Vampires - Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

This is one of the best vampire movies ever made and one of the best of the latter years of horror maser John Carpenter. I was ecstatic when I seen that this movie was finally being released on blu ray by an amazing company based in the UK called Indicator. Along with Arrow Video, Scream Factory, and Grindhouse Releasing, Indicator puts out really nice packages with amazing transfers and a good scoop of special features. This release of Vampires is no exception. Really nice double disc with the blu ray and DVD. Also includes a nice sized booklet with behind the scene photos and an essay on the film. Also has a reversible cover with the UK rating on the front, or the flip side is the US artwork, minus the UK rating information. Actual blu ray case is clear, like the Arrow and Criterion releases. Really looks nice. The transfer on the blu ray disc really does look fantastic, although a lot of the daytime scenes appear somewhat dark. I don't know if this is from the transfer process or if it was the way the actual film was photographed, but I don't recall any of the previous formats looking that dark in the daytime scenes. Regardless, that is in no way a major problem, this release looks incredible. The very best this movie has ever looked. I couldn't be happier with it. The transfer along with the double discs, booklet and special features (including a making-of featurette and a commentary by director John Carpenter) makes this release a very high recommend. If you're a Carpenter fan and/or fan of vampire movies, you need this release. Pay the extra money and own this definitive version.

One of the very BEST vampire movies ever made. John Carpenter knows how to keep the suspense going. This and From Dusk till Dawn are excellent movies.

John Carpenter's Vampires is not a good movie. It's a fun popcorn movie, but it's bad, and very dated to the late 90s. Very mild spoilers are necessary to explain some caveats. The setup: In comic book fashion, vampire hunters stalk the American Southwest hunting down packs of undead. They drink, they curse, they crack jokes. Things quickly go south when the master vampire tracks down our hunters. It's up to Jack Crow, the Catholic Church's chosen hunter, to set things right - even if it means going against the Church. The plot is bog standard stuff, but the comedy of our perverted hunters interacting with their priest cohorts makes for an interesting twist on the formula. What's good: I personally like James Woods as Jack Crow. He's gross, he's funny, he treats his role with the appropriate mix of grim seriousness and levity. Daniel Baldwin as Montoya does an amazing job at being a total scumbag who's nonetheless always there for Jack. Sheryl Lee steals the show as Katrina, a prostitute who is bitten by the master and forms a psychic bond which may help our hunters track down the master. Tim Guinee also puts in a good turn as Father Adam Guiteau, the slightly nebbish replacement priest for our crew. Together they form a very memorable crew. Some of the action scenes - in particular the method they use to drag vampires out of their nests - is very neat and builds good tension. What's not good: This is a movie starring anti-heroes, and they really come across as scumbags, so it can be had to root for them. While that can be a cool concept, it does go a few hits too far. Some of Montoya's rough handling of Katrina makes sense given that she's been bitten by a vampire, but it does go too far. Montoya is still beating Katrina even as it becomes clear he's developing feelings for her, and a late-movie turn where they even love each other just feels icky. Crow is still threatening to murder his priest far past the point where it's really even helpful to his cause, and the priest begins to trust Crow rather than being permanently scarred. A low-rent production with an only-okay script doesn't help. You start to realize this movie is filmed in the Southwest because deserts are cheap to film in and don't require permits. The master enemy is totally generic, his performance does nothing, and the "vampire vision" looks like a 90s nu-metal video replete with soundtrack. So our heroes are scumbags, our villain is almost a placeholder, and there's a music video scene where vampires climb out of the dirt to 90s nu-metal. This can have audiences laughing or groaning rather than getting excited. Overall: As a dumb popcorn action movie, Vampires works for me. I like the idea of scumbag anti-heroes being hired by the Catholic Church to root out vampires. It's a great spin on the idea that it takes a monster to kill a monster. But the scumbag factor is a little too high so I don't like the characters, the production is too cheap, and the late 90s music video portions are not going to win anyone over. I still watch it every few years, especially for the performances, but it's overall nowhere near Carpenter's masterpieces. Most people agree they'd rather watch Ghosts of Mars - another stinker - but I'm a little partial to Vampires just because of the lead performances.

