This is considered one of the best vampire movies?!?
Having always had a love of vampire films, and considering the lack of quality in the majority of vampire films released in the last few years, I started checking some Internet sites to see what movies other vampire fans recommended. More often than not, Near Dark made the lists so I decided to rent it since it sounded like it had an interesting and unique plot.Unfortunately, the movie did not live up to the hype. While the plot was unique, it lacked depth. The characters were given shallow development and some parts of the story were just plain silly. There are two things about this movie that stand-out though. One is the great performance by Bill Paxton, he really knows how to play a villian and enjoy it. Second is the daytime gunfight at the motel which was really cleverly done. If you want a recent vampire movie that will blow your DVD player away, I recommend Blade II which was amazingly better than the first movie.