Kiss of the Vampire
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Movie Reviews of Kiss of the Vampire
Movie Review: A decent Hammer film
Summary: 3 Stars
Kiss of the Vampire is a reasonable Hammer film from 1963, that is hardly ever shown on TV these days (which you could say about many Hammer films), and its that fact that made me want to get the film on DVD.
A honeymoon couple are travelling through Europe in an early horseless carriage that runs out of petrol. Finding there way to a local village it turns out that the Ravna family whilst initially very friendly have exceptionally large teeth!
There are some really good moments during the lavish ball where the couple get separated. After the ball the Husband awakes back at the local Inn to find everybody denying he ever had a wife, which creates a great sense of paranoia. Quite why he wasn't just killed I'm not sure.... Whilst the sets are basically cheap, they do manage to maintain a sense of grandness. You could see what Hammer were trying to do but they just didn't have the budget.
On the acting front Clifford Evans is good as Professor Zimmer. He is reminisent of Andrew Keir (Dracula Price of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit) in many ways, and his use of black magic is quite a radical shift away from the standard vampire hunter. Sadly Noel Willman as Dr Ravna (effectively Dracula) is not up to the same standard. Hammer have done their best to make him look like Christopher Lee but it doesn't work. He doesn't have the phsyical presence of Lee (who was 6' 5" in the 60's) and frankly looks a bit impotent by comparision.
The ending of the film hints at more explicit things to come from Hammer, which would reach its peak in the early 70's with the Karnstein films. This is also available as part of an 8 film region 1 boxed set, which is much more worthy of purchase than this film is on its own.
Movie Review: FIRST KISS
Summary: 3 Stars
Since the plot has been described in several other reviews, I'd like to concentrate on the sumptious behind the scene areas this film does so well in. First, the coloring and use of it are marvelous; notice the brilliant red dress that sets the lovely Jennifer Daniels apart from the other party guests; the way Edward De Souza's hat matches his wife's riding outfit; the detail to the architecture in both the hotel and the chateau; the gorgeous and sinister music by James Bernard that director Don Sharp incorporates into the scene where Barry Warren plays its seduction to Daniels; and the effective use of wind and rain. This movie, first released in 1963 as Kiss of Evil, is not one of Hammer's best productions, but it is a rich, diffuse entry into the vampire genre, and Clifford Evans (looking a little like a middle-aged Sean Connery) has a malignant ferocity in his Van Helsing-like role.Not a classic, but definitely for fans of the Hammer days!
Movie Review: LEE IS SORELY MISSED IN THIS THIRD HAMMER VAMPIRE TALE! NOW ON DVD!
Summary: 2 Stars
I am reviewing this film because I wanted to let Hammer fans know this is available on DVD. The DVD set called Hammer Horror series features 8 Hammer films including this one. I had never seen this film before and I would have to say I was not missing much. This movie has some unintentional laughs and Christopher Lee is sorely missed as the Prince Of Darkness. The over all production isn't bad but,the story is slow moving and there is not much action. Not one of Hammer's finer moments. The DVD transfer is very good.Movie Review: This is for the DVD Not the Movie
Summary: 1 Stars
Like The "Dracula Prince of Darkness" DVD I Think Since Because The Hammer Horror Series Boxset has Come out I Think This Has went oop Too Bad Thank God I've Got This Edtion even though this movie is in the boxset i've just mentioned
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