5 Vampire movies to see instead of ‘Twilight’ this weekend…

Well ‘Twilight’ is officially here, and isn’t doing very well with critics, so instead of you going out and trying to find tickets to this damn movie, waiting in line for who knows how long and being disappointed why don’t you just go out to blockbuster and rent these 5 movies and kick back for some GOOD vampire movies! The great thing about these movies is they all pay respect to real vampires, and follow the vampire rules. They don’t just make their own up and hope that people just accept it.

Here are 5 movies about Vampires you wont be disappointed with:

The Lost Boys

This is one of the quintessential vampire movies that everyone has on their top lists. Not only do you have Keifer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, you also get Alex Winter(Bill)! Isn’t it enough to see him in something other than ‘Bill and Ted’? If not than maybe the vampire action you get throughout the movie will do it for you.

Interview with a Vampire

This will probably be the only time you get to see Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in the same movie, and they are freaking vampires! Not to mention you have a psychotic young Kirsten Dunst to thoroughly creep you out.

From Dusk Till Dawn

Seriously, Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney star in a Robert Rodriguez directed vampire movie? How can you possibly go wrong? Not to mention you get Cheech Marin in 3 different roles, Danny Trejo, Tom Savini with a strap on cock six shooter. You absolutely cannot pass this movie up. Oh and don’t forget Selma Hayek as a sexy vampire stripper:

Bram Stokers Dracula

Near Dark

If you want to talk fun and cool action-packed and modern telling of a vampire story, then you must want to talk about ‘Near Dark’. Kathryn Bigelow’s genre contribution is a modern classic… violent, funny and scary in the same way that ‘From Dusk til Dawn’ is scary. My homeboy Lance Henriksen and the wise-cracking Bill Pullman, together as vampires… plus all the other dark comedy and the butt-kicking bar scene… You’re gonna go see ‘Twilight’? Gimme a break!

BONUS:

if you just HAVE to see a Vampire movie in theaters this weekend then you need to see if ‘Let the Right One In‘ is playing anywhere near you.

Let the Right One In

I won’t hold it against you if you haven’t seen this yet, as the film is getting minimal theatrical play. However, if you do have an opportunity to see this and you choose to see ‘Twilight’ instead… I don’t recommend announcing it publicly. For my money, one of the best films of the year and easily in the top 5 vampire film of all time. Original, creepy, touching… damn near perfection!