Ranty McRant Rant

[serafina20]

You know why I hate Interview With a Vampire the movie? Because I *hate* Antionio Bandaras as Armand. AB is not a beautiful 15/17 year old looking boy. He's like a 35 year old man with a Spanish accent. The fucking vampire is French, yo. So I hate, hate, hate the casting, but it would have all been okay if LOUIS HAD FUCKING KISSED ARMAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, what was *up* with that whole fake out thing? It's the gayest movie outside of gay porn, and there's no kissing.

Oh. And Tom Cruise is Lestate. I think Cary Elwes shoulda been.

What?

And what was Anne Rice's point supposed to have been, anyway? That Louis had no problems moving through the ages because he was the most human? That continuing to angst about every little thing meant you could go to the movies without freaking out? That even though his passion was spent, something human remained, whereas Lestate and Armand and the rest had no idea how to relate anymore? What? I don't get it? I mean, obviously she dropped whatever she was trying to do when she fell in love with Lestate, but what was it in the first place?

Maybe I need to reread the book.

Reporter!Lex will be posted tonight or tomorrow.

Comments

[thdancingferret.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, other than being visually pretty, Interview was a waste of time. With the possible exception of Stephen Rea as Santiago, the rest were mostly miscast (*especially* AB as Armand. Jesus.).

As for Anne Rice's point, I think it was precisely that Louis held on to his humanity. He didn't allow becoming immortal to separate him from that and it was this quality which attracted Lestat to him - especially since Lestat is also incredibly 'human' and passionate for a vampire. In the books, oddly enough, Louis is rather indiscriminate in choosing his victims whereas Lestat always chooses wrongdoers. So ultimately, he remained rather moral for a 'devil'.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

With the possible exception of Stephen Rea as Santiago, the rest were mostly miscast (*especially* AB as Armand. Jesus.).

See, I really liked Brad pitt and Kirsten Dunst in their roles. I actually was never thrilled with Stephen Rea, but I haven't really watched the movie all the way through since high school.

As for Anne Rice's point, I think it was precisely that Louis held on to his humanity.

But then she threw this out the window to concentrate on how 'cool' Lestate was in the rest of the series. That's why I was questioning if that had been her point in the first place. Thanks.

[soft-princess.livejournal.com]

Reporter!Lex will be posted tonight or tomorrow.

Weeee!!! *bounce*

*hugs you tight*

[pepperjackcandy.livejournal.com]

AB is not a beautiful 15/17 year old looking boy.

DH adds "blond."

Then says, "but as we know, there is only one good child actor in the world, and they'd already cast her as Claudia."

That's a running joke. For a long time, every time we heard someone complain about any child being a terrible actor, dh and I would respond that the only really *good* child actor was Kirsten Dunst, and universally, everyone said, "You're right."

And what was Anne Rice's point supposed to have been, anyway?

Not sure what context you're talking about -- the book, the movie, in general, Louis specifically -- but you know that Interview was therapy for her daughter's death, right? Her daughter, whose nickname was Claudia, died of leukemia. So she wrote the book to work through the grieving process.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

DH adds "blond."

I'm not sure what that means. I thought Armand had auburn hair. And I'm really not upset that they didn't hire a teenager to play Armand so much as they totally miscast him.

Not sure what context you're talking about -- the book, the movie, in general, Louis specifically -- but you know that Interview was therapy for her daughter's death, right? Her daughter, whose nickname was Claudia, died of leukemia.

No, I didn't know this. But I know she got sick of Louis after finishing, which is why she switched to Lestate. And it seemed to me that whatever point she was trying to make (Louis was able to adapt to the changing times without the problems Marius, Armand, and Lestate had because he retained the essence of his humanity) got thrown out the window because she was so in love with her "brat prince."

[witchway.livejournal.com]

AB is a great guy, but he was TOO DAMN OLD to play Armand.

As much as I hate him, the perfect actor for the part would have been (the then-younger) Leonardo DeCaprio.

Or ANYONE younger than Louis and Lestat. That was the point -- the boy was almost too young to be changed anyway. His master was trying to wait until he was older, but couldn't because he was so in love with the beautiful boy.

Also, Armand is supposed to look exactly like some cherubs you see in paintings. Because he was the model.

I HIGHLY recommend re-reading Interview. It had an ENTIRELY different meaning to me as an adult than it did as a teenager.

To me, the point is the horror that comes with the realization that all you've been taught as a child is wrong. The point is, "What is it like when you realize there is no God or Devil? When you realize this is it, this is all you get?" Being able to relate to that, I had much more patience with Louis's whining than I had the first time around.

I liked parts of the movie -- the best line of all was Lestat listening to Louis on the tape cassete, and saying "I had to listen to that for 200 years!!"

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Being able to relate to that, I had much more patience with Louis's whining than I had the first time around.

When I was a teenager, I was so in love with Louis, I would have listened to 200 more pages of him talking. It was only a couple of years ago that I got bored with it, but only at the very, very end. I'll have to go dig the books out of the garage (they were sacrificed when I had to go down to 1 bookshelf), but I will definitely reread it. :)

I liked parts of the movie -- the best line of all was Lestat listening to Louis on the tape cassete, and saying "I had to listen to that for 200 years!!"

There's a lot I enjoyed in the movie. I thought Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst were very well cast, and the scenes between the three vampires in America thrilled me. It was the stuff between Louis and the vampires at the theater I didn't like. And Antonio Bandaras. I love him in other things, but he's just so wrong for the part in this movie, there's no words.

Leo would have been pretty good. He's got that dreamy-thing going that I always imagined Armand to have.

Oh, and Lestate popping up at the end this time made me think that it seemed almost like a 2 man con that he and Louis were playing. Like Louis got his "feeding" by letting all his angst and depression out, making the victim sympathetic and egar to become a vampire, and then Lestate came in for the kill. But, maybe it's because I just reread Amercian Gods and I'm all about the con games. :)