Hammer Studios made money from the 1958 film Dracula. The sequel came two years later. Best of all, Terrence Fisher remained in the director's chair. Plus, Peter Cushing agreed (for the second time) to play Van Helsing.
Yes, yes, the only one left out was Dracula himself, namely Christopher Lee. I understand that many movie-goers are angry. They all wanted Christopher Lee, and they were only treated to a blond guy (David Peele) who didn't do the bloodsucker role justice.
No one promised that Dracula would appear here, after all this movie is about the so-called Brides of Dracula. The problem is something else. Hammer Studios has indeed abandoned the script (this is a particular franchise we're talking about). Since the first sequel.
Even if you take "Dracula's Daughter" (Universal's first "Dracula" sequel), for all its flaws, it makes Hammer's "Dracula's Brides" a knockout. There's so much muddy nonsense here that it becomes very frustrating for Cushing.
A Million Questions. Take the initiative. Girl goes to one place, abandoned by her coachman, goes to another with a stranger. With gritted teeth, you can forgive (although I'd rather sit in a pub than run through the woods afterwards). My complaint is specifically directed at the Baroness. What is wrong with her? What was she thinking, keeping her child in chains?
If you are on her side (taking the girls there) then don't whine, don't say anything to them. Well, if you're against it, take a stake in your hand, hee hee hee. It's all a bit over the top. Why did the main character fall in love with him so quickly (vampire charm, I guess). Again I repeat, why is she a vampire, didn't Dracula bite her when he had time. She also said it in passing, like she was dating a bad friend. Okay, find out for yourself.
And the worst part is the dialog, the stupid dialog, the endless dialog. Anyone who saw the original movie remembers that there was movement between Dracula and Harker from the very beginning. Here the vampires appear in the second half of the movie. Boring.
Yes, yes, the only one left out was Dracula himself, namely Christopher Lee. I understand that many movie-goers are angry. They all wanted Christopher Lee, and they were only treated to a blond guy (David Peele) who didn't do the bloodsucker role justice.
No one promised that Dracula would appear here, after all this movie is about the so-called Brides of Dracula. The problem is something else. Hammer Studios has indeed abandoned the script (this is a particular franchise we're talking about). Since the first sequel.
Even if you take "Dracula's Daughter" (Universal's first "Dracula" sequel), for all its flaws, it makes Hammer's "Dracula's Brides" a knockout. There's so much muddy nonsense here that it becomes very frustrating for Cushing.
A Million Questions. Take the initiative. Girl goes to one place, abandoned by her coachman, goes to another with a stranger. With gritted teeth, you can forgive (although I'd rather sit in a pub than run through the woods afterwards). My complaint is specifically directed at the Baroness. What is wrong with her? What was she thinking, keeping her child in chains?
If you are on her side (taking the girls there) then don't whine, don't say anything to them. Well, if you're against it, take a stake in your hand, hee hee hee. It's all a bit over the top. Why did the main character fall in love with him so quickly (vampire charm, I guess). Again I repeat, why is she a vampire, didn't Dracula bite her when he had time. She also said it in passing, like she was dating a bad friend. Okay, find out for yourself.
And the worst part is the dialog, the stupid dialog, the endless dialog. Anyone who saw the original movie remembers that there was movement between Dracula and Harker from the very beginning. Here the vampires appear in the second half of the movie. Boring.