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Vampire in Brooklyn | 
| Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 14312
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD329824D
ISBN: 079217870X
UPC: 097363298243
EAN: 9780792178705
ASIN: B00005U5AD
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 1995
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Eddie Murphy teamed up with shockmeister Wes Craven to make this stale attempt at a horror-comedy. Murphy had the right idea, because the concept is intriguing: He plays a vampire from the Caribbean fulfilling a prophecy to rejoin his vampire queen, who turns out to be a Brooklyn cop (Angela Bassett) who is half-bloodsucker but doesn't understand the impulses being awakened in her. Bassett is a seductive presence and Murphy looks the part: sleek, inviting, and spooky. But Craven, perhaps the most overrated horror director working, can't handle comedy--at least not intentionally--and his idea of horror here is extravagant (and not particularly convincing) makeup. --Marshall Fine
Product Description
A caribbean vampire seeks the half-vampire half-human new york homicide detective destined to be his bride. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Eddie Murphy John Witherspoon Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R Director: Wes Craven
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 dvd vampire in brooklyn May 17, 2009
alicia sanders (paradise,ca)
The response I received was excellent as far as delivary speed and the dvd was in perfect condition. I bought it for my sisters bday and she got it right on time.She loved it and so did I.
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alicia sanders
 Vampire in Brooklyn May 9, 2009
Miwa Yamaguchi (Kawasaki, Japan)
It was so sad that I couldn't play and see the DVD video here in Japan due to its area protection security...
 ". . . I just had Italian" April 24, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Vampire in Brooklyn is suprisingly good! I would never expect to see Eddie Murphy as a vampire, but he was pretty funny onscreen. The jokes worked, but the creepiness in some parts of the film also worked. Also featured here is Eddie playing multiple characters (like in Coming to America and Nutty Professor); he as the preacher is the funniest out of all of them. Angela Bassett and Allen Payne are great as the detectives who start to see that Angela is the one that the vampire is searching for. This film in general isn't as good as the more classic Murphy films, but it's good for those who are looking for a good time and for those who are interested in urban vampires.
Laugh out LOUD! January 24, 2009
Missy "G" (SC USA)
Couldn't stop laughing. The Cast was unbelieveably funny. Horror and Humor, what a combination. A must have for any vampire collection.
 Vampire in Crooklyn (3 and a half stars) December 22, 2008
Nuisance (Miami)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Vampire in Brooklyn is good but not great. What stops it from being great? Wes Craven(the director) is past his prime here and horror comedy never works. One needs to look at movies like Lost Boys, Bones and House for prime examples. Were these movies funny? Yes. Scary? No. Horror and comedy never work but there is a chance that the horror part alone in Vampire In Brooklyn could have worked.
Story: Maximillian(Eddie Murphy) is in Brooklyn, New York in search of a daughter of a vampire to make his bride(Angela Bassett). He enlists the help of bumbling flunky Julius Jones(Kadeem Hardison) to help him find her and has to deal with an obstacle in the form of a cop named Justice(Allen Payne).
Eddie Murphy does well as Maximillian and Angela Bassett as well as Rita Veder and Allen Payne does well also. The thing that stops it from reaching its full potential is the clumsy direction of Wes Craven. Eddie is funny as usual but Kadeem Hardison couldnt have been more annoying. Even John Weatherspoon fails to gather up laughs and he was hilarious in Boomerang. If it was treated as a horror flick and left out the comedy it could have worked...maybe. For those who are saying that this is a spoof...come again? Vampire In Brooklyn takes itself too seriously to be a spoof. All in all Vampire in Brooklyn is only recommended to those that want to keep everything Eddie made before he went with these family-oriented flicks. Its good but not as great as it could have been.
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