tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post6212833283751539513..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: Vampire Circus (1972)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-73786512902261470002011-02-27T13:10:20.223+00:002011-02-27T13:10:20.223+00:00Thanks for stopping by Nigel. I think THE LOST CON...Thanks for stopping by Nigel. I think THE LOST CONTINENT sticks in my mind for the all the wrong reasons, whereas KRONOS and CIRCUS do for the right reasons. Yes its definately worth another look if you haven't seen it for years...the Synapse dual edition is the way to go.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-37321204216725908012011-02-27T06:50:23.198+00:002011-02-27T06:50:23.198+00:00I saw this one some time back in the 1970s - or po...I saw this one some time back in the 1970s - or possibly early 80s and would say that along with Captain Kronos and Lost Continent it is pretty much the one that has stuck in my memory the most. Felt that the Papa Lazarou seqment in league of gentlemen, aside from making fun of prejudice against travellers by playing to pretty much every stereotype known (including wifenapping and hawking door toNigel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928346913206094978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-28394531644504262912011-02-20T20:18:02.766+00:002011-02-20T20:18:02.766+00:00I couldnt agree more with both Brian and Carl. In ...I couldnt agree more with both Brian and Carl. In the prologue the greatest crime is not the slaughter of the child, but the adultery of the Professor's wife. The Circus is crucial to this film Carl, it is the element that gives it just the right amount of weirdness to make it a cult film.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-46116826679364360982011-02-19T16:58:25.408+00:002011-02-19T16:58:25.408+00:00I enjoyed it for all of the same reasons stated ab...I enjoyed it for all of the same reasons stated above, I have never been a fan of vampire films, but I am a huge fan of the carnival settings, and the blending of the two made this one much more engaging, let alone the beautiful photography and set pieces. One of my fav Hammer vamp flicks too!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-33523418906813703172011-02-16T18:08:18.603+00:002011-02-16T18:08:18.603+00:00I thought the way the townsfolk and the vampires w...I thought the way the townsfolk and the vampires were presented was intentional, though. That was the allure of sex in the film. The puritan aspects of these lowly, simple folk seduced by sexual proclivity, which brings about their ultimate destruction. Not just seduction of the children, but the adults, too, their fidelity is tempted. Not just the opening sequence, but also later when Emil venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-25441717532453492772011-02-16T17:59:54.532+00:002011-02-16T17:59:54.532+00:00You're spot on with your observation about the...You're spot on with your observation about the villains Franco. I couldn't agree more that they are a fascinating bunch - they are enigmatic and strange. By contrast the town's leading patriarchs are stuffy and dull.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-9773699439319681462011-02-16T02:41:07.204+00:002011-02-16T02:41:07.204+00:00I agree it aint perfect, but it's still enjoya...I agree it aint perfect, but it's still enjoyable in my book. Like you say, it has things to admire. <br /><br />I remember feeling the same way you did about it, you feel like you just walked into the middle of a film already in progress. The story starts with a bang having the townspeople storming Count Mitterhouse's castle, your like wait, did I hit the fast forward button by mistake? Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-38352802618208863162011-02-14T22:53:09.708+00:002011-02-14T22:53:09.708+00:00It is certainly one of the bloodiest and most erot...It is certainly one of the bloodiest and most erotic of Hammer's vampire pictures. It does get some very good mileage out of the carnivalesque breakdown in social structures that the circus represents - as I note in my review more than a little hint of THE SEVENTH SEAL? Has for being a favourite? It just doesn't do it for me Franco, but I still find things to admire about it...thanks for Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-50623987935048352132011-02-14T19:47:30.196+00:002011-02-14T19:47:30.196+00:00One of my favorite hammers! Like Legend of the Sev...One of my favorite hammers! Like Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires i like this one because its so different to all other Hammer vampire films. <br /><br />I dug the "mirror of life" sequence, where the little kids are sucked into it., and the vampire who turns into a panther was it? <br /><br />The grand finale was awesome, the death of Mitterhaouse was memorable, I also dug that the Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-40258580589251572722011-02-14T17:06:04.779+00:002011-02-14T17:06:04.779+00:00@ Brian - I never got around to picking up the Car...@ Brian - I never got around to picking up the Carlton box set, and as a result I didnt have a copy of VAMPIRE CIRCUS at all in my film library. I was very surprised when I discovered this so I remedied it by purcashing the Synapse dual edition. I'm not sure the HD transfer was strictly neccessary, because the SD DVD still looks very good. I dont think the Synapse package is a necceary Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-83136373628877643592011-02-14T16:48:47.569+00:002011-02-14T16:48:47.569+00:00This turned up on Netflix Instant Watch recently a...This turned up on Netflix Instant Watch recently and I was quite excited--I've wanted to see it for years and years. The opening was quite good and it had its moments, but it's no forgotten classic. But I liked its unique approach as well. And I've read the tiger lady was an inspiration for Amanda Donohoe's performance in Russell's <i>Lair of the White Worm</i>.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-13534412948845267382011-02-14T14:49:58.736+00:002011-02-14T14:49:58.736+00:00Hi there! I have you in my blogroll. Would you lik...Hi there! I have you in my blogroll. Would you like to add a link to my site too? thanks! http://www.rarovhs.com.ar/RaroVHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050226283346884991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-66071686336495068672011-02-14T01:55:26.885+00:002011-02-14T01:55:26.885+00:00This is one of my all time favorites, in spite of ...This is one of my all time favorites, in spite of its flaws. No doubt this film would have been much, much better had they not ran out of money and time. I first saw it on Commander USA's Groovie Movies on the USA network in the late 80s. A top film for what they were able to manage. I do wish Young had done a Dracula picture. He would have made the vamps far more energetic. I've yet to venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-36777734888848673482011-02-13T20:02:38.831+00:002011-02-13T20:02:38.831+00:00A haunting sensuality and eroticism! But yes it do...A haunting sensuality and eroticism! But yes it does feel like the follow on to a film that was never made. Thanks for commenting Jack.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-84734203066795517842011-02-13T19:10:27.072+00:002011-02-13T19:10:27.072+00:00I find this film really haunting. It has a lot of ...I find this film really haunting. It has a lot of images in it that stay with you and make you want to see it again every now and then. It also plays like a sequel to a nonexistent film about Mitterhaus, and leaves you wishing you could see THAT film!Jack Veaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977307877931598517noreply@blogger.com