The John Carpenter Horror Movie That Almost Received A NC-17 Rating

While they are called “vampires” The film was also released under the name “John Carpenter’s vampires”, “ Whoever conveyed a hyperspecial steering view of the genre that has been emptied and revived several times. The expectations of the film were very positive, given Carpenter’s experience of making powerful, moving stories that came with great social comments.

However, the 1998 “vampires” is quite unreadable in depth, which changed its Gore-infected activity only Talking point during its release. I have to emphasize that there is nothing wrong with it Carpenter was happy to emphasize how far he had to go to the measurement of violence (through San Diego Union-Tribune)

“I pushed things up because that’s what this movie requires. I pushed violence in every scene, pushed it over.”

This is true because the very first vampire, Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), immediately increases the stakes (quite literally), calling for Crow and his crew to kill vampires to get to him. Just like Crow is Apex Hunter, Valek is a top predator who ripped the victims into shreds without repentance, now eagerly looking for a Christian residue that will change her daywalker. Of course, Crow cannot happen this happens, so he enjoys impulsive battles that open like in the West, the only difference between the amount of blood and the intestine left in the process.

Unfortunately, some of these scenes were a bit too much for the American Film Association (MPA), which forced Carpenter to cut some bleeding to avoid the NC-17 rating. Producer Sandy King (including Carpenter’s wife), only a few scenes were shortened to avoid a tighter rating because they “did not want to ruin the movie and ruin its rhythm.”

As a result, “vampires” is a completely violent, consistent flash that urges its bloodthirsty creatures to be terribly inhumane without relying on any complexity or romance. Although the film is definitely light compared to the best Carpenter offers, it still promises a bloody good time.