Vampire Journals $9.98
Director Ted Nicolaou rewrites his original Subspecies story line and transplants it into the urban location of Bucharest, Romania. In this gothic tale, a wandering vampire named Zachary (subtly played by David Gunn) seeks revenge against the clan of vampires who crossed him over from mortal life. The abduction of acquaintance and young concert pianist Sofia (the charming Kirstin Cerre) lures him to the lair of Ash (Jonathon Morris) and his den of vampires living beneath a ritzy nightclub. In an interesting twist, the bloodsuckers do not commonly hunt down their prey in the outside world; rather, they seek them in willing bodies through the club, with whose owner they have dealings. Zachary seeks to free the terrified, imprisoned Sofia, who Ash has crossed over, and put an end to the clan's evil, decadent ways. In some instances, Vampire Journals suffers from melodramatic acting and overwrought dialogue, and conversation dominates overaction, but the combination of exquisite Romanian locations, Adolfo Bartoli's sumptuous cinematography, and Richard Kosinki's moody score will keep you watching. Another striking aspect of the film is that it is shot almost exclusively at nighttime, with the beautiful interiors often bathed in golden light; it offers a good representation of what living in eternal night must be like. --Bryan Reesman
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Last updated: November 16, 2009, 11:00 pm
Vampire Journals Customer reviews:
Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 55
(Matthew H. Eddy, 2009-09-07) seriously, this movie is anne rice fan-fic. its ridiculous. and there is a scene that is so blatantly stolen from the godfather part 2 it makes you want to slap the writer/director. don't buy it, don't rent it, don't watch it on TV. it is complete garbage. ok, well maybe buy, rent or watch it to laugh at it, because it was pretty funny MST3K-ing it and calling out all the scenes ripped off from other movies. ...and it was better than queen of the damned.
(Patrick, 2009-08-18) The Vampire Journals was a excellent movie slightly different from the SubSpecies Series but with tie-ins to SubSpecies. The Story is Zachary a Vampire hunter is on a quest to destroy all the Vampires of his line in revenge for spawning him and his G/F who he ended up killing. He tracks down Ash the Music loving Vampire who has claimed some holdings and exclusive club. Ash Meets and falls for a American Pianist. Zachary's quest is made harder when he falls in his own way for the Women Ash wants and feels it is his job to protect her. It was a well told story and I enjoyed it, there was even a tie-in with SubSpieces when you find out that Ash's Master was Radu. this movie told a different story and from another group of Vampires and how they mingle with the Mortal world. Ash is a very well done character and I was hopeing to see more of him which we Do in SupSpecies 4. Vampire Journal I recommened you watch and add to your collection of films. I all so hope some day the continue the story of Zachary and Sophia
(Cynthia Jones, 2008-07-11) I enjoyed watching this movie and think if you are as big a vampire movie fan as I am this is a good addition to your collection.
(greatedcorn, 2008-04-30) well, i'd say i'm kind of into the vampire scene. it's not my number one obsession, but i do appreciate a good vampire story. this movie was, well just ok. this movie wasn't really fresh, the 'vampire who cares about what he's eating' character seems to be explored a lot, so i kind of knew what was coming, but this wasn't what held it back from being great. what i didn't like was the fact that at the end of the movie i was still waiting for something to happen. the movie spends too much time introducing the characters and the setting and not enough actually dealing with what it has created. basically i didn't really feel connected to any of the characters, enough so that the achieving or failure of achieving their goals were irrelevant to me. right now if i was asked 'who is zachery' i would know who he is from the stereotypes surrounding that character type, but the movie didn't go into enough detail concerning his personality, his motives, his history... i could have told you who zachery was without watching the movie. basically the characters were kind of flat. and the movie is all suspense, but the ending isn't a sufficient catharsis. maybe because i wasn't that drawn into the characters the ending didn't quite satisfy me. but i think that there wasn't enough happening in the story, or more, what was happening wasn't fleshed out to its full potential, leaving me wanting more... but not in a good way. aside from my criticisms however, the movie is worth viewing and isn't that bad. the music was alright and the costumes weren't bad either. the setting wasn't too bad either. though i unfortunately found no one in the movie attractive, i was oddly compelled to the guy who played zachery's mouth. when there was a close up of him that's what my eyes were drawn to. and of course the coming and going of the vampires when they fly was amusing. and the atmosphere was appropriate i think. all in all worth the watch.
(Ms. Nora Botic, 2006-08-21) I am a horror buff. This movie was okay, has a good story line.