The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Vampyres
Horror · 1974
A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.
Movie details
Vampyres
“They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!”
1974 Horror 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Vampyres?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
José Ramón Larraz
Written by
Diana Daubeney · Thomas Owen · José Ramón Larraz
Marianne Morris
Fran
Anulka Dziubinska
Miriam
M
Murray Brown
Ted
Brian Deacon
John
Sally Faulkner
Harriet
Michael Byrne
Playboy
Karl Lanchbury
Rupert
Court is in session
Put Vampyres on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.