Top Ten Non-TWILIGHT related Vampire Movies

Rant Movie Blade Fright Night about 12 years agoby

In honor of Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 raking in $139 million on opening weekend, I decided to compile my top ten non-Twilight vampire movies for NapiersNews.com. Let’s face it vampires are a hot commodity, and whether you love or hat Twilight you have to be happy that the franchise has spawned more interest in vampires.

Here is an excerpt of my top ten non-Twilight vampire movies:

10. SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000)

John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes and Udo Kieer star. The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that the star is taking his role far more seriously than what seems humanly possible. The movie has drama, horror and comedy rolled into one.

9. ONCE BITTEN (1985)

Jim Carrey stars in one of his early roles in this campy 80′s horror comedy. The story follows a vampire Countess needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall (Carrey).

8. NIGHT WATCH (2004)

This film is written and directed by Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED). This fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle. Some will argue that this film is not a true vampire movie, but you can not overlook how unique this film is.

7. FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)

I am a fan of the 2011 version, but will always have a soft spot for this 80′s classic. The story follows a teenager learns that his next door neighbor is a vampire, no one will believe him. I love how campy this version. If you have not checked out the 2011 remake you will not be let down either.

6. BLADE (1998)

Wesley Snipes stars as a half-vampire, half-mortal man who becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. Snipes is at his prime in this bad-ass action horror film. Unfortunately, the rest of the franchise takes a nose dive faster than you can say “Always Bet on Black.”

5. THE LOST BOYS (1987)

After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. This film not only have a nice amount of scares, classic 80′s music and hair, but it also has both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman. I think I liked this film a little more because I just moved to a new town the same year this came out and always hoped I would find a coven of vamps that I would have kill.

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