It pains me to write this because I really like John Carpenter. He’s made his share of bad movies certainly, but comparatively this one falls somewhere near the middle. So it’s not his worst, but not his best either. VAMPIRES does have its moments though. The mythology created for the villain’s background is for me the best part. In fact, Thomas Ian Griffith makes a really good bad guy and the film’s main detractor is that he’s hardly in it. Because of this, not enough of a formidable relationship is established between the hero and villain. And, once again, script revision is the answer. While I expect better from Carpenter certainly, he probably made this better than anyone else could have. Of course, that still isn’t saying much. Better luck next time, John.