tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post4597738701536683002..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-43801698104321121762013-10-25T05:16:11.227-07:002013-10-25T05:16:11.227-07:00Jimmie: Yeah, definetly, you can smell some desper...Jimmie: Yeah, definetly, you can smell some desperation on these films, I don't know why but Hammer kind of lost focus during it's last days, they just didn't take the opportunity to make good films that would help them get back on track and survive into the 80's. I guess by then Hammer had "run it's course". <br /><br />Venom5: Yeah, it was that double whammy of crappiness...A.D. 1972 and Satanic Rites that eventually killed Dracula, it wasnt a stake through the heart after all. Ha ha..Scars of Dracula is one of the better ones for sure, Dracula is more sadistic on that one and as you mentioned, he gets more screen time. Would have loved to see Beacham return. <br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-66257023684444645602013-10-24T16:15:33.958-07:002013-10-24T16:15:33.958-07:00I don't care much for this either, Fran. It ha...I don't care much for this either, Fran. It has a great story behind it, but bland execution. Considering how much scfeen time Lee got in SCARS OF DRACULA, he actually gets even more lines here, amazingly enough -- despite not appearing till late in the picture. Had Stephanie Beacham returned, it might of made this one a bit more interesting.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-73113830877313969002013-10-24T16:09:27.899-07:002013-10-24T16:09:27.899-07:00This was one of Hammers 'last gasps' (as i...This was one of Hammers 'last gasps' (as it were), and although its pretty mediocre its still infinitely better than any of the garbage thats produced in Britain today ! ! !. Just to put things into the proper perspective with regards to how good (relatively speaking) Hammer horror movies were.jimmie t. murakaminoreply@blogger.com