The book series is miles above the movie and I can't believe how physically painful the movie was to watch in comparison. This deserves a full on TV series reboot

@staytuned2L337

Жыл бұрын

Yo i didn't even watch the movie 😂 I was so excited...but the roster of actors kinda threw me off. Glad i didn't watch.

@mostlyorchids

Жыл бұрын

I read the books in middle school 2006-2008 and refused to watch the movies lol

@MonkeyDJaden75

Жыл бұрын

@@mostlyorchids i was born in 2007

@Nate_Luke

Жыл бұрын

The book was very awesome. They should think more about it before making the movie reboot of a book. Even the Spooks Series reboot movie seventh son was garbage

@staytuned2L337

Жыл бұрын

@kyle yeah. I graduated in 2010. I'm about ready to lay down ☠️. The books were amazing. Couldn't keep my nose out of them.

The fact more of Darren Shan's books havent became tv shows or movies is criminal.

@TheDoubleSided

Жыл бұрын

The demonata series is for sure great as well from darren

@David-fd8hy

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDoubleSided i had heard a rumour it was being adapted into a movie series but it'd be an 18+ due to the graphic nature of the books, but that just fizzled out

@colinlowrie29

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@mitchwilliamson5552

Жыл бұрын

Studios keep seeing the age of the main character in the first book and trying to make the adaptations family friendly, and any plans keep falling apart due to the books actually being graphic horror. Its why the film was a stupid teen action comedy. Ridiculous considering the main character is an adult for the majority of the story.

@bobbob-up5ri

Жыл бұрын

We need an adaptation of the demonata I need to see a high budget lord loss.

I wish the book series would get a faithful adaptation. My cousin showed me underworld right when it came out on dvd and cirque du freak was the first vampire series I read after that. The lore and characters in the books is some amazing stuff and very different to a lot of other vampire lore. Great video.

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

It could be a masterpiece if they did it right! And thank you 🙏

@hunter5822

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, so many adaptations are total shit. A good adaptation I highly recommend is the metro 2033 series book and videogame... just finished it and literally cried at the end... I hope there will be more.

@UnseenHitman-1932

7 ай бұрын

​@@hunter5822Dmitri is writing the next game.

I read this entire series when I was in middle school It really bothers me because I saw the potential in this series and in this movie the casting for Mr.Tiny, Larten, Mr.Tall and many others were literally perfect

@mchandler133

Жыл бұрын

I hope your joking the cast was horrible for this

@jwilsthem.c3780

Жыл бұрын

@@mchandler133 I'm not I'm sorry you don't agree I guess?

@JamesMiller-ex3ff

Жыл бұрын

@@jwilsthem.c3780 Yeah I read all the books also, and thought the movie was horribly done. They ruined the last book in the first movie!

@oroboros88

Жыл бұрын

​@@jwilsthem.c3780casting could have been star studded considering the names they already had, I can only imagine what we could have seen with vampire mountain and the princes and generals

@Martyn_Wolf

27 күн бұрын

Seems like poor directing for the most part. Plus trying to fit 3 books into one film is a poor choice given how each books is 5-6 hrs long (when being read at a decent pace) I don't believe the cast they used fit all the roles they had. Ken as Mr. Tall whilst not inaccurate does lack that menacing aura Mr Tall has at times. I guess they went with the freak show part a bit too hard perhaps.

This book series means so much to me. I met my wife through it and my best friends I even started me art with it. It's nice to see that the fandom isn't dead.

@Sora_the_flame

Жыл бұрын

Same here the book helped me when I was at my darkest place and I've been searching for the books at book stores forever

@zacharygibson8169

Жыл бұрын

god danng u sound like steve

@stainakagoru9444

Жыл бұрын

@@zacharygibson8169 I take that as a compliment

Cirque du freak and the demonata series from Darren shan were my absolute favorite series' in middle school. I'm a huge fan of his. Even the thin executioner

@black_hand78

Жыл бұрын

Cirque Du Freak, Lord Loss, and the Demonota series are amazing.

@Martyn_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

@@black_hand78 It's called the Demonata Series, not the Lord Loss series

@black_hand78

Жыл бұрын

@@Martyn_Wolf it’s been quite awhile since I’ve read them, my bad.

@seanbrown4706

Жыл бұрын

Lord loss would be an awesome villain in live action.

@cryptopsyrin4425

Жыл бұрын

@@seanbrown4706 I lord loss done with mostly makeup would be terrifying.

When I was a teenager, this book series was my all time favorite. I really thought this movie would get a full series but I guess after all this time it has been forgotten about. Shame really... But at least we still have the books.

