Scars of Dracula
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Movie Reviews of Scars of Dracula
Movie Review: A lot of Bang for your buck
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this DVD rather blindsightedly, if thats a word. I had read a lot about Christofer Lee and Hammer in the "Vampire Book" and seen a few of their Hammer flicks on TMC, so I thought...I was surprised by the quality of the plot and the acting (not Lee though) good sets too but not particularly atmospheric. It isn't clear what period or locale this is (I don't remember the end to "To Drink the Blood...") but it is obvious that the barmaids referring to the cops as "pigs" is an anachronism because Abbie Hoffman coined it a few years before this was made.You get a lot of stuff on this DVD, which is partly my justification for the impulse buy. You get the movie, an animate slide show and two trailers on the first disc, and Christofer Lee's Documentary and a couple of Music videos on the other. The Documentary is cool, but it seems like Lee is just showing us stuff he has in his house.
Movie Review: Nice DVD, but poor Hammer fare
Summary: 3 Stars
If you're a fan of Christopher Lee's Dracula, than you'll probably want a copy of this film on DVD to complete your collection. The transfer looks and sounds pretty good and is on par with the other Anchor Bay Hammer releases. The film itself is the last of the Hammer Dracula's set in "Victorian" times before the update in "Dracula AD 1972". The plot is typical Hammer vampire fare, and Dracula has very little to do here but bare his fangs and snarl. Lee, as always, invests his portrayal of the Count with glaring evil...but he seems tired of the entire affair. The film is considered by many to be the nastiest of the Hammer Dracula films, which may be true. Overall, it is a very average film and it you are not a serious Lee/Hammer/Dracula collector, you might prefer the DVD version of "Dracula, Prince of Darkness".Movie Review: Nice DVD, but poor Hammer fare
Summary: 3 Stars
If you're a fan of Christopher Lee's Dracula, than you'll probably want a copy of this film on DVD to complete your collection. The transfer looks and sounds pretty good and is on par with the other Anchor Bay Hammer releases. The film itself is the last of the Hammer Dracula's set in "Victorian" times before the update in "Dracula AD 1972". The plot is typical Hammer vampire fare, and Dracula has very little to do here but bare his fangs and snarl. Lee, as always, invests his portrayal of the Count with glaring evil...but he seems tired of the entire affair. The film is considered by many to be the nastiest of the Hammer Dracula films, which may be true. Overall, it is a very average film and it you are not a serious Lee/Hammer/Dracula collector, you might prefer the DVD version of "Dracula, Prince of Darkness".Movie Review: Not your Granddad's Dracula
Summary: 3 Stars
For most of the current generation, Christopher Lee remains the preeminent portrayer of Count Dracula on film, and his love/hate relationship with the role has been well documented. This small but effective film is one that he was fond of, however, if only due to the attempt to return to at least some of the themes and set pieces introduced in Bram Stoker's original novel (the scene of Dracula in full regalia climbing DOWN the sheer face of the castle wall like a bat is a standout). Although certainly not up to the classic standards of HORROR OF DRACULA or even the inferior DRACULA,PRINCE OF DARKNESS, this would be Lee's last period incarnation of the character before the whacked-out 70's versions that would forever bury the series. If you are a Lee fan, you will enjoy this title and want it for your Hammer Collection.Movie Review: this Dracula serie lacks of Van Helsing
Summary: 3 Stars
here are some reasons, why this series becomes one of the weakest Hammer's British Dracula: 1. The very weak priest can't fight against the evil spirit, the actor has not a big talent and the role is not strong enough as Peter Cushing was. 2. The female stars are acting really awful 3. Dennis Waterman has no immense charisma to fight the almighty Dracula, neither does Chris Matthews (Paul). 4. The most worst of all is: Christopher Lee felt very boring to play the same role as Count Dracula. One can notice clearly that his acting was embarrassing and tedious during the movie set. Lee failed to balance the role in this film, which the excellent performance of Bela Lugosi had already appeared 40 years earlier