High Spirits

 Released Year: 1988

Directed by Neil Jordan

Casted by:

Daryl Hannah as Mary Plunkett Brogan
 Peter O'Toole as Peter Plunkett
 Steve Guttenberg as Jack
 Beverly D'Angelo as Sharon
 Liam Neeson as Martin Brogan
 Jennifer Tilly as Miranda
 Peter Gallagher as Brother Tony

 Story: 

Peter Plunkett, the owner of a dilapidated Irish castle which has been converted to a bed and breakfast supplying the only employment for the local villagers. Owing money to an American businessman, Plunkett has the idea to turn the castle into "The most haunted castle in Europe" for the tourist trade. He and his wacky staff of Irish characters set about creating ghost costumes and effects for their first group of American lodgers.

At first annoyed by the inept hauntings, the American guests soon get what they paid for as the genuine ghosts of Castle Plunkett take umbrage with being cheaply exploited and stage a full scale paranormal event.

Two of the castle's ghosts, Mary Plunkett and Martin Brogan become romantically entangled with Guttenberg and D'Angelo's characters. This romantic twist is the focus of most of the plot.

 L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

One of my favorite black comedy + romance movie during my very very young time. Me and my sister are a real big fans of this movie, we will repeatedly watching it again and again in one day~ we can even memorize most of the dialogue of this movie, just imagine how good this movie is~ a great movie to share with all of ya :) 

Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

Released Year: 1994
Directed by: Neil Jordan

Casted by:
Brad Pitt as Louis
Tom Cruise as Lestat
Kirsten Dunst as Claudia
Antonio Banderas as Armand
Stephen Rea as Santiago
Christian Bale as Daniel Molloy

Story:

The story began as Daniel the interviewer came across with a good looking young fine man in a dark alley, they both went into a room and have an interview about this man's life.

In the early century, a 24 years old young man Louis just lost his wife and an unborn child. Feeling upset and exhausted, he let himself lost in gambling and sex. He wanted to die so badly so that he can meet his wife and child in heaven, but he was chosen to become a vampire by Lestat.

Beautiful and exotic Lestat turn Louis into his companion by drinking his blood and gave him an immortal life. Feeling sick about drinking human's blood, Louis only feed on animals blood. But the killed of chicken make the black slave suspect on him, after killing one of the servant, Louis decided to burn down his mansion and get away with Lestat.

Both of them then happened to see Claudia who is crying because her mother is dying. Feeling hunger and loving, Louis bit Claudia and turn her into a vampire, Lestat thought of using Claudia to control Louis for staying with him but things do not turn out the way he wanted to. As the 13 years old Claudia started to become mature in her brain but not her physical, she started to hate it and questioned the two elders. She hate being a child forever, and she think this is Lestat's fault for turning them into a vampire. Claudia then make a plan to kill Lestat.

After a several fight, Louis managed to bring Claudia and both of them escape to Paris. In Paris they met a bunch of their kinds. Armand is their leader while Santiago is the 2nd lead. Vampires at there dislike those who killed the same kind, and they find out Claudia is a betrayal of her maker. In another hand, Armand push Louis to give up on Claudia and be his follower. Claudia feel sad and found a woman to become Louis' replacement.

Begging on her knee to transform the woman into a vampire, Louis decided to let Claudia goes and bite the woman. But before the woman fully transform, Santiago brought his army and get them away. Louis was put inside a coffin and sealed in the brick wall while Claudia and the new vampire was closed in an open well. On the sunrise of the next morning, Claudia and the new vampire were burn to ashes.

Hatred filled Louis, he was saved by Armand. But Louis killed all other vampires with fire including Santiago. Refused to become Armand's follower, Louis decided to go back to America. World changed, technologies improved. Louis was glad he can see sunrise again in the theater. Meeting up with Lestat in an old cemetery again, Louis decide to live alone with nobody in his eternal life.

Coming back to Daniel interviewing with Louis, feeling awesome of how vampire is, he wants Louis to transform him into one but was rejected. Louis left and nowhere to be found. When driving back with excitement, Daniel found himself not alone! Lestat was following him and transform him into a vampire.

L² Scored: 9/10

L² Comment:

This is actually the first vampire movie i ever watch, maybe 10 years ago :) I really learn alot about vampy in this film. But the relationship between Lestat & Louis, Louis & Armand is kinda gayish :)