Vampyres - 2015 - 5/10
Faithful remake of Larraz’s 1974 classic.
Two female vampires hunt desolate woods and forlorn highway for fresh meat.
The “older” female lures a man to her bed and keeps him as sex pole / plasma bag.
As in the original, there is copious nudity, debauched romping, streams of red.
Slow going, however, with only the breath of a plot. The interiors are austere.
The 1974 was “Hammer” Horror (though it was not a Hammer film.
This 2015 is Euro Horror (ie: arthouse). While it does boast a third act, less is explained.
Acting is hit and miss, as are the characters themselves, meaning no one is memorable.
Female predators in both versions are a mix of carnivore and succubus, and in the latter version - torturer.
