From Dusk 'Till Dawn
Movie vs. TV
Movie:
1996 horror/comedy about vampires in Mexico and two outlaws who encounter them. Starring a very young George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, an even younger Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek and Harvey Keitel. It's a star studded cast, all very young, and enough gore and comedy to make it an instant cult classic. Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriquez it should be a match made in heaven.
So why I didn't love it?
The first half of the movie is great - long dialogue scenes so rich you can taste it, morbidly funny moments, subtle gore, and a great story line. But then our two outlaws and their kidnapped family of ex God lovers reach Mexico and enter the famous Titty Twister bar and I lost interest real quick. The vampire lore confuses me, maybe they're zombie vampires? How come some of the people who get bit turn within 5 minutes and others take longer? Why did Quentin's character (arguably the most interesting) die so quick?
The second half of the film just lost me. I had too many questions.
The ending I enjoyed though, leaving it open for our imaginations to run amok as to what the bar really is and why these vampires even exist in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate this film, and I'm not saying it wasn't good. I just think it was one of those cult classics that don't really work unless you watch it while the cult is forming. It's been too long, and I came in completely uneducated on the film, and didn't fall in love.
TV:
Premiered last year on Netflix as an original series executively produced and directed by Robert Rodriquez with ten episodes.
It's the same story as the film only with more detail and back story and a whole new cast. It gives us viewers a chance to delve deep and really sink our teeth into the mythos of these vampires and figure out what's really wrong with the brothers. So obviously I'm a happy camper and much prefer the show, since it answers all my questions.
Zane Holtz plays Tarantino's character; Richie (and he's from Vancouver woo!). He does an amazing job co-leading this show considering he's never really been a lead before. Alongside him is D.J. Cotrona playing George Clooney's character; Seth.
Full disclosure; I haven't finished the season yet so I may hate it by the end. But so far so good. It's also been renewed for a second season which I have no understanding as to how they will continue this on, but we'll see.
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