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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 19, 2018 0:59:10 GMT
Anyone seen this one? Great movie—as far as Polanski’s horrors go, I think I like it a bit better even than Rosemary’s Baby. It’s his half-serious, half-spoofing take on Hammer horror, but I think it’s better than most Hammer horrors too! Evocative, beautiful, and funny all at once. Highly recommended—though perhaps more in December than in October, despite Hallowe’en. The snowy landscapes are beautifully shot.
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Post by movielover on Oct 19, 2018 1:08:44 GMT
I've seen it. I like the creepy tone/atmosphere of the movie, and I like the comedy aspects (I laughed out loud in a couple of places). However, the movie is a little slow and dated.
I respect your opinion, but for me, it's nowhere near as good as Rosemary's Baby.
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Post by wmcclain on Oct 13, 2021 22:27:01 GMT
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), directed by Roman Polanski. This spoof of Hammer Dracula films was one of my favorites as a kid, with that fine semi-horror delight of fools dancing on the edge of genuine fright. It's still fun, if not as much as before. Now it seems stuck in low gear and the constant slapstick is not as hilarious as it once was. It's more lush than the originals, but has the same middle-European fantasy tone. We have the isolated village, the inn with the tight-lipped locals, the buxom daughter and serving wench, the cobweb-draped castle with the debonair undead Count, and the improvised crosses to hold back the vampires. New features: - The Professor looks like Einstein, who is always good for a laugh. Jack MacGowran is the best thing in the movie: hilariously distracted and oblivious to danger, but with a certain craft when needed.
- A Jewish innkeeper: crosses don't work when he's vampirized.
- A gay vampire.
We have more sexual innuendo than usual: The wild choral music is a good addition. Polanski plays the Prof's nervous and love-struck young assistant. Sharon Tate is the love interest who needs rescuing from the castle. As I presume everyone here knows: they married and she and four others were murdered by the Manson family about 18 months later. Polanski is currently a fugitive for a sex crime committed in 1977. 
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