Sir Christopher Lee
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Aw, Lugosi was great, but he only did DRACULA twice (on film, anyways) and one of em was that Abbott and Costello flick.
I've just dug Lee more. Hammer horror all the way, yer bugger.
I've just dug Lee more. Hammer horror all the way, yer bugger.
Did not know that. With his good looks and acting skills I bet he was a great spy. I love his Dracula movies, Mr. Stoker would have been pleased.
Yer a kid, whatdya know?
Yes...not the best way to be remembered, at all. For all the good work, there was Plan 9...
And of course my preference for Lee as the Count could be age-related (culture/nationality-related too, perhaps? Though Lugosi wasn't born American (iirc), Americans may prefer him). Had I been born 5-10 years earlier...who knows?
All of us are influenced in this way, and I wonder if any of us can be separated from it. Are we sure we'd want to be?
When I read Dracula in the original by Mr. Stoker, his words as any good author's should, described to me physical attributes and mannerisms that paint a picture of the character(s). Mr. Lee fit those words much better than Mr. Lugosi IMHO.
I'm wondering if TCM will toss their Sunday schedule in favor of a Christopher Lee day--they usually do when a legend such as he passes from this world. Hope so.
Jeesh, just last Halloween we pulled a Hammer Double feature, Curse of Frankenstein/Horror of Dracula, back-to-back on my brother-in-laws behemoth HD TV. The stuff looked GREAT, probably didn't look that good when it was first released. A lot better than the old VHS bootleg I watched over and over as a kid. Such colors, egad, never seen such RED reds. I can see how these films had such an impact in their day. Lee helped pull horror out of the black-n-white atomic giant bug sci-fi rut of the fifties, and introduced garish, blood-splattered horror. God bless em for it.
Jeesh, just last Halloween we pulled a Hammer Double feature, Curse of Frankenstein/Horror of Dracula, back-to-back on my brother-in-laws behemoth HD TV. The stuff looked GREAT, probably didn't look that good when it was first released. A lot better than the old VHS bootleg I watched over and over as a kid. Such colors, egad, never seen such RED reds. I can see how these films had such an impact in their day. Lee helped pull horror out of the black-n-white atomic giant bug sci-fi rut of the fifties, and introduced garish, blood-splattered horror. God bless em for it.
Whoops, just read their schedule. June 22nd, TCM, dig it:
6:15 AM The Mummy (1959)
8:00 AM The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
9:30 AM Horror of Dracula (1958)
11:00 AM Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
12:45 PM Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969)
2:30 PM Horror Express (1972)
4:00 PM The Three Musketeers (1972)
6:00 PM The Four Musketeers (1975)
6:15 AM The Mummy (1959)
8:00 AM The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
9:30 AM Horror of Dracula (1958)
11:00 AM Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
12:45 PM Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969)
2:30 PM Horror Express (1972)
4:00 PM The Three Musketeers (1972)
6:00 PM The Four Musketeers (1975)
Sorry, just sorta ramblin here. Was quite the Lee fan, y'unnerstand. Gotta make a recommendation:
House Of The Long Shadows, 1983. A spoof of sorts, of all those ol Flicks, starring not only Sir Christopher, but Peter Cushing (their last collaboration), Vincent Price, and John Carradine. Can't go wrong, cats.
House Of The Long Shadows, 1983. A spoof of sorts, of all those ol Flicks, starring not only Sir Christopher, but Peter Cushing (their last collaboration), Vincent Price, and John Carradine. Can't go wrong, cats.
Muskrat,TCM does a nice job with their "TCM Remembers" vignettes when a legendary actor dies..here is the Christopher Lee one,I just saw it on TCM.Just the music,with the video of this great actor,the expressions on his face..good stuff.
Yepper. Preachin to the choir, bubba. Everybody (all TCM subscribers, anyhoo) have their DVRs set for June 22?
More ramblin. LOVED Lee's cameo in Dark Shadows. That line, "men in OUR profession", somethin like that. Might have to give that one another spin soon, as well as ATTACK OF THE CLONES (there's a flick that oughtta get a lil mo respect now), REVENGE OF THE SITH (first ten minutes, anyhoo), and the Tolkien flicks.
Damn, I knew he was OLD, but cats, this hits me harder than Robin Williams (and that SUCKED).
Egads, but the ABSURD jurisdiction of death, eh?
Damn, I knew he was OLD, but cats, this hits me harder than Robin Williams (and that SUCKED).
Egads, but the ABSURD jurisdiction of death, eh?