@Earthbound369

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard of this series. It looks really good. I'd love to see more.

@imjustwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@Earthbound369 it was written for early teenagers so you may or may not enjoy it depending on your age category.

@Mexican1632

Жыл бұрын

@@imjustwolf did you read his demonata series

@imjustwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@Mexican1632 I tried but at the time I wasn't in a good headspace for something so dark. I should try it again though because I've heard it is good and much more mature.

@Retalak

Жыл бұрын

This book series and The Spook's Apprentice were my favorites.

Cirque Du Freak easily has the coolest interpretation of vampires. The dynamic of the vampaneze who murder people while the vampires actually protect humans. Darren’s arc going from human to half-vampire to vampire Prince. And Steve coming back pretending to be a vampire hunter like how he always said, pretending to help the main cast just to turn out to be the ACTUAL vampaneze lord after Crepsley dies. Criminal that nobody talks ab this series but with that being said i’m glad i found your vid!

growing up i couldn’t read or write i bullied for it badly but i picked up book 6 the vampire prince and then went back and read the rest of the books at the end i cried, now because of these books i have read lord of the rings, game of thrones, harry potter and dune so needless to these books are part my heart

@ttyngordon

9 ай бұрын

You wrote this a year ago, how big has your book collection become?

@Synicstkayz

9 ай бұрын

@@ttyngordon sadly it hasn’t due to life circumstances but i think i wanna read some of the new 40k 📕

I first saw the movie when I was 11, just thinking "yeah it's another supernatural movie about vampires, lizard people and such" and I loved it, fast forward to my freshman year of highschool, I got a chance to read just about all of Darren shan's books and was taken into a whole different universe of vampires/vampneze, demon Lords, demons the size of 4 planets, magician werewolves, powerful half breed wizards etc. So by this time, I remembered there was a movie and I watched it and it was horrible, I couldn't believe I had loved it so much back then, the cirque du freak and demonata series imo could've been the next Harry Potter or something like it if done right

I had completely forgotten about this series. I do reminder that the ending has a wild twist (at least for my 12 year old self).

@Valdreag17

Жыл бұрын

And they’re all currently free books on Audible!

@momo382844

Жыл бұрын

This series was wild! What a time to be alive!

@Greenthumb6a

Жыл бұрын

Wildest twist ever. Darren becomes a little person, and is sent back in time and breaks the chain of events the night of Darren and Steve going to the circus that one night. Then little person dies as he changed his own future and gave mr. Tall his diary to publish. Fucking amazing.

I read the manga as a child because I wasn't able to get my hands on the books at my library. I enjoyed the manga a ton as a kid but I would like to read the books now I can get my hands on them. I also liked the movie and all of the quirks.

@himynameis3664

Жыл бұрын

There is an audiobook reading of them on KZread if you're interested

@Martyn_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

If you happen to use audible it's on there too

Another good book series is “chronicles of Vladimir Todd.” Wish the author continued on to his college years though, like they were planning on doing.

@14ndc

Жыл бұрын

I completely forgot about this series!!! This would be a great TV series. Have you heard of the Pendragon series?

@black_hand78

Жыл бұрын

@@14ndc Pendragon is amazing as well.

@hannahcarolan2521

5 ай бұрын

I totally forgot about this series, thanks for bringing it back to my memory!! I loved it as a kid

I will always have a soft spot for this movie. I watched it so many times when I was 11, in the end I could watch it in my head. Beat for beat, line for line. It was amazing. Of course the books are the better part of this universe, but the movie was my introduction to it - the beginning of an obsession that lasted well into my teens and never 100% went away.

This needs a remake on hbo that’s rated r the book was so good and would make for a good tv series

It's a shame this movie didn't do well I think it's extremely underrated. It would be cool to go farther into the world

I learnt about Darren Shan from the Demonata Series I read back in secondary school. Then I read the Thin Executioner loved this book, listened to the Cirque Du Freak (narrated by Ralph Lister)series on audible

This series had me hooked until the tail end of book 12. If there were some sort of reboot, it’s one of the few times I’d relish them getting the opportunity to mulligan that ending

@trick2jee

Жыл бұрын

yea that ending was pretty nuts, and the literal title being “Sons of Des Tiny” somehow didn’t register until i finished it

