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Summary: the Siblings of Dracula
Review: This DVD puts together Drac's two offspring, "Dracula's Daughter" and the "Son of Dracula" (although it IS Dracula, not his son. Oh well). These two films often wind up low on fans' lists of favorite Universal Monster Movies, and are dismissed as second rate. I beg to differ- these two are actually some of the more original films made by Universal. Especially "Son", where Dracula is not the prime mover- one of his victims is! The story has some very interesting twists and turns, and is one of the most clever of the Universal Monster movies. Much is made of Lon Chaney Jr's portrayal of Dracula as a well fed and burly vampire. True, but he also brings a brute quality to the vampire. This is one vamp who is a dangerous adversary physically, if not mentally. A nice addition to anyone's horror collection.
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Summary: the Siblings of Dracula
Review: This DVD puts together Drac's two offspring, "Dracula's Daughter" and the "Son of Dracula" (although it IS Dracula, not his son. Oh well). These two films often wind up low on fans' lists of favorite Universal Monster Movies, and are dismissed as second rate. I beg to differ- these two are actually some of the more original films made by Universal. Especially "Son", where Dracula is not the prime mover- one of his victims is! The story has some very interesting twists and turns, and is one of the most clever of the Universal Monster movies. Much is made of Lon Chaney Jr's portrayal of Dracula as a well fed and burly vampire. True, but he also brings a brute quality to the vampire. This is one vamp who is a dangerous adversary physically, if not mentally. A nice addition to anyone's horror collection.
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Summary: They do not drink...wine! two classic vamp films.
Review: Well, Universal released these two great classic horror films, Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula together on DVD. On Laserdisc, Dracula's Daughter was released with "Ghost of Frankenstein". "Son of Dracula" and "Son of Frankenstein" were released individually on Laserdisc. The pairing of the films for DVD makes much more sense, with Ghost of Frankenstein being released with Son of Frankenstein and the Dracula films being released together. It is also more economical for the buyer to make two purchases instead of three and still get all four films. Both vampire films are quite good and a must for any classic horror collection. If only to hear Gloria Holden say that she "does not drink...wine! What does not make sense, however, is why all these Universal films have gone out of print on DVD less than a year after they were released. The same goes for the Universal 1940's "Mummy films" on DVD. The Laserdiscs were available for years! Ditto for the VHS tapes which have had multiple releases. Many people are just now buying DVD players as I speak and are going to be very dissapointed not to be able to buy the entire Universal Monster Classic collection on DVD! If anyone has more information please pass it on and let Universal know we want these movies made available on DVD.
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Summary: They do not drink...wine! two classic vamp films.
Review: Well, Universal released these two great classic horror films, Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula together on DVD. On Laserdisc, Dracula's Daughter was released with "Ghost of Frankenstein". "Son of Dracula" and "Son of Frankenstein" were released individually on Laserdisc. The pairing of the films for DVD makes much more sense, with Ghost of Frankenstein being released with Son of Frankenstein and the Dracula films being released together. It is also more economical for the buyer to make two purchases instead of three and still get all four films. Both vampire films are quite good and a must for any classic horror collection. If only to hear Gloria Holden say that she "does not drink...wine! What does not make sense, however, is why all these Universal films have gone out of print on DVD less than a year after they were released. The same goes for the Universal 1940's "Mummy films" on DVD. The Laserdiscs were available for years! Ditto for the VHS tapes which have had multiple releases. Many people are just now buying DVD players as I speak and are going to be very dissapointed not to be able to buy the entire Universal Monster Classic collection on DVD! If anyone has more information please pass it on and let Universal know we want these movies made available on DVD.
Rating:
Summary: They do not drink...wine! two classic vamp films.
Review: Well, Universal released these two great classic horror films, Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula together on DVD. On Laserdisc, Dracula's Daughter was released with "Ghost of Frankenstein". "Son of Dracula" and "Son of Frankenstein" were released individually on Laserdisc. The pairing of the films for DVD makes much more sense, with Ghost of Frankenstein being released with Son of Frankenstein and the Dracula films being released together. It is also more economical for the buyer to make two purchases instead of three and still get all four films. Both vampire films are quite good and a must for any classic horror collection. If only to hear Gloria Holden say that she "does not drink...wine! What does not make sense, however, is why all these Universal films have gone out of print on DVD less than a year after they were released. The same goes for the Universal 1940's "Mummy films" on DVD. The Laserdiscs were available for years! Ditto for the VHS tapes which have had multiple releases. Many people are just now buying DVD players as I speak and are going to be very dissapointed not to be able to buy the entire Universal Monster Classic collection on DVD! If anyone has more information please pass it on and let Universal know we want these movies made available on DVD.
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