Rating: - "Scars of Dracula" Is The Most Gory, Violent Installment In Hammer's Dracula Series
The fans and critics are correct, "Scars of Dracula" is a departure from Hammer Production's Dracula series. It is definitely gorier and more violent than the others as though targeted for younger audiences who were craving more gore and violence in the early seventies. In "Scars of Dracula," Dracula appears more evil and diabolical. His violent outbursts are quite shocking. Perhaps he hasn't been getting enough sleep. That would explain the bloodshot eyes. Furthermore, Dracula always had a sense of class and breeding; in this film, he's a veritable brute.
Rating: - GET YOUR DRACULA FIX WITH THIS SHOT IN THE NECK
LOTS OF FUN TO VIEW THIS ENJOYABLE FILM. GOOD STORY PLOT, GOOD CHARACTERS, NOT AS PREDICTABLE A PLOT AS ONE WOULD EXPECT. LEE IS MUCH BETTER HERE THAN ON SOME OTHER HAMMER DRAC FILMS. THE FAKE VAMPIRE BAT, WITH THAT HIGH PITCHED SQUEELING AND SQEAKING SOUNDS AND SOMETIMES DROOLING BLOOD FROM IT'S MOUTH, WERE WORTH MANY LAUGHS BECAUSE THE HIGH CAMP FEEL TO THOSE PUPPET VAMPIRE BATS DANGLING FROM STRINGS MADE ME BURST OUT LAUGHING AND THEN, EDITED IN BETWEEN THOSE VAMPIRE BAT CAMERA SHOTS WERE THE MORE SERIOUS ACTORS, DOING STRIAGHT SCENES. SCARS OF DRACULA SHOULD BE IN YOUR DVD HORROR COLLECTION.REALLY. ... Read More
Rating: - SCARS OF DRACULA IS A GOOD FILM!!!
After reading most of the reviews I thought that I was just going to recieve an awful movie, but I'm surprised that yet . . . IT ACTAULLY TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD! So what if it had flaws, Hammer films were made on tight budgets and were all made in lightning speeds, so they didnt have time to fix everything. Anyway, I like this movie for five reasons.
1. The widescreen print is beautiful
2. Very good acting, yet Dracula talked a bit much
Rating: - The Count clocks on for another night on the treadmill
The budgets were hitting rock bottom and the formula getting tired by the time Hammer persuaded Christopher Lee to don the cape yet again for 1970's Scars of Dracula their second Dracula outing of the year after the superior Taste the Blood of Dracula. Not particularly bad though awfully overfamiliar, this has the feel of everyone clocking on to work at a treadmill as yet another unwary (and in this case accidental) traveller finds himself shunned by tight-lipped superstitious locals (well, Michael Ripper and a couple of extras) and soon regretting taking advantage of the Count's hospitality in the first half while ... Read More
Rating: - not the best, but good enough
After reading the other reviews, I really expected a really awful film, so I was pleasantly surprised that the film was not as bad as I expected. Several reviewers said that something was missing but couldn't say what. I can tell you. Peter Cushing. Or some other actor of the same ability. Let's face it. Even in a part that he did not really want to play, Christopher Lee is a giant talent. He towers over the rest of the cast and it is just not believable that this crew of very nice but remarkably ordinary people could bring down such a terrible monster. In fact, in the end they don't. The writers had to bring out ... Read More
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