The one thing I hated about the movie. Why put in Rebecca?? It still could've been Sam as a friend. The whole reason Darren actually does it in the books, was to keep a part of Sam's Soul alive. And I know they were trying to merge the stories, but that's no reason to have just completely changed the ending. Especially cause, even though we know Steve knew what happened, and was pissed about it. We didn't learn he became a Vampaneze until he himself was almost 30. It could've been a great set-up movie where Darren became a Half-Vampire, and leaned about the abilities/weaknesses. Just like it did, but instead of rushing the Showdown, and forcing a random Love Interest. Showed one of the friends Darren made, and became best friends with, end up dying in an attack from the Wolfman, and Darren having to come to terms with what he actually was. Just like the books. And then the second movie could've been the Love Interest with Rebecca (? Don't actually remember her name, as it's been 12 years.) Finding out about Steve, and then Darren becoming the Full-Vampire, and ending with the start of the War. And then have a 3rd movie that was the aftermath, and Darren's journey to stop the War in the first place. Finally finding out everything about Mr. Tiny, making his final decision to go back, and prevent his past self from stealing Madame Octa. Thus preventing any War, and the End of Humanity.

I would love the other Daren Shan books made in to a film they would make a good horror film/ series

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

I agree they would make a great horror or thriller movie for an older audience!

@justuschester4602

Жыл бұрын

@@coganLollins feel like tho if they someday reboot this into either show or movie they need some known actors to help it least build more on the franchise for people who never heard or seen this that way in future seasons or movies if reboot it will get a bigger fan base to help it make money to make more and them getting better.

@AaryanRahi-xz9ek

5 ай бұрын

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This was my favorite book series growing up. Darren Shan is a master of a writer and the end of this book series genuinely made me cry. Also read the Lord Loss series, that is incredible as well.

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

Im still finishing the series but I will check out lord loss! 🙏

@caramelkingdude

Жыл бұрын

I cannot recommend Lord Loss enough

@Pigeon1235

Жыл бұрын

Lord Loss is incredible

@deuceb1069

Жыл бұрын

Lord Loss was one of the craziest endings to a book series I’ve ever read… I thought he’d never top Cirque Du Freak

@black_hand78

Жыл бұрын

Lord Loss was definitely one of my top favorite book series.

I was honored to have worked as one of Madame's Truska men in this great project ❤️ Look for the big man with the handlebar mustache and then you'll realize it's yours truly back then.

I remember reading this book as a kid, and now all these memories are flooding back watching this. It was a good series

Thank you for doing a review on this movie cause for a while I thought it was a fever dream. I asked many of my friends if the have heard or even seen this movie/series and they all said no. I really hope that someone repicks this back up and either makes a better movie or a possible tv series out of it.

I would love to see a new movie for it, now with films, even "kids films" have some really serious tones, and most superhero films are very dark, so hopefully that would mean that a good director who knows how to make a good serious movie adaptation of the book series, might actually come in, Maybe the director who did Steven Kings IT movies, he did pretty well adapting the books.

@mitchwilliamson5552

Жыл бұрын

The issue is that its not a kids book. It's graphic horror aimed at teens which would be probably rated M15, and gradually becomes darker and darker. By book 3, I would say its no longer a book I'd call for teens at all. (In the sense that the MC is no longer a child and the themes become even more mature) The last few books would definitely be R18 when adapted to cinema.

I absolutely adored this book series, Any chance you could please do a video on the book series itself? Maybe even multiple videos on specific elements of the lore and story.

@maybebearable6910

Жыл бұрын

If he doesn't I will. This series is criminally underrated. And needs to be talked about

Love the graphic novels... though I was introduced as a 6 or 7th grade to the first book then the movie... of the book to movies in the younger adult genre, I like this one

The books were amazing, my biggest problem with the movie was the added content/discrepancies from the book. They added the monkey girl for the movie,and slacked on the bromance Darren had with Evra (very important for later in the books,Darren's first romance is critical and has long effects down the road). Madam Octas Color scheme was also altered. With other changes they did with compressing 3 books into one movie, they really trapped themselves from being able to make any kind of faithful sequels.

Yoooo that is crazy, I found your channel a few weeks ago, but then just remembered about cirque du freak yesterday. Seeing you upload this today is trippy

Thus is fast becoming one of my favourite channels.

I had no idea there was a movie series from it, I remember reading the books as a kid, even got a couple books signed when the Darren O'Shaughnessy came so my school

The books are incredible. When mr. Cresply died I was sad af

I only read the first book and I was blown away how good it was then when I saw the movie was coming out I was excited and ultimately ended up being disappointed

Been waiting for this one

The books were insanely good, especially the later ones involving the little people and time related plots

Reading the book and watching the movie while although leagues apart in comparison I found melancholy in how they all found a home and being a lifelong outcast it's a shame to belong to a place that's fictional

This is one of my favorite movies glad u doing this cause I was gonna ask u to cover it anyway how he turned Darren was different and how Steve's blood seemed evil 😎

@Martyn_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

Read / listen to the series it's better. I did find out that the Cirque Du Freak series is an exclusive on audible (if you're a member, you can buy the books too if you're not not audio)

My skin turns red in less than 5 minutes! These vamps are better in the sunlight than I am! no fair!

