Taliesin meets the vampires: Taliesin’s top 100

Zahir, over at Undead Whispers had posted about a top 70 vampire film list at Snarkarati. There seemed to be some odd entries, quality wise, and some omissions as well as one film that I’d not heard of, which will be the subject of a future ‘Vamp or Not?’ It did inspire me to create a Top 100 of my own.

Things to note:

These are taken from the highest scored films I have reviewed (mainly) and, in many cases, there is very little to separate one from another.

These are all judgement calls on my part.

Certain films have not been reviewed but have been looked at under ‘Vamp or Not?’ – they have been slotted in where I believe they rank.

Honourable Mentions do not qualify for this list.

TV shows/episodes do qualify for the list.

I am hoping it will be dynamic as I see/review films not on the list.

One thing is certain, you will disagree with the list, iro inclusions, ommisions and order.

18 comments:

Richard said...: Slightly surprised to see Dracula Has Risen From The Grave but not Taste the Blood of Dracula.; 12/1/09 12:11 PM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: Richard, if you look to the review of Taste the Blood, you'll see I didn't really rate it highly.
It was, however, a close call between Risen, Prince of Darkness and Scars of... I think the iconic scenes of the bell, at the beginning, and the doll symbolising discarding innocence carried Risen ahead.

All just personal taste though; 12/1/09 12:51 PM
Zahir al Daoud said...: Honestly, a few surprises here and there, mostly in terms of placement. But that is a matter of taste. Again, there are almost a dozen of these I've not seen (at least in their entirety) but the essence is that I agree with all the ones on the list which I recognize. Methinks I would have added Let The Right One In; 12/1/09 4:50 PM
Chick Young said...: Fantastic list mate. Many cheers for it. I only have one problem, and you know what it is, and it's a BIG one. The REMAKE of Salem's Lot chimes in about FIFTY! notches above the original?! I demand a re-count OR at some point down the line, the horror/vampire loving community will pester you to re-examine your review of one or the other. Other than that, what's not to love my dear Tali! Hugs and kittens, Chick; 12/1/09 5:54 PM
Chick Young said...: PS - LOVE that The Monkees made the Top 100.; 12/1/09 5:55 PM
S. Roit said...: Completely off topic, but I thought I'd let you know that I decided to try one of these bloggers myself.

http://authorsroit.blogspot.com/

I even broke my blogger cherry with a lame intro post. ;-); 12/1/09 9:24 PM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: Zahir: Cheers mate. Let the Right One In, I am sure, will likely make the top 100 at some point. However, as it has never had a UK release (to date) and thus never been reviewed at this site...

Chick, my friend, it wouldn't be me without my controversial view on Salem's Lot and the remake - however I thought you might just pick up on that. But hey, not just the Monkees but also Bud and Lou...

s.roit cheers for the heads up, I shall be over avisiting soon.; 12/1/09 10:25 PM
Simon Dyda said...: Great list. It'll come in handy next time I go shopping at Amazon.; 13/1/09 7:32 AM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: cheers simon; 13/1/09 7:36 AM
Edna Sweetlove said...: How can LOVE AT FIRST BITE not be in your top 100 vampire films? Surely that's an oversight!; 15/1/09 10:46 AM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: Hi Edna, good to hear from you. As I said at the head of this the only thing certain is that "you will disagree with the list, iro inclusions, ommisions and order."

As it is, the list was compiled from the best scored movies I've reviewed. The top 3 are the 3 10 out of 10's then we have the 9's, the 8.5's etc The lowest scoring films on the list are from 87 to 100 and all scored 7 out of 10 (though a large number of 7 out of 10s didn't make it to this list, judgement calls on my part).

I'm afraid Love at First Bite only scored 6 out of 10.; 15/1/09 12:39 PM
Edna Sweetlove said...: Hmph...

Well, what about THE VAMPYR: A SOAP OPERA then?; 15/1/09 2:29 PM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: You know something, I haven't seen that since it originally aired. I have, however, been keeping an eye out for it recently as it only recently came back to mind.

Believe me, once found and rewatched, if it is found to be of a high mark then it would slot in within the Top 100 as the actual top 100 list is meant to be an organic 'living' list as it were.; 15/1/09 3:07 PM
Edna Sweetlove said...: I remember the narrator's bit about the Vampyre's "deep, dark vorrrrrtex" as being the highlight of Robert Stephens' career (not saying much, but anyway...).; 17/1/09 1:44 PM
felisgris said...: I thought this a very good and fair list. My only reservation is that for sheer fun, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires should be on it somewhere. Chinese Ghost Story and Erotic Ghost story are also fun Vampire movies that ought to be on here somewhere.; 29/3/09 5:14 AM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: Cheers Felisgris. Unfortunately 7 golden may be fun but... well its not a great movie. Don't get me wroing, I enjoy watching it but...

Chinese Ghost Story is an interesting one. One of my favourite HK movies - in all honesty - it is a great film but... is it vampire? I will have to dig it out at some point and do a 'Vamp or Not?' - if it comes out as Vamp then it would find a place here...

Erotic Ghost Story... I am not sure that I am aware of it, to be fair.; 29/3/09 5:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Can you pls post a list of the top 100 vampire books.
I more of a reader than a movie fanatic though i really loved the Isle of the Dead; 28/4/09 4:31 AM
Taliesin_ttlg said...: anon, glad you enjoyed Isle of the Dead.

Though I have read many a vampire book, I have not reviewed that many. However, rather than a top 100 I might do an article including some of my top recommendations of vamp books.

Keep your eyes peeled, I'd recon towards the end of May.; 28/4/09 8:00 AM