The Little Vampire

When German director Uli Edel shocked the world with CHRISTIANE F in 1981 the last thing in the world I expected to see from him in the future was a vampire film for the kiddies. Oh sure, an episode of TWIN PEAKS or LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN, this was to be expected....but this?!?!?!?! OK, maybe he needed the work and let's just leave it at that! This film isn't for us anyways, it's for the children and there is where the trouble starts. Sadly, many American religious groups boycotted this film for supposedly being ANTI-CHRISTIAN. Oh, these would be the same morons who won't let their brainwashed offspring view the HARRY POTTER or LORD OF THE RINGS films and whatnot. Fine, let them do whatever the hell they want, shut the fuck up about it and leave everybody else bloody well alone!
Rest assured, you can let your chilen' watch this baby without any fear of them ever turning in to little goth heads and adding more money to the coffers of MARILYN MANSON or ANNE RICE.......nah...this is just simply well presented little lark suitable for the whole family. Oh sure, it does star that annoying little twerp from JERRY MAGUIRE, Jonathan Lipnicki but hey, they didn't make this film for the likes of me and I don't have to watch it if I don't want to. On the other hand, Richard E. Grant and the stunning Alice Krige are also here as the paternal vamps and they, along with John Wood as a Scottish Lord are well worth taking a boo at. Point is, lighten up and let the kids watch this one on their own terms. If you do happen to be floating about, cooking or doing housework or whatever, be sure to keep an eye out for the cows...they are a blast riot!