vampire tales cup blood gothfest based anne rice vampire chronicles prove satisfying experience veritable consortium undead contemporary setting queen damned directed michael rymer story shadows darkness unfortunate souls dwell therein eternitybr br  vampire lestat stuart townsend bored world longer excites him asleep many years suddenly sounds world hears extended slumber change liking hears ventures forth investigate finds world filled new sounds new kind music driving penetrating sounds assault senses make feel alive welcome knows long last time come time like come open face world terms toward end becomes front man band singer performer unlike world ever known presents vampire quickly amasses following extends far beyond london where begins ultimately take death valley california plans give concert promises beyond anything anyone ever seen experiencedbr br  lestat powerful without question kind take favorably fact revealed them one marius vincent perez vampire powerful right vampire fact made lestat many years before gathering coming together making plans meet lestat concert going music something else well one point lestat inadvertently awakened mother all powerful vampires akasha aaliyah make presence known all especially one chosen rule side king lestat concert rest assured akasha attendance without failbr br  make mistake lestats story rymer presents amid setting rich atmosphere exquisite moments though film less bite say interview vampire bram stokers dracula sets good pace scenes provide real thrills overall film soaked menace could be much one might expect final tally fact amount flesh incinerated wins actual bloodletting though taste gore fair share lips mouths dripping red stuff theres good fx hand too especially sequences accentuate speed vampires move hurtle air faster naked eye discern decent job rymer could put teeth played alienation hinted lestat is get sense detachment enough get totally involvedbr br  interview vampire tom cruise brought charismatic star power role lestat townsend even effective look attitude captures lestat perfectly plays sense acceptance closer scrutiny may even find hint remorse longing good performance one sells character convincinglybr br  marius vincent perez nice job too is fact one strengths film though character bit ambiguous that however way written perezs performance quite good br br  turning noteworthy performances well marguerite moreau jesse young woman curious good gorgeous lena olin maharet jesses aunt ultimately plays pivotal role outcome drama involving lestat akashabr br  akasha aaliyah absolutely riveting presence one say gifted performer tremendous talent beauty and tragically left us much soonbr br  supporting cast includes paul mcgann david christian manon mael claudia black pandora bruce spence khayman matthew newton armand tiriel mora roger megan dorman maudy much stronger story usual offerings particular genre anne rice fans especially pleased queen damned film nicely crafted delivered director rymer engaging cast focusing attention drama story way presented rather concentrating merely providing cheap thrills rymer succeeded turning true horror film definitely cut above one may whet appetite same thats magic movies rate one  br br  br br  br br 