I have to tell you I am beginning to take this "John Carpenter Presents" thing a little less seriously . . .
Honestly,
John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos wasn't a horrible movie but it did nothing to make me want to run out and see the next John Carpenter movie. The original Vampires was a bit better but not much. So that's twice - you know what they say about three strikes . . .
At any rate this is a story about modern day vampire slayers for pay. Our main slayer, Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi) was little more than eye candy for me. To me he looked more befuddled during the movie than anything else. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Jon Bon as a musician and he's done okay in the acting department but let's not try to make him a tough guy because he is not buyable as that! And a surf board as a means of transporting weapons?
Then there is the slayer prodigy, Sancho (Diego Luna) who trails Bliss as he searches for more slayers to join his team. Now if Bliss was supposedly this grand old slayer, would he be easy enough for a 16 year old to trail? Or was the 16 year old just that good? Kinda like the chicken and egg question I guess but either way . . .
Enter Zoey (Natasha Wagner), a young woman who has been infected with the vampire curse but is keeping it at bay with some sort of experimental medication. Although she's just been found along the way- or has found Bliss, I'm not real clear on that - she is very passionate about joining Bliss' team.
Can't forget Father Rodrigo (Cristian de la Fuente), the lone priest at the monastery guarding the sacred cross that can somehow release all kinds of secret vampire powers. He was a bit too beautiful to be a priest in my opinion, but that's just me I guess.
And last on the team, but certainly not least, Ray Collins (Darius McCrary) who gives the best line in the whole film - watch it, you’ll know what I mean!
These slayers are sent on a mission to destroy a very powerful vampire who seems to be holding a whole town prisoner in Mexico. Enter Una (Arly Jover) a beautiful and powerful vampire who is after the secret of daywalking. The weird thing is that there seems to be no real indication of why she is so powerful in the film?
When all is said and done
John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos was just okay for me. Probably a step and a half above a Sci-Fi Originals at best and that is probably mostly because it has the words "John Carpenter's" preceding its title. Still in all, an entertaining vampire flick especially if you are into the genre.
John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos Movie Cast and Credits
Directed by
Tommy Lee Wallace
Writing credits (WGA)
Tommy Lee Wallace (written by)
Cast (in credits order)
Jon Bon Jovi .... Derek Bliss
Cristián de la Fuente .... Father Rodrigo
Natasha Gregson Wagner .... Zoey (as Natasha Wagner)
Arly Jover .... Una
Darius McCrary .... Ray Collins
Anilú Pardo .... Lupe
Javier Grajeda .... Brody
Tommy Lee Wallace .... Scared Guy
Diego Luna .... Sancho
Honorato Magaloni .... Old Man
Antonio Muñiz .... Jesse
Andres Weiss .... Raider Punk
Muriel Fouilland .... Miss Brazil
Juan Pablo Gamboa .... Gringo
Gabriel Casanova .... Priest
Enrique Munoz .... Gatekeeper
Abel Woolrich .... Beggar
Geraldine Zinat .... Waitress
Guillermo Ayala .... Border Guard
Andrés Valdéz .... Onlooker (as Andy Valdez)
Dave Galasso .... Father Del Rio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Cudney .... Brody (uncredited)
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