Well, given the movie's titled "Zoltan: Hound of Dracula" (aka "Dracula's Dog"), I must admit that I didn't really have all that great expectations for this 1977 movie when I sat down to watch it in 2020. In fact, I didn't even know about the movie prior to getting the chance to sit down and watch it.
Well, I am sure that the movie might have had some impact back in 1977, I mean with the dogs being so ferocious and all. But for a horror movie watched today, the movie haven't really been able to withstand the ravages of time. It was more of a hilarious movie to watch than it was a horror movie.
First of all, apparently the bloodline of Dracula has been expanded upon tremendously and for some reason the descendant of Dracula himself is bonded with a vampiric dog named Zoltan. Sure, why not? I mean, it was original enough, despite it being somewhat silly.
"Zoltan: Hound of Dracula" had way too many close up shots of the a semi-creepy old man. It was good enough the first and second time, but director Albert Band overdid it and there were so many unnecessary close up of that guy that it became laughable. Sure, I get that it was for emphasis on him using telepathy with his bonded vampiric dog, but come on.
The dogs themselves were actually well-trained and I do like how they acted in the movie and how ferocious they were. But the sounds the film makers gave the dogs just made it seem like a farce.
This was by no means an outstanding horror movie for me, and I doubt that I will ever be returning to watch it a second time around, as writer Frank Ray Perilli just didn't add enough material or depth to the storyline for it to sustain more than a single viewing.
My rating of "Zoltan: Hound of Dracula" is a less than mediocre four out of ten stars. This is sort of a campy old horror movie, but hey, maybe you might just enjoy it...
Well, I am sure that the movie might have had some impact back in 1977, I mean with the dogs being so ferocious and all. But for a horror movie watched today, the movie haven't really been able to withstand the ravages of time. It was more of a hilarious movie to watch than it was a horror movie.
First of all, apparently the bloodline of Dracula has been expanded upon tremendously and for some reason the descendant of Dracula himself is bonded with a vampiric dog named Zoltan. Sure, why not? I mean, it was original enough, despite it being somewhat silly.
"Zoltan: Hound of Dracula" had way too many close up shots of the a semi-creepy old man. It was good enough the first and second time, but director Albert Band overdid it and there were so many unnecessary close up of that guy that it became laughable. Sure, I get that it was for emphasis on him using telepathy with his bonded vampiric dog, but come on.
The dogs themselves were actually well-trained and I do like how they acted in the movie and how ferocious they were. But the sounds the film makers gave the dogs just made it seem like a farce.
This was by no means an outstanding horror movie for me, and I doubt that I will ever be returning to watch it a second time around, as writer Frank Ray Perilli just didn't add enough material or depth to the storyline for it to sustain more than a single viewing.
My rating of "Zoltan: Hound of Dracula" is a less than mediocre four out of ten stars. This is sort of a campy old horror movie, but hey, maybe you might just enjoy it...