FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

soulexpress Sylvia Morel (Anita Ekberg), a famous model, inherits an Italian castle. When she gets there, she finds it inhabited by her strange uncle (Julian Ugarte) and a bevy of women who Sylvia suspects of being vampires. They are, of course, and the uncle is their leader. The uncle delivers lines like, "Veneration of the dead indicates our preoccupation with the living." (Hey, don't ask me.) And his facial hair is among the silliest-looking I've ever seen. Couldn't tell you if it's real or fake, though.Every possible Gothic cliché is in this film. The score is permeated with "spooky castle" organ music. The acting is mostly mediocre, though Ekberg is passable in her dual roles as both Sylvia and Malenka (her slayed vampire grandma). Unfortunately, Ekberg is not very well-dubbed--though, for most part, the dubbing is done reasonably well.When a stake is driven through the uncle's heart, he rapidly ages via lap dissolves in which he looks like an old man with Silly Putty on his face. There's also an intense catfight between two hot female vampires, which I'm guessing is the whole reason this film was made. There are some genuinely (and intentionally) humorous moments. In one scene, a vampire named Glinka tries in vain to convince a young Italian bachelor that she is, in fact, a vampire. When she bites his neck, he bursts out laughing, saying it tickles. (It plays out funnier than I've described it.) At the very end, we see the bachelor, now a vampire himself, chasing a young barmaid—in the middle of the day, while the sun shines brightly.FANGS OF THE LIVING DEAD has its problems, but it was refreshing to see a film in which the vampires were evil and creepy, not sexy and hip. And it's a whole lot better than FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S BRAM STOKER'S Dracula: LOVE NEVER DIES.

DigitalRevenantX7 Two weeks before she is due to get married, Sylvia Morell discovers that she has inherited a castle in her late mother's will. She travels there where she discovers that her grandfather is still alive – even after 150 years – and is now a vampire. He has obtained his immortality after his wife Malenka – Sylvia's grandmother – had performed a black magic ritual on him. Posing as Sylvia's uncle, he tries to get her to become a vampire as well. Meanwhile, her fiancée travels to the town to get her back, only to find a nest of vampires waiting for him.Amando De Ossorio is a Spanish director who had obtained horror cult status with his Blind Dead films (I had reviewed his third Blind Dead film The Ghost Galleon in the past) which started in 1971 with Tombs of the Blind Dead. But that was not his first film – only two years previously, he had come to the horror genre with his debut, Fangs of the Living Dead.Fangs of the Living Dead is a vampire film that became De Ossorio's first genre outing. But unlike the director's later work, the film has almost no atmosphere. This is probably due to De Ossorio's lack of skill at this time, something he would polish considerably by the second film (Tombs of the Blind Dead). De Ossorio believed at this time that the only way to scare someone was to show a lot of close-ups of pasty-faced vampire faces with fangs baring, something that was not the right way for a horror film. Also of note was that the horror content is offset by comedy, a rare thing in 1960s horror. However, it is this humour that keeps the film from becoming a complete turkey (that & the sight of the female characters walking around in low-cut gowns & showing off massive cleavage). The film kept me laughing through its low-rent gags & the poor visual effects – mainly the scene where the vampire villain decomposes & gets set on fire. Not a good film by any means but if you like a good joke or two, this one won't disappoint.

bensonmum2 Plot: A woman inherits a castle from a distant relative. When she arrives to take possession, she learns her castle is a home for the undead who want to bring her into the family.I really wanted to like Fangs of the Living Dead, but two things really hampered my enjoyment. First, there are far too many stretches of the movie that are quite simply boring. It's not that I mind a slow moving story, but this thing is downright dull in places. Second, and this more of a personal preference, but the main character as played by Anita Ekberg is annoying. For a horror movie to be really effective, it helps if you care about the characters. I wanted Ms. Ekberg's character (and Ms. Ekberg for that matter) to die within 10 minutes of her introduction.

Johann In the late 60s into the 70s, Anita Ekberg's career really took a nose dive. She was still very beautiful and had talent, but she ended up playing in Z-grade exploitation fare like this film. I don't like this movie. I can't explain why, but it just sucks. Usually, I enjoy haphazardly put together vampire flicks with attractive women and overacting. However, this one is just kind of pathetic.Ekberg inherits a castle from her dead mother who was of aristocratic stock. She goes to see the castle and her uncle (who as luck would have it, is the undead). She is warned numerous times by the usual scared villagers that there's a curse on her family (typical vampire movie plot fodder). Her uncle ends up trying to get her to become a vampire so she can fulfill her destiny. Her fiancée and his idiot friend come in from Rome to try to talk to her, but get the usual cold shoulder. They have to work with a local doctor to try and save her.It seemed like they tried to be campy, but really failed. The plot (as previously outlined) was really weak and they tried to throw in a twist at the end that was totally unnecessary. If they were trying to build suspense, they royally screwed up.Don't waste your time.