I was enthralled with this version of Anne Rice's novel. I sort of compare it with the 2002 version (not "remake") of Carrie.* Both brought the story into the present (Interview brought the past flashbacks several generations forward as well). Both altered the endings in order to allow them to continue as a series.
I read the novel almost 50 years ago when it was first released. I enjoyed it immensely and did not mind the alterations taken to bring it to audio-visual interpretations; that happens to many works of literature translated to celluloid and often is necessary so long as the core remains. I did read a few or Rice's sequels, but - as sometimes happens - my interest waned (I'm not exactly sure anymore which ones I did read). I have little or no recollection of any of the movie adaptations. So I'm not sure if I will participate in watching the "next seasons" which appear to be filmed presentations of the various books in Rice's series, not a third season of the original novel as there really is nothing left from it to produce. Maybe I will, but it looks like they'll premier quite a few seasons, if not years, from now, and I'm not sure if I'll still be here (I'm in assisted living for a reason).
Well, the future holds what it holds, but for now I am happy to have experienced this rendition of the classic book. It's an outstanding visual telling of the novel and will hopefully go down as a classic in its own right.
Gerard
* I hate it when a movie based on a source that isn't itself cinematic is called a "remake" - such as saying 2002's Carrie (and 2013's) is a "remake" of the 1976 one; or the 2005 War of the Worlds is a "remake" of the 1953 one; or 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (and myriads of others following) is a "remake" of 1956's; and so-forth-and-so-on. None of these are "remakes" of previous films - they are all adaptations of novels, stories or other non-movie sources.
