The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I'm a vampire fan but like Twlight, this was a lot more rubbisher. There was no excitement that vampires are meant to rule the world and attack humans. This oldie movie was pure effortless, cheap, dumb and just had no proper emotions involved to get you hyped so you can continue watching the movie. Sorry but I don't know why anyone would like this? Regardless if it was made in the 70s or not, it just didn't satisfy me enough...It needs a 0 rating seriously....

"Vampire Lovers" obviously broke some new territory in terms of eroticism and lesbian story elements, and I would say that it was very well acted (especially by Pittman), quite steamy in spots...and that the director and screenwriter deserved a lot of credit for trying something new. But, and this is a big but, after the gruesome and compelling opening scene, the movie slowed to a crawl.The screenplay just sat there, for long, long minutes, building atmosphere but not having anything overly interesting actually happen. And then there was a flurry of activity, and then...the same situation and setup repeated, almost note for note, for ANOTHER 20 minutes. Only this time Peter Cushing was out of the story. Even going through the motions in a character he's played many times, Cushing managed to light up a scene whenever he was on camera. With him gone the remaining cast, although filled with hardworking journeyman actors, simply couldn't keep things focused. Well, there was the whole lesbian vampire/"viper in the bosom" thing unfolding, but I'm way past the point in my life where boobs get me excited.And then in the last 15 minutes, every thing happened at once; Cushing and the rest of the "men heroes" charged to the rescue, and all was set right with the world. The payoff was...ALMOST...worth the wait. It sounds as if I thought the movie sucked. I don't. There are lots of things right with the movie. Pittman's character seemed to be capable of some complex, bittersweet emotions and wasn't just a simple predator, and I liked that. A vampire movie that didn't overuse the Dracula character was a nice change of pace - it's as if this was actually a Dracula "side story" that fleshed out part of the Hammer canon, and I liked that, too. But for me, the movie dragged in too many spots for too long to really be considered one the first rank of Hammer films. Just my opinion, for what it's worth.

The last of a family of vampires stalks the daughters of the wealthy in romantic era Germany by insinuating herself into their households and seducing the victims with a bit of lesbunism.Gentle horror that plays out OK, but suffers from an undercooked screenplay. The opening sequence is eerie, but there's immediate confusion created by the shroud and a sloppy failure in continuity with an open/closed door.The cast is solid, but struggles with leaden dialogue. The central relationship had a lot of scope for character development, but the writer went for a black & white seduction of innocent but dull virgin, enlivened with some boob flashery. Two characters remain a complete mystery (with a bizarre Scottish accent at one point), which shows poor plotting, and surely the issue of daylight vampires should have been explained.Pace is good, and the music is full on without overwhelming.Overall it's competent if a little confused. With these kind of period pieces I prefer to see tension over the social situation - repression of women, parasitism of the landlords - but this time the story teller failed to sink his fangs into that pulsing vein.

Roy Ward Baker directed this film that stars Ingrid Pitt as beautiful(but evil) Carmilla Karnstein, a female vampire who ingratiates herself into the household of General Von Spielsdorf(played by Peter Cushing) whose daughter Laura becomes a target of Carmilla. After finishing with her, Carmilla moves on, but a distraught and enraged General Spielsdorf vows revenge against her, and enlists others to learn her secret history, then track her down to destroy her and end that evil. Good cast of course, but this Hammer studios film is mostly lurid exploitation, though there is a memorable nude bathing scene for Miss Pitt, the film's highlight.(Not much of a coherent plot however...)