Thursday, February 7, 2013

Vampires indeed are a laughing matter













This is one of the finest horror comedies ever made and even though I already know all the best jokes by heart I still find myself revisiting this from time to time. That means this is a true classic that has stood time very well. The plot is simple, a professor and his assistant travel to a small village in hopes to slay some vampires and they end up in a heap of trouble. It's very straight forward even though it does have quite a few twists in it. And that's actually one part which makes this movie so great, it works as fun brainless entertainment but on the other hand it also has some very clever twists in it as well. Then there's the comedy and what a brilliant mix of goofball and witty it is. This movie looks simply stunning and luckily the prints of which the surprisingly few DVD's that are around were made from are in a good shape. My only complaint about this movie is the music, even though it's great most of the time there are a few moments where it goes all crazy and starts to annoy me. But that I can surely live with as this is truly a classic masterpiece.
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