tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post5817247531241202478..comments2022-03-10T03:34:03.084-08:00Comments on The Psychotronic Kinematograph: Count Dracula [Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht] (1970, Jess Franco)Glen McCullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852390016175036244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post-44737433467933566642015-06-17T09:31:46.479-07:002015-06-17T09:31:46.479-07:00You definitely should - it's my favourite cine...You definitely should - it's my favourite cinematic version of the novel (if we don't count TV). It's far from perfect, but then neither is the book.Glen McCullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852390016175036244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post-14684470437593209462015-06-13T09:07:24.914-07:002015-06-13T09:07:24.914-07:00Looks like a really cool film, another one to chec...Looks like a really cool film, another one to check out when I can scrape some cash together.varalys the darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032083859598898676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post-81900134624217420462015-06-13T06:37:00.103-07:002015-06-13T06:37:00.103-07:00You're right: blood transfusions don't cha...You're right: blood transfusions don't change the recipient's hair colour.Lucy McGoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343777122050849475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post-78827762430763592132015-06-13T06:36:06.317-07:002015-06-13T06:36:06.317-07:00That's an interesting perspective on it, and p...That's an interesting perspective on it, and part of that's definitely true, but he does get a bit younger: at least his hair goes from white to grey to black. There's the description of him lying in his coffin 'gorged like an enormous leech', though - so 'plumped up and succulent' (nice phrase) he definitely be.Glen McCullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852390016175036244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491519916964943188.post-51766713826446740132015-06-13T05:50:12.470-07:002015-06-13T05:50:12.470-07:00I always found Renfield the creepiest character in...I always found Renfield the creepiest character in the book.<br /><br />The feeling I got was that Dracula didn't so much age in reverse, as transform from 'desiccated' to 'plumped-up and succulent', thanks to the physical effects of the fresh blood in his body. Like how ill people can look older than they really are, and seem to rejuvenate as they recover? But I could be wrong.Lucy McGoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343777122050849475noreply@blogger.com