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I finally watched it last night. It is a good film--and though I've read some critics karping about the new twists they added to the vampire myth (i.e., they don't have to sleep by day in coffins; transformation of evil people into vampires is basically instantaneous; and good people who die from vampires don't become ones)--I thought they were an interesting change.
The mood of the film is superb: dark and almost humorless. Cushing is a fanatic, but he plays the role with a real sadness around the edges (it was supposedly the first film he did after the death of his wife).
On the other hand, I don't get who was killing the first victims since Karnstein didn't become a vamp until after we see some victims...
Definitely one for the collection...
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