It was movie night, and we hunted for something to catch our eye. Lon Chaney is playing the lead role in this film, so we pressed play.
Count Alucard (wonder who that could be?) comes to town and seems to have a young woman under his spell. They get married, much to the chagrin of Frank, her former fiancé. The plot thickens when Alucard and his new wife's relationship isn't quite what it seems.
Ok, so this was insane. Lon had zero accent, even though he was from Hungary...theoretically. Also, the doctor who kept reading all about vampires had absolutely no idea how to protect himself. He went to the house alone. He also acted like he had no idea how crosses affected vampires. Maybe he skipped that chapter.
Frank was a crazy person. At first, we were both on his side, then we weren't, and then we were again. The poor man goes through a lot, and I'm not sure how the tree hit his car. Anyway, he was probably the best part of the movie.
The bats were not Ray Harryhausen quality at all. Half the time, they just looked strange. Other times, they were supposed to be draining blood, but they weren't even close to people's necks. I mean, the one time the bat was sucking on Frank's shadow.
Anyway, I had some fun with this one. Was it a good movie? Not particularly, but if I have fun, I'm good with that. Would I recommend others watch it? Well...it depends. If you're in the mood for something campy that doesn't make much sense, this might be up your alley. Alucard wasn't the best vampire ever. He killed a total of one person. I mean, he tried with some others, but the shadow of a cross stopped him once, and I'm not sure why he quit draining the kid. I liked it but not everyone will.
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