Vampires is one of my all-time favorite vampire movies. Vampires is yet another great film directed by John Carpenter and, like most of his films, it is criminally underrated. Vampires stays very true to the vampire lore, did not reduce vampires to products of teen romance, and gave us badass, relatable, and fun characters. They can keep their Twilights and their Vampire Diaries. This film, along with the Original Dracula film, is my favorite vampire film. A team of vampire hunters led by a man named Jack Crow (James Woods) are hitting a vampire nest. They dust all of the vampires except the master named Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith). Valek shows up at a party the hunters are having and kills everyone there except Crow, his buddy Montoya (Daniel Baldwin), and a girl named Katrina who Valek has bitten and is gradually turning into a vampire. Vampires all have a psychic link with the master. Crow and Montoya hope to use Katrina to find Valek and get revenge. What I really liked are the vampires. This film really makes the vampires menacing, especially the main villain, Valek. Valek is a great villain, and the vampires are true creatures of the might, as opposed to the teen drama-queens that they are today. The effects are also well done and practical. It has some great action. The beginning and the ending had some great action. What made this film stand out from other vampire films like this is the characters, mainly Jack Crow. Crow is a badass vampire hunter and a great lead who takes shit from no one. James Woods does an amazing job in the role and it is sad that he did not go on to do much after this. The biggest role that he had, I think, is voicing Hades in the animated Hercules movie. The rest of the cast does a capable job as well. One minor problem I have is the middle. The beginning and end were great and full of action, but the middle was a bit draggy. They spent lots of time trying to get Katrina to cooperate with them. They were also teaching this sidekick priest how everything works as well. It does pick up when you get closer to the end, but the middle is the one problem in the film. Overall, Vampires is a kickass vampire and action movie. It has great characters, a great villain, intimidating vampires, and great entertainment value. If you are a van of true vampires then definitely give this a look.

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James Woods absolutely steals this underrated 90s Horror Classic. Blu-Ray looks & sounds amazing. ● exactly as described & arrived on time●

Entertaining action vampire flick with good masks and gore from end of John Carpenter directing career about commando of guys fighting against vampires. Action scenes are good, but when we watch the surviving characters interacting and waiting between another attacks, it's not so good. Dialogues are sometimes very dumb and duo of heroes practically bully the priest and poor Sheryl Lee most of the time which is very toxic and bothering experience. James Woods enjoys his action character very much (it's obviously serious actor fun vacation role) and it's good for the movie. Picture quality and sound is good in this 4K release and there is enough bonus materials to enjoy the informations after movie is over. Not one of Carpenter's best, but if you need action vampire flick, it's waiting for your needs.

It's John Carpenter, need I say anything else 😄

Con la película no tengo problema porque la estaba cazando desde hace años y por fin pude comprarla. El problema es que vino con el disco suelto y se rayó un poco por una falta de cuidado al empacarla para el envio Solo pediría un poco mas de cuidado para los envios

Un altro grande film del maestro Carpenter. Ottimo blu ray sia audio che video. Ottimi effetti speciali, e bella storia. Qui siamo davanti ad un buon "horror" rispetto agli altri suoi film più " psicologici e di suspence" che siamo abituati a vedere dal maestro. Compratelo vi divertirete

John Carpenters Vampire in Top Bildqualität und Tonqualität sehr zu empfehlen und die ungeschnittene Version

Una película que se consigue difícil. La historia muy buena y las escenas de acción también. El suspenso se mantiene a lo largo de toda la película. Le daría 10 estrellas.

Jack Crow is a vampire hunter 🏹 Master Vampire 🧛‍♂️ Valek decimates Crow’s entire team 🩸 Jack and sole team survivor Montoya, are on the hunt 🪓 for Valek, as he nears his 600-year search for the Berziers Cross 🎚️ which will grant him and all vampires the omnipotent power to walk the world 🌎 in daylight ☀️ Whatever you do, stay out of the darkness 🌑