Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writer (WGA):

Tommy Lee Wallace (written by)

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A vampire hunter (Jon Bon Jovi) and a priest (Cristián de la Fuente) fight a band of the walking dead in Mexico.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Mexico | Vampire Slayer | Sword | Impalement

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Diego Luna	...	Sancho
Anilú Pardo	...	Nurse Lupe
Honorato Magaloni	...	Old Man
Javier Grajeda	...	Brody
Tommy Lee Wallace	...	Scared Guy
Antonio Muñiz	...	Jesse Brooks
Andres Weiss	...	Raider Punk
Muriel Fouilland	...	Miss Brazil
Juan Pablo Gamboa	...	Gringo
Gabriel Casanova	...	Priest

Also Known As:

John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos (USA) (complete title)
Vampires 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for vampire violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38636) | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Malaysia:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Screen Gems

Quotes:

[After Derek spots another vampire through his viewer]
Derek: Ok we got a sucker

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2004) (V)

Bloodsucking By Numbers

Let's look at the facts here.

Straight-to-video. Lower budget. Different director. Cast of nobodies. James Woods: no. Jon Bon Jovi: yes.

You're probably not expecting much. Frankly, it's just as well.

Despite some moody establishing shots, one or two genuinely classy action moments and the odd tenuous attempt to link this film to its predecessor, the whole thing is hamstrung by a total lack of ambition, dismal script and some of the worst acting I've seen in years. It's a poor man's retread of the original on a far more modest scale, and in sequel terms about as necessary as Highlander II.

And... you know... Jon Bon Jovi. What were they thinking? At least his character was called 'Derek'.