|
|
 Larger image
|
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $11.99
You Save: $ 2.99 (20%)
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Starring: Alfie Bass, Sydney Bromley, Otto Diamant, Terry Downes, Ronald Lacey
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301967990
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301967992
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: 1995-04-27
Running Time: 108
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
One of Roman Polanski's more overt comedies, this 1966 monster spectacle stars Jack MacGowran and Polanski as a clunky but heroic pair of vampire killers. Called upon to rescue the beautiful and buxom daughter (Sharon Tate) of an innkeeper from a Draculalike bloodsucker, the duo muddle through all sorts of scrapes, the most intense being a scene in which a room full of dancing vampires realize the human interlopers are the only ones in the room who are reflected in a mirror. Scary and funny, the film has some unforgettable set pieces, a terrific score, one of the few records of Tate's extraordinary beauty, and vibrant performances. Not exactly Polanski in a relaxed mode, but clear evidence of his estimable skills as a director of both brilliance and polish. --Tom Keogh
|
|
|
| Spotlight customer reviews: |
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: A scenic, comic and entertaining vampire movie
Comment: This an older vampire movie, starring Sharon Tate, which incorporates wonderful scenery with old castles surrounded by snow capped mountains.
Unlike the blood and gore horror films of today, this movie offers comic releif, from the gay vampire to the Jewish vampire who laughs when presented with a cross.
From the small village to the stone castle, this movie is a visual delight.
Customer Rating:
Summary: thefearlessvampirekillers
Comment: pasan los anos y aun me hizo reir ,cuando era pequena mis padres no me la dejaban ver por las partes eroticas ,hoy despues de 20 anos me di el gusto.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Funny
Comment: One of the overlooked things about most of the vintage 1960s and 1970s Hammer Studios horror films is that they were quite funny, often in an unintentional way. Yes, Christopher Lee had a certain charm, but is it not true that he was also far more grandly silly than scary? Looking back on those films, they certainly do not hold up as well as even the Universal Bela Lugosi takes on the genre, much less superior vampire films like the silent F.W. Murnau classic Nosferatu, Carl Dreyer's Vampyr, nor Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, Phantom Of The Night. No, the Hammer films were always more along the line of the non-George Romero zombie flicks- full of hammy acting, bad gags, cheap effects, few scares, but a ton of laughs- not unlike the same era's Godzilla films.
Thus, Roman Polanski's 1967 color parody film The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck, his followup to the highly successful psychological masterpiece Repulsion, had a tough row to hoe, because it's trying to satirize a genre that, by its nature, was borderline parody to begin with. The good thing is, that while The Fearless Vampire Killers is not a great film, by any stretch of the word, it is highly entertaining, and a good diversion from ones cares- right up there with some of the best Abbott & Costello Meet films. But, it is a bit more sophisticated, and the influence of the 1960s can be see in its choice of ironic title- far better than Polanski's dull and misleading European original, Dance Of The Vampires, and is right in league with other big budget comedies of that time, such as It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Dr. Strangelove, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (alternate titles were in vogue), Casino Royale, and What's New, Pussycat? If only Polanski had cast Peter Sellers in this film it may have become a true classic, rather than a merely amusing curio.
Yet, when The Fearless Vampire Killers works, and if one considers it successful, it is as a comedy. There is not a dram of real horror in the film, save for the creepy soundtrack by Polanski collaborator Krzysztof Komeda, and in this regard it's about as scary a film as Mel Brooks' later Young Frankenstein. The film was written by Polanski and GĂ©rard Brach, who also worked with Polanski on Repulsion. The acting, given its small field of play, is solid, and the best of all is the loopy professor, played by MacGowran. Although his career was mainly in high profile dramas like Tom Jones and Doctor Zhivago, his comic talent shines. Polanski is not nearly up to it as his assistant. However, Alfie Bass, as Shagal, the Jewish vampire, gets off some of the best schtick and scenes. The rest of the actors do little to distinguish themselves. Tate is attractive enough, and the father and son vampires, played by Mayne and Quarrier, are generic.
However, for every slapstick gag that works- such as Alfred's escaping Herbert by running all around a balcony and back to Herbert, whom he gets away from by biting the vampire on his ear, there are one or two that fall flat, and these only pad out the film and make it too long; thus why the studio's cuts actually worked. The narrative of The Fearless Vampire Killers, such as it is, is less of a tale than a setup for gags. Yet, it is a likable little film, and shows Polanski at his lightest and most whimsical; something which is as rare as a scare from Christopher Lee.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ummm. Well, it was great 40 years ago
Comment: This is a flick I remember seeing at the local drive-in as the 4th feature of a monthly horror night. By the time it was shown, our packed car was sound asleep, except for me, but it was definitely worth staying awake. I thought this was the funniest and weirdest movie around, and probably the only comedy-horror-adventure movie featuring two gorgious women and dozens of very, very stupid jokes. I've been looking for it on VHS and DVD for several decades now, so I plunked down my $15 without even thinking about it.
Ooops! Like I say, that was 40 years ago, and a lot has changed. Principal change? Not funny anymore. Even the single best line ('Oy, have YOU got the wrong vampire') wasn't even all that great...absolutely hilarious in memory - on the TV screen? Uhhh, not so much. And while the Count's son was so extraordinarily fey back in the sixties, again, today? Not nearly so much..........
A lot was made of the fact that this was Sharon Tate's last movie before being murdered. For that, it's probably worth existing as a historical document on a library shelf, and that is precisely where my copy's headed. My plan is to donate it to the local bibliothèque in the hope that it will spare some other poor unfortunate soul from purchasing what is now pretty much a P.O.S.
As a movie I give it one star, as a piece of history, two.
Customer Rating:
Summary: love this kind of movie
Comment: I purchased this movie because I,ve seen it before. Love those old campy B Movies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
