Scars of Dracula
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Movie Reviews of Scars of Dracula
Movie Review: The Best In The Dracula Hammer Series!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just saw Scars Of Dracula last night and I found it the best one yet in the Hammer Series. The movie starts off in Dracula's Castle (Different looking than the castle in the other films, but very cool!) from there we see the remains of Dracula wich is nothing but his cape and red powder (His blood) a fake but neat looking bat enters and drips it's blood over the remains of Dracula. After that Dracula rises from the grave (Again!. The towns people of Carlsbad soon find out that Dracula has risen again! This time the townspeople become so frustrated they run up to Dracula's castle and set it on fire. Dracula survives the fire and becomes angry. Meanwile in a neighbooring city a young woam Sarah (Jenny Hanley) and her new bow (Dennis Waterman) are celebratig her birthday. Simon, Sarah's bow discovers that his brother Paul is missing, he and Sarah leave town in searech for Paul and end up at Dracula's castle. While in Dracula's castle Klove, Dracula's servant, falls for Sarah and does not want Dracula to destroy her. Of course this leads to Dracula to punish Klove. Simon on the other hand soon finds out that Dracula is a rather odd man and he and Sarah leave the castle. While in town Simon is told that Dracla is a human vampire and his having vampire bats do his bidding. Simon takes off back to the castle, ready to destroy Dracula but to his dismay he finds out that Sarah had tagged along. Fortunatly Simon was able to track down Dracula, and soon after Dracula went up in flames.
The movie does have it's weak parts and questions. Such as...
1) Why did Dracula stab his vampire bride to death with a knife?
2) Why where bats only introduced in this sequel and never appeared again?
3) Is the Klove in this sequel suppost to be the same Klove in Dracula Prince Of Darkness?
All in all this movie is perefect for Dracula fans.
Movie Review: Underrated and Truly Chilling!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I saw this movie was many years ago and I still remember being in complete awe over the fact that it was so different than what I expected. It was incredibly dark and sadistic (which was very uncharacteristic for Hammer Studios, let alone any other film up until this time) and it actually left a lasting impression on me for days. The entire look and feel of the movie was somehow EXACTLY the way I had always pictured old horror movies to be. I feel this is one of Hammer Studios best films and one of the best Dracula movies ever made. (which unfortunately isn't saying much.)
For once, Dracula gets to deliver some good dialouge and do some pretty cool things like scaling his castle walls, torturing his nim-witted servant, and might I also mention the inclusion of the most dramatic "Dracula demise" in the entire series. Christopher Lee will always be the irreplaceable crown prince of terror and the one and only Dracula! However, one has to wonder why Peter Cushing wasn't cast as the village priest. His great acting and charisma always added a lot of needed credibility to these so called "B grade" imported horror films.
If you like castles, costumes, and old fashioned gothic horror films you need to give this one a try! Just don't get yourself too upset over the fake looking bats!
Movie Review: A great Chris Lee classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This is considered the worst Lee Dracula film. I disagree. I think it's one of the best. For one thing it is easily the goriest Hammer Dracula film (it was the first one to get an R rating in the US) with some mild nudity thrown in. The violence is strong and savage and played to the hilt by Lee. Also there are two sequences that come directly from Bram Stoker's original Dracula novel--Dracula sleeping in a room with no way in or out--except a window; and when Dracula climbs UP the castle wall from window to window. It was great seeing Hammer at least (for once) TRYING to get some of Stoker's creation on screen. Also Patrick Troughton is very good as Dracula's servant Klove and even Christopher Matthews has a few moments as the doomed Paul. But Lee's acting is the main reason to see this. He has more screen time and dialogue in this than any of the other Draculas and he just gives out an incredible performance. You can't take your eyes off him when he's on screen.Movie Review: Great Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed watching this movie. For one, Christopher Lee is the Best Dracula in this movie compared to all of his other dracula movies because he has the best lines. In addition, he is even a gentlemen at a point when he offers his guests some wine and a room to stay. But even so, as another viewer pointed out, this dracula movie does have the most violence compared to Lee's other dracula movies - but it just adds to the character of dracula - that he is evil!
Also, my husband noticed that this dracula movie has the most beautiful women. If you like dracula movies, especially the ones with Christopher Lee, then you have to get this one. It has a great story. Buy it now before it goes out of print - it's such a good movie. I watched the movie twice already for two days in a row.
Movie Review: GET YOUR DRACULA FIX WITH THIS SHOT IN THE NECK
Summary: 5 Stars
LOTS OF FUN TO VIEW THIS ENJOYABLE FILM. GOOD STORY PLOT, GOOD CHARACTERS, NOT AS PREDICTABLE A PLOT AS ONE WOULD EXPECT. LEE IS MUCH BETTER HERE THAN ON SOME OTHER HAMMER DRAC FILMS. THE FAKE VAMPIRE BAT, WITH THAT HIGH PITCHED SQUEELING AND SQEAKING SOUNDS AND SOMETIMES DROOLING BLOOD FROM IT'S MOUTH, WERE WORTH MANY LAUGHS BECAUSE THE HIGH CAMP FEEL TO THOSE PUPPET VAMPIRE BATS DANGLING FROM STRINGS MADE ME BURST OUT LAUGHING AND THEN, EDITED IN BETWEEN THOSE VAMPIRE BAT CAMERA SHOTS WERE THE MORE SERIOUS ACTORS, DOING STRIAGHT SCENES. SCARS OF DRACULA SHOULD BE IN YOUR DVD HORROR COLLECTION.REALLY.