let it go and enjoyed the new imagining for what it was. This was the first time one of her books had been done and was amazing at the time. It's still one of my top 3 movies.
the tv show is way less accurate than the movie. they took a lot of liberties with the content so the tv show is more like a fanfiction imo
The book was written nearly 40 years ago, so while it is strongly implied they are lovers, and that was certainly Anne Rice’s intention, it is not stated directly, IIRC.
Louis is just about the only vampire in the whole series which adheres to anything resembling human morality. The other Vampires think of humans about the same way Father in FMAB does: pesky vermin good for only one thing.
It's stated in the books (at least the early, better ones) that the lust for blood replaces sex. Attachment to others remains, but not physical sex. Rice herself said she didn't think of them as a gay couple when writing the book.
32:45 it wasn't armand in the show. They asked him to do it but he refused so louis did it.
Movie > show
43:14 I agree! I know a lot of people dislike remakes but always thought it was fun to see different takes on the same premise. Also, have you seen the Korean version of money heist, rob? I think you would like it, it's a good show. I personally think it improved on some things.
This reaction was long overdue but I’m glad you guys finally watched the movie. To me, it’s better than the series or maybe more nostalgic to me. You just had to be there lol
I've always liked the movie (the final scene is iconic), at least until the series was released.
They elevated the story to another level, especially when it comes to Louis. Jacob's version is much more complex and layered. Kirsten is definitely the highlight of the movie, and Cruise's Lestat has grown better over time.
Anne Rice herself wrote the movie script, and I think that's kind of obvious in how quickly things are thrown at us without much development (being a good book writer doesn’t necessarily make you a good screenwriter 😬). The series takes better time to let things sink in.
Great reaction!!! Exciting for s3 🤩 (it would be nice if u guys reacted to the teaser)
I was SO Nervous of the show having seen this movie in the 90s as a teen as a SR in HS. The movie blew me away back then. I did go into it knowing that there was a LOT missing and a lot of the good love and romance missing. Once the show came out I was just blown away. Series is very much the way to go with all of Anne Rice's work. It gives us the view more depth and a real chance to fall in love with the characters locations and stories. Watching this again with you the movie is much campier. Kirsten Dunst KNOCKED THIS OUTTA THE PARK though. 8 years old and she, in my opinion, OWNED this movie!
She was 11.
Kirsten dunst was the true star of this movie. The performance she gave at her age was honestly incredible. I feel like she portrayed claudia so well
Really wish you would have watched the movie before the series. It was a bummer hearing the comments and comparisons being made. I understand preferences but its kinda like you guys forgot what era the movie was made in along with everything else
Queen of the Damned should be on yalls radars too! It’s also in the Interview with a Vampire realm, and it follows Lestat in what season 3 of the show is getting in to!
Lestat and Louis always in relationship in the book. Literally married by the end of the book series but I don't think Tom and Brad willing to do gay relationship in the 90's. So they just become roommates with a daughter in this movie 😂
And yes, that is Brad Pitt’s hair. Another movie y’all might enjoy is Legends of the Fall. With Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, Aiden Quinn and Henry Thomas. Brad’s hair was also GLORIOUS in the movie
I’m so glad y’all decided to watch the movie!! 😭😭 I grew up watching this and it’s my favorite! 🥰
One of my favorites movies ever! All the actors are amazing. The movie is more accurate to the book. But I love the tv show too.
“Is that Toni Collette in hereditary” lmaaaao
Also, the movie doesn’t really explain how Lestat survives and I don’t remember everything from
The books, but in s2 of the show, Lestat mentions that he has the blood of Akasha in him. He suggests that fire may not be able to kill him. I think that has something to do with it.
Yeah the movie is good, it just rush out and make things don't hit as hard as in the serie
You definitely gotta watch Queen of the Damned next!!! It extends into the next chapter of Lestat in present day and will be what season 3 of Interview with the Vampire will take inspiration from! (Obviously the book being the primary source, but the movie can loosely serve as the visual medium)
29:26 Rob’s little “I don’t like it”! 🙂↔️
was too cute! 🥰
Queen of the damned and laybryinth
This is before series
Loved you two doing the tv series accents throughout! 😆The amount of cheese in the movie version was staggering (now and when I watched it the weekend it came out).
