The Mother of all Vampires has awakened...
Page updated on August 15, 2002
QotD is to be released on VHS and DVD on August 27, 2002!!!
The Story
His thirst for life enchanted her.
His thirst for fame awoke her.
His thirst for power may kill us all.
Legendary Vampire Lestat (STUART TOWNSEND) has risen from a decades-long slumber, determined to step out into the light. No longer content with being banished to the shadows, moving among mortals who never truly see him for what he is, Lestat has reinvented himself as the closest thing to a god on Earth: a rock star.
The intoxicating lure of his music has snaked its way around the globe, ultimately finding the ear of the slumbering ancient Queen Akasha (AALIYAH) in her crypt beneath the Arctic ice. Mother of all Vampires, Akasha has been resting for centuries, waiting for the right time to rise again and seize dominion over the world. Lestat's music is the revelation she has been waiting for, and she desires that he rule beside her.
But can Akasha be stopped? Her malevolent power may be too great for even the most ancient of the immortal Vampires to combat - she created them, and their survival depends on her own.
After all, Akasha is used to getting everything she wants... and all she wants is Hell on Earth.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Material Production, Queen of the Damned starring STUART TOWNSEND, AALIYAH and MARGUERITE MOREAU, with VINCENT PEREZ and LENA OLIN. Directed by MICHAEL RYMER, the film is produced by JORGE SARALEGUI; the screenplay is by SCOTT ABBOTT and MICHAEL PETRONI, based on The Vampire Chronicles by ANNE RICE; the Executive Producers are SU ARMSTRONG, ANDREW MASON, BILL GERBER and BRUCE BERMAN; the Director of Photography is IAN BAKER; the Production Designer is GRAHAM "GRACE" WALKER; the Editor is DANY COOPER; with music by RICHARD GIBBS and JONATHAN DAVIS.
Opinions
Now, where can I get started? First off, the movie opened at number 1. That's not bad at all. But it has been getting bad reviews. I can understand that, but my own opinion is different.
The movie was almost completely different from the book. This is sort of a spoiler for those who haven't seen the movie, but GET OVER IT!
It was, like I said, almost completely different from the book. It was sort of like a combination of TVL and QotD. I think all the actors did an excellent job. No offense to Aaliyah fans, but I think she could've done without that annoying accent. Lestat should've had blonde hair. They should've had Mekare in it, because Makare (in the book) should be the new Queen of the Damned, no Maharet. And the Story of the Twins should have been in it as well.
Vampires are not supposed to walk around in the day, no matter how strong they are. Anne Rice did not say in the novel that Akasha was capable of being in the daylight, but she wouldn't have died if she was. She would've gotten a bit toasty, but she wouldn't have died. Now where on earth did they get that idea from for the movie?
Pandora did not die in the book. In fact, she lives on to write PANDORA in the New Tales of the Vampires. Khayman also lives because Akasha spares him in The Great Fire. Speaking of which, where was The Great Fire?
There are many other things I could go into, but all in all, if I hadn't already read the book, I would've loved the movie. It was a fantastic piece of work. Well done.
