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Vampires: Los Muertos [Region 2]

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Vampires: Los Muertos, was produced by John Carpenter who directed the first installment of the now two Vampires movies. Tommy Lee Wallace direct's Vampires: Los Muertos this time around, and, his style and eye behind the camera is impressive. This time starring as the vampire hunter is Jon Bon Jovi (The Leading Man, Row Your Boat), who plays Derek Bliss a vampire hunter who goes to New Mexico to take on an assignment. It's relatively simple, to kill Vampires and destroy their leader played by the beautiful Arly Jover (who's quite good in this role). Derek Bliss soon finds out that it will not be an easy task, so he creates, you guessed it -- his own team of Vampire slayers. This time one of them is actually half Vampire, played by the gorgeous Natasha Gregson Wagner. She pops in some kind of miracle pill that helps control the Vampire disease. Without giving away to many of the films secrets, the main theme here is of course Vampire hunting and that is what we get. The whole cast is convincing and there is chemistry between all of them which makes the film more interesting. We get our share of action -- filmed convincingly, and there is lots of it in Vampires: Los Muertos. While the film does have b-movie elements at times (some of the effects look unrealistic), Jon Bon Jovi, and his impressive performance takes Vampires: Los Muertos into A-movie terrain, and without him this film would probably have had a hard time getting there. Jon Bon Jovi makes a great action hero here, and he is probably the sole reason alone that makes Vampires: Los Muertos worth seeing. One more thing, I think this film was at least good enough to have it released theatrically. Anyhow it's yours to see on video, and it's quite a trip.

Well, I just recently saw the movie and I thought it was great! Jon really shined in this movie, Like he doesnt in any other movie! At first, I thought It was more of a blood and guts movie and it is, I like that. I like a movie that follows a plot and keeps you on the edge of your seat with anticipation of what's going to happen next. I thought jon would die in the movie. I will not say if he does or not, Just in case no one has seen it. THis is one of Jon's best movie roles ever. I think. Sit back and relax. Enjoy the show!

Yes it's true. The path of the original is not strayed from very often. However, like me, if you are not of a superflus cynical nature and can see past this mere glitch, then what you have is a thoroughly entertaining, though not terribly taxing, romp. Rock star turned actor wannabe Jon Bon Jovi is a hunter in a similar role to Woods in the orig' and while not as commanding, does show that not all crooners are hopeless on the silver screen. The rest of the cast add there blood to the mush but it is definetely Bon Jovi's platter. Not the usual type of " arty " movie he would normally make, I can only assume he was bored or perhaps wanted to practice, as he certainly doesn't need the money.Again, the plot wouldn't trouble the mind of a 12 year old though it moves at a decent pace, enough to keep you interested. Good fun !

A more or less sequel to John Carpenter's smashing take on vampires, Vampires: Los Muertos finds Carpenter's long time collaborator Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween 3) directing this low budget direct to video shlock fest, starring Jon Bon Jovi of all people as a vampire hunter in over his head. Assembling a haphazard, rag tag team (including Lost Highway's Natasha Wagner) to combat a vampire queen (Arly Jover, who played a vamp in the original Blade, and she looks much better here), the film rolls briskly along with some over the top overacting, plenty of leaps in logic, and plot holes aplenty. It's a shame John Carpenter's name got attached to this drek of a horror film, those who enjoyed his Vampires should definitely avoid.

Jon Bon Jovi stars as: Vampire hunting Derek Bliss (I know its cheesy, but I LIKE the name LOL)who is deployed to New Mexico by a top-secret vampire hunting agency. Once there, Derek Sent to Mexico, where he must gather a group of allies to hunt and kill a nest of evil, cruel and incredibly stupid vampires.

Despite the 'good guys must stake evil vampires' plot, Los Muerteos had its moments. Jon Bon Jovi does well, as the laid back and practical Bliss, and the supporting cast are completely up to the task of portraying a band of 'hunters,' with enthusiasm.

Things I could've done without: some stereotypical characters: crusty old coot, young sidekick, and the 'ditzy female psychic whose mind is linked to the arch-vampire,' and the stereotypical I'm so eeevvvvvilllll villain who seems to have no motivation, other than to run around and act stupid. I mean, a SMART vampire could've easily outwitted Bliss and the gang without a drop of blood spilled. Its too bad, because I found the master vampire/ss interesting, and a little backstory on her wouldn't have been amiss.

Overall a light entertaining film, with nothing new, featuring a decent cast.

