Review of Scream Blacula Scream (1973) by Eric P — 22 Apr 2015
Scream Blacula Scream is the sequel to the successful Blacula. William Marshall returns to the role and he is now joined by blaxploitation mega-star Pam Grier. Truth be told, neither the first film nor its sequel are particularly good movies.
They're very much a part of the blaxploitation explosion that happened in the 1970's, but with a nice performance from their leading man. They're not much beyond that. Having said that, the sequel is actually slightly inferior to its predecessor.
The story this time around seems like a typical sequel to me. The first film was about a black vampire in a white man's world. The sequel is about a black vampire taking over the black man's world.
It just doesn't feel true to what the character and the idea behind blaxploitation was supposed to be. Yet, it feels like a typical sequel because there's only so much you can do with the original intention without going completely overboard with it.
Still, these are fun movies and worth at least a watch, especially if you're a fan of movies that are so bad that they're good.
This review of Scream Blacula Scream (1973) was written by Eric P on 22 Apr 2015.
Scream Blacula Scream has generally received mixed reviews.
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