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Friday 13 February 2015

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

It's the fourth of Hammer's vampire films but it begins by showing the ending of their first (1958), so if you haven't seen it consider doing so because the ending is the best part. PoD is set a decade later.
Christopher Lee returns to the Dracula role, so expectation is high, but he doesn't have much to say; and by 'much' I mean anything at all! He hisses but no words come out. It's not the handicap it may sound, because Lee's screen presence is so strong that all he needs to do is look the part and the illusion is sustained. In some areas it sacrifices logic for drama, but it's Hammer drama! I loved how when he walks across a room he goes into and out of shadow.

4 deathly pleasures out of 5

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