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''[[Queen of the Damned]]'' is a 2002 movie based on the third installment of [[Anne Rice]]'s ''[[Vampire Chronicles]]'', and is a sequel of sorts to the acclaimed 1994 film ''[[Interview With the Vampire]]''. Unlike its predecessor though, QOTD played ''very'' fast and loose with the events of the original novel, was panned by critics, and was greeted with scorn by many ''[[Vampire Chronicles]]'' fans. It did, however, enjoy considerable commercial success and has acquired something of a cult following over the years – probably on account of its [[Mr. Fanservice|sexy]] [[Fan Service|cast]], [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|killer soundtrack]], and general [[So Bad
The story begins when the Vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend) awakens after decades of slumber, and decides to launch a career as the frontman of a [[Nu Metal]] band. He soon achieves international stardom, but also earns the wrath of his vampire brethren, who despise him for flaunting his vampiric status, and fear the exposure of their secret world. Yet Lestat's music also awakens a far more potent threat – the ancient Egyptian vampire queen [[Monster Progenitor|Akasha]] ([[Aaliyah]]) who promptly embarks on a murderous rampage, mowing down humans and vampires alike in her ascent to power. She chooses Lestat as her new consort, and forces him to become an accomplice in her brutal massacre of humankind. It is down to a handful of [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire|friendly-ish neighbourhood vampires]] – including Lestat's maker, Marius (Vincent Perez) – and student of the paranormal, Jessica “Jesse” Reeves (Marguerite Moreau) to rescue Lestat – and, you know, [[Saving the World|save the world]].
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* [[Happily Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Lestat and Jesse, after he turns her to save her life.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Lestat turns on Akasha at the first real opportunity, and helps the other vampires defeat her}}.
* [[Hell
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: {{spoiler|Lestat and Jesse}}.
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Akasha.
* [[If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten]]: When the other Ancients rejects Akasha's plans to subject the world again, she demands that Lestat kill Jesse to prove his loyalty to her.
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: Lestat {{spoiler|after Marius abandoned him}}.
* [[I Just Want to Be Loved]]: Lestat post-vampirism.
* [[In Memoriam]]: The movie was dedicated to the memory of [[Aaliyah]].
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** Reportedly, after Aaliyah's death, the studio had to get her ''brother'' to redub some of her lines because her accent wasn't the greatest.
* [[Kiss of the Vampire]]: Generally subverted. While the vampires do usually drain blood this way, the victims tends to be horrified out of their minds by the experience, even if they thought they were into it at first.
* [[Mayfly
** Jesse and Lestat. The first is a human woman in her twenties, the second a vampire several hundred years old.
** Lestat and Akasha. Both of them are vampires, but Akasha is ''thousands'' of years older than Lestat.
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