Vampire Carmilla & Game of Pleasure Review

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(More customer reviews)Two independent films on this disk. They share a measure of erotic horror as well as low budgets, bad scripts, non-existent acting and failed film techniques. While indies usually have small budgets, these other factors are not requirements.
Vampire Carmilla is vaguely based on the classic Sheridan Le Fanu story. The story is set in modern times in a small town. We have a woman looking into the life of an estranged sister. We suspect she did not know about the sister previously.
Some stupid plot devices (like finding a jewelry box and assuming it must contain a diary) are added to endless camera pans across trees and town streets. I can only guess that the film maker though it added a level of art to the film. It doesn't. There is even a car that keeps running even though it is out of gas.
Game of Pleasure is about a cutting edge virtual reality program, a computer virus, and some hackers. The game simulates sexual situations but a virus causes death in those that use it. The company is using a hit man to recollect the beta copies.
The program exists on CD-ROM but most of the computer equipment is ancient (programers are using 5 1/4" floppies). In one scene the hackers are in a warehouse with their contacts. They are using a very old terminal to hack into someone's system. While the customers watch. Either the director knows nothing of computers or they expect the audience to know nothing.
Of the two films, Game is the better solely because it does not stop for endless pans after every scene (the scrip is actually long enough for the film). As a measure of how bad these are I fell asleep during Carmilla at least nine times and Game at least four.

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VAMPIRE CARMILLA - (aka J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla) Loosely based on J. Sheridan LeFanu's classic novella, this updated tale focuses on a young lady who arrives at an isolated town in search for answers to the mysterious death of her estranged sister, Monique. After discovering Monique's diary, she soon learns of her sister's dark affair with Carmilla, a mysterious beauty who seduced her sister to the life of the vampire. GAME OF PLEASURE - The largest computer gaming firm in the country, "The Center", has just finished the greatest virtual reality game, "Pleasure".Any thought, any sensation, any experience, will be magnified into a surreal adventure beyond anything known today. However, the original programmer has encrypted a deadly virus within the experiment, causing the CEO of The Center to hire an assassin to "erase" all of the beta samples from existence.Michael, an amateur hacker and gaming nut, receives one of the samples. Michael will soon explore passions beyond his wildest dreams which may just cost himhis life!

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Dracula - Masterpiece Theatre (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you tend to watch the movie to save the time spent reading the book, then don't watch this movie as a substitute. Movie adaptations of this novel are difficult with the number of characters and location. Most of these movie versions get around the difficulty by combining characters or getting rid of them altogether. Other movies simply rewrite the story. This version does a little of both. Given that this was for Masterpiece Theatre, I was a little disappointed.
Renfield, Quincy Morris, the vampire sisters, and the gypsies are all gone. Jonathan Harker barely misses this fate. Disease and occult rites make an entry into the story. The end result gives the viewer (especially readers of the novel) the feeling that this was what the screenplay writer would have done if he had written the book.
Does this make it bad? It does if you are a Dracula enthusiast. If you just like a good vampire story, then this is interesting, as long as you don't think of this as Bram Stoker's Dracula.


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Theatre of Death (1967) Review

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(More customer reviews)Theatre Of Death (1967) is really a horror film that's also a murder mystery. First off, let me say that the DVD transfer is outstanding. This 89 minute movie is 44 years old, but it looks like it was made yesterday. Basically this movie is about a theatre in Paris called the Theatre Of Death, a place where horror plays are the norm. These plays are directed by Phillipe Darvas (Christopher Lee). While these plays are going on, murders start occurring all over town and the bodies show signs of vampirism. It is thought that the murders could be linked to the theatre in some way. Darvas is an early suspect. I'll leave it there. Watch to find out what happens.
This movie also stars Lelia Goldoni, Julian Glover, Evelyn Laye, and Jenny Till. This movie looks and feels like a Hammer film to a certain degree, except that its atmosphere and mood are darker and spookier. The cinematography is great. The sets and props are top notch. This movie has some dull parts and can be confusing, but you just have to give it a chance. After all, it's a murder mystery that needs to be solved.
The widescreen DVD comes with some pretty good extras, such as the theatrical trailer, radio spots, poster and still gallery, a Christopher Lee bio, and a feature called Sinister Theatrics, which is an 11 minute interview with Christopher Lee. I found it very interesting.
I recommend this movie.

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