Dell's Pointless Lists: Best Vampire Movies Since 2000

**dell71** · 10-29-2013, 05:20 PM

9. 30 Days of Night (2007)
The beauty of this movie is its simplicity. In an Alaskan industrial town, it is about to be dark for an extended period of time. As the sun sets, a group of vampires comes into town looking for a feast. That's it. No romantic notions here about a creature who's diet consists solely of human blood. These are simply aggressive and nasty predators. It's perhaps the most willing to be just a horror flick of any movie on this list.

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**dell71** · 10-29-2013, 05:26 PM

8. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
In the future, vampire hunting has become a very lucrative occupation. The best hunter out there is D. His big advantage is that he's half-vampire. When a young woman is abducted by a vampire, her father hires D to bring her home safely, or kill her humanely if she's already become one herself. The catch is he's also hired a crew of hunters, so our hero has some competition out there. It's an interesting movie that takes the vampire in some new, and often, strange directions. Don't let the fact that it's animated fool you. It's a dark tale and not made for the little ones. If you don't like anime, steer clear.

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**dell71** · 10-29-2013, 05:28 PM

7. Daybreakers (2010)
This one is more of a thinking man's entry into the canon of vampire movies. Most of the world's population has already turned into bloodsuckers. Unsurprisingly, they are running out of human blood which is a big problem. The remaining humans form a resistance and might possibly have a cure. There are also the disgusting little creatures vampires devolve into if/when they start feeding on vampire blood. The movie was not especially well-received, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. The plot plays out nicely and despite what I said about this being a thinking man's flick, things get pretty nasty.

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**Buzzman** · 10-29-2013, 06:05 PM

I think the vampires from 30 Days of Night are the "coolest" but the fully transformed hungry ones from Daybreakers are the scariest/best portrayal.

**dell71** · 10-30-2013, 09:37 AM

6. I Am Legend (2007)
We've already established that Richard Matheson's most famous tale is only loosely followed in this adaptation (3 Movies, 1 Book - I Am Legend). What we also established is that most of the liberties taken with the story are for the better. Will Smith gives a surprisingly vulnerable performance and ably conveys a man who knows great loss, but thinks he can fix things. By things, I mean the plague that has turned seemingly everyone else in the world into vampires. These vamps are closer to zombies and have been almost universally panned for being rendered by shoddy cgi. Honestly, I've seen worse. Besides, the movie around them functions pretty well.

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**dell71** · 10-30-2013, 09:38 AM

5. Underworld (2003)
Vampires and werewolves, here referred to as Lycans, have been waging war for centuries and things are coming to a head. We get in on the story as the one special human is found who can survive being bitten by both monstrous species and could be a formidable weapon. This one plays out as if both creatures were thrown into The Matrix. It is pretty easily the most stylish and least horror movie on the list. Some might say all that style merely masks the lack of substance. I'm cool with that. It works for me. Granted, the franchise spawned from this flick is largely rubbish, but I'm rather fond of this one.

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**dell71** · 10-30-2013, 09:41 AM

4. Blade II (2002)
Marvel Comics' half-human, half-vampire hero Blade has dedicated his life to destroying vampires. They are out to get him, too. However, at least for one night, both parties have to put aside their differences and work together because there is something out there worse than either of them: The Reapers. Director Guillermo del Toro crafts a movie that functions as part horror flick and part superhero adventure and bittersweet love story. This is by far my favorite movie in the franchise and one of my favorite comic book flicks of all-time.

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**LiquidLarry2GhostWF** · 10-30-2013, 11:12 AM

The winner better be Let The Right One In...if not...

DIE.

I've often debated with myself that Let The Right One In is THE BEST Vampire film ever made. Everything was right about that film. It is among the elites.

Shadow of the Vampire is a slam dunk @ #2.

Underrated on this list...30 Days of Night. I have yet to revisit, but it was fantastic as a first viewing.

Doubt it'll be listed, but Chan Park Wook did a very good vampire flick called Thirst.

**dell71** · 10-30-2013, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by LiquidLarry2GhostWF

The winner better be Let The Right One In...if not...

DIE.

I've often debated with myself that Let The Right One In is THE BEST Vampire film ever made. Everything was right about that film. It is among the elites.

Shadow of the Vampire is a slam dunk @ #2.

Underrated on this list...30 Days of Night. I have yet to revisit, but it was fantastic as a first viewing.

Doubt it'll be listed, but Chan Park Wook did a very good vampire flick called Thirst.

Hmmm...Are there surprises ahead, which may in fact lead to my death, or do you have it right???

The plot thickens...

**JeremyHight** · 10-30-2013, 07:00 PM

My personal top 3 would be:

3.) Daybreakers - Awesome premise, very well done, good acting (not great, but good), and very fun to watch.

2.) 30 Days of Night - Extremely good representation of the comic and done exceedingly well. It isn't going to win an Oscar obviously, but it was so well done for a vampire movie.

1.) Let the Right One In - Only one on the list that could legitimately have won an award. It was that good.

**dell71** · 11-01-2013, 02:05 PM

3. Let Me In (2010)
Here we have the American remake of a Swedish vampire flick. Like its predecessor, it's a wonderful tale of a troubled young boy in love with a girl who happens to be a vampire. We deal extensively with bullying, absentee parenting, puppy love, even pedophilia. Having it set in the 80s also gives some of us old farts a good deal of nostalgia. Yes, I sing along when Culture Club's "Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me" plays. What of it? Anyhoo, all of these things are handled well. Also well done are the performances of our youthful leads and the sheer exhaustion expressed by Richard Jenkins. And of course, in true American fashion, it is more visually gruesome than the original.

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**dell71** · 11-01-2013, 02:08 PM

2. Let the Right One In (2008)
Okay, maybe it's a cop-out to have both the original and the remake on the same list. But this movie is soooooooo good. True, the remake offers more in the way of blood and guts. On the other hand this one is more subtle. It doesn't show us as much to our eyes, but the more implicit narrative makes this one a bit creepier. Along with all the themes of the American flick, this one includes homosexuality and emasculation in both the literal and figurative sense. Therefore, it's even braver than the remake, too.

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**LiquidLarry2GhostWF** · 11-01-2013, 02:15 PM

I WILL SHAME YOU!

Seriously, you better have Shadow of the Vampire @ #1, otherwise, you should just fuck right off.

**dell71** · 11-01-2013, 02:18 PM

Dear Denizens of VSN,

The following pointless list cannot be completed due to dell71's failure to put Let the Right One In in the top spot. He was warned. And now...

...he has been dealt with.

Sincerely,

LiquidLarry2GhostWF

Dell's Pointless Lists: Best Vampire Movies Since 2000

Dell's Pointless Lists: Best Vampire Movies Since 2000

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