Summary
If there’s one thing that our society is missing, it’s moreDraculamovies.
That’s obviously a joke.
But those whodostill care will occasionally turn up their noses at any depiction thatstrays from Stoker’s original vision.
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I’ll be honest these people need to loosen up.
So, where on Earth would one start if they wanted toshake their vampire diet up?
Emphasis on the word “groovy,” because this movie is nothing but that.
Set in the swinging heart of 1970s London, the film resurrects the infamous vampire count in a modern setting. When a group of party-loving teenagers dabbles in the occult, they unwittingly bring Dracula back to life. Now, it’s up to the descendants of his longtime nemesis, Van Helsing, to stop him before he adapts to the new era and begins his reign of terror anew.
When a group of party-loving teenagers dabbles in the occult, they unwittingly bring Dracula back to life.
This run differentiated itself by turning the world’s most famous bloodsucker into his most violent iteration yet.
The HammerDraculamovies were bloody, sensual, pulpyexercises in the world of Stoker.
To be completely honest, every one of these first six movies rules.
Well, you could probably think of severalbetter things to do with Draculathan this.
None of that matters though, becauseDracula A.D. 1972is what we got.
This movie rocks, andmore people need to appreciate its groovy chills.
The title card appears in bold red letters, readingDracula A.D. 1972.
Everyone in the audience collectively says “hell yeah.”
From there, Dracula’s seventh Hammer adventure is almost all but predictable.
Before Count Dooku, Christopher Lee was Count Dracula!
Let’s go back to the scenes that are spent away from the Count.
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This movie hops from bars, flats, and parties as it follows a group of 20-somethings.
From there,the rest of the movie almost plays like a proto-slasher.
It’s just tongue-in-cheek enough to have a spooktacular time.
Dracula A.D. 1972is at its most compelling in Van Helsing’s pursuit of his arch-nemesis.
Dracula A.D. 1972is truly in a world of its own.
Dracula A.D. 1972is available for rent on Amazon.
