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This is by far my favorite Renfield death scene.
Great score here.
Van Helsing and the ineffectual Harker catch up to the ship in feeble attempt to stake the Count.
Dracula just staked Van Helsing....................and is about to snap Harker's neck.
When the dying Van Helsing releases a hook into the Counts back.......................
and he is hoisted up into the sunlight.
His cape looks like black crepe paper.
Lucy smiles..........................
THE END.
I've only seen the desaturated version. I rather like it. The lack of color without going into full B&W gives the film an oppresive atmosphere. Though I've read the original version is beautiful as well.
What I find interesting, is the various VHS editions looked different regardless. The very earliest transfers had a deep bluish hue throughout. Then I had one copy that had a yellowish hue. I gave that copy to a friend who described it as if someone had pissed all over it.
The 1984 VHS release however, is the one I remember looking closest to the cinema. A very warm golden look throughout with rich colors and deep flesh tones. Beautiful and striking, especially for the castle sequences.
When Badham went to re-color the film for the laser disc edition, he had said John Huston's coloring for MOBY DICK was an inspiration. It's a pity the Blu-ray didn't provide a theatrical version as well as the "director's" edition.
I love those versions as well, especially the Dan Curtis Jack Palance Dracula. I'll probably pop it in and comment on it sometime soon. That's one I need to get the blu-ray of, as it has the European theatrical version. The DVD used the regular television cut.
Nice to see some appreciation for SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA. I'm a big Hammer fan and felt that one was underrated.
I don't know about the BR, but I have the R1 DVD (before it became available in the UK) that comes with two retrospective interviews, one with Palance and one with Curtis. Worth seeking out if the BR doesn't have them. In the Palance one, he reveals that he had offers to reprise the role, but turned them down out of fear of the role. We could have had more Palance:Dracula films.
I understand why it isn't liked that much. But personally, I love the mix of a contemporary Dracula film, and a spy thriller. Though from what I gather, Lee was being emotionally blackmailed into making them by this point.
The Brides Of Dracula... I don't watch that one unless I am watching all the Hammer films. That said, I wouldn't dare say it is one of the worst Dracula films, there have been some atrocious films made featuring the count.
It's pretty cool as a spin-off. I like Baron Meinster's character. Different to Lee's Count with the pale blue/gray cloak and blond locks. MOTHER!!!! COME HERE..........
The one element that I'm nit picky about is that it lacks a James Bernard score.
SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN (1951)
Small town in anywhere USA. Workers are digging a huge hole.
The munchkin cast of THE WIZARD OF OZ dresses as little furry creatures.
The oil well groundskeeper just kicked the bucket.
Clark and Lois discover his body as the mystery unfolds.
Clark rushes to help. Unlike other Clark Kents, George Reeves was a tough determined bad ass reporter.
He's about 37 here.
They're investigating the radio active contamination the Mole Men bring to the earth's surface.
George Reeves tells them to chill out.