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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Oct 9, 2021 4:15:26 GMT
That's what happened with Hammer in the 70s. I think they were struggling to compete with the more intense American horror movies that were being produced, so they upped the sex and violence. I remember that one of the later 60s Peter Cushing Frankenstein (migth have been Must be Destroyed) films, included some very dark and unsettling moments, where one I think there is surely hinted that he is about to rape one of the female characters, and while we do not see it, it still is a rather disturbing sight, and also when it comes to violence, I guess this one, more or less showcases the huge change in scenery from the earlier chapter in the Dracula franchise:  Pretty damn brutal, for a 1970 movie. Yeah. And I recall that attempted rape by Baron Frankenstein. It occurred in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. Personally, I found it out of character. The Baron always struck me as someone who was very misanthropic, seeing other people as essentially uninteresting and expendable. The idea that he'd go to such lengths out of carnal desire just didn't sit right with me. It was definitely done for shock value and to make the Baron seem even more monstrous. Apparently, Cushing himself wasn't at all happy with that scene.
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