TALE OF A VAMPIRE (1992)
Julian Sands enjoyed a prolific run in the early 90's, starring in a strand of mid-level genre films ranging from the cordially crass (Warlock: The Armageddon) to the duteously fatuous (Naked Lunch). He's popular among horror freaks, and it's easy to see why. Dudes respect his bold chops, especially as a villain. Chicks get off on the vulnerability he brings to a character. That sounds boorish, but ladies, you know it's true. I don't mind telling you that he made my undergarments curl in jocundity as Alex, a vampiric centenarian who develops a sexually tense rapport with a grieving lass. She is the spitting image of a lost love, a lost love who may have been involved with more than one creature of the night.
We're talking about Tale of a Vampire, a modest movie that must have had foresight. It prognosticated the pseudo-romance we find in today's weepy, lachrymose epics where an unbelievably handsome wolf of a charmer lights up a sad girl's vagina. As a general rule, I don't care for those pictures. But this puppy has Julian Sands. And it's shot incredibly well. Unfortunately, it's slower than a glacier wearing ankle weights (hmm). I mean, it's really, really fucking slow. No kidding. I'll go ahead and recommend it anyway if you're big on pale gentlemen and fruit bats.
"I'll go ahead and recommend it anyway if you're big on pale gentlemen and fruit bats."
ReplyDeleteSounds sexy, Dommy!