Review of Blood for Dracula (1974) by Matthew P — 09 Sep 2009

This is the sort of comedy that just doesn't exist anymore. I think it went extinct somewhere in the eighties, replaced with the sort of in your face bullshit we're bombarded with today. It's the sort of thing where you're not sure whether the director's in on the joke or not, but oh Paul Morrissey is. Of course you could call it a bad film, but only if you're trying to take it seriously., and in doing so completely missing the point. That acting that is laughably bad, it's supposed to be laughably bad. You're laughing aren't you? It's funny. It's a comedy that makes you laugh. How can you fault it for that?

Anyway, besides all this. It is also an extremely beautiful film. Pause it at nearly any point and you'll pretty much have a work of art on your screen which is impressive considering the low budget and short shooting time of the film.

See it. Enjoy it for what it is. And pray for a resurgence of this sort of comedic brilliance.