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| Queen of the Damned (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Michael Rymer
Actors: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez, Paul Mcgann
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  682 reviews
Sales Rank: 2476
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Surround Sound
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: WARD23304D
ISBN: 0790771942
UPC: 085392330423
EAN: 9780790771946
ASIN: B000069I1I
Theatrical Release Date: February 22, 2002
Release Date: June 1, 2004
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Product Description
After years of slumber the legendary vampire has awakened and found acceptance in a tattooed pierced and black-clad world. Hes a rock star. And his awesome punk-chic sound has echoed around the globe and stirred to life the fearsome mother of all vampires. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/03/2007 Starring: Aaliyah Marguerite Moreau Run time: 101 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael Rymer
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 "Queen" is damned August 31, 2004
61 out of 79 found this review helpful
Literary adaptations are a tricky thing at the best of times, but "Queen of the Damned" is to "Lord of the Rings" what Ziploc bags are to fine china. Adapted from Anne Rice's novel of the same name, "Queen" is overstuffed, flashy, disjointed, and sure to offend Rice's die-hard fans.
The Vampire Lestat is back. Only now Lestat (Stuart Townsend) has awakened and joined a nu-metal band, becoming a universally adored rock star -- and proclaims to the world that he wants vampires to not hide anymore. Needless to say, this proclaimation makes him hotter than ever among humans, but irks his fellow vampires no end.
But his music is more than popular -- it somehow wakes the ancient Egyptian vampire Akasha (Aaliyah), who is the mother (or grandmother, or great-grandmother...) of all vampires. Akasha is incredibly powerful, able to walk out in the sun and burn her enemies alive. And she's besotted with Lestat -- except that he learns that she is more evil and destructive than he dreamed.
Despite being described as a sequel to "Interview With the Vampire," "Queen" is a whole different animal. Rather than a sumptuous Old-World look, there's a pyrotechnic MTV look that makes the whole movie look dated already. It certainly doesn't help that the filmmakers also cram in half of Rice's second novel as well as all of her third. It makes the movie feel like it's about to explode.
Forget for a second about whether it was adapted faithfully or not. Instead, note that Scott Abbott's scripting is atrocious. Since Rice reportedly offered to do the script for free, it's a shame that they didn't take her offer -- surely she could've done better than "Boo!" "Boo back!". And fans of MTV-derived direction will love the handling of it, though director Michael Rymer tries to cover up his lack of talent with flash and fire.
Stuart Townsend (also known as the man who was ALMOST Aragorn) simply bombs as Lestat. He lacks charm, sex appeal, presence and charisma in this role, as if he's overwhelmed by it. The late Aaliyah, on the other hand, has enormous presence even though she's required to basically bellydance her way through the film. Margaret Moreau is unimpressive as Talamasca groupie Jesse, although she fares better than Townsend.
The second big-screen Anne Rice flick is a textbook example of how NOT to adapt a book -- flaccid characters, idiotic scripting and cheap direction. All the blood has been sucked from this "Queen."
What a terrible movie! It's a must avoid! October 6, 2002
30 out of 46 found this review helpful
Being a huge fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series, I was dying to see "Queen of the Damned" despite initial reluctance of the idea of skipping the second book "The Vampire Lestat" in favor of "The Queen of the Damned". Still "The Queen of the Damned" (as in the novel) pretty much picks up where "The Vampire Lestat" leaves off and also covers a good deal of the second book too. Now that I have seen the movie, all I can say is what a load of *** was wasted to make this dud of a movie. Unfortunately the late Aaliyah's final role is in this dreadful film. Her character Akasha was reduced to stupid lines written by writers who can't write a single decent line in this entire film. Granted in "Interview With the Vampire", I thought Antonio Banderas was miscast as Armand (who in the series is only 17 years old). In "Queen of the Damned", everyone except for the character Jesse was miscast, especially the character David Talbot. In the book version, David is approximately in his 60s, not in his 40s. Another stupid flaw in this movie is that Marius DID NOT make Lestat. The vampire Magnus made Lestat. Marius did not have short brown hair, he had long, blonde hair. Where the hell was Louis, Lestat's long-suffering partner, Gabrielle, Lestat's mother, Armand, a Lestat associate, Santino, and Maharet's sister Mekare? There was no explaination to who the other vampires were at the end of the movie but I am guessing they were Eric, Khayman, Mael, and Pandora. Khayman and Pandora did not die in the book. The writing was awful. Who ever wrote the screenplay needs to be dragged out into the street and shot. None of that garbage in the movie happened in the book. Jesse never went into that vampire bar. Those two girls that Lestat preyed on in the beginning never occured, and certainly not that wretched scene with the gypsies after Marius made Lestat into a vampire. Oh heck! 99% of the movie never happened in the book. This movie should not have been titled "Queen of the Damned" because it does not follow the book faithfully. The acting is awful. I will take the old Dracula movie with Bela Lugosi over this one.
 I saw Queen of the Damed October 10, 2001
25 out of 35 found this review helpful
I saw Queen of the Damned yesterday at a special screening of it. overall the movie was really good, good story, and good actors. the thing that impressed me the most was the fact that jonathan davis did ALL the music in that movie (the lead singer of KoRn), and that made the movie great. good job at creating a movie from a book. but the book nerds wont like this one as much. you don't even have to see interview with the vampire to get this movie, or even read the books. good movie overall.
The worst adaptation ever made January 21, 2002
24 out of 32 found this review helpful
To anyone who has read the book, this will be a great disapointment. The entire plotline is wrecked from the romance between Jesse and Lestat, to the childish-ness of Pandora.
The movie has lost all of the elegance and charm given to it by the chronicles and the first movie. If you want a good storyline with intriguing characters- Stick to the books. If you want another teen flick- see the movie.
The only reason I gave this movie 1 star was because of the soundtrack, and a few cute guys with their shirts off.
OY VEY! August 24, 2002
24 out of 29 found this review helpful
What an awful adaption of a wonderful book. Pretty much everything important to plot and character development is chucked for this MTV style borefest. And so many questions! Why does the french Lestat have a Hungarian accent? Why is the 30 year old Jesse a teeny-bopper who dresses like Britney Spears? Where is Louis, Lestat's REAL love interest? Why does Lestat wear eyeshadow that makes him look like he has two black eyes? Since when is Marius Lestat's maker? Why does Armand look like a freaky she-man creature? Pandora dies?! Where is Maharet's twin, Mekare? Akasha was black rather than Egyptian? I did not recognize this story at all. The characters were comical cartoons of what they are in the book and the first film. Townsend has not the slightest clue who Lestat is. He would have done well to take some cues from watching Tom Cruise's performance in Interview With the Vampire. Perez is entirely too young to be Marius. A gross case of miscasting there. What's more, who ever understands a word he says? And Jesse as the lovestruck fan of Lestat may be the worst crime of all. Jessica Reeves is a mature, brilliant scholar who hardly has a romantic interest in Lestat. OR vice versa. I realize Hollywood prefers to shy away from homosexual overtones in mainstream films, but COME ON! That's part of what made the books so interesting to read! The relationships were not based on sexual attraction, but attraction of the mind and soul. Aalyah is the best part of the film, but even she is most times reduced to machine-like behavior and lines so cliche it made me flinch. The soundtrack is good. Buy it instead of this worthless film. If you want to see a film that sticks closely to the novels, get Interview With the Vampire.
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