I’ve never read any Anne Rice novels and don’t really have any nostolgia for the Interview With The Vampire movie. I’ll absolutely admit it’s a good movie, it’s just not the type of vampire story I typically enjoy. I guess I’m too low-brow and prefer vampire action/horror over the more introspective stuff. And I guess that’s why I probably won’t be posting anything here about Only Lovers Left Alive or Let The Right One In. I understand these are good (great?) movies, but they’re not for me.
Anyway, I’ve heard good things about the new Interview With The Vampire TV show. I’m curious if any of you have seen it and how you’d compare it to the movie. Is it any good? What’d they do differently from the movie? Does it follow the books more closely? If you haven’t seen it, here’s a trailer. You can currently watch it on Netflix or, if you have a US library card, on Hoopla. Or I guess on AMC+ if anyone has that.
I have not seen the series but looking at the trailer, albeit with some reserve I wouldn’t mind giving it a chance. That said, I also consider the movie adaptation an incredible piece. So, that series would be against some tough competition here.
BTW, it’s worth noting that I loved Let The Right One In. A difficult and daring movie that took me so much by surprise I then read the novel. A movie I would not suggest to anyone without first getting to know them a little better and what they may appreciate (and not appreciate) in a movie.