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Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig
Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 75.5.6.68
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 08:10 pm: | |
EL VAMPIRO (1957), Mexican production. Superior in every way! Reminds you of Corman's Poe movies, in its intricate storyline; though it lacks a charismatic Price-like protagonist, as well as a charged-with-evil Lee/Lugosi-esque villain - its only real flaws, given its dated elements ("dated"... that's really not fair...). Hammer-ish in its action and use (thematically, too) of location; it even has that backward-running-camera effect, the vampire going into his coffin, that Coppola used (did others use that?). Some Letwon echoes, some noir sensibilities... a big fun mash. Sure, there's silly inconsistencies, but so what? I was greatly impressed! Now I'm going to go Netflix the sequel, and hope it's as good.... |
John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert)
Username: John_l_probert
Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 90.208.48.89
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 08:49 pm: | |
Is that the one starring German Robles? There's a good write up of it in David Pirie's The Vampire Cinema if I remember rightly |
Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig
Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 75.17.14.117
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 10:21 pm: | |
Yes, that's it. Have you seen it, John? Go get it if you haven't, it's quite good. |
Huw (Huw)
Username: Huw
Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 218.168.194.227
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:44 am: | |
This is one I've been meaning to check out for some time - it has the same actor (Abel Salazar) who starred in THE BRAINIAC and THE CURSE OF THE LLORONA ('crying woman'). |
Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig
Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 75.4.228.132
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 07:34 am: | |
Just saw the sequel, TOMB OF THE VAMPIRE (1958)... mmm, not nearly so good. In fact, bad. Yucky. Stinky, even. Don't bother. |
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