They can be heard slurping and, in one shot, the mother vampire wipes the chin of her offspring. While meant to be humorous, it's pretty disgusting. The cows, in turn, become possessed. A flying, red-eyed bovine defecates on the villain's windshield, causing him to wreck. For good luck, Rudolph's smitten sister gives Tony a dead rat.
Numerous jokes make light of vampires' thirst for human blood.
Not a bad message at its core. But when the cross becomes a symbol of persecution and intolerance as it is wielded by the bad guy, and heroic deeds and happy endings rely heavily on the occult, noble intentions go up in smoke like a vampire at sunrise. The film's young star, Jonathan Lipnicki, should find more roles like the one he played in last year's wonderful offering, Stuart Little . And for many children it will serve as a portal into more advanced fright-fests like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed . Focus on the Family.