ALEXANDRA IVY & LAURA WRIGHT: KAYDEN / SIMON.ALEXANDRA IVY & LAURA WRIGHT: RAGE / KILLIAN.HEATHER GRAHAM: WHEN IRISH EYES ARE HAUNTING.This replaces the old double feature with this and High Spirits and it carries over the same supplements.
#Vampires kiss movie#
This is a great, hilarious movie with Cage at his over-the-top finest.
This film gave him the opportunity to knock it out of the park and I think he did. But looking back at his cimeatic history, he’s always been somewhat on the edge. In more recent years Nicholas Cage has been known for some of his more creative choices as an actor.
#Vampires kiss full#
Cage’s character has some great one-liners in this film and they all sounded great! His pseudo mid-Atlantic accent is on full display during the first portion of the movie. What we’re presented with is an LPCM 2.0 mix that’s essentially a stereo mix. Audio: How’s it sound?ĭon’t expect an audio powerhouse with this one. When looking at Cage “transform” into a vampire, picture quality is of the utmost importance, no? Black levels seem, by and large, consistent, though a bit of shimmering in a few scenes and bits and pieces here and there somewhat detract from what’s otherwise a great-looking picture. The color palette is intentionally muted, grey’s and blacks abound (let’s not forget this was the late 80’s and everything was corporate), though detail looks fairly good. Then again I wasn’t expecting it to look amazing. Thankfully that changed when the actual movie got going and what we’re left with looks good, but not downright amazing. Grain everywhere, dust on the print – you name it. When watching the opening sequence featuring some stock footage of New York City, I was pretty let down. I can’t believe I’ve let this one slip through the cracks as long as I have, but this is a new cult classic for me. The sheer versatility is on full display here. And, truthfully, it’s hard to envision anyone else in this role.
The part was originally supposed to go to Judd Nelson, but after he backed out, Cage was back in. And, looking back, the two films actually have a lot in common (I won’t spoilt it, of course). Christian Bale based his performance of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho off of Cage’s character. Taking some obvious cues from the likes of Nosferatu and Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, it’s a treat to watch Cage go as over-the-top as he can. There’s a little more to it than that, but the general plot takes a backseat to Cage’s performance. He now roams the streets of New York City looking for “fresh meat” and dons a pair of white, plastic fangs to complete this look (and his descent into madness). She bites him and the morning after, Peter believes he’s been turned into a vampire. It’s not until that Peter meets Rachel (Jennifer Beals) that things change. Peter is a player and the epitome of the late 80’s “yuppie.” His on again/off again girlfriend, Jackie (Kasi Lemmons) seems fed up with his antics. He seems bored with his job and his only outlet for his hostility is to harass his secretary, Alva (Maria Conchita Alonso). Here’s why…Ĭage plays a publishing executive, Peter Loew. How does this happen? Suffice it to say it’s become one of my instant favorite Nicholas Cage films.
More importantly, it’s a movie I’d never seen. And a quick scan though my “new” pile showed that I had, indeed, received this from MVD. As it turns out, it was the character from this film – Peter Loew. When I was watching The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, I was trying to put together the “other” Nicholas Cage who appeared in a few scenes. The 80’s saw him in a variety of roles, though the most noteworthy of these would be Moonstruck, Valley Girl and Raising Arizona. But that’s also part of what’s made his career and some of the roles he’s played so memorable. Cage epitomizes the “eccentric actor” if there ever was one. When it comes to Nicholas Cage movies (or, as he’s credited here, Nicolas Cage) they’re all over the map. Plot: What’s it about? Video: How’s it look? Audio: How’s it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about?
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