I was a bit skeptical about this one…
The Dracula Saga
(★★★★½)
Berta (pregnant with her first child) and her husband Hans are heading back to Berta’s homeland to visit her grandfather. When they get to the area, they find that the locals are full of superstitions and maybe even some concerns about her grandfather’s castle. Then, while on a walk, they find a wounded and bloodied young gal in the forest! Once the villagers bring the girl in to examine her, more crazy superstitious talk happens, especially from the priest who’s all up in arms about evil women and temptation!
Finally, they get the ride up to the castle! But, alas, it turns out that her grandfather isn’t just any grandfather… He happens to be Count Dracula! And he is very quite interested in the baby-to-come.
This was actually a pretty interesting take on the Dracula story, taking many of the standard elements (nervous superstitious villagers, Dracula and his three ladies, the crypt at the castle, gypsies, a young and naive couple), but put a bit of a different twist on the story. I quite liked it, though the narration at the beginning and the end was a bit awkward, and the final scene could have been skipped.
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