i got to now about this movie through an article in StarTwo honouring late stars that had left their mark in the entertainment industry with a memorable performance
now, probably the name Heath Ledger comes to the mind of those reading this post
his recent on- screen performance in The Dark Knight as Batman’s clown- faced nemesis, the Joker had mesmerized many, including me
this article also reminds me of Aaliyah, the American singer, dancer, actress and model that starred alongside Jet Li in Romeo Must Die
OMG! i love that movie and yeah, i’m still not bored of it yet
from there on i started watching all Jet Li;s movies such as The One, Kiss of the Dragon, Hero, Fearless, The Forbidden Kingdom and soon, The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
at the same time, i also started watching Jackie Chan’s movies which i don’t know why, such as Shanghai Noon, Rush Hour 2, The Accidental Spy, The Tuxedo, The Medallion,Shanghai Knights, New Police Story, The Twins Effect, , The Twins Effect II, Around The World In 80 Days and The Forbidden Kingdom
actually, i watched The Medallion, The Twins Effect and The Twins Effect II because Edison’s acting in those movies
i watched The Medallion but in the end, i didn’t see Edison (or Nicholas Tse) which are playing cameo roles at all =(
the article also mentioned that Aaliyah had just completed the vampire flick, Queen of the Damned before her death on August 25, 2001
she plays the character of Akasha, Queen of the Damned (mother of all vampires)
she’s got eyes and eyebrows like the eye of Horus
is that how the eyes of queens of Ancient Egypt look like??
from what i had known, Queen of the Damned is the third novel in The Vampire Chronicles series after Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
i’ve got a few of her books, namely Interview with the Vampire and New Tales of the Vampires
soon after reading the article, i watched Queen of the Damned
OMG! it’s just so cool
i like Stuart Townsend’s portrayal of Lestat in the movie ! i like him!
the ending of this movie is so SWEET! Lestat and Jesse are together in the end, and i hope they’ll be together till the end of the universe!!!
i suppose he also joins Edison Chen as Kazaf in The Twins Effect as my favorite vampire, and i hope that it’ll be the same case with Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the upcoming Twilight movie
i’m gonna buy the two more remaining novels in The Vampire Chronicles series
I loved Queen of the Damned and Stu Townsend was an absolute godsend!!! This used to be the only vampire flick i would watch constantly, mainly ‘cos Aaliyah was my fave singer but now it’s because I really love the soundtrack! I went form R&B to a bit of dark emo/metal/industrial music. Twilight is having a similar effect except the music seems to be more quieter. BTW, I’m glad Lestat turned Jessie ‘cos she looked great as a vampire!
You know, you should really read the book. All I can say is that the movie is crap compared to the book. Just read my post. It’ll explain my opinion.
http://soweird666.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/queen-of-the-damned-the-book-vs-the-movie/