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When Christopher Lee declined to reprise his role as Count Dracula in a sequel to the enormously popular The Horror of Dracula, Hammer went another direction and instead followed the investigations of vampire hunter Van Helsing (Peter Cushing). He doesn't actually appear until the second act, after French schoolteacher Marianne (Yvonne Monlaur, a big eyed, thick-lipped, curvy young beauty in the Bardot mold) inadvertently releases Baron Meinster (David Peel), a young disciple of Dracula, from his castle prison in a cursed mountain village. This handsome vampire bites his way through a bevy of glamorous beauties in low-cut blouses and frilly nightgowns as he woos his sexy savior, while Van Helsing relentlessly tracks him back to Marianne. Director Terence Fisher, working from a rather convoluted (and at times incomprehensible) script, makes his mark through a series of marvelous set pieces. In one of the most memorable, a twisted old woman plays midwife to a reborn undead, coaxing her out of the ground as hands push through the earth. In one harrowing moment Van Helsing sears his neck with a branding iron and treats it with holy water after being bitten. Cushing is his usual dashing self, more than making up for the handsome but hardly commanding Peel, and you might recognize Marita Hunt, who plays the withered Baroness, as Miss Haversham from David Lean's classic Great Expectations. --Sean Axmaker

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5.0 out of 5 stars achat, Dec 4 2004

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gilles tremblay (saguenay) - See all my reviews

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j aimerais savoir si je peut avoir ce film en dvd et possibillité de l avoir en francais et voudrait savoir le prix svp. merci

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! But Please release on dvd., May 29 2004

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Robert J. Mould (London England) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the best Horror films ever made.Peter Cushing is and will always be Van Helsing.This film proves it.In light of the recent flurry of re-relesed horror flicks on dvd why hasnt this one been released in that format?
How about a new boxed set containing Brides of Dracula, Curse of the werewolf,Phantom of the opera,Gorgon, Skull,Dracula AD 1972 and kiss of the Vampire?
Could there be a better collection.Come on powers that be get to work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First-Rate Vampire Movie, One Of Hammer's All-Time Best!, Nov 9 2002

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Erik Morton "Erik Morton" (Carmel, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Note: Don't be fooled by the title; this has nothing to do with Hammer's first Dracula outing (or any other for that matter), besides the presense of Van Helsing.

This is one of the most incredibly (and surprisingly) entertaining vampire movies I've ever seen. While not really scary, it does have some pretty exciting sequences, especially the ending! The plot has a young student accidentally releasing a vampire from its imprisonment, despite warnings from the vampire's mother to not go anywhere near it. Now, it's up to Abraham Van Helsing, vampire killer expert, to stop the fiend from turning all of England into the undead!

The center vampire is certainly no Christopher Lee (who is the ultimate screen vampire), but he's good enough. Peter Cushing more than makes up for Lee's absense; he once again totally lights up the screen as the dashing Van Helsing, and once again defines himself as THE vampire hunter. Excellent direction by Terence Fisher (my personal favorite of the Hammer directors), who captures both an eery atmosphere and a rollicking sense of fun. These two things, some awesome sets, and lots of sexy vampire babes make this Hammer flick one helluva good time!

Be sure to check out these other fantastic Terence Fisher films:
- "The Curse of Frankenstein"
- "Horror of Dracula"
- "The Mummy"
- "The Curse of the Werewolf"
- "Dracula-Prince of Darkness"
- "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
- "The Phantom of the Opera"
- "Revenge of Frankenstein"

As well as these other great Hammer flicks:
- "The Abominable Snowman"
- "The Plague of the Zombies"

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