Dracula A.D. 1972
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Movie Reviews of Dracula A.D. 1972
Movie Review: Gothic Meets Groovitude...
Summary: 3 Stars
Drac (Christopher Lee) is back! This time resurrected by a group of hippies in 1972 London! Luckily, the prince of darkness stays in an abandoned cathedral, untouched by the "way-out" fashions and hairstyles around him! Meanwhile, Van Helsing's great-grandson (Peter Cushing) sets out to find the count and destroy him once and for all. Several hippies are dispatched, and Scotland Yard is baffled. I still can't get the song, ALLIGATOR MAN out of my skull! Beware!...Movie Review: drac. doesn't scare as bad in the 70's
Summary: 3 Stars
i love hammers dracula series,but by this time drac. & company were running out of steam. the moving of the series to the "mod" 70's really hurt the series. in the light of all the things going on now dracula really doesn't scare as much. i like the movie but wish they had stuck to the time peroid of the 19th century. still it can be fun if you let it. get out your mood rings and watch.Movie Review: 2 1/2 stars
Summary: 2 Stars
Just some thoughts...
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) is an example of Hammer Productions taking their whole Dracula series of movies a little too far. Here we have a Dracula movie that takes place in 1972. Hammer took the Dracula character and inserted him into a modern setting. In my opinion, this just doesn't work very well. The fact that Hammer wanted to branch out and make sequels to their first Dracula movie, Horror Of Dracula (1958) is one thing, but these sequels and especially this 1972 movie in particular have nothing to do with Bram Stoker's novel. Basically they invented sequels to Stoker's novel. I give Hammer credit for their imagination and putting their own spin on things, but to me Dracula should only belong in a movie based on Stoker's novel. I think Hammer's intention was to make Dracula A.D. 1972 fun and entertaining, and for it not to be taken that seriously. It starts out lighthearted and fun, but then the second half of the movie slows down considerably. I think that if the movie's mood and atmosphere would have been more consistent, I'd give it a full 3 stars, maybe 3 1/2 stars.
The acting in this movie is pretty good. The hippies are passable. The movie is very cheesy, but Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee perform well in their respective roles as Van Helsing and Dracula.
All in all, a very different kind of Dracula movie, to say the least. If you like camp and a unique spin on things, then give this one a try.
Movie Review: could have been better
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this dvd because I am a new fan of the Christopher Lee vampire films. Adapting the character to the groovy year of 1972 was not a bad idea for this film, but it was overdone. Still, it's fun, but if you if you are thinking of buying this film in hopes that it will be as good as Horror of Dracula or Dracula, Prince of Darkness, you may want to pass.Movie Review: dark
Summary: 2 Stars
when this movie starts it is so dark you can't even see anything. The only way you can know what is going on it to read what Amazon tells you.
After that it is just stupid.