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The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Rate: 1
Viewed: 1/08

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1/08: The Brides of Dracula is the Plan 9 from Outer Space of Dracula films.

The sheer ineptitude has left me searching for answers of how anybody could be this stupid. Because of the lustful cinematography (a common trademark among Hammer Horror films), I was ready to give the film a '2' until I saw the godforsaken ending. It has to be seen to believe. I've watched a lot of Dracula films, but I've never seen a man, whose neck is bitten by a vampire, use a steaming hot poker to his wound and then recover from it.

Sydney Pearson is the special effects man for The Brides of Dracula; his work should leave the heads of many in his occupation shaking. Whenever a bat appears, which is not once but many times, I can see the reflection of light on the strings. David Peel, who plays Count Dracula, is the funniest thing since the sight of Adolf Hitler in his oversized trousers. An openly gay man in real life, he retired from acting after this film to become a dealer of antiques.

Boy, I have to go back to the ridiculous ending. Dr. Van Helsing jumps on a rotating blade that's attached to the old-fashioned windmill in order to create a shadow of cross, killing Dracula for good. Hence, this spectacular effect is an indication that anything resembling a cross will stop Dracula. My, my, my...why hadn't this been thought of before?

I don't get why a Daphne Moon-looking girl is needed to set Baron Meinster free. It'll be a lot simpler to use a female servant to get the job done. If the mother is so concerned about freeing her son, then why receive visitors inside the castle? Holy water is thrown on Dracula's face, and his facial features are badly damaged. So, my question is this: why not throw a large bucket on him? That should finish him for good.

All in all, The Brides of Dracula has shamed itself in front of all Dracula films in existence.