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Not bad.

posted 2 years ago by asom (6880)
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I don't care that much that it changes some origins. I don't care that Louis is dark skinned - at least his background story makes sense and fits the times.

Good production value, nice cinematography, decent acting. Some weird moments when Louis doesn't really freak out at what the fuck is happening.

Lestat is a douche and so fucking annoying, but I guess that's the role.

But all in one it was a good first episode.

Later edit: Stopped watching. For some reason cannot keep me engaged and the reporter bits makes it even less appealing.

[–] asom (6880) 2 years ago

Changed my mind after ep 2.

It's NOT that good.

[–] Keelai (35247) 2 years ago

At least you gave it an honest chance. What didn't you like about it?

[–] asom (6880) 2 years ago

Starts to drag and it doesn't feel that interesting anymore. Plus it focuses a bit too much on the scenes with Molloy and those are generally not good.

[–] Keelai (35247) 2 years ago

I've been warned. I'll lower my expectations for the 2nd episode.

Your initial positive review was enough for me to watch even though I usually avoid remakes. The first episode was very powerful. I like how they took their time to develop the characters in order to get viewers to care or dislike them.

[–] Keelai (35247) 2 years ago

Update:

I was expecting to become bored, but I'm still enjoying it. The second episode is similar to the poetically descriptive part in the book when Louis discovers the wonder of his vampire senses.

There's much more depth in the series than in the book and movie to me. I like the added layers of Louis' family, romance, racism and a seasoned journalist.

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 2 years ago

I don't think that's how Lestat is supposed to come across. I'm commenting on the character generally, not the show, which I haven't seen. Lestat is supposed to be arrogant, and yes, a prick, but he's also supposed to be charming and alluring. If all he is is annoying, I'd say they've really missed the mark on one of the most interesting characters in vampire fiction. Maybe it works for the story they're doing (if it's a loose adaptation) but that wouldn't be what Anne Rice intended.

In short, Lestat is meant to be charming, if disturbing, and charismatic despite unnerving attributes. It's amazing that Rice thought Tom Cruise was bad casting, really.

[–] Jeepster (1157) 2 years ago

That’s because he was. Townsend was closer to what I thought Lestat should be than Cruise & I”m a Tom Cruise fan. This new guy isn’t half bad. It made sense that he took his time with Louis before he actually went & did anyting.

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 2 years ago

It's been a WHILE since I've seen Queen of the Damned, but I do remember liking Townsend in the role.

I thought Cruise was excellent; Rice agreed eventually, with her taking out the ad with her own money to basically say, "Boy, was I wrong!"

Sometimes authors don't realize how great the casting is until they see the show. Same thing happened with Sean Connery and Ian Flemming. Before Dr. No came out, Flemming was grumpy with the casting. After seeing the film, he gave Bond Scottish ancestry in the books' canon as a tribute to Connery's excellent work.

As to Reid (I think that's the actor's name?) in the new series, I haven't seen it, so I won't comment. He looked like he had the haughty demeanour down, but it's hard to tell from the trailer.

[–] Jeepster (1157) 2 years ago

LOL! YES! I remember Flemming’s criticisms of Connery before Bond began. it’s legendary. Something about he looked “Like an ape in a suit” or something like that. Moore, rest his soul was more of Ian’s ideal when he debuted in “Live & Let Die”. One can certainly see why he would be. I’m not sure what he thought about the humor but for then I think he was happy.

[–] asom (6880) 2 years ago

I don't know, for me it's charming or alluring in a very cheesy, cheap way. I'm constantly like "was that supposed to be attractive??" when he is "charming" ...

But well ... I might be wrong

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 2 years ago

Charm is often subjective, and I've known people to have very different reactions to portrayals of ostensibly-charming characters.

[–] asom (6880) 2 years ago

Yup, that is very true.

Well, watch the show and let me know what's your opinion on the character ...

[–] Keelai (35247) 2 years ago

Part of Lestat's "charm" appears to be hypnotizing people. Another thing he does is to find a person's desire and addresses it. Louis wanted to be respected as a black man and Louis appealed to that. He appeals to his brother using religion. I found that interesting because manipulators often do that.

[–] asom (6880) 2 years ago

Yeah, that makes sense ... and for him is easy to manipulate people since he can read their minds ...

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 2 years ago

I'll put it on the list, but I've got a long list of want-to-watch film and TV - nevermind the books - so it might take me a bit.