Interview with the Vampire | | Cast : | Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt | | Director : | Neil Jordan | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound, Dolby | | Released Date : | November 11, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | Great film | Content
 | To the review intitled "evil" WTF??? If you think Vampires are evil why'd'cha watch a movie called Interview with the VAMPIRE??? And about the homosexuality thing just let the poor people alone, would ya? Oi.
Anyway, this is a AWESOME Vampire movie! It's very dark and gothic, everything a Vampire movie should be. It's by far the best Vampire movie ever made and one of my all time favorite movies EVER. So buy it NOW. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 18, 2005 | | Summary | Tall, dark and deadly. | Content
| Although I never was a fan of Anne Rice, or even of vampire folklore (I know enough to have it hold up under scrutiny) This movie will be sure to enthrall nevertheless.
First of all let me say that although Tom Cruise is indeed wonderful, most people have under praised the qualities of both Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderous. True the latter only has a short scene, but he puts on such a wonderful perfomance, we overlook that miscoming.
Brad Pitt, well is just awesome, as the vampire Louise who tries to redeem himself by at first drinking the blood of animals so that he will not have to kill. Kill he must, which one night in desperation he drinks the blood of a little girl, accidently keeping her alive,Consiquently Lestat finds her and gives the girl to Louise as a present. Hoping that the child will quell and banish Louise's troubles of killing, and stay with him.
Enter Kirsten Dunst as Claudia,who becomes Louse's daughter he never had, and the object of his outpouring of love and affection. Loved and Beloved, as the pair called each other, and so they where until the trouble started.....
Dark, thrilling (bordering on racy) this movie is not for all tastes, especially for those that like the lighter side of life. But for those looking for a good movie full of passion, emotion, rage and carnage this is would be a good choice. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 07, 2005 | | Summary | "interview"... surpassed my expectations | Content
| I don't feel some of the other reviews do justice to this movie. I recently saw this movie for the first time last summer and i was never a fan of tom cruise, but as a result of this movie, i now am. He played Lestat wonderfully, and Brad Pitt was amazing also. They were able to create a world seperate from our own, yet incredibly believable. I love vampire folklore and i think this movie does it justice, the book is defintely incomparible to the movie, but the movie stands well on its own. I also agree it is not a horror, more a dark dramatic fantasy, but worth watching, the passion and emotion in the movie is very real. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 08, 2005 | | Summary | Rice for people who don't like Rice | Content
| First, let me say that I'm NOT a fan of Anne Rice's overly-romanticized, melancholy vampires. However, I really enjoyed this movie! Tom Cruise was very impressive as Lestat, along with Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst giving passionate performances. For those who aren't familiar with the story, here's an extremely abridged version.
A landowner in the 1700's, (Pitt), wife dies. He's understandably sad, even has a death wish. A vampire, Lestat, (Cruise), takes him up on his wish and makes him immortal. The story is what takes place over the next 200 years in their undead existence, uncluding a trip to Paris' underworld, the creation of a child-vampire, (Kirsten Dunst), and the never ending search for "what's it all mean?" As a wraparound piece, the vampire Louis, (Pitt), is being interviewed by a reporter in modern day San Fransisco, hence the title.
It's a very engaging story, told from the vampire's point of view, kind of an autobiography.
I remember when the movie was first released Oprah Winfrey did a studio audience screening, and her guest for the day was Tom Cruise. I remember audience members asking Cruise questions like, "How could you possibly play such an evil character?"
Tom kept replying, "It's only a movie, and only a fictional character." I think it was a testament to his evolving talent and a great leap of faith on his part. Kudos Mr. Cruise!
It's a great movie. Great acting, great story, great camera work, scenery, costumes, everything! Even if you don't like Anne Rice very much, if you like vampires, you'll like this film. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 15, 2005 | | Summary | My Favorite Vampire Movie Ever! | Content
| I've thought about it, and realized... Interview With The Vampire is my favorite vampire movie overall. I'm not someone who picks and chooses either, I love all genres. So to call this a favorite of anything, is amazing. There are classic 80's vampire movies such as The Lost Boys(Kiefer Sutherland) and Fright Night(Chris Sarandon) that were good. As we all know Dracula is probably the best cult classic vampire ever created... but there's too many stories already told about him. That's where Interview With The Vampire succeeds.
Brad Pitt again gives another stunning performance as the soft vampire, who has a heart before having the thirst for blood. The way Brat Pitt is groomed and shows decade after decade of what is life was is fantastic. Tom Cruise who did get a lot of bad reviews by critics for this. I thought, played one of his best acting performances ever as the diabolic gentleman vampire... Lestat. Just as bad as he was in his recent movie Collateral(Jamie Foxx). The cast for this movie is perfect, with actors like Kirsten Dunst in her breakthrough performance as Claudia. Antonio Banderas is terrific as the head vampire of the menace group of vampires. With other smaller great roles played by Christian Slater and Stephen Rhea.
This is one of the most complete movies I can watch, beginning to end and not once getting tired of watching it. I feel like watching it again just writing about it. Neil Jordan, director of other films such as The Crying Game and In Dreams... definitely directs his best movie ever here. The DVD itself is just as great... interesting little extras to watch... the best DTS sound for any sterio system.
All in all if you love movies... borrow this, rent this, buy this, do anything you can to see this memorable film. This movie can be described in so many words. To me, it's unforgettable! |
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