Riding out the hurricane at a relatives and came across this vid. I ended up watching nearly all of your vampire videos 🙂

Your video essay makes me finally understand why i first watch the movie, scenes feel rush and disjointed like a missing or cut content. Thank you for such an informative video and the lore of Darren Shan universe

I actually came across this series in its manga adaptation back in high school and I loved it.

You mentioning the manga brought this like… long forgotten memory of reading it in high school

Great movie explained by a great narrator good job

Ive always loved this and the sorcerers apprentice so disappointed they never got their sequels

@FidesAla

Жыл бұрын

They were so similar! The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was a better CDF movie than the CDF movie. Nicholas Cage was a better Larten.

Great stuff as always. By the way, could you do a video about the vampires of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? Their depiction in that show is quite interesting.

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

I havnt heard too much about the series but I will check it out 🙏 thanks!

@ZeroOmega-vg8nq

Жыл бұрын

@@coganLollins theres only 1 rule with jojo. Dont skip parts otherwise the fans will go nuts

@vampirebite44

Жыл бұрын

@@coganLollins As a JoJo fan and vampire fan, I recommend watching it! At least first 2 seasons (those deal mostly with vampire stuff).

The books have so much potential :( hope one day they get a series interpretation! The twist at the end is something I can never get over

I have to watch this now! Thanks for the info

When I was a kid I read these books in the early late 90s/ early 2000s and I love these books growing up as a kid to see the movie come out I was so excited but I guess like every other fan girl who reads the book first I was a little irked that they changed so many things in the movie but it was still an awesome movie just wish they continued with a sequel

I love this movie. I need to find the books now. Thank you

When he said they've been touring for 500 years, I'm sure that would have necessitated subtle questioning!!😂😂

Hello thanks for posting every day I am patiently waiting for your videos, love your vids and I have a Question would you rather be a Vampire or A Werewolf. Have a Good Day!

@amberlaughlin3518

Жыл бұрын

Some of us are both and more....

They absolutely massacred this film. This saga could have done with a film per book.

The car driving out of the fog and a flyer coming out gives me such Goosebumps and Something Wicked this Way Comes vibes.

I loved the books growing up, when I studied children's literature I actually noted the Saga of Darren Shan in my top 10 list. I still am shaking at the final book and the reveal Des Tiny is the father of both Darren and Steve and that he orchestrated the war between the vampires and the vampaneze in an attempt to bring about the apocalypse. Now that's a bar I someday hope to achieve in writing.

The actors for Mr Tall and Mr Tiny were absolutely perfect. Not exactly how imagined Mr Tiny to look though. Nevertheless the actor played him brilliantly

This didn't get nearly enough recognition as it shouldve & I didn't even know about the books! Thank u 💋

I REALLY liked this movie !!! I was so disappointed when they didn’t make a sequel 😢😢😢

@Baelbard

Жыл бұрын

didn't get a sequel cos the movie is shit

@buchan448

Жыл бұрын

@@Baelbard nah its a gid film

This movie is a case of "Just becasue a movie isn't great doesn't mean its not a good time"

I really hope they continue to do the movies, my fangirling would be off the charts to see my favorite book series come to life ❤️

@lexxchinchillaa

Жыл бұрын

Most people would disagree w/ me, but I think the movie is good, just not very accurate to the books. There really should be a TV show on the entire series.

@DawnyAussie

Жыл бұрын

Nah, it needs a show adaptation like the Percy Jackson D+ series coming up. The changes made are so irredeemable that any further adaptation from the existing book would lead into a completely different story.

The Darren Shan vampires have always been some of my favorites. It's so different than traditional vampire lore, but it also feels like a set of abilities and traits that a real (if mystical) creature would have. The books themselves are also great, dealing with themes of growing up, the consequences of our actions, personal responsibility, and war. I have mixed feelings about the movie; it had really good moments sometimes, but other times it felt like the creators didn't know what they were doing. They changed a lot of stuff the books, and while I think an adaptation should make changes that are necessary to, well, adapt the story, the changes made here didn't all make a lot of sense. I think a better approach would be to adapt the series as a TV or streaming series rather than traditional movies, as it would allow the creators more room to stretch out and develop the characters and their world.

