Queen of the Damned (2002) - Movie Details
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| Release Date: | February 22, 2002 |
| Genre: | Action, Horror |
| Director: | Michael Rymer |
| Writer: | Michael Rymer, Michael Petroni, Scott Abbott |
| Cast: | Renee Quast, Vincent Perez, Lena Olin, Marguerite Moreau, Claudia Black (Pandora), Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah |
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for vampire violence. |
Rock music played by the Vampire Lestat has awakened the 6,000 year old Egyptian vampire Akasha, the Queen of the Damned. She sets out to reek revenge and join Lestat to rule the world. ...
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Movie Review
Warner Brothers had slated Queen of the Damned for direct-to-video hell, but then Aaliyah died and this movie based on the third book of the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice was given a theatrical release. I would like to say that the motives behind this were purely honorable, such that they were allowing Aaliyah's last film to reach theaters for her sake, but I doubt the move was anything but business-oriented. In fact, if Warner Brothers had decided to keep Aaliyah's best interests in mind, they would not have released Queen of the Damned at all, because it really sucks - forgive the pun. Full movie review »
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Anonymous says:
October 12, 2005This movie was so good, I was in a trance watching the whole thing. The music was great, Stuart did wonderful. Everyone in the movie was great! I haven't read the books, but i will now. I don't think it matters if it was different from the book, it was still good! Alot of movies that are based on books are normally really different than the book, and they should be, IT"S A MOVIE!
Great job guys!
Anonymous says:
October 7, 2005The movie was aight and Stuart Townsent is sourta cute but i coulnt stand waching Akasha and Lestat doin the nasty so i hated and liked the movie but i liked the punks and goths and the music from the sountrack was awesome and i read all anne rice books but the movie was not at all like the book. It was a little worse
Anonymous says:
May 6, 2004Forgive my brutal honesty, but anyone who likes this movie has obviously never read the books or seen what a true book-to-movie adaptation should be. In the books, Marius did not even make Lestat, and the whole crap movie is based around this lie! And just to let you know, Anne Rice had nothing to do with this movie. Once the movie rights are purchased, the author has no say in what they do with it. The studio buys the rights for a 4-year stretch and then it reverts back to the author. Warner Bros. was at 3.5 years and had still done nothing with it, so they hurried and pushed this movie out just to make a few quick bucks on it before they lost rights. What pure crap!! If you want real entertainment, use your brain and read the books!! Seriously!!
Anonymous says:
April 26, 2004i love that movie its awsome cause there are vampires and theres lots of punks and goths in the movie and they play good music in the movie
Anonymous says:
April 1, 2004As a new reader and fan of the Vampire Chronicles, I was pleased to have stumbled upon the VHS "Queen of the Damned" while at the library. I wish I had not. I am determined to find out why Ann Rice would allow this. Hopefully, Lestat will be redeemed on film as well as, and here comes the real agony, Marius. What a mess of a characterization! For those of you who have not read these books, please read them in order, at least the first three. You will so understand why the movie was down right pitiful.