Atom Age Vampire
by Anton Giulio Majano
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Actor: Alberto Lupo, Andrea Scotti, Franca Parisi, Sergio Fantoni, Susanne LoretDirector: Anton Giulio Majano
Cinematographer: Aldo Giordani
Writer: Anton Giulio Majano
Editor: Gabriele Varriale
Producer: Mario Bava
Writer: Alberto Bevilacqua
Writer: Gino De Santis
Writer: Piero Monviso
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Italian (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
Running Time: 87 minutes
Release Date: 1996-02-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Studio: Rhino / Wea
VHS Movie Reviews of Atom Age Vampire
Movie Review: ALPHA DVD VERSION
Summary: 3 Stars
I SAW THIS ON TV BACK IN THE 60'S & REMEMBERED IT BEING PRETTY SCARY WITH A COOL VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF/WHATEVER? TRANSFORMATION SCENE...A STRIPPER HAS HER FACE DISFIGURED (IT'S NOT ALL THAT BAD) IN A CAR ACCIDENT & THE ATOMIC VAMPIRE DOCTOR KEEPS HER BEAUTIFUL BY KILLING OTHER WOMEN (IT'S A GLAND THING) INCLUDING HIS ASSISTANT (SHE'S THE HOT ONE OF THE TWO) WHO REALLY LOVES DR. JEKYLL/ MR. ATOMIC VAMPIRE. CRAZY, TRASHY, DEMENTED, SEXY, SLEAZY, FUN !!!
THE ALPHA DVD BRINGS THIS RATING DOWN A NOTCH OR TWO. THERE IS A CONSTANT HUMMMMM THROUGHOUT, LOTS OF JUMPS & SPLICES & THE IMAGE ISN'T ALL THAT SHARP AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO BE MISSING SCENES AS WELL, MAKING VIEWING THIS NEAT LITTLE SCHLOCKER SOMEWHAT CONFUSING...TO ME THIS IS STILL A FONDLY REMEMBERED SLICE OF TV TRASH & I RECOMMENDED IT TO ALL, REGARDLESS...
Movie Review: Manages to be reasonably entertaining despite its faults
Summary: 3 Stars
There's something we need to clear up here at the very start. Despite the title, there are no vampires in this movie. No, the monster you'll find here (and I'm using the term monster rather loosely) is something else entirely, a sort of really ugly Mr. Hyde who is compared to "a vampire of the atomic age." Don't go in looking for a lot of atomic whatsits either, as you won't see anything much beyond the technology of the vaunted machine that goes ping - oh, and radiation is apparently just white smoke that can't harm you, by the way.
With the preliminaries out of the way, let's talk about the story. You've got this stripper named Jeanette (and, sadly, I only know she's a stripper because the film tells me so) who gets dumped by her boyfriend Pierre, reacts rather hysterically, and ends up driving her car over a cliff. She's left horribly disfigured (even though it's really not that bad at all), which really bums her out. That's when this stranger named Monique shows up in her room, telling Jeanette all about her colleague Professor Levin and the miraculous work he is doing with cell regeneration. It's all hush-hush, though, so Jeanette has to sort of sneak over there after she is released. Well, the doctor does his thing, and his super-duper Derma-28 works wonders. Naturally, Doc falls madly in love with the girl, which causes problems of its own sort. Even worse, the miracle cure doesn't seem to be permanent - and Doc is all out of Derma-28. He could get what he needs from a living specimen, of course, but the donor would probably not live to tell about it. Hmmm. You see where this is going, don't you? Doc will do anything to cure the woman he loves - anything. That's where your monster bit comes in. There hardly seems to be a point to the whole monster business, if you ask me, but what are you gonna do?
The main problem with this film is the fact that it seems to have passed through the hands of several snip-happy editors on its way from Italy to America. The Italian original (Seddok, l'erede di Satana) is some 18 minutes longer than the standard American print (although I think the version I saw was even shorter than that) - this is a good time for me to point out that I'm reviewing the movie, not the DVD (thus, I can't tell you for sure just how long the DVD print runs). However you slice it, though, this is just your basic 1960 sci-fi/horror film. There are a couple of nice transformation scenes, the first half of the film fares reasonably well, and Mario Bava had a hand in the production, but the bad pretty much balances out the good. The dubbing isn't all that great, the over-acting of several characters would be obvious in any language, and the whole story is a little less than original. Despite its faults, though, it's still entertaining enough to be worth a look. Just remember - it's not a vampire film at all, no matter what the title says.
Movie Review: Well, for 50 cents...
Summary: 2 Stars
I also got this movie as part of a 50 horror movie set. I think that 50 cents was about the right price for this awful movie. The only reference to anything atomic is the display of some rather unfortunate photographs of Japanese atomic bomb victims. The "vampire" part is just..just..well, wrong. I think something was lost in the translation from Italian. The story is about a mad scientist in his basement with a formula that can revive disfigured flesh. He wants a human subject on which to test his discovery, and his devoted, romantically frustrated assistant will not do. So in her role as a classic enabler, the assistant goes out an "procures" a disfigured stripper for him. Of course, the doc falls in love with the stripper, much to the consernation of the assistant, the stripper's boyfriend, and the hapless young ladies wandering in the night who become ingredients in his evil potion.
As an example of what you're in for with this, our mad, love obsessed doctor transforms himself into a monster in order to kill women for their adrenal glads to keep the object of his desire in flawless physical condition. When he is a "monster", he wears what looks like a "barf" mask over his head. However, the mask was so cheaply made that the mouth does not move when he talks. We're talkin' quality, here. The transfer was poor, but I attribute that to the fact that I shelled out 4 bits apiece for these classics. My recommendation? If you can find this for what I paid, I say add it to your collection. But don't get ripped off!
Movie Review: What Atom age??
Summary: 2 Stars
For note: I watch this movie in "50 movie pack horror classic", and I'm glad, I didn't buy it solely. Average, I buy this movie less than a dollar.
My general review, this movie is ridiculous. What atom age? What you got is wolfman-like creature, who kills woman for her glands. There's no relation between vampire and atom age. the motive's also laughable.
Movie Review: THIS MOVIE IS GRADE A CRAP
Summary: 1 Stars
this is a horrible movie. i beg you not to waste your money on this load of steaming crap. it's boring and just horrible. it is also very sad, because this is lon chaney jr's last movie. i feal bad that such a great actor has this movie as his last on film apperance. ONCE AGAIN THIS MOVIE SUCKS TAKE THE MONEY YOU SPEND ON THIS FILM AND BUY A MOVIE LIKE DEAD-ALIVE,ZOMBIE LAKE OR THE CRAWLING EYE
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