I first saw this in the mid 90s on a vhs. Revisited it recently.
This is the seventh installment in the Hammer's Dracula series and the sixth to star Christopher Lee as Dracula. Peter Cushing returns as Van Helsing for the second time after a long hiatus.
This time Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing. So fans like me r disappointed cos ther is no castle, no chariots, no foggy village n forests.
The opening sequence of this movie completely contradicts with the ending of the previous one and so this is not a continuation but a standalone film. It contradicts many other aspects too from the series. I cant even say sit back n enjoy cos this one is a major disappointment with a haywired screenplay. We dont get to see the cleavage of the hot babe Caroline Munro from Sindbad but of Stephanie Beacham, which is also good.
Too many bad moments : In 1872 after Dracula's death, a follower of Dracula collects Dracula's remains and buries them near Van Helsing's grave. First, why wud he do that? Now in 1972, another follower of Dracula who resembles the earlier follower, somehow is able to revive Dracula by jus removing the stake. Man, how is it possible for the stake to be there on the grave intact aftr 100 years. No other people were buried? No change of land or mud filling? And more importantly, when the old follower buried Dracula's ashes, he never kept any stake or there weren't any on the Count's grave. From wher did the new disciple got the ashes n the ring aft hundred years? And why did the earlier follower of Dracula put the ashes inside the grave?
This time Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing. So fans like me r disappointed cos ther is no castle, no chariots, no foggy village n forests.
The opening sequence of this movie completely contradicts with the ending of the previous one and so this is not a continuation but a standalone film. It contradicts many other aspects too from the series. I cant even say sit back n enjoy cos this one is a major disappointment with a haywired screenplay. We dont get to see the cleavage of the hot babe Caroline Munro from Sindbad but of Stephanie Beacham, which is also good.
Too many bad moments : In 1872 after Dracula's death, a follower of Dracula collects Dracula's remains and buries them near Van Helsing's grave. First, why wud he do that? Now in 1972, another follower of Dracula who resembles the earlier follower, somehow is able to revive Dracula by jus removing the stake. Man, how is it possible for the stake to be there on the grave intact aftr 100 years. No other people were buried? No change of land or mud filling? And more importantly, when the old follower buried Dracula's ashes, he never kept any stake or there weren't any on the Count's grave. From wher did the new disciple got the ashes n the ring aft hundred years? And why did the earlier follower of Dracula put the ashes inside the grave?