Fangs Ain't What They Used To Be

As THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D flaps its way towards cinemas, we take a look at this latest take on the children’s story…

- Jack Bottomley

It towards cinemas, we take a look at this latest take on the children’s story…seems that gone are the days that we sat shaking in fear at Christopher Lee’s fanged fiend Count Dracula, as the red food colouring dribbled down his pale and lifeless jowls. In this new age of cinema, the blood-curdling (and sipping) vampiric villains of old have been - mostly (terrifying toothy terrors still exist in the coffin strewn corridors of a load of indie markets) - replaced in the mainstream by far tamer and friendlier bloodsuckers. From the mopey buggers of Twilight to Adam Sandler’s ‘count dadula’ in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, vampires are certainly not the clear-cut deceptive, seductive sadists they used to be (although if you have been forced to endure Breaking Dawn Part One, you could argue it is more horrifying than Nosferatu ever knew how to be) and in The Little Vampire 3D, we have another film to add to the ever-growing list of friendly little counts [is that spelt right? - Ed].

Adapted from the book series by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, The Little Vampire 3D tells the story of Rudolph Sackville-Bagg (Rasmus Hardiker), a 13-year-old vampire whose family is in great danger when a famed vampire hunter comes after them. However, when Rudolph meets vampire story-loving mortal boy Tony (Amy Saville), the two find they have similar interests despite being so far apart pulse-wise. As the friendship grows, Tony helps Rudolph and his clan in their fight against this menacing and devious vampire slayer.