Review of Queen of the Damned (2002) by Hate Y — 27 Oct 2009

It's mediocre... better than the crap vampire movies they're foisting on our youth today... but still a major departure from the books...

This review of Queen of the Damned (2002) was written by Hate Y on 27 Oct 2009.

Queen of the Damned has generally received mixed reviews.

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Yes, plenty of eye candy. Lots of biting; that's what the audience gets turned on about. Still, read the books. They're a lot scarier…

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At its best, Queen is campy fun like the Vincent Price horror classics of the '60s. At its worst, it implodes in a series of very bad special effects…

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By Kristi M (192) on 31 Jul 2016

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By Lee B (1,154) on 05 Mar 2017

I love this movie... its fun and atmosheric.... and it has the best soundtrack ever…

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By Thomas Z (116) on 02 Jan 2015

This movie is great I do not know what the critics are talking about, basically the critics don't know jack…

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By Stephen B (1,233) on 03 Jul 2015

Love this movie almost as much as I love aliya…

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