Dracula (1958)
Hammer’s 1958 Dracula made the vampire physical, sexual, and bloody. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in a landmark 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.
Christopher Lee
This page collects the films featuring Christopher Lee reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Dracula (1931 / 1992 / 2000 / 2014)”, “The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)”, and “The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Christopher Lee returns as Dracula without a single line of dialogue, and the resurrection scene is among Hammer’s best. A solid 7/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
1974 Guy Hamilton Bond film with Moore facing Christopher Lee’s Scaramanga. Far East setting, energy-crisis MacGuffin, solar weapon.
The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974) — Review
I have watched these two films more times than I can count. They are the best adaptation of Dumas ever put on screen. Nothing else comes close. The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974) are not actually two films. They are one six-hour Richard Lester production cut in half because…
Dracula (1931 / 1992 / 2000 / 2014) — Contrast Review
Dracula is one of the most extensively adapted properties in cinema history. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel has generated hundreds of film and television productions across the past century. The four versions covered here represent significant phases of Dracula adaptation across the past ninety-five…