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Watch: Vampires 1998 123movies, Full Movie Online – A bunch of vampire hunters aided by the Vatican are asked to hunt down a master vampire and his goons of vampires who are ripping and tearing humans apart. While the leader of the vampire hunter does the slaying and takes orders from the Vatican as his parents were killed by vampires and he was raised by the Church, the Church has an agenda of their own regarding a centuries-old cross from falling into the hands of the master vampire..
Plot: The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
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Ratings:

	6.1/10 Votes: 60,199
	42% | RottenTomatoes
	42/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1006 Popularity: 14.047 | TMDB

Reviews:

Never been a big fan of this movie, and of vampires in general, but seeing it again after many years, did kind of enjoy it primarily for James Woods and to some extent Thomas Ian Griffith’s over-the-top performance (and Sheryl Lee is easy on the eyes for sure). Certainly not top tier John Carpenter and the editing was a mess, but still somewhat entertaining. **3.0/5**

I killed my own father, padre. I got no trouble killing you.

Not half as bad as some reviews in 1998 made it out to be, Vampires is worth taking a peek at these days. Without the heavy weight of expectation for a return to form for John Carpenter, it proves to be a schlocky and bloody good time.

James Woods stars as a Vatican backed vampire slayer, something he does with considerable relish. But now he is up against an uber vampire in Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), a leader with powers unbound. Daniel Baldwin and Sheryl Lee are along for the gore laden ride.

Woods is cool, with a quip on the tongue and a deadly weapon to hand, his by-play with Tim Guinee’s priest provides much of the film’s humour. The photography, choreography, editing and tension building are all high in quality, and while the story is weak and there’s a whiff of misogyny in the mix, for a horror popcorner there’s a good time to be had here. 7/10

Flawed, but fun
John Carpenter’s Vampires is a flawed film, that’s for sure. It is not really terrifying, despite being billed as a horror film. It is rather brutal, and the film’s humor and the actions of the characters have been accused in some quarters of having a misogynistic bent. So why is this film so much fun? Two words: James Woods. An extremely underrated actor, Woods is nearly perfect in the role of cocky Jack Crow, a renowned vampire hunter. He chews scenery with relish, handles his character’s off-color humor with panache, and never lets up his colorful performance for one minute. Is John Carpenter’s Vampires art? No. Is it great filmmaking? No. Is it a good time at the movies with a central performance that will put a smile on your face? You bet. And, occasionally, that is enough. Who says the B-picture is dead?

Much better than its reputation!
I was puzzled by the low rating “Vampires” got, it’s my favorite movie of 1998/99. Why do I give the date in that manner? I was (un)fortunate enough to see this movie in the uncut version (as shown in France), in the US version and just a few weeks ago in the German one.

But first things first — I am female and I have read so many reviews and comments telling me, that I, as a woman, should feel disgust at the alleged misogynous undertone of “Vampires”. I am sorry, but in none of the three versions I saw did I feel, hear or see anything which might support this allegation! Crow hated practically everyone except for Montoya and the first priest, Montoya — while quipping left and right — behaved quite kindly towards Lee’s hooker except where she directly caused him to react violently and none of the other oneliners warrant, IMO, even a raised eyebrow regarding that special topic.

Let me add that I also am not religious, with my own perceptive view of enough past wrongs done by the Catholic church, so that any of the soi-disant “hate” directed at that church is in my opinion well-founded given the plot. Callan’s explanation of how he views god, as well as several other references by Crow and Montoya underline the basic belief of the vampire hunters while maintaining their no-nonsense attitude.

With that back to why I liked the movie so much: it is in its own way as stark and streamlined as the best samples of its genre; the cinematography is just perfect with the right mixture of visual and non-visual storytelling; the dialogue is engagingly humorous throughout, feels real and allows each character his or her own voice; there are several deeply moving scenes, either visually or characterwise moving, which will stay with the audience; there are enough novelties incorporated to make this rendition of the vampire theme fresh and quite frankly, I liked Carpenter’s score a lot too.

What wins me completely over is the very obvious fun all the actors had with their roles. James Woods was perfect as sardonic, illusion-free Crow and his brushing “campiness” with the tip of a finger, yet withdrawing just in time, is priceless. Daniel Baldwin makes the most of his character’s arc, nicely underplaying his role, while he still manages to convey Montoya’s journey by minimal changes of expression or voice. The final scene couldn’t have been done any better. Sheryl Lee gives what I consider one of the strongest supports I’ve seen in quite a few years, whether by male or female actors, especially when you count in the scarcity of means she’s handed over. Ian Griffith had several fine moments and the entire supporting cast was refreshing in their non-Hollywoody realistic, natural look and acting. The overall impression was of people enjoying what they’re expertly doing.

An advice to the German audience, I noted while watching the dubbed release that the translation killed practically every single punch line and nearly all of the humor. And it *could* have been translated properly. The voice actors dubbing for Woods and Baldwin did so without recreating even a tenth of what both actors put into their voices in the original version. I do think that some of the disappointment expressed there is due the extremely low quality of the translation and dubbing. See the movie in its original language. I also can’t see any reason for the loss of those scenes which were cut out of the US release when compared to the French one. The movie loses quite some strength this way.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 48 min (108 min)
Budget 20000000
Revenue 20308772
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Horror, Thriller
Director John Carpenter
Writer John Steakley, Don Jakoby
Actors James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee
Country United States, Japan
Awards 7 wins & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, SDDS (uncredited), DTS
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Gold II, Panavision E-Series Lenses
Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 2,732 m (Italy), 3,021 m (Spain), 3,021 m
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm