Vampires: Los Muertos
September. 24,2002 RTough-as-nails vampire hunter Derek Bliss is on the hunt for "suckers" in the heart of Mexico when he receives a new assignment from a mysterious client. Thrown together with a group of slayers, including sexy Zooey, who may or may not be one of the undead. Derek and company are up against a growing number of fast-moving, bloodthirsty vampires and their elusive and powerful leader.
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Very best movie i ever watch
Did you people see the same film I saw?
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
"Derek Bliss" (Jon Bon Jovi) is a vampire hunter who has temporarily relocated to Mexico to continue his quest against vampires. Aided by a secret firm with possible ties to the Roman Catholic Church, he is advised to seek certain members of the initial group of vampire hunters featured in the previous movie "Vampires". Unfortunately, each time he tries to track down any of these individuals he finds that they have all been brutally murdered. However, on his last stop he finds a young woman named "Zoey" (Natasha Gregson Wagner) who seems to know quite a bit about his occupation. What he also discovers is that she has been bitten by a vampire and has found a medicine which keeps her from turning into one. At least for the time-being. Not long afterward he finds other people to join his group but not all of them can be trusted as one of them is in league with a vampire named "Una" (Arly Jover) who is intent on finding the mystical "Berziers Cross" which will enable her to walk in the sunlight. Now if any of this plot seems familiar it is probably because some of it is a retread from the original movie. And if this lack of imagination wasn't bad enough, what really impacts this film, in a negative sense, is the absence of a solid lead and an almost complete lack of suspense. To be sure, Jon Bon Jovi performed in an adequate manner and Natasha Gregson Wagner was definitely cute. But the previous film had better acting and was much more intense than this version. Because of that I have rated this movie accordingly. Slightly below average.
"Vampires: Los Muertos" or "John Carpenter presents Vampires: Los Muertos" is a sequel to "Vampires" aka "John Carpenter's Vampires" (1998). A priestly character from the first film hangs around long enough to die, and the story sticks with established rules. This one ends with some strong set-up plot and character points, which seem to have been left bloodless by third series film "Vampires: The Turning" (2005). Each has less terrifying involvement from Mr. Carpenter. According to the DVD sleeve, "Tough-as-nails vampire hunter Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi) is on the hunt for 'suckers' in the heart of Mexico when he receives a new assignment from a mysterious client. Thrown together with a group of slayers, including sexy Zooey (sic), who may or may not be one of the undead, Derek and company are up against a growing number of fast-moving, bloodthirsty vampires and their elusive and powerful leader, who has plans of her own for the slayers." Slippery when wet singer Bon Jovi plays a surfer vampire slayer; he maintains appearance excellently and does not sing a note. Female lead Natasha Wagner (as Zoe) is one of those "half undead" victims; the real-life daughter of Natalie Wood, she takes a drug to prolong the final transformation. Cristián de la Fuente (as Rodrigo) plays a handsome priest with a secret, Diego Luna (as Sancho) is a dubious teenager, and marksman Darius McCray (as Ray Collins) gets vampire head.Ouch.***** Vampires: Los Muertos (9/24/02) Tommy Lee Wallace ~ Jon Bon Jovi, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Cristian Fuente, Diego Luna
I enjoy B-grade horror flicks. I enjoy John Carpenter films. I also enjoy Vampire movies. This film seemed to be a good bet for a cheesy night in with a few beers.I was wrong.I could say that the film was cheesy, had lots of cheap effects, a bit of juvenile titillation and was unoriginal and mindless - but hey, it's a vampire flick starring Bon Jovi. We EXPECT that. But even a cheap film must be engaging. This wasn't.The vampires are not frightening or interesting, the characters are uninspired and bland, and as a result you're interested in neither the heroes nor the monsters, or what happens to either of them. There isn't even the standard "plot twist" to keep you watching the screen, the film literally consists of watching the characters kill vampires that try to defend themselves by hissing a lot.There are two exceptions. The lead vampire is eminently watchable, although her character and motivations are entirely unexplored. Also Bon Jovi, to his credit, plays the "angry loner tough guy" very well, and his character is surprisingly watchable.But those are two dim lights in an otherwise dull film.I like mindless films. But this is really boring. Just stay away.
OK - the cast starts over from the first episode. The casting director must have been heavily sedated when casting Jon Bon Jovi for the lead role. Despite this, the movie turns out better than expected. Carpenter still uses shadows/darkness well for foreshadowing, but the plot line runs closer to "Fright night" than the (more worthy) first installment of Vampires. Some of the subplots, and dialog is actually humorous. There's a gratuitous sex scene, and a little violence, but only a shadow of the presence of the first movie. The sequel is not nearly as deplorable as some of the "slasher flick" sequels, but like "evil dead" or "army of darkness", this movie has (accidental) elements of humor.