Who else here is a fan of the Hammer Horror Films? check in here...bwahahahha

[TK421]

[Bryan]

1. Sure, I love that stuff

My favorite would be Captain Kronos, Captain Hunter.

You'd think the DVD era would have made it easier to collect them, but no. For example, it's absolutely stupid that Warner hasn't put all the Christopher Lee Dracula pictures into a single collection...

[TK421]

4. I remember Captain Kronos...that was an awesome film

I thought it was Vampire Hunter, though. :shrug: Yes, I haven't been able to find any of these movies on DVD, and trust me...I've looked for them! :banghead:

[Bryan]

17. It's 9.98 at Amazon!

http://tinyurl.com/227hwl

Nice release, considering its age and obscurity. Brian Clemens gives a nice commentary.

A goodly number of the Hammers are out on DVD, it's just that the rights are diversely held, and tossed into release with no regard for context. Like this collection here:

http://tinyurl.com/243z3j

[darkstar]

2. I like them too

Ingrid Pitt!

[Aristus]

3. I loved the Hammer Dracula films.

They used to play them on the local channel KCPQ, or Q13 as it was known before it became a Fox Network Channel ( :mad: ).

This was when I was a kid. I didn't understand the technique they used called "day-for-night" in which they shot night scenes during the day, with a heavy blue filter over the lens. I asked myself "Why is it always twilight in Hammer films?"

[TK421]

6. One thing I love about these films is that they seem to capture the true horror

slash-dread element ( sense of impending doom is there ) and it is dramatized to the point where everyone else thinks that it's just plain corny.....I remember some of these movies scaring the shit out of me...especially the ones with Christopher Lee ( what an incredible actor this man is ).

[DarkTirade]

5. I haven't seen that many, but what I have seen I've liked.

Although that may be Star Wars geek bias, what with three major Star Wars villains being regular players there... :)

[TK421]

7. and of course...we're not even mentioning the new Star Wars crap

that Luca$$ tried to push on us with the Phantom Menace...what an inexcusable piece of human excrement that was

[DarkTirade]

9. Well it has to be at least mentioned in reference to crossover actors here

since Christopher Lee didn't show up until Episode II.

[TK421]

12. the mere fact that he had to resort to playing a role in that POS movie

was a detriment to his career as an actor

[DarkTirade]

19. Well, I think he was hoping it would be better than episode I...

and it was, but that ain't saying much. :)

[TK421]

8. and it's not Star Wars geek bias at all..but it's the horror genre

these films are really entertaining, in their own right

[DarkTirade]

10. It's not just horror... it's classic horror.

Very different from what is usually passed off as horror now.

[TK421]

13. Definitely....horror nowadays is all about shock value

have you seen Rob Zombies rendition of Halloween? Utterly disgraceful.........being a big fan of the original Halloween ( John Carpenter ) myself.

[DarkTirade]

20. Haven't seen either

but I did see House of 1000 Corpses and the sequel whose name I have brainfarted on and forgotten. :P

[Lautremont]

11. Absolutely!

I delivered a lecture about Hammer once to the patrons of an illegal late-night restaurant. Odd but true. I have enjoyed Hammer movies for years.

[TK421]

14. They really hold my interest throughout the film, and the acting is pretty good,too

at least, for that time

[TK421]

15. I'm not sure if this is a Hammer Film, but did you ever see "Horror Express"?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068713/


This is a classic, in my opinion...it features Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, and the great Christopher Lee........a great movie. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend it!


WHOOPS: responded to my own response by mistake.....

[TK421]

16. Here you go....

Edited on Mon Oct-22-07 12:22 AM by TK421
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068713 /


This is a classic, in my opinion...it features Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, and the great Christopher Lee........a great movie. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend it!


WHOOPS: responded to my own response by mistake.....

[Lautremont]

18. It's not a Hammer movie - it's actually Spanish, I believe,

but with Hammer stalwarts (and Telly Savalas) acting in it. But I have seen it, and I like it a lot!