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24.12.08 # 15:33 # Top Ten # 70 CommentsBelieve it or not, Twilight wasn’t the first film to bring vampires to the big screen.
Here are the Top 10 Best Vampire Movies.
10. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
“And this one is a giraffe …”
A brilliant attempt at a very flawed production, Francis Ford Coppola’s vampire opus alternates between awful and inspired. The casting is brilliant, save for Keanu Reeves, and the visuals are still unrivaled in vampire films. But the awkward demon rape and attempt to make the audience feel sorry for Dracula are completely ludicrous. Despite its flaws, the imagery will haunt you for years.
Anthony Hopkins desperately searches the fine print on his contract.
9. Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)
Willem Dafoe learns he has four hours of make-up ahead of him.
John Malkovich plays Murnau, the director of Nosferatu, arguably the greatest vampire film ever made (gee, I wonder how this list is going to end?). When he encounters production failures and investor trouble, Murnau travels to Transylvania and enlists the help of an actual vampire to finish his film. This satirical commentary on the film industry isn’t perfect, but the wry humor and commanding performance from Willem Dafoe (in a role he was reborn to play) make this a must watch.
I’m sorry about last night. Would you like a Mimosa?
8. The Lost Boys (1987)
Vampire Hunters. Career Slayers.
What happens when you take 80s icons Corey Feldman and Corey Haim and cast them in the same vampire movie?
Cinema. Gold.
From a simpler, gentler time before we figured out Jason Patrick couldn’t act, Lost Boys is less frightening than frighteningly fun, but the core premise of creating an undead Brat Pack is inspired.
Keifer Sutherland acts out in another Hollywood bar.
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Is it me or are there only about 15 good vampire movies? Not as few as there are good werewolf movies. We horror fans are poorly served.
Speaking of From Dusk Til Dawn, why does Robert Rodriguez always cast Quentin Tarantino as a murderous rapist (also see Planet Terror)? This strike anyone else as odd?
The best vampire movie and werewolf is twilight and coming soon its sequel new moon. release date nov. 20 2009
There are a few more vampire films not on the list that were awesome. 1. Twilight 2. Underworld 3. Underworld 2 4. Lost Boys The Tribe 5. Salems Lot new version 6. Dracula 2000 7. The Forsaken!!!!!! Those are some great vampire films!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Marie
i agree there are some movies missing and there are VERY VERY few WE NEED MORE VAMPIRE MOVIES for the sake of the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could you miss Roman Polanski’s vampire movie? The Fearless Vampire Killers: Or, Pardon me, but your teeth are stuck in my neck. Hysterical. If you have From Dusk Till Dawn on your list then surely you must have this film also.
Interview With the Vampire being the best (H)
One of the best I’ve seen is The Night Flier (1997), a small movie based on a Stephen King short story. It’s an atmospheric take on vampires and an original setting - the small airfields that private jets use to hop around the country.
??? Twilight??? Are you insane???
Ok, if you wanted to say a great chick flick or love story or w/e, I’d be ok with that. But as far as a vampire movie… its an abomination to vampire films. Twilight Sucked.
Dracula and From Dusk Till Dawn definitely win.
Lost Boys was a great movie too.. and Bram Stokers Dracula, even though I was pretty young when this film came out and it was one of the very few horror films to scare the shit out of me(along side IT). The scene when he bites the dogs freaked me out when I was a little kid, I didn’t care about about the humans, but why the dogs?! lmao
There are a few movies that should be included in this, but atleast it has several.
Let The Right One In was really good. I enjoyed it. You can compare it to twilight ’cause it’s a different kind of story. And the scene at the end with the swimming pool is awesome.
queen of the damned should be on this list
Near Dark. Amazing. I just can’t believe someone else has seen this movi..er…film, yes film. Also Nosferatu is one of the freakiest movies I have EVER seen. Thanks again Dalmatian.
twilight. must. die! i hate hate hate that movie. it wasnt even a good chic flick. it had a dumb plot and horrible special effects. vegitarian vampires? you have to be kidding me. a pure insult to true vampires! me and my friends made fun of it so much my uncle cried. then some other kids screamed this movie is rape! my uncle was laughing so hard he spit out his popcorn. Bram stoker’s dracula was the first horror movie i ever saw. It scarred me for life, truely a great movie.
(Dracula could totally kick Edwards a**)
why is “Twilight” not on the list???
I’m saving Twilight for the “Top Ten Vampire Moves that Suck So Bad They Rape your Eternal Soul Until There’s Nothing Left But a Shell of Your Formal Self” list.
Pretty good list. Lost Boys is cheesey, but it is fun. One I thought should have been on that list was Fright Night (1985). Remember that one? It was about the vampire moving next door and of course no one believes the main character. Roddy McDowall gets involved to help the main character kill creatures of the night.
It’s a really fun movie. Good list Dal-J! (is it cool if I call you that?) Thanks for not including Twilight.