I love Rob’s impressions so much
It's a shame you saw the show first, the show is great, but it's far from how the story is in its original form. Even Anne Rice was a producer on the show, but stepped away from it after they made so many changes. This movie also has its changes but it still follows the original closer than the show. Still glad you could enjoy it for what it is.
Edit: Neither the show or the movie got Anne Rices vampire relationships right. The show turned it up to 11 and the movie was set at just a simmer. The thing with her vampires is they have relationships that are passionate and deeply loving. It's a huge part of their lives. They love pansexually and cannot physically make love. Sex is not a thing for these vampires, the males nethers become useless and shriveled, and females can have intercourse with humans but they don't have any sensation. Blood is described as a 1000 times more pleasurable and indescribable compared to anything you experience as a human. So sex isn't even missed. Also they tend not to spill any drops of blood while feeding it's that precious to a vampire, so they do kill humans for more than food if they have to, but they never spill any blood.
I mean the show got rid of the no sex detail because Anne DID eventually retcon that detail within the book series... And so the show didn't want to have to retcon that detail so they just got rid of it. That's the benefit of having the full series to look at and adapt instead of just going book by book. And the writers have said very openly that they are doing a full series adaptation NOT a book by book adaptation which is why they're adding some book details that don't actually appear in the book they're adapting per season. They sprinkling in future book stuff bc they are able to do that.... I'm pretty sure the only reason that she even had the no sex thing in the first place was because it was the 70s when she first started writing... And absolutely back then she HAD to censor stuff... And so her characters were clearly in a homosexual romantic relationship but she couldn't actually depict them having sex because of censorship at the time... she wouldn't have been able to get her book published 🤷♀️ she did actually want her vampires to be able to have sex... Because she very clearly makes it a thing her CAN DO as time goes on and censorship calms down within publishing houses... Even if biting and the exchange of blood is superior to sex... It's clear that she didn't hate the concept of her vampires fucking. and so in the show they do both... Just like, eventually, within the book series they do both as forms of intimacy... With blood drinking being the MORE intimate thing to do ...but physical sex is still a form of intimacy for them. 🤷♀️ Also not all the male vampires genitals shrivel up... Lestat is actually known to have a permanent erection... So there's that! He just doesn't do anything with it...but that's very much a detail about him that's a thing. 🤣
As far as I understand she didn't actually step out because of the changes being made she stepped out when the networks were like duking out over who would be the one to adapt to the show... And one network got it ...but then gave it to AMC, if I'm remembering correctly and so once that switch happened she was getting really sick and so she stepped out... it had nothing to do with the changes or the writer's room. 🤷♀️ Chris is a different story he might have actually stepped out due to the changes or due to having to put all of his focus on his mom because her health was not good. We don't know these people in real life and so I don't think we're ever going to get an actual answer due to like nda's and stuff that were probably signed. But he hasn't said anything positive or negative regarding the show... Which kind of points towards an NDA, IMO. There isn't really any other reason why he would be COMPLETELY silent when his mother's life work is finally getting adapted into a long form media 🤷♀️ But everything that I've read about the situation doesn't point towards them stepping out because of the changes made. Anne was always kind of okay with changes being made to her book in adaptations... Louis was going to be a woman for the movie, at one point!... Which would actually change things a lot but she was willing to do that if it meant that the movie would pass the censorship and get made... Thankfully, that didn't have to happen but yeah Anne was willing to do that... Was willing to make such a drastic change to the material... By completely getting rid of the homosexual relationship. None of the TV show changes have been THAT potentially detrimental to the story...so I think she was fine with it... From what I understand scripts were being written by the time she did have to leave due to health issues so she probably read some of it, at that point. 🤷♀️ Idk none of us know the EXACT intricacies of what was going on. And we probably never will... But that's what I am other people within the fandom have been able to glean from interviews and social media posts and stuff. Anne was okay with changes... and it honestly does not look like she left because of the changes the show was making.
