Byzantium (A Vampire Story)

Movies Viewed in 2024 (146 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: January 18th Via: Tubi (via VPN) Plot: Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a rundown hotel. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? The positive reviews and intriguing premise caught my attention back in 2012/2013, but it just eluded me. When I found I could watch it for free on Tubi with a VPN, I decided it was time."

Terrible Taste (118 movies items)

" A reimagination of the whole vampire trope? Saoirse Ronan and the dude who played Ian Curtis bruv! Gemma Arterton looking thigh af, put her in more films you bastards... Just go ahead, suck my neck, break my spine and give me one last lap dance"

A Complete Review of Neil Jordan's work (19 movies items)

" Cast : Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Caleb Landry Jones, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller What was it about? Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort. My two cents: It was pretty neat that Jordan was making another vampire movie almost 20 years after 'Interview with the Vampire' and it was interesting that he took a completely different approach this time around but, to be honest, I ac"

“Initial Thought: I have been meaning to watch this one for awhile. I just never had the chance until now. It looked rather interesting and different. ”

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Neil Jordan's work, I was quite eager to check it out. Firs”

“An Irish vampire movie, thus back to where the vampires were originated. There are no good vampire movies these days, all those are teen target produc”

Films Watched in 2020 (145 movies items)

"Oct 14"

Watched in 2020 (184 movies items)

"Wednesday, August 19th"

Films Watched in 2019 (328 movies items)

"1.2 One of the most original vampire movies I have seen, deviates from the popular conventions (in the ilk of Thirst) and focuses on telling a detailed story of past and present. Tambien, I am an official fan boy of Saoirse Ronan. "

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2018 (497 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 17 April 2018)"

Byzantium

“Vampires, Neil Jordan, and Saoirse Ronan looks like a winning combination on paper, but Byzantium all style and no substance. Ronan is customarily subtle, poignant, and nuanced, and Jordan imbues the entire thing with his austerity and low-key eroticism, but there’s just not enough story to justify the length, the narrative withholding, or “surprise!” method of delivering bits of material. It’s all right in front of you, very clearly and obviously, and Byzantium thinks it’s distance and manipulations are smarter than they are.   Problem lies squarely with Gemma Arterton’s Clara, a character with a backstory, profession, and trajectory that deserves her own movie in which everything is fully fleshed out and not dripped out in-between bits of love birds and self-mythologizing ” read more

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Neil Jordan's work, I was quite eager to check it out. Firs”

An average movie

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Neil Jordan's work, I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, it was pretty neat that Jordan was making another vampire movie almost 20 years after 'Interview with the Vampire' and it was interesting that he took a completely different approach this time around but, to be honest, I actually struggled to really care about the damned thing. Basically, nowadays, even though vampires might not be as popular as the zombies are, we still get tons of movies dealing with such creatures and a filmmaker really needs to bring something new to the genre to get me on board. Well, in this case, the only really original thing was the fact that these immortal creatures were for once penniless which was rather” read more

Watched in 2014 (183 movies items)

"24.07.2014 "

The Evolution of Saoirse Ronan (31 movies items)

"Character: Eleanor "