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My Best Friend Is a Vampire [VHS]

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Dont be fooled, Lionsgate is releasing several of these (The Lost Collection) of cheap quality, Full Screen versions of some of your old favorites that never made it to DVD, as INTENDED! My friend has this movie of (The Lost Collection) version. When compared to my old VHS version, we found it was frame to frame exactly the same, and even visual quality, as my Full Screen VHS Version. No Digital Inhancement, no Quality Up Date..Same movie just different Format: DVD..I checked up on all of these, (The Lost Collection) Releases, and they are exactly all the same, Full Screen, no quality inhancements..Basciclly, what you see is what you get..Anyone can go to Wal Mart and buy a DVD RECORDER, and you can make a transfer of any VHS Movie, but it wont change or enhance your recording, just because its on a DVD Disk. Does Lionsgate think we are stupid??..Well I guess they do because their (Lost collection) series is growing..I Know DVD format has replaced The Old VHS format, but come on, this is one of my favorite movies. I to was waiting the Grand DVD release of this wounderful movie, and "not a direct transfer from VHS", is what it exactally looks like..Shame on you Loinsgate..we Movie Lovers deserve MUCH Better than this sham of your fast buck, money making video transfer!..Atlest you dont fool me. Sorry if you disagee with my Review, but "I call them as I see Them".

Combine Tiger Beat with Degrassi Junior High and add a dash of Bram Stoker and there you have it! A Neurotic Dallas teenager without the slightest hint of a southern accent being coached by Rene Auberjenois on how to be a member of the pack. Fabulously entertaining I love this movie. a great popcorn movie, fun fun fun!

I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it - while everyone else liked that one with Jim Carey in it, which I just thought was silly, I was watching this one (and "Rockula," which I hope will someday be put out in DVD format).

Jeremy and Ralph are best friends - but while Ralph apparently has no trouble asking out women, Jeremy is shy around the fairer gender, despite the fact that the beautiful cheerleader Candy has the hots for him. But Jeremy is strangely drawn to Darla Blake - a baritone sax player in the band and not the type of girl that usually leads to the sorts of dreams that Jeremy has been having about her.

Things start to get strange when Jeremy's dream about Darla is interrupted by a strange woman. Even weirder, the next day when out delivering groceries, Jeremy discovers this strange woman is the new delivery recipient on his grocery route. After her cat has scratched his finger, she first licks, then sucks on his finger and invites him back to her house that night at midnight ... I'm sure you can see where this is going. Needless to say, there is a crazed vampire killer with his bumbling assistant; a vampire "counselor" sent to help Jeremy adjust to his new life (played by the very talented Rene Aberjonois of "Deep Space Nine" fame) and, of course, a bevy of beautiful vampire women. It is also (as far as I can tell) the very first movie in which we see a very young Kathy Bates.

If you enjoy lighter vampire fare, this is definitely the movie for you. It is just a lot of fun, very 80s, great soundtrack. I hope you'll give this a chance, if you weren't already aware of it.

We all remember the 80's as a time of strange yet great times. Look no further than a classic 80's vampire comedy. See Robert Sean Leonard in his young days before House in what may be one of his best comedic roles.

An average teen in high school meets a beautiful older woman that wants to meet him in the evening. He goes for it, looking forward to a night of passion only to find himself being bitten by a vampire only moments before a crazed slayer busts onto the scene. The boy then must go through the awkward change from mortal to vampire, all while dealing with the average high school anxiety that comes with being with a boy his age. Comic gold unfolds and you get to watch a boy become a man and a vampire very quickly.

This is a must have for any lover of the 80's.

I saw this film for the first time at around 2am on some random cable network. I liked it so much, I had to buy it. I've seen it around a hundred times, and it never loses anything.

Jeremy Capello has a bit of a problem. He goes on a grocery delivery and meets a beautiful woman who invites him to come back to her house at midnight. A teenage boy with hormones all-a-rage wouldn't turn her down, that's for sure! He meets her, and she bites his neck just before a madman breaks the door down and runs him out.

The next day, he is approached by a man who claims that the woman was a vampire, and that he would soon be turning himself. Of course, Jeremy doesn't believe his new 'vampire advisor', until he starts to notice the changes himself.

