The session: "1972: Fifty Years of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy."
All four movies in this session are from the year 1972 -- The year that brought us Richard Nixon's reelection, the ugliest baseball cards in Topps' history, and the Dow's first close above 1,000.
As always, there may be spoilers here. And the trailer may be NSFW and/or NSFL.
Week 1: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Directed by Alan Gibson
My Impressions Going In:
I vaguely recalled having heard of this film.
Count Dracula is brought back to life in contemporary London by a hippie who wants immortality.
Reaction and Other Folderol:
I started liking DAD72 early on -- in the extended party scene, where the band Stoneground made their appearance. I wasn't actually familiar with them, but their music was catchy and upbeat. The scene lasted longer than it really should have, but it was infused with humor and did a good job of introducing the hippies who played such a vital part in the film.
Ethan noted that this was a relatively small scale movie as Hammer productions go. In retrospect I realize he was right. And yet I didn't notice that fact while the film was playing. So somehow they managed to work around that.
I was actually disappointed in one aspect of the ending. I was kind of hoping for the movie to come full circle, and show some anonymous figure gathering Dracula's ashes. It would have been poetic, and been great for setting up a sequel. But, alas, weren't lucky enough for that.
All that said, this is a Hammer film starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. So it can't help but be really good.
Ratings
Me: 9
Bob-O: 9.3
Christina: 9.2
Dave: 9.8
Ethan: 8
Joe: 10
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