Review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) by Adele B — 23 Jul 2006
I love these Hammer horror flicks...I have ever since I was a kid and I got myself a copy of [b]Dracula: Prince of Darkness[/b], the second Dracula film with Christopher Lee, in which he never speaks once...not a word...and it's all the creepier for it.
These are to British films what giallo was to Italian. They're super stylish, loose remakes of the classic Universal horror films. They are beautiful to look at, and feature many starmaking performances from people like Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and of course Christopher Lee.
[b]Horror of Dracula[/b] is the second Hammer horror film, and the first Dracula film with Lee. It's fantastic...effectively creepy, and wonderfully acted. It's also surprisingly bloody for a film made in the '50s. With a superstylized look, combining fake matte backdrops with real sets and on-location shots, it has a very distinct look that I've always loved.
7.5.
[b]Brides of Dracula[/b] is another film by Hammer horror and their veteran director Terence Fisher. Here, a young French woman stays with a strange woman in a castle until a carriage can pick her up the next day. While there, she discovers the woman's son, who is chained to a wall, and lets him go out of pity, not realizing that he is a vampire and the chain was very mecessary in keeping the surrounding townsfolk safe.
6.5.
I just love these movies.
This review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) was written by Adele B on 23 Jul 2006.
The Brides of Dracula has generally received positive reviews.
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