My problem with Contemporary Vampires

Way back then, my good old pal Vlad decided to impale his enemies and enjoy a great dinner around their impaled bodies. Some referred to him with his surname Dracula. Many years later Bram Stoker decided to write a book based on Vlad's legends...it was 1897.

To make the story short, Vlad and Dracula had something in common. They loved human blood... and people got used to the idea of getting spooked by the thought. German Director Murnau made the first film in 1922 called Nosferatu based on the same character (but had to name him Count Orlok because Stoker's wife was talking about a lawsuit). Then in 1931 the first Dracula film was released. You know the story from that point on... vampires came and went and they captivated us with their thirst for blood and their elegance and romance. Cool.

Now we get to the 21st Century, and Stephenie Meyer starts a billion dollar bunch of movies under the name "Twilight", about amazingly good looking teenage vampires who prefer love and a veggie burgers than blood. Also, vampires are creatures of the night but this new breed of creatures can come and go as they please in daylight, sure, why not. And, if it was not enough, they have werewolves as enemies... also great young looking.

What happened to the weird looking, charming blood sucking old Dracula?... it got a makeover. Now vampires look like they came out of a Calvin Klein add and they even can walk under daylight and their skin shines like diamonds. ARGGGGGGGGGHHHH.

Those are NOT vampires!

Now... I must mention the Swedish movie "Let the Right One In", where real vampire Eli makes friend with also creepy Oskar (weird little kid, eh). That is a vampire movie.