skybrick736 John Carpenter always had a way of cashing in with the most simplistic of horror movie title, for example Halloween, The Fog, The Thing. The fall off in his directing career maybe could be pointed to his first film about vampires, notably called Vampires. The bloodsucking creatures in the southwest desert scenery really made the film seem like it derived from the film "From Dusk Til Dawn", which came out a couple years prior. With a lack of originality in the story, there was also a problem of having a dull supporting cast around James Woods. Needless to say the film was able to hold my interest throughout the film and James Woods did pull off his dialogue really well but it is a disappointing film considering pass successes.

Claudio Carvalho The crusader Jack Crow (James Woods), Anthony Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) and their team are vampire slayers working for the Catholic Church under the command of Cardinal Alba (Maximilian Schell). When they find a vampire nest near Mexico, they exterminate all the vampires but their master Jan Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith) that is hidden below earth. Jack, Montoya and their friends go to a motel to celebrate with prostitutes. However, Valek comes to the motel, bites the hooker Katrina (Sheryl Lee) and kills all the vampire slayers but Jack and Montoya that flee taking Katrina with them. Jack has a meeting with Cardinal Alba that asks him to join another team. Jack leaves the meeting with Father Adam Guiteau (Tim Guinee) and decides to hunt down Valek using Katrina as a bait. Will they succeed?John Carpenter's Vampires is an entertaining underrated film with a perfect combination of terror, action and humor. There are many funny lines and the casting is perfect. Sheryl Lee is extremely hot especially on the bed scene where she is nude. Once again John Carpenter makes a great film. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Vampiros de John Carpenter" ("John Carpenter's Vampires")

pkneer I liked several things about this film - the cast worked well together and the cheesy dialog was refreshing. But the film became too ridiculous, even for a fantasy vampire flick.The main vampire went from scary and ruthless to a guy with bad make up fairly quickly.I liked the campy feel but don't take anything seriously or you'll be disappointed. I liked the film, just not overjoyed by it. I normally don't care for James Woods, but he did a pretty good job as a vampire hunter. Probably the best feature of the film was the special effects. It is old school, no CGI - and I liked that a lot. It's a decent film to watch if you have the time, it is entertaining and fun. I was hoping for a bit more from what I had read from other reviews.

Python Hyena Vampires (1998): Dir: John Carpenter / Cast: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell: Wretched little bloodsucker regarding a cross that can render vampires impervious to sunlight. James Woods and Daniel Baldwin lead a team of vampire hunters where they harpoon the creatures and drag them into the sunlight to fry. Early on the team is dismembered, decapitated, swan in two by claws, leaving Woods and Baldwin with bitten captive Sheryl Lee. She manages to bite Baldwin, which leads to predictable circumstances. Screenplay unleashes morbid images of vampires punching their fists through victims while the heart pumps its last in their palms. This is a sad descend in quality for director John Carpenter who once made a horror masterpiece called Halloween. Woods pulls through as perhaps the film's best element. He is required to kill vampires and look cool doing it. This is beneath his obvious talent. Baldwin never seems to be with the program. Sheryl Lee spends most of the film bound to a bed. Perhaps it was the only way the filmmakers could get her to stay for the entire shoot. I hope that she can look back and not be embarrassed for this obvious exploitation and depravity. Thomas Ian Griffith plays the head honcho vampire. Production is reduced to a puke gore mess at its pathetic pointless worst. Score: 1 ½ / 10