Review of Planet of the Vampires (1965) by Gordon B — 17 Mar 2012
A very smartly executed B-movie that fuses space opera with Universal-style horror atmosphere. Director Mario Bava injects a gloomy and foggy atmosphere that would come to influence "Alien" years later.
There is a scene that involves people digging themselves out of their graves that is made terrifying by the chilling music score and gritty cinematography. The marvelous cinematography makes even the most basic sets look magnificent and more lavish than what they really are.
The spaceship sets are a bit cheesy and some of the characters are given only bare-minimum development outside of their archetypes, but the film is so much fun to watch that these problems only become minor.
Although it does perplex me why this was given the title "Planet of the Vampires" in America considering that there are no vampires in the movie.
This review of Planet of the Vampires (1965) was written by Gordon B on 17 Mar 2012.
Planet of the Vampires has generally received mixed reviews.
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