CAPTAIN KRONOS : VAMPIRE HUNTER
.Be honest, isn't this one of the most powerful and macho sounding film titles you've ever heard? Well, I think it is and it gives an extra status to this great film. Kronos certainly is one of the best Hammer productions and they accomplished this even without casting Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee. It's a very intriguing story that can rely on great settings, lovely costumes and a light-headed atmosphere. And above all, it's very original. Captain Kronos fools around a bit with the traditional vampire-characteristics and by doing so; it adds a lot of values to these mythical creatures. Kronos states, for example, that vampires aren't exclusively after the blood of people, they might as well just suck the youth and beauty out of their victims. This little difference in plot is enough to create a complete and fascinating movie. Add a few very original and surprisingly good little elements to this ( like the frog-theory ) and you've got yourself 90 minutes of pure fun.
Horst Janson portrays the captain. He's a strong and rather goofy looking German but the role fits him real well. He rides with Prof. Hieronymos Grost ( some sort of variant to Doctor Van Helsing with a hump) and on their way, they free the extremely good looking Caroline Munro ( her character was sentenced for dancing on a Sunday which gives you and idea of the religious theme in this film ). The image of Miss Munro might ring several bells in the heads of horror and cult freaks. She has done quite a lot horror films ( Maniac, Slaughter High, Dracula A.D ) and worked together with great, legendary directors such as Jess Franco ( Faceless ). Captain Kronos has everything in the right proportions: some nice and gruesome make-up effects, lovely action sequences, a tad bit of humor and very good screenplay. And I do believe it was a rather influential film. The recent box-office hit Blade certainly found some of its inspiration here. Recommended !
Horst Janson portrays the captain. He's a strong and rather goofy looking German but the role fits him real well. He rides with Prof. Hieronymos Grost ( some sort of variant to Doctor Van Helsing with a hump) and on their way, they free the extremely good looking Caroline Munro ( her character was sentenced for dancing on a Sunday which gives you and idea of the religious theme in this film ). The image of Miss Munro might ring several bells in the heads of horror and cult freaks. She has done quite a lot horror films ( Maniac, Slaughter High, Dracula A.D ) and worked together with great, legendary directors such as Jess Franco ( Faceless ). Captain Kronos has everything in the right proportions: some nice and gruesome make-up effects, lovely action sequences, a tad bit of humor and very good screenplay. And I do believe it was a rather influential film. The recent box-office hit Blade certainly found some of its inspiration here. Recommended !