Review of The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) by James C — 27 Jul 2009

Whilst travelling through Europe, a bumbling professor and his cowardly companion stay in a remote village and discover that vampires are more than legend.

Even though starting to look a little dated in places, this movie is still an absolute gem. The beautiful scenery, engaging story-line and quirky characters all add up to a bit a piece of great cinema that isn't remembered as much as it should be. The comedy really shows when Roman Polanski takes a normal horror character and tweaks it slightly (the jewish vampire being a prime example). All actors play their roles with real joy, and Sharon Tate looks absolutely gorgeous. As far as I know, this is one of the first movies to deconstruct the vampire genre, and it is still probably one of the best of it's kind.