The session: "Vamps, Gorgons and Reptiles -- The Wicked Women of Hammer!"
We watch Hammer films featuring female monsters.
Week 1: The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Directed by Terence Fisher
My Impressions Going In:
I had never heard of this.
Plot:
An idiot frees a vampire, exposing a whole town to terror. Idiot.
Reaction and Other Folderol:
I have to acknowledge that Brides has elements that I like. It is, of course, a variation of your standard Dracula movie, but this time the vampire is imprisoned by his mother (until he gets set free), who somewhow got him vampirated. And there are hints of incest and other issues of sexuality. The plot is reasonably well-executed, even if it's not terribly original. As is par for the course with Hammer films, the visuals are great. Vivid color, great sets and really good camera angles.
So the movie delivers everything that's expected of it. And it is interesting. But the problem is that it's not particularly memorable. Sometimes I come out of these films thinking about them, and they stay on my mind. This one, nope.
Ratings
Me: 7.5
Bob-O: 9.2
Christina: Somewhere in the 7s
Dave: 9.6
Ethan: 8
Joe: 10
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