Review of Planet of the Vampires (1965) by Brett B — 04 Jun 2012

Stylish and moody (taking the ultra-low budget into account), with some really eerie moments, but there are also some very serious script issues. The plot is the sort of thing that's been done to death, but Bava puts enough of a weird slant on it that the final product just barely works well enough to be passable.

And though Ridley Scott claims not to have seen it, 1979's ALIEN feels strongly influenced by this film.