Byzantium

Goddamn I love picking the movie with the weird name only to be blown away.

Believe it or not, this is a vampire film.   Yes, I know... I can hear you groaning from here.  I don't blame you with the utter crap we have been drowned in from this genre over the past several years.   I shudder to think of the day I'm trying to explain to my son why 'Interview With The Vampire' is considerably superior in every way to 'Twilight 10: The WolfBatVampZombieGhost revenge'.

I watch them all though regardless of how awful just in the slight hope of something that can come close to some of the greats.  'Interview With The Vampire' obviously :)  'Lost Boys' of course.  Maybe 'Let the Right One In' comes close.  It's like panning for gold decades too late.

Tonight was awesome... I found Byzantium.   What is it with British cinema which just seems to get more appealing the older you get? 

This film was (almost) perfect. 

It brought back the beauty, charm and entrancement of a decent Vampire flick. It's like experiencing a dream.  The beautifully simple piano soundtrack worked so well... as it often does in so many movies.

Hah - the joke on is me though as I just looked up IMDB to see who directed this and it turns out it's the same guy who directed 'Interview With The Vampire'....  Well Mr 'Neil Jordan', I am a big fan.  (He also did the Crying Game but I haven't seen it :0)

I was completely entranced for the entire movie.  When I think back to how it started to where it ended and the journey I'd been through it's just incredible.  There is so much going on and I just love the way it's told.  I just want anyone like me who still holds on to the hope of good vampire movies to watch this and let me know what you think.   Am I losing my grasp?  Or do you agree this is an original masterpiece?

9/10

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BTW - the only reason for the (almost) perfect was a few scotchers so hopefully need to edit that out after a sober watch ;)  (10/10??? :)