John Carpenter's Vampires Critic Reviews

The pleasures are modest but consistent in John Carpenter's Vampires, a part-Western, part-horror flick that doesn't aim too high but nails the range it occupies.Read the full review

The essential problem with the movie isn't that it's loud, violent, and gory, but that, before Carpenter ratchets up the tension in the final 35 minutes, it's not especially interesting. Read the full review

The lead actors on both sides of the vampire divide are all strong personalities.Read the full review

The movie has a certain mordant humor, and some macho dialogue that's funny. Woods manfully keeps a straight face through goofy situations where many another actor would have signaled us with a wink. But the movie is not scary, and the plot is just one gory showdown after another.Read the full review

The goons themselves, though, look rather chic, flying through the air in Galliano-goes-to-hell garments straight out of Vampire Vogue.Read the full review

Profoundly disappointing--though Carpenter's score is, as usual, good fun. Read the full review

Ridiculous without being awful enough to be hilarious.Read the full review