Vampires (1998) - Parents Guide Movie Rating
- MPAA Reason
- Rated R for strong vampire violence and gore, language and sexuality.
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Sex & Nudity
moderateSome women's breasts are seen at a party. A man says to a priest when picking up a female vampire skull ''nothing like a little head''. A man and woman make out very briefly. A captured woman is tied to a bed naked. Her butt is seen.
Violence & Gore
severeIn many scenes, vampires push, scratch or try to bite people; many are killed and we see lots of bloody wounds. A team of vampire hunters shoot, stab, and kill vampires in a house. One vampire is stabbed repeatedly with a stake in the head, blood shoots out. Another vampire attempts to grab onto a ledge, but her hand gets shot off with a shotgun, blood comes out. In one graphic scene, a "master" vampire busts into a motel and kills everyone inside. Many people are ripped in half, bitten, and killed. In particular, one man has his head grabbed and slowly ripped off, as he screams in pain. Another man has a shotgun to the head, we see blood splatter on a wall. A woman is shot repeatedly (bloody hits are shown) when the vampire takes her as a human shield. A man is stabbed in the chest by a vampires' bare hand. The vampire then rips his upper torso in half. We see the mans internals. Brief. A man goes back to the motel the next day and rips apart all the bodies (to make sure they don't rise to become vampires). Several heads are cut off with hengeclippers and stakes are rammed through their chests. Then, the man takes the heads, puts them in a sack, and lights them on fire. A man is briefly bitten in the arm. Some blood is seen. A man is violently thrown out a window, and almost falls to his death, but he quickly grasps the ledge. We later see him picking glass shards out of his back. Blood is seen. A monk is thrown high in the air by a vampire and his head is impaled on a wood plank on a wall. We dont see the impact, but we later see the bloody and graphic results. A priest gets his head sliced off on camera. Gore and blood comes out. We later see the head lying on the ground. A man slices another mans hand open with a butcher knife. Blood pours out. A young boy gets his stomach ripped out by the "master" vampire. This scene may disturb people. A group of people go into a prison and hunt vampires. One is shot in the stomach, one is hanged, and the rest burst into flame. A man slices another mans leg open and squeezes his blood into a cup. Not that much blood is seen. A vampire is hit by a truck. Some blood splatters. A vampire bites a man on the neck and rips a big chunk of flesh off. Blood is all over her face and body. The man then lumbers away (now a vampire) with blood drenched on him. A vampire is stabbed with a cross (blood pours out) and then explodes. Blood and guts fly everywhere.
Profanity
severe2 uses of "cunt" (one being "cuntlicker") 2 uses of "cocksucker". 44 uses of "fuck" and it's derogitives, this counts 7 uses of "motherfucker" with one implied, and 2 uses of "fuckface". About 20 uses of "shit", along with "bullshit" and "horseshit". There are about 10 uses of each ass, damn, and hell. 3 uses of bastard, 1 use of dick, one of pussy.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
moderateThe characters go to a motel and drink several bottles of beer. Several people get drunk. The character Montoya is always seen with a cigarette. One character attempts to snort cocaine (it is implied)
Frightening & Intense Scenes
severeThe entire film is gory and frightening. The scenes which involve vampires are scary and gory. Kids may be frightened by the appearence and behavior of the vampires. The death of the "master vampire" is very gory.