Vampires
Ever since his parents were murdered by vampires, Jack Crow has had one purpose in life: putting stakes through bloodsuckers' hearts. Jack must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to endure sunlight.
17 March 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
27 September 1950, Tokyo, Japan
22 April 1967, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
2 December 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 December 1930, Vienna, Austria
28 January 1959, Montbéliard, Doubs, France
July 31, 2003
The movie is basically one-note: A vampire is harpooned and dragged out into the daylight where the body instantly explodes into flames. Creativity in action, for sure.January 01, 2000
You have to hand it to James Woods: He doesn't go out of his way to make himself likeable on screen.April 29, 2009
All in all, Carpenter does a good job with this stylish and scary vampire movie, giving us a great leading hero and a great villain.February 03, 2007
Very good, very basic, stripped-down film fueled by a bluesy guitar score.July 07, 2010
Vampires is an entertaining watch thanks to James Woods's great performance.March 04, 2006
Woods is entertaining as badass vampire hunter Jack Crow, but the meanness he exhibits toward his young priest assistant is offensive and completely unnecessary. Still, this is Carpenter's best film since the 1980s ended.July 25, 2007
Grungy, disreputable fun -- the kind of blood-and-tequila western that can only be made nowadays when disguised as a horror movie.April 21, 2002
...little more than an excuse to watch people kill each other in the most brutal possible ways.June 05, 2011
A suspense-free snark-fest desperate to turn its protagonist - vampire slayer Jack Crow (James Woods) - into a Snake Plisskin-style icon of supernatural-badass cool.