With the opening MGM logo-to-Vampire transition, you know this is going to be a treat. It even includes the disclaimer that no vampires were harmed during the filming of this movie. Is that true? Watch it to find out! This movie makes me want to own a castle (sans vampires, of course). And just a heads up, if you ever want to follow a siren’s song, know that it will only end up in possibly sexy times, but yeah, it won’t end well.
A doddering professor (there is no better description for him) and his naive yet pretty horny assistant Alfred (Polanksi), are on the meandering trail of researching that one true important topic: Vampires! They land in a small Transylvanian town only to run into the sexiest woman in the world, Sarah (Sharon Tate). Damn, that woman is (was) the definition of secksuality. I will end my review of the plot there, see the movie to be entertained. And slightly offended. Did you know a jewish vampire isn’t expelled by a cross? Fact.
This is some great physical and visual comedy, played straight but buffoonery in almost every scene. Not as over the top as a Mel Brooks movie, but some pretty hilarious moments throughout. I won’t lie. I may have seen this movie under the evil thrall of hallucinogenics at some point previous (absolutely in a country when traveling abroad where such thing is legal, of course), and it was fucking hilarious. Drunk? Still pretty damn funny. Bumbling professor Abronius (Jack MacGowan) is a physical comedic gem, and Polanski as the pussy assistant almost, not quite, as good. Some surprisingly good composited shots throughout that don’t look lame, especially considering the year it was released.
