Thanks for talking about Crypt of the Vampire, a film that took me quite a while to appreciate. It used to play on TV back in the 1970s under the title Terror In the Crypt in a cut version that didn't make a lot of sense. And the copy I used to have from Sinister Cinema was pretty bad in quality. The Severin remastered version finally gave me a chance to see it in excellent condition and see its many good points. It has all the ambience of a typical Italian Gothic horror movie, but, really, there isn't much happening, so it turns out to be as much a character study and a mystery as much as anything. The presence of Christopher Lee in such a setting, and yet playing a decent, somewhat weak character, is sort of disorienting. But he gives a really good performance. The film can justifiably be called slow, but I think the long wait for action is worth it. The second film you discuss is totally new to me, but it sounds like it's worth seeing. I love The Wurdulak segment in Black Sabbath!!
Thanks very much for the comment my friend, glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah, I wasn't too sure what to make of Crypt of the Vampire at first, but there was definitely more to like about the film than to not like. Christopher Lee in a more passive kind of role is unusual for sure, but I started looking at it toward the end as this being something totally out of the character's depth and needed all the help he could get. The setting and atmosphere is the big selling point. I think you'd enjoy Night of the Devils, it's a little bloody, but the setting and folklore background is well worth viewing. And it's interesting to Gianni Garko outside the Westen genre. Take care and speak to you soon.
Thanks for talking about Crypt of the Vampire, a film that took me quite a while to appreciate. It used to play on TV back in the 1970s under the title Terror In the Crypt in a cut version that didn't make a lot of sense. And the copy I used to have from Sinister Cinema was pretty bad in quality. The Severin remastered version finally gave me a chance to see it in excellent condition and see its many good points. It has all the ambience of a typical Italian Gothic horror movie, but, really, there isn't much happening, so it turns out to be as much a character study and a mystery as much as anything. The presence of Christopher Lee in such a setting, and yet playing a decent, somewhat weak character, is sort of disorienting. But he gives a really good performance. The film can justifiably be called slow, but I think the long wait for action is worth it. The second film you discuss is totally new to me, but it sounds like it's worth seeing. I love The Wurdulak segment in Black Sabbath!!
Thanks very much for the comment my friend, glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah, I wasn't too sure what to make of Crypt of the Vampire at first, but there was definitely more to like about the film than to not like. Christopher Lee in a more passive kind of role is unusual for sure, but I started looking at it toward the end as this being something totally out of the character's depth and needed all the help he could get. The setting and atmosphere is the big selling point. I think you'd enjoy Night of the Devils, it's a little bloody, but the setting and folklore background is well worth viewing. And it's interesting to Gianni Garko outside the Westen genre. Take care and speak to you soon.