I love that I finally get to see this video and could you do vampire academy

Could have been the vampire movie series of the century but noooo! Darren Shan deserves more credit as an author.

god do i love this channel

It brings me great joy so many other people loved the books and would still love another movie or tv show reboot of this!

Been waiting for yhis

I love this movie and great breakdown of this film bro

I didn't know anyone else really read these books! Glad that after all these years to finally find the community

I love the movie and I found the books interesting actually. I'm glad you covered this one. The story is interesting. Just unfortunate they didn't continue the movies. I would have been keen to keep seeing them.

And I love the fact that mr tiny is basically the youngest child of unseen possible lovecraftian beings

Vampires assistant was a great movie. All we can hope for now is a Netflix hulu or prime original series. And I so hope that happens sometime in the near future.

I still wish this movie had gotten sequels, loved it so much, re-watched it a lot when I had it on my Xbox 360 all those years ago

"Desmond Tiny is one of my favorite characters, and he looks really cool in the Manga" -shows picture of Mr. Tall-

An "x" ylophone is the craziest thing I've ever heard in my life.

When I read the books way back when it felt like the author was writing a fanfiction of his life so far opinion hasn’t changed.

How have i never seen or heard of this series?❤😅 thanks for keeping me abreast of vampire movies. I havent feed since Anne Rice and she snap crackle pop!😂

@KaiisKlips

3 ай бұрын

Read the books. This movie is god awful compared to what actually happens.

Subbed great content🙌🏾🤗

Loved it thanks 👍🏽

The elements of Something Wicked This Way Comes and Fright Night are done wonderfully.

Found the books because of this video and they are amazing.

Blessing my KZread front page once again.

I really wish they would have kept making the movie

Yes I've been wanting to see this one.

I think as a kid the chaotic realness of kids understanding more of the adult would then you realise mixed with your still a kid aspects is what drew me to loving this movie so much - also i was very unaware of a lot of things like the fact theres BOOKS! HELL YA

The Darren Shan books mean so much to me, it's one of the only book series that I've gone out of my way to get the author's autograph

I highly recommend the movie My best friends a vampire. It's a older one and is a bit silly but it's fun and so worth a watch.

I like how the Irish actor plays a flute that the spider follows.

I saw part of this movie as a child And have been searching for it for YEARS

Oh my god, so this movie was my first and only exposure to Cirque du Freak and I loved it. I knew they were based on books, but I just never found the time I guess. Holy crap I need to read these. Learning that Mr. Tiny was pretty much everyone's dad for the first time was an INSANE FEELING.

@mitchwilliamson5552

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the mr. Tiny reveal literally doesn't happen until the very end of the 12th book, its really obvious they had no intentions on making more films. It's a much, much more impactful twist in the books, which I read as they came out. Actually, the books are to the film as my super expensive meal at a fancy restaurant is to the shit it turns into after digestion. I like adaptations by the way, I'm not a "books are always better" guy, they've got totally different benefits. So please believe me when I say the books are a fine meal and the film is the shit that used to be the fine meal.

i just finished reading the saga of lartern creplsey as well lol, so this video came right on time

I remember being so excited for this movie, the series is one of my absolute favorites even to this day I'll still pick up the books. They are more than jus YA books. This film was to put it mildly, disappointing.

@theseventhchaos8141

Жыл бұрын

The film was crap

Somebody should REALLY adapt the manga.

"Vampires have supernatural speed and can react and move to things in the blink of an eye" *immediately shows vampire failing to react and getting hit by truck*

I just got done reading this series for like the 10th time and I still is just as good each time. But wow. The ending. It needs a final book.

Very cool movie and underrated. There should've been sequels.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Never heard of the books until seeing this movie and I love it.

I saw the movie before reading the books or manga, so it's a guilty pleasure of mine

I wish the Debbie and Darren romance at least got a subplot into the movie but that doesn't stop their relationship being wholesome and tragic at the same time,

@Martyn_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

Debbie doesn't even exist in the film lol

@FidesAla

Жыл бұрын

Debbie ends up with Alice in the books.

@Martyn_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

@@FidesAla No she doesn't. It was scrapped as the publishers were against it. I've listened to that series twice now. It's never mentioned them being interested in each other, let alone getting together.

One of my favorite book series ever

Rereading the manga rn cause it’s so good. Eventually I want to try reading the series

Oh man -- I read this series as a kid and was OBSESSED. The movie was...good-ish? Not as good as the books, though. You should also watch Byzantium! It's a vampire movie focusing on a mother and daughter. :)