The death of the Vampire movie is a sad day for the horror movie world![/caption]You know I will be honest and say that where as I have always been a huge fan of Vampire movies and TV series, and always will be, I have to say that I have always been more of a fan of the Zombie side of the Supernatural monster media market...
Well in recent years I have to be honest and say that as a horror Movie/TV show fan, and a fan of Vampires in both mediums, that I have been a little concerned with the direction that the, 'Vampire' sub-genre has been going (this has been a problem with novels as well...)
That is the direction that takes the more traditional kick-ass Vampire, that can easily seduce any girl in to their grave or to becoming their brides (the reverse is true for female vampires and their effects on men), but also the fact that they can kick mortals ass really easily!
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Lestat was a real bad ass who could both charm a lady and kick some ass![/caption]This direction has been being led astray in recent years in just about all of the mediums, including: Movies, TV Shows and Books, and leading to Vampires that are becoming the new, 'lotharios' in, 'Romance' novels!
This is a total mistake! Hey being innovative and taking the sub-genre in a direction that it has never taken before is one thing, but taking it in a direction that only satisfies one audience set is a total mistake!
A great example of this is the, 'Twilight Saga'... Don't get me wrong, I imagine there is some good stuff to say for both the books and the novels... But the vampires in these novels don't even have a problem with the sun!
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Why is Edward not burning up?[/caption]I mean if you want to satisfy both sides of the coin, 'True Blood' has done a truly fantastic job of this!
What do I mean... Well in this awesome HBO series, a vampire ends up falling in love with a human woman, and the pitfalls that comes from trying to merge the two worlds...
The drama that is centered around this couple, and the fact that neither world really accepts it is a lot of fun, and is set up in such a way as to pull in both sides of the coin while not changing the fact that Vampire's are more then just weird immortal humans, but are actually terrifying monsters that could kill you with out a second thought!
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True Blood has the drama of a, 'romance' novel, but also adds in the sexuality along with the brute force of an awesome horror movie![/caption]In the end, good or bad, I am glad that the, 'Twilight Saga' is over with, and I hope that with the deaths of, 'Team immortal human claiming to be a 'Vampire' and, 'Team weird looking wolf dude', that the world of, 'Vampires' can get back to what it is supposed to be!
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