Interview With The Vampire [Blu-ray] [1994]

Despite not being entirely faithful to the source material, this 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice's popular novel remains one of the greatest vampire movies of all time. 'Interview With The Vampire' is a highly entertaining gothic period drama, laced with blood, gore and black humour. Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are superb in the lead roles as the tortured Louis and the gleefully evil Lestat respectively, and are ably supported by Antonio Banderas as Armand and a young Kirsten Dunst, who is brilliant as the lovable, but deadly Claudia. Featuring excellent locations, sets, make-up and costumes, 'Interview...' is visually stunning and highly atmospheric, with the muted tones/colours giving it a genuinely archaic feel. The picture and sound quality of the Blu-ray disc are noticeably better than the DVD issue, with the striking imagery of the film really coming to the fore. 'Interview With the Vampire' is an absolute must-have for all horror movie fans. This Blu-ray issue is the best version currently available and is highly recommended.

All fine.good price.

I dislike Tom Cruise immensely. Whilst girls at school swooned over him in Cocktail and Top Gun, i avidly avoided his films. Then came Interview with a Vampire and i was torn between my desire to see the film and to avoid it because of Cruise. I opted to swallow my dislike of Cruise to see the film. Cruise is a revelation, i hate to admit it but his portrayal of Lestat is impeccable, the embodiment of a Vampire relishing his bloodlust. Brad Pitt is equally as good as the tortured Louis and Kirsten Dunst, wow she can portray Evil that's for sure. Fantastic film with stunning performances and cinematography.

Interview With The Vampire lusciously sinks its broody fangs into your mind. Having not read Rice's novel (and never will), I was expecting a straightforward vampire flick involving teeth biting, vaporisation by sunlight and plentiful scenes of smouldering. Whilst these are all included, the luxurious gothic horror period aesthetic appeal elevated the atmospheric narrative substantially, setting a rather high bar. Chronicling the immortal life of Louis who was turned into a vampire by the devilishly suave Lestat, where his new abilities are slowly viewed as a curse. The unconventional narrative structure is what truly differentiates this film, as the story is told through an interview-like narration. This naturally enables foreshadowing and finer details to be illustrated in a more contemporary method, and it works beautifully. Vampirism is positively viewed by Lestat who relishes in immortality and has come to terms with his curse. Conversely, Louis clings onto his humanity and despises the process of human feeding. The opposition and differing personalities allows drama, humour and tension to arise throughout the story, creating a well-rounded film. However underneath the regal costumes and grandiose musical score, are thematically powered elements that give life to this undead story. From an ambiguous relationship between Lestat and Louis to questioning existentialism and mortality. These strands thicken the blood-soaked narrative adequately. Casting was a surprise. Pitt carried the film with his broodiness and a young Dunst was exceptional. Yet it was Cruise that astonished me. I just didn't expect him in this role, and whilst it did take me a while to warm to him, I thought he was excellent. Arguably the first half is greater than the second half, with Rea and Banderas' characters feeling underdeveloped, and the concluding three minutes were far too convenient. But director Jordan has crafted a bloody divine adaptation filled with luscious authenticity and superb performances that I just want to sink my teeth into. Turn me now, Lestat!

Like this film. The actors are too notch and the costumes are fabulous. Dark but interesting

Can't believe that I never watched this film and so happy I now have, this is a different take on a vampire story as we start with Christian Slater in the modern day asking Brad Pitt how he became a Vampire hence the title of the film. The sets and costumes are magnificent and Tom Cruises makeup as a vampire is very good. This is one film that was missing from my collection from Tom Cruise movies and now am pleased I have it. If a fan of Tom Cruise or vampire films in general then this is one you have to watch

Vampire movie, horror, I bought it about one year ago! Great value for Money but I don't know where the DVD is.

This 1994 drama with a horror base starts with reporter Daniel Molloy [Christian Slater] interviewing Louis de Pointe du Lac [Brad Pitt], who claims to be a vampire. Louis quickly convinces Daniel his claim is true and begins to tell his tale of how he was ‘turned’ by the callous Lestat [Tom Cruise] but what do you do when you run out of chickens? Long in the tooth [couldn’t resist that!] this may be it still has some decent special effects, while the photography and sets are quite superb, but the short introduction to the film is annoying and while not a plot spoiler as such, does ruin the suspense of some scenes. The dark and dry humour is always present and Kirsten Dunst is brilliant as the young, demanding, spoilt, malicious and manipulative murderous Claudia. The single disc features play, scene selection, languages [german or English with subtitles in most European + some other languages] and special features [cast & crew, making of, and trailer]. Slow paced it may be, but there are enough jumps and scares to keep you awake until you get drawn into the riveting story. Animal lovers may want to look away at certain points, Ah rats, you either love ‘em or hate them. I doubt this would be rated 18 now but it does have violence, but nothing that hasn’t been done in a 15 but there is some nudity.