Hammer Horror

[ADOM]

Originally posted by lilknivesguy

Indeed, "Zeppelin vs Pteradactyl" would have been the most eleborate of the planned productions, if only to envision how Hammer would have gone about the SFX. Probably a Harryhausen-esque stop action, move model sort of sequence. A shame. Would have been pretty cool.

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I don't know, I envision more an "At the Earth's Core" approach. Stiff, paper-mache like dinosaurs, men in clumsy costumes and minuatures so big, the defy the term minuature. I love those movies. If someone did decide to finish a Hammer "lost project" I would love to see them strive to do it with practical and optical F/X. Forced perspective, puppets and that sort of thing.

As for my favorite Hammer Film I'll have to get back to you on that. It's too hard to choose.

[lilknivesguy]

Originally posted by ADOM
As for my favorite Hammer Film I'll have to get back to you on that. It's too hard to choose. [/B]

Not for me: hands down, I agree with ClassicHorror that Horror of Dracula was Hammer at its finest. A close second, however, would be The Vampire Lovers.

[filmmaker2]

I just saw this at the store yesterday and was tempted to buy it...

Dracula has Risen from the Grave....

Rated G! For Kid-Friendly Action.

My fave is Horror of Dracula. It gets better every time I pull it off the shelf. Well, no, that's an exaggeration. But it never gets any worse, and it gets better at least half of the time. Great movie and a dear favorite ever since that Halloween way back when I saw it for the first time. That was, like, thirty years ago, folks. Oh, my! Oh, my!!!

It's still way better than most of the steaming garbage piles they extrude out nowadays.

[DraculaInDallas]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
I just saw this at the store yesterday and was tempted to buy it...

Dracula has Risen from the Grave....

Rated G! For Kid-Friendly Action.

My fave is Horror of Dracula. It gets better every time I pull it off the shelf. Well, no, that's an exaggeration. But it never gets any worse, and it gets better at least half of the time. Great movie and a dear favorite ever since that Halloween way back when I saw it for the first time. That was, like, thirty years ago, folks. Oh, my! Oh, my!!!

It's still way better than most of the steaming garbage piles they extrude out nowadays.

I agree 100%. I have all the Hammer Dracula films and I'm kind of partial to Horror Of Dracula myself, probably since it was the first one I saw too about 40 years ago!!!!!

* that hurt to type that!!!! :( *

[jenna26]

Brides of Dracula is my favorite, I think because of just one scene that just completely took me by surprise.
But Horror of Dracula is a close second, I never get tired of watching either one of those.

[lilknivesguy]

Originally posted by jenna26
Brides of Dracula is my favorite, I think because of just one scene that just completely took me by surprise.
But Horror of Dracula is a close second, I never get tired of watching either one of those.

I'll bite. What scene in Brides took you by surprise?

[jenna26]

Originally posted by lilknivesguy
I'll bite. What scene in Brides took you by surprise?

Anyone that hasn't seen the movie might not want to continue reading.....


The scene where Van Hesling is bitten and uses a branding iron (that is what was used right? I haven't seen it in awhile) on himself.....made me jump right out of my seat. And I had seen a lot of horror movies by the time I saw that one. ;)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by jenna26
Anyone that hasn't seen the movie might not want to continue reading.....


The scene where Van Hesling is bitten and uses a branding iron (that is what was used right? I haven't seen it in awhile) on himself.....made me jump right out of my seat. And I had seen a lot of horror movies by the time I saw that one. ;)

that would be correct.....




...also good use of a windmill

[DraculaInDallas]

Originally posted by jenna26
Brides of Dracula is my favorite, I think because of just one scene that just completely took me by surprise.
But Horror of Dracula is a close second, I never get tired of watching either one of those.

Actually I enjoyed Brides Of Dracula myself even though Chris Lee wasn't in it. Nice sets on that one....

[Elvis_Christ]

I really like Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, opening is great. After reading this thread there's a lot I have to check out tho.