Operation: Vampire Movies

[stillsostrange]

#4. Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter

This one was a pleasant surprise. Sure it's cheesy, and slow in places, and pretty simple, (and Kronos not only has a katana for no damn reason at all, but also mistreats it criminally) but I liked the vampire mystery. My first guess was right, but they pulled a nice misdirect, and I liked the Durward siblings. (Possibly I have a weakness for a blond and a redhead with just a hint of incest.)

The more I think about it, I'd kinda like to write a version of this. I need to figure out an interesting treatment/woodshedding of the silent & emo road warrior vampire hunter type, and a good setting. I was already contemplating building another universe for oldskool werewolves, vampires in formal wear, and Peter Cushing's cheekbones...

Comments

[serizawa3000.livejournal.com]

Call me old-fashioned, but when it comes to vampires, I prefer the type exeplified by Nosferatu... hairless, ratlike, and all-around foul...

But I also like what Kim Newman did with his Anno Dracula books...

[archeon.livejournal.com]

I watched this one night and found it to be really interesting and then suddenly my DVR hadn't recorded the last 5 minutes or so and I still don't know how it ends... sigh...