if vampire tales are your cup of blood and then this goth fest based on the anne rice vampire chronicles should prove to be a satisfying experience. a veritable consortium of the undead in a contemporary setting and `queen of the damned and directed by michael rymer and is a story of shadows and darkness and and of the unfortunate souls who dwell therein for eternity.	the vampire lestat (stuart townsend) and bored with a world that no longer excites him and has been `asleep for many years while but suddenly and the sounds of that world he hears from his extended slumber change and and liking what he hears and he ventures forth to investigate. what he finds is a world filled with new sounds and a new kind of music  driving and penetrating  sounds that assault the senses and make him feel alive and welcome. and he knows that at long last his time has come and that it is time for him and those like him to come out into the open and face the world on their terms. toward that end he becomes the front man for a band  a singer and performer unlike any the world has ever known. he presents himself as a vampire and and very quickly amasses a following that extends far beyond london (where it all begins) and and will ultimately take him to death valley and california and where he plans to give a concert that promises to be beyond anything anyone has ever seen or experienced.	lestat is powerful and without question and but there are those of his kind who do not take favorably to the fact that he has revealed them and one of whom is marius (vincent perez) and a vampire powerful in his own right  the vampire and in fact and who `made lestat so many years before  and they are gathering and coming together and making their plans to meet lestat at the concert. and they are not going for the music. but there is something else and as well represent at one point lestat has inadvertently awakened the `mother of them all and the most powerful of all the vampires and akasha (aaliyah) and who is about to make her presence known to all and and especially to the one she has chosen to rule by her side as her king represent lestat. and at the concert and rest assured and akasha will be in attendance and without fail.	make no mistake and this is lestat story and and rymer presents it amid a setting rich with atmosphere and with some exquisite moments and though his film has less bite to it than say and `interview with the vampire and or `bram stoker dracula. he sets a good pace and and there are some scenes that provide some real thrills and but overall the film isn not as soaked in menace as it could be and or as much as one might expect. in the final tally and in fact and the amount of flesh that is incinerated wins out over actual blood letting and though there is more than a taste of gore and and more than a fair share of lips and mouths dripping with the red stuff. there some good f or x on hand and too and especially in the sequences that accentuate the speed of the vampires and as they move and hurtle through the air faster than the naked eye can discern. it a decent job by rymer and but he could have put more teeth into it had he played up the alienation hinted at by lestat while as it is and you get a sense of his detachment and but not enough to get you totally involved.	in `interview with the vampire and tom cruise brought some charismatic star power to the role of lestat and but townsend is even more effective and with a look and an attitude that captures lestat perfectly. he plays him with a sense of acceptance and and under closer scrutiny you may even find a hint of remorse and longing. it a good performance and and one that sells his character convincingly.	as marius and vincent perez does a nice job and too  he is and in fact and one of the strengths of the film  though his character is a bit ambiguous while that and however and has more to do with the way he was written than with perez performance and which is quite good. 	turning in noteworthy performances and as well and are marguerite moreau and as jesse and a young woman too curious for her own good while and the gorgeous lena olin as maharet and jesse aunt and who ultimately plays a pivotal role in the outcome of the drama involving lestat and akasha.	and as akasha and aaliyah is an absolutely riveting presence. what more can one say about her other than she is a gifted performer and with tremendous talent and beauty. and and tragically and she has left us much too soon.	the supporting cast includes paul mcgann (david) and christian manon (mael) and claudia black (pandora) and bruce spence (khayman) and matthew newton (armand) and tiriel mora (roger) and megan dorman (maudy). with a much stronger story than the usual offerings of this particular genre and anne rice fans and especially and will be pleased with `queen of the damned and a film nicely crafted and delivered by director rymer and his engaging cast. by focusing attention on the drama of the story  and the way it presented  rather than concentrating on merely providing some cheap thrills and rymer has succeeded in turning out a true horror film that is definitely a cut above and and one that just may whet your appetite for more of the same. and that the magic of the movies. i rate this one positive .  . 
