Near Dark

A younge man gets abducted by nomadic vampires after being turned into one himself. Slowly he becomes one of them, but soon has to decide between his new family or his real one. A damn cool movie, and pretty original for a vampire flick. The cast was great too. Lance Henriksen played the role of the lead vampire and is one of the greatest actors in the horror genre. Rent this one. 5 out of 5.

Characters:

• Caleb: Young man who falls into a nomadic vampire world.
• Mae: Vampire that turns Caleb. She also becomes his lover.
• Jesse: The leader of the vampire herd. Burns alive in sunlight.
• Severen: Vampire with an attitude. Dislikes Caleb, so he runs him down with an 18 wheeler.
• Diamondback: Jesse's woman who's got this whole butch thing going on. Burned in sunlight.
• Homer: Vampire child who is pissed about forever being a child. Explodes in sunlight.
• Loy: Caleb's vet father. Searches for his son, and ends up finding a cure for vampirism.
• Sarah: Caleb's sister.

The Totals:

• Body Count: 16
• Weapons Used: Knives, a shotgun, glass, a pistol, a daylight, a semi, and a flashlight.
• Breast Shots: 0
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 0
• Ominous thunderstorms: 2
• Explosions: 3

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• Horses don't like vampires.
• When all else fails, laso your date.
• When walking in Oklahoma, beware of RVs.
• Vampires are pyromaniacs.
• Vampires fought in the civil war.
• Tumbleweed? Nice touch.