This post has nothing to do with Jaws.  I'm suspicious.  And I really like John Carpenter's Vampires.  But no one seems to remember that.

Just throwing my two cents in, I totally dug 30 Days of Night, except for 2 things:
1. The passage of time element wasn't very good. I never bought that they had been hiding out for a month. Felt more like a full week, tops.
2. The ending (last act) was laughably bad. I won't spoil it, but it took all the tension and serious tone out for me and nearly ruined the entire picture.

As much as I love The Monster Squad, I don't consider it a vampire film (though it has a few vampires in it). I think the first 2 Blade films should be added to the list. Shadow of the Vampire is also good, in my opinion.

I feel that Near Dark is a perfect movie and the blood transfusion element totally fits and makes sense within the context of the world that Kathryn Bigelow and Eric Red created.

If you haven't seen it already, you should check out Daybreakers. It does something unique with the vampire genre. Similarly, I hear very good things about Stakeland, but I've not seen it yet myself, so can't judge on its quality.

I love the original, but I did enjoy the Fright Night remake. To each their own. No clue if other vampire films are in the works other than Dark Shadows, but given their current popularity, I'm sure they're on their way.

I hate you, FixedR6... Hard.

What if Twilight wasn't about horrible monsters who are rilly, rilly nice and awsum boyfirends if you get to know them? What if they were "elder lords" or druids or aliens or something? Would Twilight be okay then?

If it remains primarily about how important it is for a girl to have a boyfriend in place of a personality, then TWILIGHT is a problem whether it's vampires or not.

That's because druids wouldn't. fucking. sparkle.