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Vampires (1998)

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Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 28

Nothing but one showdown after another.

Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 6

Nothing but one showdown after another.

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John Carpenter directed this horror-western, adapted from the novel Vampire$ by John Steakley, illuminating the pivotal figure of fearless vampire killer Jack Crow (James Woods), who lost his parents to the creatures. In a remote New Mexico location, Crow and his team, protected with chain-mail fang shields on their throats, blast away at a vampire nest, haul them out with the Jeep's winch, and then celebrate by pulling on other wenches at the Sun God Motel. Their revels are soon brought to an

R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Horror

Directed By: John Carpenter

Written By: Don Jakoby

In Theaters: Oct 30, 1998 Wide

On DVD: May 22, 2001

Columbia Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Vampires

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A suspense-free snark-fest desperate to turn its protagonist - vampire slayer Jack Crow (James Woods) - into a Snake Plisskin-style icon of supernatural-badass cool.

June 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Grungy, disreputable fun -- the kind of blood-and-tequila western that can only be made nowadays when disguised as a horror movie.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Woods is entertaining as badass vampire hunter Jack Crow, but the meanness he exhibits toward his young priest assistant is offensive and completely unnecessary. Still, this is Carpenter's best film since the 1980s ended.

March 4, 2006 Comment (1)

Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

When in the first ten minutes of the film, your so-called master slayer could be put out of business by any film geek who's seen a few horror movies, then your script has some serious issues.

August 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com

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Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

The movie is basically one-note: A vampire is harpooned and dragged out into the daylight where the body instantly explodes into flames. Creativity in action, for sure.

July 31, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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John Carpenter at his best, James Woods having a ton of fun!!!

May 11, 2008

John Manard

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Here's a John Carpenter movie that I hadn't seen before, and one that I found pretty enjoyable for the most part. You see I've never been a huge John Carpenter fan. Yes he's made some terrific films in a couple of different genres, but when you look at his overall output, a lot of times it feels lazy and stinks of

April 2, 2008

Tim Salmons

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