There isn't a second of brooding loneliness in their existence. Carpenter manages to evoke a sense of time and place that seems to capture the FEEL of the southwest. Guillermo del Toros horror series featured an especially gross and upsetting spin on vampires that emphasized the viral nature of the monster. "I went into my office and thought, 'It's going to be set in the American southwest and it's a western Howard Hawks. More information is available at the link below, which will also help you contact your representative. Vampire death to be assured by penetration of heart muscle by any foreign object or by prolonged exposure to sunlight. Despite disposing of nine 'goons', Jack is concerned about not having found their older, more powerful 'master'. After Crow's team is murdered by a 600-year-old Master Vampire (Thomas Ian Griffith) and his legions, Crow tracks the powerful master to his lair, with the help of a young priest and a woman "turned" by the vampire's bite. "[8][dead link] Dolph Lundgren was also approached about returning as Valek instead of Jack Crow, but he was not interested in playing the villain and declined. Jack Crow (James Woods) is the leader of a relentless group of mercenary vampire slayers. Sometimes, leaving us wanting more, but he just fades to the end of it. A crucifix is a good defense against a vampire except for when it isnt. WebJohn Carpenter's Vampires is a 1998 Action Horror film by John Carpenter and starring James Woods and Daniel Baldwin, loosely based on the novel Vampires. John Carpenter's Vampires is a flawed film, that's for sure. And, vampires, for all their supernatural abilities, have a number of weaknesses, too. Vampire Jack Crow (James Woods) is such a man. [21] James Berardinelli gave the film two and a half stars out of four, stating "Vampires is decent enough, but it's unlikely anybody will remember this film in the following years, or perhaps even in following weeks. The Slate Group LLC. X-Ray R. It is the rare man who would take up arms against them.