DIE, DRACULA, DIE [4] (Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero).

SCARS OF DRACULA (1970) is considered a weak entry into the Hammer Films 'Dracula' franchise by gaunt actor Christopher Lee. I disagree entirely. I think it's one of the best and finest. For one thing it is easily regarded as the goriest Hammer Dracula film (it was the first one to get an R rating in the US) with some mild nudity thrown in. The violence is strong and savage and played to the hilt by Lee. Also there are two sequences that come directly from Bram Stoker's original Dracula novel: The master of the undead lying to rest in a vault with no way in or out except through a window, and his climbing up the castle wall from window to window. Also Patrick Troughton is excellent as Dracula's servant Klove, and even Denis Waterman, the hero that Jenny Hanley is desperately holding out for, has a few outstanding moments as the bold vampire hunter.
But Lee's acting is the main reason compelling us to see this vampire flick. He has more screen time and dialogue in this than in any of the other movies in the Dracula series, just giving out an incredible performance. You can't take your eyes off him when he's on screen.

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[MrLoganTH]

Strangely, this music makes me think of Castlevania's tunes in the mid-nineties. Appropriate, considering the material.