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Vampires (Vincent Lanoo - Belgium - 2010).

posted 9 years ago by Coventry
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I certainly don’t intend to bash or talk too negatively about “What we do in the Shadows” (because I like it quite a lot), but to all those diehard fans who claim that it’s a super-original, refreshing and inventive horror comedy I would just like to state clear that the exact same idea and concept had already been done before, namely in the sadly unknown but definitely worthwhile Belgian sleeper hit Vampires (2010) (Vincent Lanoo). In that film, which was basically a spoof/homage towards the legendary Belgian cult classic “Man Bites Dog”, a TV crew gets the assignment of following around a family of vampires and shoot a documentary about their lives, habits and routines.

Anyone here, who's also a fan of "What we do in the Shadows" has seen it?

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[–] Darkshines_07 9 years ago

I don't think anyone believes WWDITS is original in the idea it takes (mockumentary horror/comedy about vampires), it's more the execution of the idea - it's very particular, dry New Zealand humour and its warm, amiable nature which is quite unusual for the horror genre.

I haven't seen Vampires, but I do intend to at some point. I am sure it will feel very different to Shadows, despite the similar subject matter. Unless that too is as hilariously daft and sweet as this film is?

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[–] quint88 9 years ago

WWDitS is based on a 2006 short by the same crew, which is available online. So...yeah

[–] xenopharb 8 years ago

The writers for Vampires may have taken the idea from the WWDITS short.

[–] kelseylshaffer 9 years ago

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I just spent 30 minutes arguing with my husband that this was not the same one we watched like 5 years ago!!!! Very similar and both extremely funny!

[–] maximumcomedy 9 years ago

Yeah I don't think that counts as it not being original because 4 years before that was released the same people that did this did a short film which this film is based on where a documentry crew come in and film etc..

[–] yoshiofdeath-834-919153 9 years ago

I own Vampires dvd. I LOVE this film. You think it's real and love the characters. "What kind of name is Littleheart?" Lol

[–] InklingNation 9 years ago

I saw Vampires and it was the first thing I thought of when I started watching this one. Just as Man Bites Dog was the first tihing I thought of when I started watching Vampires. Never knew Vampires was meant as an hommage, though.

[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

Apparently not a lot of folks liked that movie, Coventry. It got a 6.1 rating on IMDB, and a paltry 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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