Re:What do you think makes a vampire movie good or bad?
dukeab...@yahoo.com
attributes what good is a vampire that isn't all that vampirish. Like
this chart of vampire traits in different movies.
http://www.vampiresdigest.com/2009/11/06/the-ultimate-chart-of-popular-vampire-traits-and-where-city-of-eternals-vampires-fit-in/
Tibor
Babyjinx
who are immortal (except that they can be destroyed with a stake
through their heart or being out in the sun too long) and the fact
that they choose to drink ratblood instead of eating a good steak or a
tofu stirfry. The term "vampire" implies that the vampire feeds upon
humans and is to be feared. The vampire has been dummied down to the
point where it is no longer interesting.
Chilla
The vampire as a vicious corrupt being isn't done much these days in
western cinema.
Eastern vampire films show really mean vampires... and sometimes funny
at the same time.
A hopping vampire, that sucks the blood out of your face from a distance
of 10 feet.
Regards Charles
Babyjinx
> Eastern vampire films show really mean vampires... and sometimes funny
> at the same time. A hopping vampire, that sucks the blood out of your face from a distance
> of 10 feet.
Ah, the Chiang shih. I've watched a number of Chinese movies featuring
the chiang shih (Chinese hopping vampires), e.g., the Mr Vampire
series. They seem comical at first -- vampires that have to hop to get
around -- but they are apparently quite vicious and can only be
stopped by a Taoist priest and his bell. I wonder how the Chinese
themselves look upon the Chiang shih? I know only that my Chinese
friends don't like talking about them. They fear that talking about
them can attract them.
Chilla
> Ah, the Chiang shih. I've watched a number of Chinese movies featuring
> the chiang shih (Chinese hopping vampires), e.g., the Mr Vampire
> series. They seem comical at first -- vampires that have to hop to get
> around -- but they are apparently quite vicious and can only be
> stopped by a Taoist priest and his bell. I wonder how the Chinese
> themselves look upon the Chiang shih? I know only that my Chinese
> friends don't like talking about them. They fear that talking about
> them can attract them.
In general the Chinese are very superstitious, and it is encouraged so
that funeral rites are performed correctly.
A certain Emperor's tomb remains undisturbed for fear of attracting a curse.
There was a monster movie that had a Chinese man transforming into a
Demon. The movie was never released as the Chinese community were too
scared.
Mr. Vampire got really silly the more it traveled, but I still enjoyed
it. Chinese cinema, mixes a lot of comedy with horror... which I happen
to like ;-)
Regards Charles
Babyjinx
movies that feature the Philippino vampire known as the aswang. The
aswang is a living person, usually a woman, who can take the form of a
large bird and who waits on the roof of a victim's house until s/he
falls asleep. Then, the aswang drops down its long tongue, pricks a
hole in the victim's neck, and feeds on the blood. Once filled with
blood, the aswang returns home to feed her own children.
I've only managed to come across one such movie, "Aswang" (1994), but
it was an interesting watch. In this movie, the aswang is particularly
fond of feeding on the unborn. If this movie sounds like something
you'd be interested in seeing, I believe that Netflix carries it.
White Spirit
> If you like movies the feature weird, nasty vampires, try looking for
> movies that feature the Philippino vampire known as the aswang. The
> aswang is a living person, usually a woman, who can take the form of a
> large bird and who waits on the roof of a victim's house until s/he
> falls asleep. Then, the aswang drops down its long tongue, pricks a
> hole in the victim's neck, and feeds on the blood. Once filled with
> blood, the aswang returns home to feed her own children.
That sounds like my dad's girlfriend.
Chilla
> That sounds like my dad's girlfriend.
LOL :-D