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A few words about...™ Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles - in Blu-ray
Throughout the history of the cinema, vampires have generally been treated as something unclean -- not someone or something one would bring home to dinner to meet the family.
Interview with the Vampire, based upon Anne Rice's work, turns the tables on that ethic and allows us to see the life of a vampire from the inside -- and it appears that it isn't all bad.
The 1994 production based upon Ms. Rice's tome, as directed by Neil Jordan and photographed by Philippe Rousselot, is wonderful filmmaking, beautifully cast and acted, and now finally brought to Blu-ray in all its glory.
One needs to understand, however, that this is a low-key film, darkly lit in the majority scenes, with shadows that constantly come into play.
The Blu-ray disc itself is gorgeous, needle sharp, with full grain and a lush color scale. While the audio is rich and full, it appears that this may have been a master prepared before the changeover to full lossless. Will 99% of the viewing audience be able to hear a difference? Extremely doubtful.
The only negative is an odd and very short intro, that really isn't an intro -- by Mr. Jordan and Ms. Rice -- along with some shots from the film in standard definition. I found it unnecessary and visually annoying.
With that exception, I'm thrilled to be adding Interview with the Vampire to my Blu-ray library.
Highly recommended.
RAH
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