The vampire hunters head south of the border in Vampires: Los Muertos, the sequel to John Carpenter's Vampires.

Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi) is a vampire hunter on assignment in Mexico. The foundation director, Brody, tells him that they have a generous benefactor willing to bankroll a new team. Brody gives him a list of vampire hunters' names, but each time he arrives, the vampires have already killed the hunter.

Derek eventually finds a team: a woman that has been bitten, Zoey (Natasha Wagner); a priest with some hunting experience, Father Radrigo (Christian de la Fuente); a vampire hunter from Memphis, Ray Collins (Darius McCrary); and a 16-year-old boy, Sancho (Diego Luna).

This motley crew of vampire hunters must destroy the most powerful vampire in Mexico before she gets the new medicine that will allow her to survive in sunlight -- the same medicine that is keeping Zoey from transforming into a vampire.

Vampires: Los Muertos is one of those rare sequels that almost lives up to the standards of the first movie -- "almost." It is a great movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it, in spite of the fact that Jon Bon Jovi has "gone Hollywood" and started waxing the hair off his chest.

I had two problems with this movie. First, the screen chemistry was missing. These actors did not click like the ones from Vampires. Their performances were satisfactory, though the only person who really put something extra into his character was Darius McCrary. Second, this was just a copy of the first movie. It followed basically the same plot and simply changed the faces and locations. There are slight variations, but if you saw the first one, this is nothing more than a repeat.

The special effects were great. The vampire deaths were credible and visually stunning, but again, they were a repeat from the first movie.

If you saw Vampires, you likely will not be thrilled with Vampires: Los Muertos. If you did not see the first one, you will love Vampires: Los Muertos. When standing alone, it is a darned good movie.