Vampires: Los Muertos
- Jon Bon Jovi as Derek Bliss
- Cristián de la Fuente as Father Rodrigo
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Zoey
- Diego Luna as Sancho
- Arly Jover as Una
- Darius McCrary as Ray Collins
- Anilu Pardo as a magnifying glass
- Javier Grajeda as Brody
John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos is an American horror film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, produced in 2002.
Action
The vampire hunter Derek Bliss is instructed by an anonymous customer, in Mexico wipe out a group of vampires ruled by the powerful vampire queen Una who has it in for the legendary Black Cross of Berziers that will help the undead with the help of a ritual to be out there to be able to move even in daylight. Since his actual collaborators are all killed by vampires, Derek is forced to put together a group of hunters, including the fifteen- year-old truant Sancho, the half-vampire Zoey who fought with drugs their bloodlust and Father Rodrigo, who has survived a vampire massacre in a monastery. The only real hunter is a native of Memphis Ray Collins.
In an armed to the teeth minibus, the team sets out to track down the vampires who runs now- bloody across Mexico. Zoey who has visions on the basis of their "disease", locates Una and her family, who have found shelter in an old factory. Along the way, Ray is one night unnoticed bitten by the other of Una. He steals Zoey's medications, so it is possible Una, take this and also to move freely during the day.
Derek and his colleagues will stay in a village near the factory and make friends with one of the residents. Since Zoey discovers that their tablets are gone. While waiting for the bus that will take them to Mexico City to get new medicine, she is kidnapped by Una and taken to the ruins of the factory. Derek, Sancho, Ray and Rodrigo follow her to free her. Before they get down to it, Derek, the other to task because he knows that Zoey the drugs had been stolen must. It turns out that it was Ray, who is then killed by Derek using the villager.
The other actually manages to free Zoey, but instead of her now remains Rodrigo who sacrifices and willingness to help the vampires, by performing them the ritual must be conducted by a priest for his friends.
Back in the village is Zoey, their vampire blood is gaining the upper hand, removed this and fed human blood. This brings Derek to the idea, as he could save Rodrigo. He takes the same procedure on himself, only that he gets vampire blood. So he can not be recognized by the real vampires as a mortal and sneak up to the factory, where just the ritual begins and from where he freed Rodrigo. The turn is not a priest, but has only worked in the monastery, and thus made the bloodsuckers duped. They ultimately succeeded, and thus destroy all their vampire Una subjects.
Reviews
"The film was" prominently occupied "but disappoint. The " stereotypical action " boring, the staging was " half-hearted ". "
Awards
The horror film was nominated for the 2003 Saturn Award.
Trivia
John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos is a sequel to the 1998 horror film produced Vampires with James Woods. Followed in 2005 Vampires: The Turning.
Filmed in Mexico film could only be seen in theaters in Spain, where he brought the equivalent of $ 328,000 revenue. He was released on 24 September 2002 on video in the United States.