Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Dave Thompson Now then, before watching this movie, I had never heard of it, let alone discovering that it is apparently a cult classic. So, cult status aside, I will endeavour to add to all of the reviews from people that undoubtedly know more about the film than I do. Therefore, I am just reviewing as I saw it....nothing else. It certainly wasn't a bad movie at all and didn't have me reaching for the stop button for one moment. It was intriguing without having a mind-blowing plot. And despite other reviewers saying how good some of the acting was, I myself found that the only decent acting performances to speak of were from Brian Deacon and the unrecognisable (well it was 1974) Michael Byrne. Yes, there was a certain degree of nudity, but not really any more than the amount rearing its head in the Hammer films of the time. And yes, I can see why it was 'butchered repeatedly' (as it mentions on the case of the DVD) when released. So, I can only guess that it is the titillation, the gore and the censors that resulted in this receiving much higher praise than it deserves. In fact, some of the acting is very wooden, particularly from its main male star Murray Brown and the two leading lady Vampyres, Marianne Morris and Anulka. As I have already said though, this wasn't bad enough for me switch off....it is still worth a watch, just to see what all the fuss was about at the time of release.** As an afterthought, I thought that I would add that I only discovered the film in a box of DVD's that I was given. having read the background of the it's various releases, the version that I saw was the Blue Underground release....an American DVD, that I was very surprised to find worked in my DVD player. The extras contain an excellent and more up to date interview with the two leading ladies. Though their memory of where the main location was is completely wrong.

Scott LeBrun This entry in the popular sub genre of erotic vampire movies is quite enjoyable, and on more than just a titillation level. Two gorgeous women, Fran (brunette Marianne Morris) and Miriam (blonde Anulka Dziubinska) are unconventional vampires (for one thing, being out in the daytime isn't terribly harmful to them) who live in a large, isolated country home and who prey on various unfortunate travellers. While a vacationing couple, John (Brian Deacon) and Harriet (Sally Faulkner) caravan in the area, one of Fran and Miriam's acquisitions, a man named Ted (Murray Brown) just can't get them out of his mind and keeps returning. The charms and physical assets of Morris and Dziubinska are utilized to the max; in fact, there's no fooling around here on the part of producer Brian Smedley-Aston and director Jose Ramon Larraz - the first dose of nudity & erotica is doled out no more than 17 seconds into the movie! The ladies are a pleasure to watch, with Morris particularly enticing. She and Dziubinska also have an incredible shower scene just past the half way point that will have viewers very happy. And this works quite well as a horror movie, too, with genuinely foreboding atmosphere and an accent on the elements. All interior scenes are equally heavy on ambiance. A prominent theme is that of obsession, whether it's the way that Ted keeps being drawn back to that house, the often agitated Harriet's morbid curiosity about Fran and Miriam, or the hunger of Fran and Miriam themselves for both sex and blood. Supporting performances are good, especially by Brown, and Michael Byrne has a nice bit late in the movie as the playboy / wine expert who's as intrigued by the ladies as so many characters prove to be; silent era star Bessie Love has a small, small role right at the end. The English countryside provides an excellent back drop to a movie with a great mood and feel. The violence is effectively harsh and nasty, but parcelled out carefully enough that it's never over done. Its pacing may be rather unhurried throughout, but "Vampyres" does emerge as an effectively provocative and visceral horror movie that's definitely worth a look. Seven out of 10.

lastliberal Unlike the classy and sophisticated Daughters of Darkness, this film is pure eroticism and carnage.Two sapphic vampires troll the country roads and lure unsuspecting men looking for carnal pleasures to their lair. After ferocious lovemaking, they are devoured for their blood.One, an oenophile, couldn't believe his luck in finding, not only two gorgeous women, but a 50-year-old wine to add to his pleasure. But the pleasure was all the girls as they feasted on the drunken sot.Marianne Morris had a brief four-year career, but Anulka Dziubinska, in her first film, managed to last a bit longer. It is a shame that such talent didn't go further.Oscar-nominated Bessie Love appeared briefly. She was also in The Hunger.

Witchfinder General 666 The 'lesbian vampire' sub-genre had its heyday in the early 1970s, with directors Jess Franco and Jean Rollin as the most prolific directors in the field. The ultra-sleazy and ultra-trashy (and often highly entertaining) cinematic emissions of these two directors, however, were not the only 'lesbian vampire'-based films made in these days. This particular kind of erotic Horror films actually brought a bunch of brilliant films. There is Harry Kümmel's "Les Lèvres Rouges" (aka. "Daughters Of Darkness") of 1971, the doubtlessly greatest of all Lesbian Vampire flicks, and then there's this "Vampyres" (aka. "Daughters Of Dracula") of 1974. "Vampyres" directed by José Ramón Larraz is yet another mesmerizing film about Lesbian Vampires, and another ideal proof that all those who define these sort of films as worthless sleaze do not know what they are talking about. Sleaze, of course, it delivers. The film is full of sleaze, but it also delivers a gloomy atmosphere, suspense and genuine creepiness. The nudity and sex are as omnipresent (and essential) as the eeriness and haunting atmosphere, which makes "Vampyres" a mesmerizing gem of 70s erotic Horror.The film is about a couple of female vampires, Fran (Marianne Morris) and Mirjam (Anulka), who hitchhike in order to satisfy both their sexual desires and their thirst for blood... I don't want to go into deeper detail, but I can assure that lovers of beautiful Horror and artistic exploitation will not be disappointed with this. Marianne Morris and Anulka are stunningly beautiful and yet very eerie, erotic and yet deadly at the same time. The film is exceptionally photographed on beautiful yet eerie locations, and in dark and gloomy, yet sometimes lush colors. The great score also contributes a lot to the intensity of the atmosphere, and the performances are entirely very good. My personal favorite Lesbian Vampire film is still "Les Lèvres Rouges", but "Vampyres" comes very close. This is erotic Horror cinema as it should be: erotic, but even more gloomy, eerie and mesmerizing. Highly recommended!