Although it's over-long and has some genuinely silly moments and dialogue, this was a key film from Hammer.
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05/24/03
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:3
Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The very life force of a young woman is slowly drained from her each time she makes love to her lesbian lover. Her angry father is understandably upset at her choice of a vampire for a sexual... [More]
Starring: Peter Cushing, Madeleine Smith, Dawn Addams, Ingrid Pitt
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Reviews for The Vampire Lovers
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01/26/06
Top CriticThis eroticized vampire tale resulted from the last significant surge of creative energy at Britian's Hammer Films, which thereafter descended into abject self-parody.
01/01/00
...would've worked better as a short...
08/20/03
Fairly flat dialog doesn't provide much of the unconscious humor that usually gives a lift to this type of entertainment.
03/26/09
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05/10/05
Top CriticNot the best of the Karnstein trilogy, but gory and sexy. What else do you need.
11/03/02
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08/11/05
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05/06/05
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