Dracula: Prince of Darkness - Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

Excelente edição para um dos clássicos da produtora inglesa Hammer. Obrigatório para os fãs.

Top spanische DVD , geiler Film bis heute . Christopher Lee top 👍👍👍

Vampiro auténticoUn clásico

L'acteur Christopher Lee est particulièrement doué pour interpréter les personnages maléfiques. Je l'avais déjà apprécié, notamment dans "Hercule contre les vampires" de Mario Bava. Lorsque j'ai découvert qu'il jouait dans "Dracula prince des ténèbres" de Terence Fisher, je l'ai acheté sans hésiter. Je ne regrette pas mon argent ! Amazon me l'a fait parvenir très rapidement. À ce sujet, soyez vigilant lorsque vous voyez "Expédié par Amazon", c'est vraiment un plus (J'ai commandé 2 autres films avec des frais de livraison non négligeables le même jour et plusieurs jours plus tard, je ne les ai toujours pas reçus alors qu'ils ne viennent pas de très loin).Pour l'essentiel, un quatuor de personnages se retrouve contraint de passer la nuit dans un mystérieux château et seuls deux survivront... grâce à l'expérience d'un religieux, le père Sandor. Néanmoins, le bien finit par terrasser le mal d'une façon inattendue et originale, peu usitée dans la plupart de ces films. On ne s'ennuie pas tant les rebondissements sont multiples, et le suspense va crescendo. Les acteurs jouent bien. Je recommande ce film vivement. On ne m'a pas menti, c'est vraiment un trésor de la Hammer.

La que faltaba en mi colección y la espera lo valió.

This Hammer classic DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS was already released on blu-ray and DVD combo in the U.K.earlier this year which i bought from amazon ukcause i had no idea if this film would get a U.S. blu-ray release until this week actually.any Hammer fan of this film knows the plot of the filmso this review is about the different blu-ray releaseseven thou i had the U.K. release i bought this U.S. blu-ray by Exclusive media group from amazon.coma few days agoand there is a big difference in picture and audio quality between the U.K. and this U.S. releasethe picture is much brighter, colourful and crisp in the U.S. releasewhile the U.K. release is slightly different which is PAL formatthe Audio quality is very Good High Definition in this U.S. blu-raypicture is in Widescreen of course, really Good widescreen transferbut it's matter of opinion really.the DVD from the U.K. combo is the same as the region 2 PAL version released years agowhich i didn't care about cause i wanted blu-ray versionboth versions are the same runtime but different format of course so it's matter of opinionwhat you likeI do prefer the U.S. picture and audio qualityi think Exclusive media group did a Great Job, really made effort to restore the picture and audio qualityno Doubt about it.now to the special features,the special features/extras are exactly the same as the U.K. blu-ray/DVD combothe Audio commentary by Chris lee and other Actors is nothing newit is the same commentary from the U.S. Anchor bay release from 1998the behind the scenes footage, World of Hammer episode, Trailer etcare all from the Anchor bay release.but there is a brand new 30mins Documentary probably recorded last yearcalled BACK TO BLACKexcellent Documentary actually there is interviews with only 2 of the actors from the filmFrancis matthews and Barbara shelley who look close to 90 years old nowthey both talked about the film so it was interesting to watchChristopher lee of course is not interviewed, maybe he declined to be interviewed for this filmit's anybody's guess what the reason wasbut there are interviews with other crew from the film and also Hammer biographers etc.the Anchor bay version was released about 14 years ago nowso i think it's definitely time for an upgrade and get this new Blu-ray release of the filmthe picture and audio quality has definitely been enhanced and restored with Today's technologybig difference compared to the Anchor bay release which is just a collectable nowplus all the extras from the anchor bay release and this new Doco BACK TO BLACK are on this blu-rayso definitely worth the money to get this blu-ray, time for an Upgrade for sure.

Within the past year I have become quite a junkie of Hammer's horror movies. I have known of these films for years, but never really watched any of them, for one reason or another. However, after watching "" I was hooked. I have been slowly building my collection....This leads me to "Dracula: Prince of Darkness", the third chapter in Hammer's Dracula saga. This film is very gothic in nature and really has this impressionistic/Victorian vibe going on. In other words, this film is dripping with mood. The story is about four people who end up spending the night in Dracula's castle. In contrast, Count Dracula has been dead for quite some time (reference "Horror of Dracula"). Nevertheless, Dracula still has a "servant" doing his bidding and taking care of the castle. Well it isn't long before Dracula is resurrected and releases his hate on the living.There is a bit more to it, but other reviews have done a good job describing the film. Christopher Lee is awesome in this film, despite the fact he doesn't utter one word in the film. I read somewhere that Lee felt the dialogue written for him was ridiculous, which lead to the silent portrayal of the Count. I feel the lack of dialogue lead to a captivating performance. Yet I must advise that Dracula is only in the second half of the movie. It takes a bit before he is "brought back". This didn't bother me, it only added to the tension. The other actors/actress were very good. I felt Andrew Keir did an amazing job as "the expert in vampirism". It is pretty hard to top Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, but Keir did a fine job.As for the DVD itself, this version of "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" is a DVD-R. This at first turned me off. I wasn't really into the idea of buying an "unofficial" version of a movie. Alternately, I found the price tags of the official DVD very distressing. Allow me to explain, this movie is "out of print". This leads to third party sellers raising the price in a ludicrous manner. So I decided to take a chance and buy the DVD-R version, which is still cheaper than the out of print copies.This DVD-R version is really cool; it looks like an official DVD. It comes with a normal DVD case and art. The DVDs themselves look like normal DVDs, not burn ones. Some DVD-R or DVD-RWs have a purple or blue bottom; this version is the basic transparent silver (like a regular DVD). This is a two disk set. The first disk is the movie in widescreen format. The picture is pretty good, albeit dark and murky is some areas. The second disk is special features. Again this is a direct copy of Anchor Bay's version. Yet I believe the official version was a dual sided DVD, not my personal favorite. So this direct copy omits the dual sided business and makes it a two disk set.Overall, I am very pleased I purchased this product and would by a DVD-R movie from Amazon again. If I had to complain, I would say that the picture of the film itself could be clearer in some areas. Yet this is a minor complaint. I am glad I was able to get my hands on this movie and add it to my Dracula collection.