tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post8981742734573462493..comments2024-03-28T00:08:13.399-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Masters of Horror “The V Word” – review (TV Episode)Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-41630081895016645402008-09-16T13:01:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:01:00.000-07:00LOD, I'm happy to dig the episode out, check the e...LOD, I'm happy to dig the episode out, check the ending and give you a blow by blow account. But I m not happy to do it as a comment, as it is too spoiler heavy.<BR/><BR/>Mail me at the contact me address - in the right hand column - and I'll mail you back with the details.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-49767873938872194132008-09-15T18:32:00.000-07:002008-09-15T18:32:00.000-07:00PLEASE tell me the ending!!I DVR'd this episode ov...PLEASE tell me the ending!!<BR/>I DVR'd this episode over the weekend. The show started late and as a result, the recording cut it off at a great point.<BR/><BR/>It stopped at the scene where the boy had to decided to kill his sister or not. <BR/><BR/>Please can you tell me how it ends?<BR/>thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-19006239129052519872008-07-18T23:29:00.000-07:002008-07-18T23:29:00.000-07:00JR, I've no doubt he did dislike it. However I am ...JR, I've no doubt he did dislike it. <BR/><BR/>However I am Legend did inspire NotLD and thus zombies owe a little to the vampire genre.<BR/><BR/>Thinking about it... if we are talking endings than both Omega Man and NotLD (both definitely not vampire films) get a lot closer to Matheson's ending than the recent I am Legend!Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-14344515311709117152008-07-18T22:32:00.000-07:002008-07-18T22:32:00.000-07:00I was under the impression that Matheson disliked ...I was under the impression that Matheson disliked Romero's "interpretation" of his novel (Romero's movie, while one of the greatest horror films ever made, seems to be even further away from Matheson's original intention than Omega Man . . .)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-74947487478039023982008-07-17T07:40:00.000-07:002008-07-17T07:40:00.000-07:00JR, I would say we've seen it too many times befor...JR, I would say we've seen it too many times before, but that would mean there are too many vampire films and that can never be the case!<BR/><BR/>Re the zombie aspect, we must remember that the zombie (Romero archetype) was actually based on vampires - I am Legend - thus it kind of is a full circle.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-16811907468716553072008-07-17T00:26:00.000-07:002008-07-17T00:26:00.000-07:00I watched the BTS feature on this a couple days ag...I watched the BTS feature on this a couple days ago . . . the special effects make-up guy made a point of saying they wanted to avoid the traditional biting with fangs because it had been done so much before. However, the movie does utilize some classic vampire plot-devices, such as when Justin self-sacrifices by exposing himself to sunlight (how many times have we seen that before, Taliesin?).<BR/>Still, this is a worthwhile effort, even though--as I said above--the vampire elements are somewhat muddled by zombie ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-35537295519794996992008-07-13T15:16:00.000-07:002008-07-13T15:16:00.000-07:00Hi JR, welcome to the site.I guess with these thin...Hi JR, welcome to the site.<BR/><BR/>I guess with these things it is always a matter of taste (and, to a degree, mood when watched) as well as expectation.<BR/><BR/>However, you raise some interesting points. We could assume that the cousin was killed in such a way as he wouldn't come back - but then the question raises of why turn these two.<BR/><BR/>The ripping of the throats was really a gore move I think - a matter of style rather than practicality.<BR/><BR/>But the zombie connection is well made - night of the living dead is quoted - but the tell for me was both in the lore revealed - sunlight and garlic - and the cogniscent thought shown at the end.<BR/><BR/>There is some cross-over however.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the comment and feel free to offer comment on any of the posts - I love to debate these issues and it is always interesting as we all see things in our own way.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-63613246610066816692008-07-13T14:45:00.000-07:002008-07-13T14:45:00.000-07:00I only discovered this site last week and, as I co...I only discovered this site last week and, as I collect vampire flicks as a hobby, it has quickly risen to the top of my Favorites listing . . . nice work!<BR/><BR/>Since this is the movie I acquired most recently, this will be my first post:<BR/>I disagree about the funeral home scene; I felt the suspense level made it the most effective of the movie as a whole, which took something of a downturn with the appearance of the "Mr. Chaney" character.<BR/>Here is the main problem as I see it: if Justin's cousin was attacked by Chaney, why was he lying dead on a gurney? The two main characters did not even seem to lose consciousness after being bitten . . .<BR/>Even more problematic is the manner in which they were attacked (i.e. the unnecessarily gorey ripping away of the throat); if Chaney knew that he was turning these boys into vampires (albeit this word is never uttered in the screenplay), why would he mutilate them in such a fashion? Unlike most vampire stories, their horrific wounds never healed. Surely he could have found a more(ahem) discreet manner in drinking their blood! <BR/>This last detail seems to tip the movie more into zombie-land, especially considering the way Justin acts immediately after being bitten.<BR/><BR/>So, although I enjoyed the direction and performances, this one might better have been called "the Z word".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-46274959556025396952007-02-01T23:31:00.000-08:002007-02-01T23:31:00.000-08:00Hi Mateo, I see your point and, to a degree, that ...Hi Mateo, I see your point and, to a degree, that is why the cliches disapointed so much - they distracted from that aspect.<br /><br />In the example of Kerry on the bus what could have been a great scene was spoilt with the 'drink wine' line. In fact I could have done without the referential bits, perhaps just keep in the 'coming to get you' line, which worked as it was a character making the reference on purpose.<br /><br />I see your Louis/Lestat connection although it was curtailed - that said they only had an hour.<br /><br />What they did with the genre, in places, was interesting but they didn't concentrate on it enough.<br /><br />As for vampire films without a gothic/cyberpunk aspect to them - we'll I'll have to give it some thought, there is always a tendency to open into at least a little gothicness. Near Dark is fairly much not that way (until the melodrama of Caleb/Mae's recovery at the end).<br /><br />I'm watching a Korean TV series called Freeze at the moment which could well be down those lines as the vampirism is very understated. I'll be reviewing after watching through so you can judge for yourself at that point. I'll think about it and see if I can identify some more but they are going to be few and far between.<br /><br />All in all, for the genre, the 4.5 wasn't to bad a score for this, however. Just resting below average it was pushed there by the cliche elements including the 20 minutes of wandering round the funeral home.<br /><br />Wish Ironside had been given a little more to do, as well.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-16730436890913139642007-02-01T18:12:00.000-08:002007-02-01T18:12:00.000-08:00Glad to see you review it. I saw it when it first ...Glad to see you review it. I saw it when it first aired here in the U.S., I think it was a couple of months ago. I'm with you mostly, but I think I turned out to like it a bit more than you did. The cliches were there, but they apparently didn't bother me as much.<br /><br />I agree with you that the funeral home scene was too long. That's the main problem I have, is that you don't find out until half way through the movie that there really is something fresh to it. It appears like it's going to be standard fright flick. It ends up being more of the introspective vampire flick, which is nothing new either, but the setting is what I think makes the film worthwhile.<br /><br />This is one of the only vampire films I can think of which takes place in, what I consider to be an authentic world. Usually it's either a gothic or cyberpunk world. But this really felt real to me. It made me think about what it would really be like to be a vampire. The ending scene with Kerry was especially brilliant to me. It's this image of a vampire teenager, playing video games, with no conscious about what he has become. There was something of a Louis/Lestat quality to the relationship of Justin and Kerry.<br /><br />So I ended up really liking the film. It made me want to see more of this world. Sure, I could have lived without the cliched Justin suicide scene, but the setting is what ultimately won me over.<br /><br />If you can think of any other vampire films that are set in a realistic modern world, I'd love to hear of those suggestions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com