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Jill's point:
"That thread of the storyline unravels when we see the innocent Lucy made into a vampire then killed, yet the tyrant's daughter, who killed her father and wasn't even a vampire (I guess she was under his influence, but she's got an incredibly weak mind), basically gets away with her father's murder so we can have the sentimental love story. I felt the same way about the priest in Dracula Rises From the Grave; he didn't deserve to live, look how many people he murdered because of his weakness! The transformation of the Satanist into Dracula seems silly, a real Deus ex Machina, to bring Dracula back to life."
Well, sure. This is true--but none of the Dracula films, to be honest, are stong on logic. Even the first film is full of holes (How come Van Helsing gives Mina a blood transfusion, but doesn't bother with Lucy; how come Dracula welcomes Harker and gives him a key to the library--then audibly locks the guy in for the night; how come Harker is so dumb he stakes the woman before staking Dracula; how come he doesn't wear a crucifix when he takes on the job, etc.)
Taste broke new ground in the sense that it wasn't the typical formula, meaning: Dracula finds girl (or has someone procure her) and bites her until someone stops him. The storyline (and cripes, the title) of Taste could have been improved, but it was a definite twist away from the standard vampire pic.
Best,
John F
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