Cronos

The debut film of Guillermo de Toro. An old antique dealer, Jesús Gris, and his granddaughter Aurora find a 450-year-old mechanical device shaped like a scarab in the base of a statue. Gris is pierced by the device's legs and stinger and finds himself growing younger but also plagued with cravings for blood. Meanwhile, a dying businessman sends his thuggish nephew (future Hellboy Ron Perlman) to claim the device for himself.


 * Affably Evil: Angel is pretty charming when he wants to be.
 * Alchemy Is Magic
 * Clockwork Creature: The Cronos Device is operated by multiple gears and houses an immortal insect inside it.
 * The Dog Bites Back:
 * The Dragon: Angel to Dieter.
 * Friendly Neighborhood Vampire
 * Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday: Though it's more subdued, "normalcy of family is gone" type of thing.
 * Little Miss Badass: Aurora proves to be this in the end.
 * Not Using The V Word
 * Our Vampires Are Different
 * The Quiet One: Aurora does not speak for most of the film.
 * Trailers Always Spoil: The US trailer spoils most of the film's major plot points.