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The Brides Of Dracula [DVD] [1960]

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Martita Hunt (Actor), Freda Jackson (Actor), Terence Fisher (Director) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson, Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur
  • Directors: Terence Fisher
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Slam Dunk Media
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Oct. 2007
  • Run Time: 82 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000W22234
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 28,474 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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In the privacy of a girls' school he sought his prey - turning innocent beauty into a thing of unspeakable horror!

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Top class Hammer movie. Peter Cushing's second outing as Van Helsing and David Peel's only vampire role. One of the most beautifully photographed movies ever - Jack Asher at his best and director Terence Fisher in top form. If the bat is a little clunky by modern effects standards, no worry for there is plenty to enjoy here. Great performances from Cushing and Peel, as mentioned, but also watch out for the acting duel between vetrans Freda Jackson and Martita Hunt; each gives a ripe performance and both are highly memorable. Other performances to look out for are from scene- stealing Miles Malleson as the hypochondriac Dr Tobler and Andree Melly who gave one of the 60's classic vampire images to the screen. Michael Ripper is also there for fans, this time as the scared coach driver. Cushing's authoratative Van Helsing carries the movie and David Peel's Baron Meinster is an excellent vampire foe - clipped Oxford English, red eyes and hissing vampire attacks. The burning windmill finale was lifted to conclude Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW which was a tribute to Hammer Films. Pure escapism - enjoy! --maxgol

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2.0 out of 5 starsCropping of original ratio ruins Blu-ray release
By B. Kossmehl on 29 Sept. 2013
Format: Blu-ray
Brides of Dracula is among my favourite Hammer films and it also is one of their most beautiful looking, with Terence Fisher at the height of his powers, crafting stylish films on a small budget. Brides of Dracula has a unique fairy tale look with castles bathed in candy colour lighting and I'm certain that this film was the main inspiration of Polanski's stylish Hammer parody Dance of the Vampires/The Fearless Vampire Killers.

I have the R1 Universal DVD as part of the The Hammer Horror Series box set, which boasts a fantastic transfer. Therefore I was looking forward to upgrading this to a Blu-ray, hoping it would yield great results in HD. Unfortunately the PQ of the Blu-ray is a disappointment on almost every front. Sure, it features a little more detail but for some inexplicable reason Final Cut Entertainment decided to reformat the original 1.66:1 ratio to something like 2.10:1 by cutting off a considerable amount of the image at the bottom. This unbalances many of the careful compositions, even cutting off characters chins in closeups. Why they thought that would be a great idea is beyond me because it doesn't make any sense. Adding to that, the print used is considerably more grainy than the one used for the R1 DVD and the colours are far warmer, frequently giving characters a tanned face colour when they looked suitably pale in the DVD.

What a shame as this was one of my most anticipated releases this year.
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2.0 out of 5 stars4:3 inferior edition
By W. Kinsey on 17 Oct. 2007
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
What an outrage. This company has released this title and Evil of Frankenstein as a 4:3 non amorphic release. Tho' still nice print quality, information has been lost at the sides of the picture. The films were released last year as part of the Universal R1 boxset as very nice anamorphic 16:9 transfers. However, many people have had problems with these double sided DVds not playing so it was heaven sent when we heard news that these two films were coming to R2. My advice is if you want R2 to purchase the German Koch media releases - these are anamorphic like the R1 releases and play in english (without subtitles) and German - currently available are Brides and the Curse of the Werewolf. Interestingly these British editions falsely claim on the back 'never been released before!'
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3.0 out of 5 starsConcern over the new blu Ray aspect ratio.August 25 2013
By Adrian Drew TOP 500 REVIEWER on 24 Oct. 2007
Format: DVD
There has been advance warning that this blu ray is not in the correct ratio (ie blu ray dot com quoting the promotional material etc) . Despite the claims of the distributor to the contrary on the Amazon product description, the film should be in 1:66 ratio NOT 2 to 1 which will remove significant image material and destabilise the composition of the frame. If some cinemas masked the print to give it a "widescreen" feel they did it in defiance of the filmmakers intention. After all the fuss about the cropped DVD release a few years ago I find it impossible to believe a company is releasing yet another incorrectly cropped version for a "specialist" fan base audience on blu ray!!! I have cancelled my pre-order and I await, with great interest, to see what the reality will be and, if the film is incorrectly cropped yet again, how film fans respond. Why is it so difficult for companies to get such things right? Looking at the latest reviews on this page it does appear as if this new blu ray is a cropped print with sections of the frame missing but in other respects a decent transfer albeit rather "grainy".Presumably those reviewers received advance copies. I still feel that after years of waiting we deserve better and that those who do purchase this product should be made aware of the aspect ratio they are bring given - for better or worse. The production history of this film was troubled to say the least with the censor demanding major changes to the plot etc at the earliest stages - it's sad indeed that even in 21century it's still a cause for controversy over what should have been a much sort after blu ray transfer.
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4.0 out of 5 starsOne of Hammer's finest achievements - but not a great DVD and a problemtic Blu-Ray
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on 21 Dec. 2007
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Brides of Dracula was the first of Hammer's many sequels to their breakthrough hit, and it's not just the best of the series but one of their very best pictures. There's no Christopher Lee this time round - in fact, there's no Dracula at all - but there's a lot of imagination at play here in a beautifully plotted story that sees Peter Cushing's Van Helsing coming up against David Peel's Baron Meinster, a follower of Dracula's vampire cult, after Yvonne Monlaur's schoolteacher ill-advisedly releases him from the shackles his not-as-mad-as-she-looks mother keeps him in.

There's a lot going on beneath the stylish surface here - a psychiatrist could probably have a field day with the curious relationship between Peel and Martita Hunt ("We pray for death, both of us. At least, I hope he prays"), not to mention Van Helsing's visible discomfort in the company of women - but it never overwhelms the plot, and there's no shortage of memorable scenes, from the professor treating a rather nasty bite he just got to the servant silently offering pointers to a newly created vampire on its first outing as one of the undead. Reuniting most of the behind-the-cameras talent from their first Dracula film and throwing in a rather splendid climax in a burning windmill, this is definitely one of Hammer's finest hours.

Sadly, though one of their best looking pictures, like Warner Home Video's overcopped release of the first Hammer Dracula, the UK DVD of Brides is also a bit of a disappointment - no extras and in the wrong ratio. It's a problem that's carried over in Final Cut's UK Blu-ray, which uses Universal's 2:1 widescreen transfer from their Hammer Horror Series [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], marring an otherwise decent release that also includes a new 31-minute making of documentary, stills gallery and trailer.
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