It is Thursday which means in this apartment it is bad movie and pizza night and the movie I chose was this one: Vampires - Los Muertos. I was prepared for a stinker. Even though Carpenter's name is on it, the property was just licensed from him or some such thing. I settled down with a beer and pizza and watched the film unveil itself as Jon Bon Jovi works for a mysterious Van Helsing Group and gets hired to take out a 'colony' of vampires by an anonymous source. He suspects it is the Catholics because they lost quite a few hunters a few years before (a not so subtle nod to the first movie.)

His mission is to put together a vampire hunting unit. In a nice turn of events, all the guys he is supposed to gather get killed or are dead. The monastary he visits to find the priest from the first movie (who died before he got there) gets wiped out by the vampire and only one survives. Yada yada yada, the movie goes on and he collects a rag tag group of unlikely hunters (a vampire who is on a drug that allows her not to be a vampire, a 16-year-old boy, the "priest" who hunted maybe once, and a big black guy the Van Helsing Group sent to help him.) Who are the turncoats? You know somebody has to, I'll leave that part a secret.

The movie kind of revolves around the Black Cross yet again and a Master Vampire wanting to be able to move around in sunlight (kind of like that medicine the vampire chick is taking...hmmm.)

There are some great moments in the movie though. In the beginning Jon is driving this jeep with a surfboard in the passenger seat. It seems odd until he has to clear out a church of vampires and we discover the surfboard is actually the case for his wooden lances and other weapons. It's cool because it made me think of a cartoon that could stem from this: Jon Bon Jovi and his Surfboard of Doom!

All in all I like this kind of movie, not a lot of thought, just enough twists that they aren't 100% predictable and unlike Blade II where he knows who the traitors are, poor Derek Bliss (JBJ) finds himself befuddled.

The movie played out like a bad rpg video game, though, collecting characters, having little asides, watching expendable characters die on cue and putting in the predictable little twist ending. What twist, yeah right, as if you couldn't guess that Jon Bon Jovi would make it through the movie without ... well, I guess you'll have to watch it to find out.

This was a very intertaining film; much better to watch than James Wood's version, although I must say I did like his as well. I thought Jon Bonjovi brought a more down to earth, likeable, and more fanciful hero in the vampire hunter genre. I recommend this to any vampire film enthusiast and to any fellow Jon Bonjovi fan. This is one of Jon's best performances and you can tell that he is having a great time making this film (and he makes a great vampire himself). I was surprised that he didn't get very good reviews for his work in this. A good "pop-corn thriller"; great for a rainy afternoon when there is nothing else to do.

John Carpenters Vampires Los Muertos is a fairly good sequal. I have recently seen this movie on the Starz Action Channel and it was pretty good. The acting was pretty good and so was the music score, but it is basicly a rehash of the first one which is in my book a classic John Carpenter film. We baiscly have more vampire hunters who is headed by Jon Bon Jovi, a girl who is part vampire, and a master vampire who is after the black cross. The difference's in this film is that the half vampire girl takes pills that allow her to be out in the sunlight and help her with the craving. The master vampire is a woman who in my opinion is more violent and less seductive then the one in the first film. I was upset that they never mentioned any of the events from part 1. But other then that it was enjoyable, and it also left it open for another sequal. Hopefully if they make another one they will talk about the events of the previous films.

So, this is the ninth review. What can I say, this movie kicks ..., and while it was made on a lower budget, the special effects (for the most part) and the acting is definitely excellent. I have always loved lower budgeted horror movies, probably because they tend to have more emphasis on make-up effects and gore; a lot of work, energy, sweat and blood from the actors, director, and make up artists get put into the film. This movie captures all of that, and more. Jon Bon Jovi kicks ... at killing Blood Suckers. He is such an incredible actor, as well as a musician (Yeah I'm biased! I was born and raised in Jersey!). I love every movie he's been in, and it is good to see Jon as a slayer in this Gothic/Western Vampire flick. The rest of the cast is just as phenomenal, it's even got Natalie Wood's beautiful daughter in it (Natasha Gregson Wagner). It is an excitingly suspensful, fightening, edge-of-your-seat vampire event! Don't miss it!

This is one of the only times I can actually say the sequel is better then the original. Although James Woods is a cool bad [...] on film it seemed that Jon Bon Jovi just played this part better. Bon Jovi had a more lack-a-daysical and loner type attitude toward the whole business of vampire hunting. In this movie there is also a little bit more to the plot then the orignal, although it does have drawing power from the original. All the actors did a good job and I'm not even sure I would call this a B-Movie, you just don't get that cheesy feeling when you watch it. If you're a fan of "Vampires" or the genre I would definately buy this movie.