Scars of Dracula
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Christopher Lee, Christopher Matthews, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton Director: Roy Ward Baker DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 2001-08-07 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay |
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Movie Reviews of Scars of Dracula
Movie Review: Not Hammer's best
Summary: 2 Stars
Hammer films are rarely unwatchable, but this is certainly not one of the studio's better efforts.
On the plus side, it is notable for restoring a few elements of Bram Stoker's original: The Count plays the icily charming host as well as the feral, demonic villain; he exerts supernatural power over wild animals; and he scales the walls of his castle like a bat. There are a few nice gothic flourishes here and there, too.
On the whole, however, the negatives outweigh the positives. The cast are dull, and there's no strong protagonist to rival, say, Peter Cushing or Andrew Keir from earlier on in the series. Even Christopher Lee is starting too look too old for the part by now. The effects are remarkably inconsistent, bordering on utterly silly at times, especially in the final showdown. Lastly, the sex and violence are often embarrassingly gratuitous, evidence of a film franchise in serious decline, from which it sadly never recovered. Both Hammer and director Baker (whose best work was probably the brilliantly suspenseful Quatermass and the Pit in 1967) were capable of far better.