This film is an 80's comedy, and is filled with great 80's music. The acting is surprisingly good, even though the film is full of no-name actors (except for one or two). Don't sit down expecting Oscar material and you might just enjoy this one. I personally can't wait until a DVD is for sale...if that ever happens.

Hadn't seen this in years. Was surprised to find out that, if anything, I enjoyed it more now than back when it came out.

Filled with funny sight gags and a legitimate sense of breezy fun; this movie stands on it's own and isn't just recommended as a nostalgia piece. It's one of the better vampire comedies ever made (up there with "The Fearless Vampire Killers" and "Love at First Bite"). Recommended above other forays into the genre; such as "Once Bitten".

Unfortunately, this is a no-frills release so all you get here is the movie - and it looks like it was taken from a Laserdisk (or equivalent) master. Yeah - it's definitely better than watching the VHS - but not much.

This film is a heartwarming feature that treats vampirism like Juvenile Diabetes. People who catch this communicable disease are only subject to lifestyle changes and drinking blood is to be thought of as "Taking your vitamins".

And it isn't a sappy teenage love story either. Moreso it delivers a quality message about the power of friendship when friends turn out, by way of their physical being or their ethical character, to be less than ideal.

Also this film turns away from most 80's films as it openly mocks the objectification of women in cinema as those that attempt such actions in this film often have the tables turned against them.

All in all, I recommend this film for anyone who would enjoy a light-hearted look at vampires instead of the gory and gruesome look given to them by modern media.

Everyone has a guilty pleasure. Mine happens to be this movie. Granted, the film is not Oscar-worthy material, but it is good for a laugh. When I watch this, I know that the joke is bad, I know that the story is cliched, and I know that the writing is pathetic. Yet I don't care. I still enjoy every viewing. The acting, as a matter of fact, is half-decent- it's just the script that bites (I couldn't resist the pun!). If you're looking for a movie that will make you laugh- even when you know you shouldn't- watch this. It'll give ya a smile, or at least a good eye roll.

A Houston teen's world is turned upside-down when he discovers the woman he recently attempted to have a sexual encounter with was a vampire, and now he's one too. With the help of his vampire advisor, Modoc, Jeremy Capello learns the ins and outs of being a modern vampire, from buying pig's blood at an all-night butcher's shop to avoiding the local slayer-wannabes (in this case, the always great David Warner). It wouldn't be so difficult for Jeremy if he wasn't trying to win the heart of a certain girl at school, and if he didn't have to worry about his best friend being slain by a vampire hunter who is after the wrong guy all-together.

Ah, how to describe this gem of a film called "My Best Friend is a Vampire". It's a 1980's classic, if you liked the goofy supernatural comedies of the '80's. I'm a Teen Wolf fanatic myself, and I always saw this 1987 flick as the vampire answer to TW. It's no "Fright Night". In fact, it's not scary at all, but it's a lot of cheesy '80's fun. Very dated, but very enjoyable. But I honestly do not get Jeremy's attraction to the androgynous girl at school rather than the gorgeous cheerleader who was desperate for his bod (for some reason). After seeing the flick, I don't think it was her personality, so I really don't get it, ha. Though, it probably relates to the film's themes on subjects like sexual identity and activity, teen angst, prejudice, etc..., all that heavy '80's teen stuff. Actually, it particularly plays as a metaphor on homosexuality, though one can also simply view this as a fun vampire click if you don't want to think too hard. This movie is a great flashback fun-flick, especially if you like '80's comedies or '80's vampire flicks. Not to be confused with the early-Jim Carrey vampire comedy, "Once Bitten", which, frankly, I'm not sure I've ever really seen in its entirety yet. Gotta remedy that sometime. This DVD release is severely lacking, but could be a lot worse. It's fullscreen and the only bonus feature is an okay triva track. The trailer at least would have been a great inclusion. Still, I'm just glad this one made it onto DVD. There are many others I can think of that still need to get that far, or need to go back into print.

There is nothing really great about this movie.
Yet I find myself watching it over and over.
It is paced perfectly and never gets slow.

Overall it is a good teen comedy that does not take
vampires seriously.
If you were a teen in the 80's it is even
more funny to watch this movie.

I would wait for a dvd version.