Interview with the Vampire (199.

I always thought this film was interesting and underrated.

Kirsten Dunst was the best actor (though her role and lines were often poor.) Cruise gave the impression of simultaneously overacting and nervously holding back. Pitt alternated between a barely adequate performance and longing to be somewhere, anywhere else. The direction was bad. I would say it is among the more mediocre vampire films.

It's a great waste of opportunity. The casting of Pitt and Cruise felt like the work of outside hands, and Neil Jordan might have made a classic if the material - but didn't.

Like all horror films, it's the start that's the best, the plantation scenes were the best, visually and In setting a mood.

Totally agree about Cruise & Dunst was very good - alternately charming & practically feral, but (and I'll admit, it's been years since I read the book) I thought Pitt as Louis was gorgeous, charming, sad and not terribly savvy. He embodied the kind of seductiveness that Rice seemed to be going for in the books. It wasn't a great movie, but as lush, silly costume drama, it was pretty entertaining. But Cruise was totally wrong as the head vampire

Dunst acts circles around the two leads. Cruise wasn’t just miscast but laughably bad. See the AMCseries for how Lestat should be played. Pitt seems to have one character note that Louis is sad and that’s all he portrays. Also, you are dead wrong about Malcovich in DL.

I loved this movie as a kid and as a teen, but I watched this movie as an adult a year ago and it did not hold up.

He was miscast and not that good, but Pitt was beautiful in this film.

In my casting dreams, it would have been Daniel Day Lewis and Julian Sands, but that would have been an entirely different movie. The AMC version is really outstanding.

In the late 90s, I watched this movie on an endless loop when someone had it on VHS in the college dorms my freshman year. I loved it then and love it now.

Yes, Cruise and Pitt were totally miscast, but somehow that made it better for me. And it started my weird fascination with Dunst that remains to to this day.

I'm too lazy to find the link but I heard that Cher was considered for Tom Cruise's role. Apparently the studio executives were worried about the relationship seeming too gay. I prefer the AMC show.

Chee.

God, I’ll never live down that Cher typo I made will I?

I was told in middle school that the word “interesting” should never be used to describe something. Describe WHY it is interesting

Who is Chee?

I loved Tom Cruise as Lestat. Kirsten Dunst was fantastic too. As much as I love Brad, he wasn't very compelling, but he was gorgeous. I saw this movie 3 times and my poor husband sat through it all with me. Lol, but we had fun when we got home.

Siskel and Ebert liked it.

Not great, but like I said, it is the most interesting take on vampire lore I've ever seen. "A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)" has the second interesting take on vampire lore - even if it's hated by Stephen King purists.

I read the book in 1977. I bought it in an airport bookstore on my very first plane ride -- to basic training. So I never wanted to see the movie, much less watch a TV series.

And while I've said this here before, it bears repeating: if you're a fan of Ann Rice, read Feast of All Saints. Her writing went all downhill from there.

I’ve never been a Tom Cruise fan but I like him in this and Magnolia.

Sorry -- I meant Anne.

I didn't realize it was made in 199 but released centuries later

[quote]Interview with the Vampire (199.

Was this a prequel and was it set in the Pontine Marshes?

How did one fend off a vampire without a crucifix and holy water?

A relic from the last century. I saw it once. Have no interest in seeing it again.

"This house, is like, so, like cursed, dude".

I always felt like Pitt would’ve been a better Lestat and Cruise would’ve been a better Louis. Dunst stole the film from both of them.

Visually stunning. That's it

It’s not great but it’s a fun watch. Better than Queen of the Damned which gets hyped up because of Aaliyah’s tragic death.

I wanted so much for Brad Pitt to kiss Antonio Banderas.

Good film adaptation that I enjoyed more than I thought I would. It drew me in the more I watched it. Always loved the way the ending was filmed.

Antonio Banderas and the theatre of the vampires were stunning.

It has one of those classic Hollywood blockbuster endings.

After seeing Sam Reid in the AMC series, I find it impossible to watch Tom Cruise as Lestat.