Let's face it, even if you have a nostalgic bias or are just a fan of retro pop culture, we all know if this was released today, it would be pretty laughable.
Firstly this film just ooozes 1970's, so for me it's just fun to watch the cars, outfits and decor of the time. David Soul's flared jeans never felt so at home.
The plot does keep you engaged with story and it's not that, that is slow paced. It's the length of each scene, they really drag out every clip and maybe it's just me but everyone seems to be speaking really slowly with it.
The horror level is almost at zero, but things like spooky kids scratching at the window still hit an iconic creepy note and our main vampire is a nice retro throwback to black and white blood suckers.
James Mason is superb. His delivery of polite sarcasm is wonderfully dry. His look of sophisticated disapproval alone, makes me believe he can barely tolerate these people.
There's is however, either a bit to much going on with the subplots or they did a bad job fitting it all together, I'm not sure which, but either way it can also seem a bit, well bitty.
If you're in the mood for cheesy at it's best and can appreciate old school effects for what they are you're not going to have to bad a time. You can also easily watch this whilst doing something else and just pause for the cool bits.
Firstly this film just ooozes 1970's, so for me it's just fun to watch the cars, outfits and decor of the time. David Soul's flared jeans never felt so at home.
The plot does keep you engaged with story and it's not that, that is slow paced. It's the length of each scene, they really drag out every clip and maybe it's just me but everyone seems to be speaking really slowly with it.
The horror level is almost at zero, but things like spooky kids scratching at the window still hit an iconic creepy note and our main vampire is a nice retro throwback to black and white blood suckers.
James Mason is superb. His delivery of polite sarcasm is wonderfully dry. His look of sophisticated disapproval alone, makes me believe he can barely tolerate these people.
There's is however, either a bit to much going on with the subplots or they did a bad job fitting it all together, I'm not sure which, but either way it can also seem a bit, well bitty.
If you're in the mood for cheesy at it's best and can appreciate old school effects for what they are you're not going to have to bad a time. You can also easily watch this whilst doing something else and just pause for the cool bits.