In this modern twist on Anne Rice's novel Queen of the Damned, the vampire Lestat is awakened from his two hundred year slumber to find a new world awaiting him.
After doing the usual vampire thing and drinking some blood, he hears some broody nu-metal and goes to check it out. He ends up becoming a rock star, heading up his new band which he aptly names The Vampire Lestat.
But the other vampires consider Lestat a traitor for living amongst the mortal, allowing himself to be seen and heard by the living. Plus the vampire queen Akasha has awakened from her slumber and is determined to have Lestat as her new king... having recently devoured her last one.
Lestat meanwhile comes into contact with a mortal, Jesse, a paranormal researcher who has become intrigued by Lestat and his band and will soon become his love interest. Will Lestat's love overcome his vampire ways and the temptations of Akasha? Here's a hint: it's kinda predictable.
Let's forget for a moment that it is a total mutilation of the original story as written by Anne Rice, and just look at it as a movie in and of itself. The acting is bad. The special effects are nothing too impressive. And it tries to be serious while coming off utterly ridiculous.
The movie focuses a lot on Lestat's band, which played songs which were actually written and performed by Jonathan Davis of Korn. It is not, therefore, surprising that the soundtrack also sucks since it is made up of winners like Jonathan Davis, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Static X, which actually used to be kind of cool... before they sounded like Korn.
Queen of the Damned may be one of the worst modern vampire movies pre-Twilight. And there have been some stinkers. I'd recommend Eternal Blood, Let the Right One In, or 30 Days of Night instead.
0.5 terrible adaptations out of 5
Rated R for vampire violence.
Watch the Queen of the Damned trailer.
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