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Vamps (2012)

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Critic Reviews: 5
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Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the man of her dreams from decades earlier. With their destinies at stake, the girls

PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Written By: Amy Heckerling

In Theaters: Nov 2, 2012 Limited

On DVD: Nov 13, 2012

Box Office:$3.0k

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Cast

Alicia Silverstone
Goody
Krysten Ritter
Stacy
Dan Stevens
Joey Van Helsing
Sigourney Weaver
Cisserus
Wallace Shawn
Dr. Van Helsing
Justin Kirk
Vadim
Richard Lewis
Danny
Kristen Johnston
Mrs. Van Helsing
Malcolm McDowell
Vlad Tepish

Critic Reviews for Vamps

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All Critics (16) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)

Cheesy but chipper vampire comedy has modest charms.

November 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

In an era transfixed by zombies and assorted other ghouls, Vamps is a refreshing change of pace.

November 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Variety

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John Anderson

Variety

Top Critic

"Vamps" is mostly a misfire, but Heckerling still shows enough flashes of wit and wisdom that she remains hard to entirely dismiss.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

Vamps sends up our pop cultural fascination with bloodsucking but is itself a bit stiff with rigor mortis.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Melissa Anderson

Village Voice

Top Critic

Aging is probably the real theme here, but it's approached sidelong and has no punch. Still, only the nostalgia has any real conviction.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Rachel Saltz

New York Times

Top Critic

At times, Heckerling's script feels as though it's been sitting in a coffin, as the film takes on a campy tone with its endless array of anachronistic sight gags and one-liners.

November 22, 2012 Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue.com

A playful flick about two female vampires, city life and the huge role of screens in our lives.

November 13, 2012 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

A satire with much of the wit of her [Heckerling's] 1995 Clueless.

November 9, 2012 Full Review Source: Time Out Chicago

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out Chicago

Vampire comedy has cute moments but lacks bite.

November 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

While it did feel more like an extended sitcom to me than an actual film, I must say I found it fun.

November 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Horror.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

Horror.com

In Amy Herckerling's film, being a vampire is ordinary rather than remarkable - which pretty much describes VAMPS.

November 5, 2012 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

"Vamps" teeters on the brink of not quite working and yet still routinely lands its laughs.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: indieWIRE

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Eric Kohn

indieWIRE

Bold, ambitious, but it's rarely funny. Heckerling works to squeeze out a few laughs along the way, but the punchlines are soggy and the situations a little too cartoonish at times, resembling a sketch comedy show about vampires.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: Blu-ray.com

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

[This] shambling little comedy never finds a consistent groove, but it's eager to please, and has the ancient gags to do it.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

The film's comedic potential is defanged by a pervading tone of embittered nostalgia. Goody doesn't mock our smartphone-loving society with barbed affection-she just wants it to go away.

October 31, 2012 Full Review Source: Time Out New York

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Eric Hynes

Time Out New York

A sense of anachronism is what provides the film with its melancholy heart.

October 28, 2012 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

Audience Reviews for Vamps

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Writer/director Amy Heckerling is best known for her films Fast Times at Ridgemont Hight (1982), Look Who's Talking (1989) and Clueless (1995). She hit the 'Fast Times' in 1982 and it was her first taste of success; but she played the Hollywood game very cautiously and while she did work steadily her hits were few-and-far-between -- although highly memorable. Her latest effort, Vamps, is a "vampires are people too flick" about two twenty-something (wink-wink-ahem) vampires who luckily like the nightlife. Goody (Alicia Silverstone - Clueless, Batman & Robin) is tasked with showing newbie-vampire, Stacy (Krysten Ritter - Confessions of a Shopaholic, 27 Dresses), the ropes as their creator, Cisserus (Sigourney Weaver - Ghostbusters, Copycat), travels the globe and causes as much trouble as she desires -- she'd eat an entire town if she wanted to do so. The dialogue, conversations and characters in Vamps are hilarious, Heckerling fun; but most of the reset of the film looks like a horrible mess. The special effects could have better if they had utilized some 2-dimensional animation! The genuine mirth one has for the characters at the film's beginning is soon replaced by the over-the-top schlock that is less-welcome than a stake.

November 11, 2012

Thomas Williams

This movie was directed by Amy Heckerling "Clueless" "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" "Look Who's Talking" among many others. Sure it's not going to win any awards but If you are a fan of Clueless and you like Vampires you should enjoy VAMPS. It's great to see Alicia Silverstone back! And filming 3-4 other movies for 2013! I missed her. Sigourney Weaver is also fun in this movie. The movie may not be a hit with the current generation, but like i said if you loved Clueless back in the day your in for a real treat, Sit back and enjoy this cheesy fun comedy/romance movie giving you deju-vu from 1995 all over again!

October 18, 2012

Shawn Payer

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1. Stacy: I didn't put in rollers! I'm gonna have coffin head tomorrow.
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1. Goody: Staying young is getting old.
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