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Vampyr: Absolutely love this movie. Bit slow and not exactly an easy watch, but so much style its well worth a watch. Aesthetically as good as anything.
Interview with the Vampire: I have a bit of a soft spot for the over acted, camp vampire flicks of the 90s. A few great acting performances from Dunst, Rea & Cruise then a few that are just far too cheesy, like Banderas & Pitt.... The whole homoerotic subtext is so pronounced that its laughable at times. A little subtlety might have made the movie a bit less cheesy, but probably not half as entertaining. If you look passed what its lacking though, its actually a really nicely shot gothic/ romantic horror with a decent story... In short, I think its a good flick.
The main reason I wouldn't really recommend it though, is that Bram Stoker's Dracula ('92) does everything a little better. There are some stronger acting performances (Oldman) some more ludicrously hammy acting performances (Reeves) and overall its just a more opulent, camp, visceral and beautifully shot flick. And its got Cary Elwes in it, so what more do you want?
Mostly agree with Roshiq's suggestions too, some great flicks there that play around with a genre that falls into cliché far too often.
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