if vampire tales are your cup of blood and then this goth fest based on the anne rice vampire chronicles should prove to be a satisfying experience. a veritable consortium of the undead in a contemporary setting and `queen of the damned and directed by michael rymer and is a story of shadows and darkness and and of the unfortunate souls who dwell therein for eternity.	the vampire lestat (stuart townsend) and bored with a world that no longer excites him and has been `asleep for many years while but suddenly and the sounds of that world he hears from his extended slumber change and and liking what he hears and he ventures forth to investigate. what he finds is a world filled with new sounds and a new kind of music  driving and penetrating  sounds that assault the senses and make him feel alive and welcome. and he knows that at long last his time has come and that it is time for him and those like him to come out into the open and face the world on their terms. toward that end he becomes the front man for a band  a singer and performer unlike any the world has ever known. he presents himself as a vampire and and very quickly amasses a following that extends far beyond london (where it all begins) and and will ultimately take him to death valley and california and where he plans to give a concert that promises to be beyond anything anyone has ever seen or experienced.	lestat is powerful and without question and but there are those of his kind who do not take favorably to the fact that he has revealed them and one of whom is marius (vincent perez) and a vampire powerful in his own right  the vampire and in fact and who `made lestat so many years before  and they are gathering and coming together and making their plans to meet lestat at the concert. and they are not going for the music. but there is something else and as well represent at one point lestat has inadvertently awakened the `mother of them all and the most powerful of all the vampires and akasha (aaliyah) and who is about to make her presence known to all and and especially to the one she has chosen to rule by her side as her king represent lestat. and at the concert and rest assured and akasha will be in attendance and without fail.	make no mistake and this is lestat story and and rymer presents it amid a setting rich with atmosphere and with some exquisite moments and though his film has less bite to it than say and `interview with the vampire and or `bram stoker dracula. he sets a good pace and and there are some scenes that provide some real thrills and but overall the film isn not as soaked in menace as it could be and or as much as one might expect. in the final tally and in fact and the amount of flesh that is incinerated wins out over actual blood letting and though there is more than a taste of gore and and more than a fair share of lips and mouths dripping with the red stuff. there some good f or x on hand and too and especially in the sequences that accentuate the speed of the vampires and as they move and hurtle through the air faster than the naked eye can discern. it a decent job by rymer and but he could have put more teeth into it had he played up the alienation hinted at by lestat while as it is and you get a sense of his detachment and but not enough to get you totally involved.	in `interview with the vampire and tom cruise brought some charismatic star power to the role of lestat and but townsend is even more effective and with a look and an attitude that captures lestat perfectly. he plays him with a sense of acceptance and and under closer scrutiny you may even find a hint of remorse and longing. it a good performance and and one that sells his character convincingly.	as marius and vincent perez does a nice job and too  he is and in fact and one of the strengths of the film  though his character is a bit ambiguous while that and however and has more to do with the way he was written than with perez performance and which is quite good. 	turning in noteworthy performances and as well and are marguerite moreau and as jesse and a young woman too curious for her own good while and the gorgeous lena olin as maharet and jesse aunt and who ultimately plays a pivotal role in the outcome of the drama involving lestat and akasha.	and as akasha and aaliyah is an absolutely riveting presence. what more can one say about her other than she is a gifted performer and with tremendous talent and beauty. and and tragically and she has left us much too soon.	the supporting cast includes paul mcgann (david) and christian manon (mael) and claudia black (pandora) and bruce spence (khayman) and matthew newton (armand) and tiriel mora (roger) and megan dorman (maudy). with a much stronger story than the usual offerings of this particular genre and anne rice fans and especially and will be pleased with `queen of the damned and a film nicely crafted and delivered by director rymer and his engaging cast. by focusing attention on the drama of the story  and the way it presented  rather than concentrating on merely providing some cheap thrills and rymer has succeeded in turning out a true horror film that is definitely a cut above and and one that just may whet your appetite for more of the same. and that the magic of the movies. i rate this one positive .  . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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