So Real it's Unreal!!

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 1998)

This is how I would expect a vampire ambush to go down! You're going through your life, minding your own business, pursuing schemes and dreams and then bam! Here they come, shaking you out of your mundane existence and ushering you (at top speed) into a world that is so opposite what you know and believe that the hairs on the back of your neck are permanently at attention. I don't believe that vampires are all romance, and although I can believe they come in different dispositions, this movie struck a chord of terror in me that goes back to the era of jumping off the bed in the middle of the night and running to the bathroom so whatever was lurking underneath couldn't grab a hold of your ankles. The setup was so sophisticated, so pat and so immersed in mundane obscenity, how could you possibly expect the evil to get so much more evil? This movie is somebody's nightmare--take it from someone who has been fascinated by the concept of vampires since they were a small child. True vampire/horror aficionados will find this movie entertaining and stimulating. I have watched this movie dozens of times and each time find some new angle that blows me away. Enjoy!