@@AnxietyRat a retcon is when something that is untrue becomes the truth all of the sudden and made to have somehow always been true to the story. Her finding a way for the vampires to have sex isn't a retcon because there was a very long time when they couldn't, and that is still cannon. The showrunners just wanted the vampires to have sex because vampires are innately sexy. Not because they just didn't want to incorporate it later in the story. Anne has said it many times over the years she didn't write with the intention of any providing undertones of any sexuality or belief. It's just how the story came out and was easily interpreted by so many people. I'm just saying Sex is so human, and the fact that for so long these vampires had relationships that were based on true interest in the individual and their beauty, both mental and physical without the messiness and drama that sex brings to the table. That is so much more fascinating. And they had plenty of drama to spare anyways. I love the show, and the essence is there, the characters are their book counterparts and the acting is phenomenal. It's the relationship dynamics that take me out of it. For what are supposed to be no human characters fighting about the same mundane human petty dramas, that shouldn't affect them. The sex in the series causes drama that the vampires in the books would find fascinating and watch for hours, for the vampires couldn't understand how something so simple could hold so much weight over the lives of the living. Idk I just liked that part of the books better.
@@mr.narrator6781 That's semantics. Pretty much EVERYONE I have EVER talked to with in this fandom has called it a retcon. Because vampires physically could not have sex prior to Anne changing her vampire lore...with "Science" ... But it was still absolutely a lore change... It was still very clearly a change due to censorship changing as the decades went on... I still don't think Anne would hate the fact that they've added sex into things. She was pretty sex-positive when she was alive.... She wrote erotic BDSM Sleeping Beauty fanfiction essentially for fucks sake... She was probably FINE with sex being added into the show... I would be extremely extremely surprised if she was upset about it tbh. But yeah, the show absolutely added it in because sex sells and vampires are sexy... That's not a surprise. It's absolutely one of the reasons why I watched the show... And one of the reasons why I watched True Blood... First couple of seasons of it, anyway. Because vampires are sexy 🤷♀️ and sex sells.
The movie was definitely closer to the book than the show was. I think the main thing the movie changed was the fact that Louis had a wife and baby who died in childbirth. The whole story with Paul happened in the books. Also, Lestat didn't show up at the end with Daniel. As for the romance, Louis did omit most of it in the interview (even if he did talk about how beautiful Lestat and Armand were, and had a kid with one of them). But then, present day in The Vampire Lestat, they see each other again and it's clearly romantic.
Great movie, despite that neither Brad Pitt nor Tom Cruise didn't like each other at all onset as both of them were at each other's throats during filming.
Anne Rice hated the idea of casting Tom Cruise as Lestat until she saw his screen test and was impressed by his performance.
“At each other’s throats.” I see what ya did there! 😅
When lestat says " take her or make her one of us" his making the point she is dead anyway, either end her suffering with death or give her your suffering by making her like u, he knows to louise would not want to pass on this "gift" that is bringing him so much suffering so death is the only option really (also louise only finds this knew life torture and suffering because apart of his unique vamp powers is holding on to a part of his humanity /human feelings that most vamp lose instantly, it's why he loves so deeply and loyal beyond his "mate"
The movie the "BEST" forever.......🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The movie is a lot more faithful to the book overall, but there's a few things from the book the show adapted that the movie didn't:
1 - Louis' brother and his death, I guess in the movie there was no time to get into all that so they just went for the most obvious trope "wife died in childbirth"
2 - Antoinette... Though in the book he's a man, Antoine
3 - Armand and Louis actually getting together, though in the book they break up before Louis' interview
4 - Armand being the one to turn Daniel, though in the books that happens in "Queen of the Damned" rather than IWTV
This movie is closer to the characters and the storyline from the book. It's a good read, as well as the second book, The Vampire Lestat.
