Comments on: Hammer Time! The Brides of Dracula (1960) http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: johnrtracy http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17284 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:27:45 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17284 I have watched "The Brides Of Dracula" a number of times and find that the film, almost 50 yrs old, holds up fine. David Peel, in my opinion, did an excellent job as the vampire, Baron Meinster. He is not Christopher Lee or Dracula, wasn't intended to be. The film has a very good supporting cast and moves along at a good pace. This is one of the better films that Hammer studios made. If you haven't seen it pick up a copy sit back and enjoy. John R. Tracy. I have watched “The Brides Of Dracula” a number of times and find that the film, almost 50 yrs old, holds up fine. David Peel, in my opinion, did an excellent job as the vampire, Baron Meinster. He is not Christopher Lee or Dracula, wasn’t intended to be. The film has a very good supporting cast and moves along at a good pace. This is one of the better films that Hammer studios made. If you haven’t seen it pick up a copy sit back and enjoy. John R. Tracy.

]]> by: The Big Whatsit » Hammer Time! The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17203 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:05:20 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17203 [...] * I looked this up on the IMDb, and apparently if you are conceived of rape and happen to be born on Christmas Day, then your first appearance on the birthday of Christ is unholy, and you’re knackered. This seems a little unfair to me - the film’s moral appears to be ‘Hope your mum doesn’t get knocked up after a violent liaison in late April,’ which doesn’t give anyone a sporting chance. Just as with Brides of Dracula, though, it’s good to see a religious undercurrent resurface in these early Hammers. Some wag also spotted that ‘Leon’ spelled backwards is ‘Noel.’ Coincidence? I very much think so. [...] […] * I looked this up on the IMDb, and apparently if you are conceived of rape and happen to be born on Christmas Day, then your first appearance on the birthday of Christ is unholy, and you’re knackered. This seems a little unfair to me - the film’s moral appears to be ‘Hope your mum doesn’t get knocked up after a violent liaison in late April,’ which doesn’t give anyone a sporting chance. Just as with Brides of Dracula, though, it’s good to see a religious undercurrent resurface in these early Hammers. Some wag also spotted that ‘Leon’ spelled backwards is ‘Noel.’ Coincidence? I very much think so. […]

]]> by: The Big Whatsit » Hammer Time! Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17200 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:02:48 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-17200 [...] DPoD starts with a brief reprise of the closing act from Horror of Dracula, reminding us of the climactic duel between the vampire and his nemesis, Van Helsing. Sadly, this is the last we see of Peter Cushing, who presumably was convalescing after squaring off with David Peel in Brides of Dracula, which appears to have been expunged from the canon now that Lee has made his comeback. [...] […] DPoD starts with a brief reprise of the closing act from Horror of Dracula, reminding us of the climactic duel between the vampire and his nemesis, Van Helsing. Sadly, this is the last we see of Peter Cushing, who presumably was convalescing after squaring off with David Peel in Brides of Dracula, which appears to have been expunged from the canon now that Lee has made his comeback. […]

]]> by: Hammer Time! Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) - The Big Whatsit - Films that make you go ‘Mmmm’ http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-14956 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:17:50 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-14956 [...] Hammer Time! The Brides of Dracula (1960) [...] […] Hammer Time! The Brides of Dracula (1960) […]

]]> by: Hammer Time! The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) - The Big Whatsit - Films that make you go ‘Mmmm’ http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-14005 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:11:58 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-14005 [...] Hammer Time! The Brides of Dracula (1960) [...] […] Hammer Time! The Brides of Dracula (1960) […]

]]> by: paulwjm http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13975 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:47:15 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13975 I really like Brides of Dracula - the set you picked up is a great one and there are a number of lesser seen films that are well worth watching/owning. There is only one I don't really like on there and overall it's much more consistent that the 21 disc Hammer box that's released over here (though that itself is worth picking up at the price you can get it some places). I really like Brides of Dracula - the set you picked up is a great one and there are a number of lesser seen films that are well worth watching/owning. There is only one I don’t really like on there and overall it’s much more consistent that the 21 disc Hammer box that’s released over here (though that itself is worth picking up at the price you can get it some places).

]]> by: Mike http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13973 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:18:39 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13973 Thanks John, and thanks also for the recommendation in the first place. It really is a fine set so far - the films brush up nicely, and the ones I've watched to date have revived a lot of memories from first seeing them back in the early days of getting mine parents to tape a late night showing and being terrified by them the following day. Obviously not quite so scary now, but good stuff all the same. Thanks John, and thanks also for the recommendation in the first place. It really is a fine set so far - the films brush up nicely, and the ones I’ve watched to date have revived a lot of memories from first seeing them back in the early days of getting mine parents to tape a late night showing and being terrified by them the following day. Obviously not quite so scary now, but good stuff all the same.

]]> by: John Hodson http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13947 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:54:52 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/mike/2007/12/16/hammer-time-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/#comment-13947 Yes, the film leaps to life the moment Peter Cushing makes his entrance, and he dominates proceedings from that moment on; Cushing simply makes all this nonsense believable. Oddly enough I was watching 'The Gorgon' the other night in which Lee plays a Van Helsing type character, and rather unconvincingly I thought. Cushing simply acts him off the screen. A good read; I enjoyed that. :) Yes, the film leaps to life the moment Peter Cushing makes his entrance, and he dominates proceedings from that moment on; Cushing simply makes all this nonsense believable. Oddly enough I was watching ‘The Gorgon’ the other night in which Lee plays a Van Helsing type character, and rather unconvincingly I thought. Cushing simply acts him off the screen.

A good read; I enjoyed that. :)

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