Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Micitype Pretty Good

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

tavm Continuing my reviews of werewolf movies in mostly chronological order, this is my first time on one with Paul Naschy as Waldemar Daninsky. In this one, he lives in a castle with his sister. A couple of women from college arrive interested in the tale of a vampire woman from medieval times who previously lived in that castle. I'll stop there and just say despite the weirdness that prevails-including several uses of slow-motion-and the fact that this Waldemar also has a romance with one of those ladies, this was quite a fun flick to watch. The version I saw on YouTube was an English-dubbed version of a Spanish film and maybe had some cuts. Anyway, I recommend The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman or La noche de Walpurgis.

morrison-dylan-fan Whilst aware that Daninsky is his most famous role,the peculiar Giallo A Dragonfly for Each Corpse has somehow ended up being the only Paul Naschy movie I've seen. Keeping a recording of the chilling Spanish Horror Sleep Tight on the side to see in October,I was pleased to spot a Naschy film in a local DVD shop,which led to me finally meeting Daninsky.The plot:Traveling round in search of mythical vampire Countess Wandessa de Nadasdy, Elvira and her friend Genevieve meet gentlemen Waldemar Daninsky, who unknown to them is a Werewolf who has just come back from the dead,after some now-murdered doctors removed silver bullets from him. Revealing to them that Nadasdy's grave is by his castle,Nadasdy takes Genevieve and Elvira to the coffin. As it is opened up, Elvira accidentally gets a cut and bleeds on the-soon to be revived body of Nadasdy,who Daninsky will have to use more than silver bullets on to take Nadasdy back to the grave.View on the film:Making his arrival to the Daninsky series,director León Klimovsky & cinematographer Leopoldo Villaseñor ignore any opportunity to be subtle,by marvellously delivering buckets of sleaze,from all the beautiful ladies appearing naked covered in cheap fake blood and the special effects having a real handmade quality. Backed by a terrific dreams-cape score from Antón García Abril,Klimovsky brews up a dream-logic vibe via echo sound effects being added to the score,and abrupt use of slo-mo giving the tale a hazy appearance.Bringing Daninsky back,co-writer/(with Hans Munkel )lead actor Paul Naschy combines slivers that go more into the background of Daninsky with delicious pulp Horror,as the incredible stupidity of Genevieve and Elvira allows the writers to unleash lesbian vampires and a snarling werewolf. Possibly naming Elvira after Naschy's wife,the writers surprisingly wipe the horror away for an oddly sweet Beauty and the Beast-style Fantasy ending. Joined by the proper fit duo Gaby Fuchs and Barbara Capell as Elvira and Genevieve,Naschy gives a very good performance as Daninsky.thanks to Naschy carrying the polite,gentlemen side of Daninsky,with the snarling hiss,that reveals itself as the werewolf steps out of the shadow.

qmtv Great film, the horror sections are incredible, the soap opera sections not so much but I guess necessary! I love the werewolf design and action, drooling saliva, ripping people apart, great stuff. Paul Naschy is great as the werewolf, not so great as Waldemar Daninsky. Gaby Fuchs is decent, but not great. Barbara Capell as Genevive is good as the frind, but when she turns into a vampire, she is incredible. Especially when she entices Gaby to join her "You'll know what pleasure means". This is the stuff that Hellraiser wishes they could achieve. Yelena Samarina as Elizabeth is incredible as Paul's sister. Patty Shepard was good as the countess/vampire, not great. The handy man was good, the wacky dialogue and German accent.Best parts of the film are when the werewolf or the vampires are around. When there's talking, this film just slows down, and one must wait for the creatures to come back. However, all the talking is necessary to explain what is happening. The worst actor here is Naschy, he just doesn't have a great presence. He's just there. But he shines as the werewolf. The chemistry between him and Gaby was just zero.What we have here is a professional production. Great cinematography, especially the scene when Genevive notices Naschy in the graveyard. This is some great work. There's also a scene with a people walking at a funeral. Great stuff. The music is good. The English dubbing is OK, but could have been much better. I'd like to watch an original version with English subtitles, or no subtitles. I've seen this movie now 4 times. So no need for explanation.There were a few sections that brought this movie down, like Naschy acting, the undead monk, the freaking soap opera love story. As is, my rating is a B to B+, or 7 to 8 stars. I cannot accept the lower score here. And will give a 10 for balance.

zetes Cheesy Eurotrash horror movie that makes Jesus Franco look like Hitchcock. Paul Naschy plays a man who turns into a werewolf when the full moon is out. While hiding out in a small French village, he welcomes two students (Gaby Fuchs and Barbara Capell) doing research on local vampire legends into his home. They awake the vampire woman (Patty Shepard) in a scene that rips off Bava's Mask of Satan very badly. As with all of these movies, there's gratuitous nudity, but not nearly enough, as well as hints at lesbian erotica - but only the most teasing of hints. I saw this in a theater (which was cool, despite the terribleness of the film) and the biggest crowd reaction came when one of the reels ended right in the middle of one of the lesbian scenes. Someone in the front row shrieked "NO!" and then a moment later, before the next reel started, "WHY?" Of course, when it reappeared, the lesbianism ended abruptly. Doesn't it always in these movies? It's like Europeans of the 1970s liked the idea of two women together, but weren't entirely sure if two women could have sex. Instead, they must just unbutton one another's shirts and rub the back of their hands across each other's breasts for a few seconds before the director yells "CUT!" As with the erotica, the promised werewolf vs. vampire woman action was pathetically short and unsatisfying. The print had faded terribly - it was as pink as undercooked chicken.