During your outro you hit on all the reasons why I really wish you guys had watched the movie before the show. I have yet to see it, but I expect the show would have more time to do justice to the story, and that they would try to improve upon all of the complaints the book fans had about the film. I'm not a diehard fan, but I have always enjoyed watching the movie and only considered a few points a bit cheesy. So to me it was strange to see how it was practically like a comedy hour for you guys, which I don't think would have been the case had you watched the film first. I'm glad you guys enjoyed watching it. I just fear the same kind of reaction should you guys ever get around to reacting to the film version of One Day with Anne Hathway and Jim Sturgess and Em and Dex. I agree that it's fun to watch different versions of a story and compare them. And of course, there's no rule or law about needing to start with one particular version, but given the quality of shows nowadays, it just seems unfair because of course the newer and updated version is likely going to be more favored by younger generations. I thought Brad and Tom were great in the roles. I remember hearing about how people thought Tom was miscast (even Anne Rice hated that he was cast as Lestat), but he blew everyone away (at the time) with his performance. For me, it was the first time seeing him play a villain and I thought he did great. As did Brad, who was haunting as Louis. And Kirsten!! I completely agree that she stole the show. I believe this was her first *major* movie role and clearly, she was destined to become a big star. I wrote a whole novel here...yikes!
I watched the film first (the first weekend it was released, after having read the book in the 80s) and thought it was very cheesy when I watched it and agreed with Anne about Tom. So I think it's one of those YMMV situations. They watched the original Top Gun first and then the newer one and loved the newer one more, so I don't think they'd necessarily have liked the IWTV movie more if they'd watched it first....I guess there's no way to tell at this point. But I'm one of their "older" audience and agreed with them, so that's my anecdotal - purely unscientific - data. 😆 (and the series is one of the best series I've seen in years)
I agree, I think Jacob and Sam do a great job on the show but Brad and Tom will always be Louis and Lestat, they're the ones I pictured when I read all of the books in the Vampire Chronicles so this film holds a special place in my heart. I personally prefer this movie in terms of the New Orleans setting but I appreciate the updated aesthetics. As a classic horror/gothic fan though it really is sad to see all the fun horror elements get tamed to fit a more aesthetically driven and "prestige" audience but what can you do?
@@I_Kare true, but Top Gun: Maverick is a sequel, not a remake. And in that case, I think the fact that they had viewed TG first only aided in their enjoyment of TGM because they knew the background and history of the characters. I was championing for them to watch the film version of IWTV when people started requesting the show on their patreon because I knew it would be a great primer/introduction to the story. I'm pretty sure they still would've ended up loving the show version more, but I do think they would've been more impressed by the film had they watched it first.
Also this movie has no connection to the TV show. They are two completely separate entities.
It is Brad Pitt's real hair.
You guys should watch the movie "queen of the damned" it's also based off the same book series and has Lestat but its totally different!! He becomes a rock star 😂
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise have always been my Louis and Lestat. watching you both compare this to the show actually made me want to watch the show. I highly recommend reading the books because they dive so much deeper into the story. also, the movie is based pretty closely on the books. from what I heard you guys say, it seems like they took a lot of liberties with the show, adding and changing things to update it from the '90s.
My girl Kirsten Dunst!! 💘 I love this film!! There was a time I watched it daily.
now do queen of the damned.....it's so silly, fun and nonsensical. young lestat as a rockstar in the early 2000's.
That damn show lol you guys have to read the book
Holy shit. I got hooked on your series reactions of IWTV. It stopped me in my tracks to see you guys reacting to the film!!
Disappointing reaction... Even the author of the book approved this movie. it is one of the best vampire movies... Tom Cruise was amazing in this role.
if you wanna watch another movie with brad pitt in it you should watch thelma and louise
3:13 I agree!!!! I always thought Tom cruise just looks too American 😭
I’d like to watch the show but it sooo hard when I grew up with this and Queen of the Damned
There are only 3 books. Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned. She has many other books but these are The Vampire Chronicles. Great to hear Zuff is back and doing well. Hope to see him back on your UA-cam channel soon watching more Vampire Diaries! Hello from sunny Florida 🌞🌴
lol it is pretty funny looking back on the adaptation we had vs. now, it was very formative for me as a teen, but man what an emotional feast the series is!