I pay for sky movies and Netflix, yet, I still find myself searching for the old British horror movies all the time. We all aspire to as elegant as the brilliant British.
Hammer movies had that dark gothic horror that's unbeatable . No scatty teenagers driving fast cars , no boring repetitive story lines, no excess gore . Just good acting and suspense.
They don't make films like this anymore. I love the clipped English accent 'Oh Gerald do try not to be long'. No bad language or nudity just a good movie. Lovely.
Nothing better than English Gothic Horror in my book ! Great sets and locations great acting and good looking hammer babes. At 56 I still love these as much as when I was 10 year old kid ~
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), aka Kiss of Evil, Hammer Film Productions. Director: Don Sharp Write/Producer: Anthony Hinds Starring: Edward de Souza, Jennifer Daniel, Clifford Evans, Barry Warren, Noel Willman.
Good old fashioned flick! I'm sure it's just me being a typical old man, but nowadays, horror movies tend to be horrible in a very unscary kind of way.
old school vampire movie flicks are always the best ones to watch because they capture the true essence of what it takes to create a classic example of what it means to truly say the word horror in excellent pictures .
"KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", a Hammer horror production of 1963, is one of the best Dracula/vampire related films I have ever watched, and by now I have watched upwards of 30, including NOSFERATU, the Bela Lugosi 1931 film, and many others. Even color does not interfere with the menacing surroundings, the ravenous and bloothirsty Ravener family. Count Ravener is memorably and smoothly evil without trying. The mask ball sequence is superb, reminded me of Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT. The sole down side is that the ending is clipped, perhaps something can be done about it, Otherwise, my deep gratitude for this experience and for sharing this film.
Gosh these horror films remind me of my childhood. Simply the best and damn good acting and suspense! Besides a few good action films and documentaries made recently, I find myself watching films from the 1930's(even earlier) into the early 2000's.
This movie and lot of the Hammer horror movies knew how to scare the life out of me. I grew up in 60s and 70s enjoying these great films. I love Hammer movies. They knew how to put the fear in people without vulgar language and nudity. I miss these kinds of movies. There was suspense as well as class, elegance and style. Good acting and a good storyline is what makes a movie.
