Queen of the Damned

Day 285 - 10/12/09 - Movie #284

BEFORE: This was the 2nd Anne Rice vampire novel to be turned into a film, the first of course being "Interview With a Vampire", which I've seen.

THE PLOT: The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires.

AFTER: I'm tempted to write just a two-word review: Bloody awful.

I can get why Lestat wanted to become a rock star - the lifestyle, clothes and hours of a rock performer all seem to fit with the vampire lifestyle. Plus there's an endless supply of young groupies to feed on. It's just too bad that Lestat wants to play all that goth emo stuff - so the music really sucks, pun intended.

The music is so bad it wakes up Akasha, the Queen of the Damned, who wants Lestat to be her new consort. The other vampires, who were already pissed that Lestat was publicly "out" as a vampire, then have to band together to deal with a new threat.

Stuart Townsend, who I only know from "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", takes over the role of Lestat (from Tom Cruise) and we learn Lestat's backstory, but honestly, it wasn't all that interesting.

RATING: 2 out of 10 gold records

SPOOK-O-METER: 3 out of 10 (vampires bite, vampires burn up...ho hum)