Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

GL84 Trying to party around their village, a group of thrill-seekers find that the latest addition to their social circle has plans for them to resurrect Count Dracula, and when their efforts indeed raise him he sets out for revenge against their daughters forcing them to stop his plans.For the most part this one here was quite the impressive and truly enjoyable entry in the franchise. Much like the usual inclusions into the genre, this one really manages to work the Victorian era look and feel of these films into a strong and cogent whole that's quite immersive and enjoyable here. Focusing on the group here for much as it does makes the film half really swim in those typical Gothic tropes of them wandering through the different forms of entertainment which makes for a strong enough tone before going for the more stylistic choices being in the church where's resurrected. Part of the usually elaborate and ornate decorations that are perfectly in keeping with this one's overall sense of grandeur while taking in the raging thunderstorm at the time generally featured in this style. The unnoticed resurrection that follows is quite fun and chilling which makes for yet another great resurrection piece in the church that sets up the rather intriguing second half that plays like the fun traditional Hammer- style effort. The revenge angle is quite quite fun as there's a lot to like here with his seduction scenes of the daughters in the castle as well as the mounting search for them as they've gone missing along the way giving this part some rather enjoyable elements coming along into the remaining parts of the film which has a lot to like here. There's some solid action with the best friend getting seduced and turned in the castle, their return to investigate the disappearances only to find the vampires there before getting attacked themselves and the rather short but still fun brawl across the castle grounds in the finale that also manages to include the rather fun and enjoyable melt-down of the vampire at the very end. Coupled with the nice amount of sleazy goings-on in the beginning, this here comes off rather nicely even though there's a minor but still troubling flaw that comes up here in that there's a rather flimsy and confusing manner of Dracula's death. It doesn't really make any sense what actually happened to cause him to perish, as it's supposedly based on the idea of him being struck by lightning and falling into the tomb, but even that is pure speculation and it doesn't really make any sense if that was the cause here to finally end him as it's been a tactic that isn't employed again and doesn't really offer up any reason why it should. Beyond this, though, there's not a whole lot about this one that holds it back.Rated R: Violence and Brief Nudity.

Rainey Dawn A very good follow up to "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)"... "Taste the Blood" picks up exactly where "Risen" left off.The merchant Weller has found the dried blood of Dracula and his friend Lord Courtley wants to bring back his master. They meet 3 gentlemen in a brothel that is bored with their lives and talks them into buying a few of Dracula's belongings. The men go to an abandoned church and turn it into the devil's sanctuary, preform a ritual that the 3 bored men refuses to finish... a refusal that leaves Dracula's servant Lord Courtley dead. When Dracula is resurrected he vows revenge on the 3 men that took the life of Courtley.There is plenty of blood and gore in this film... it's not nearly as bloody and gory as today's films because the movie also has a very interesting story to tell and not a gore-fest! 9/10

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a sequel to Dracula has risen from the grave. It is one of the scariest movies ever made. If you like scary movies then you need to see this movie. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. In it very intense. Dracula is resurrected. He is out of revenge of the people who killed his servant. This is very scary movie. Scars of Dracula is a little better. Dracula A.D 1972 is also a little better. The satanic rites of Dracula is also a little better. This is the fifth part to the Dracula hammer series. It is better then the first four. Don't get me wrong the first four hammer Dracula movies are very scary. But this one his scarier.

Wuchak Hammer did nine Dracula or vampire films from 1958 to 1974:Horror of Dracula (1958); The Brides of Dracula (1960); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969); Scars of Dracula (1970); Dracula AD 1972 (1972); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974).Of these nine entries "Taste the Blood of Dracula" is, believe it or not, one of the best, if not the best.One of the most intriguing aspects of the story is "the circle" of three Affluent British thrill-seekers. Once a month they secretly meet together to taste of life's taboo activities. Enter Lord Courtley, an Aleister Crowley-type servant of darkness. Ralph Bate's performance as Courtley is one of the highlights of the film; he's utterly twisted, diabolic, maniacal, self-centered and arrogant -- a great character to love to hate! Courtley offers the ultimate fiendish thrill to the circle of friends.Geoffrey Keen plays the hypocritical William Hargood, who puts up the pretense of being a respectable, church-going aristocrat. His ill-treatment of his sweet, beautiful daughter Alice, played by Linda Hayden, is incredibly infuriating and reprehensible. It also proves that he's a counterfeit. (Thankfully, he gets his comeuppance).The sequence where Courtley and the circle of three 'taste the blood of Dracula' is ingenious, not to mention utterly horrific. Commendations to screenwriter Anthony Hinds! This, of course, leads to the resurrection of the ol' Count."Taste the Blood of Dracula" is completely lush in Gothic atmosphere, plus the set-up of the story is engrossing and refreshingly innovative.The only problem I had is that it's kinda hard to buy Dracula's vengeful attitude toward the murder of his supposed servant (Courtley). Isn't Dracula the Prince of EVIL? Why would he care about Courtley? Wasn't Courtley's death the necessary catalyst to the Count's resurrection? Isn't Dracula a use-em-and-leave-em type of guy? Then again, maybe it's an issue of pride and isn't Dracula a servant of the devil, whose downfall was his great arrogance? Also, maybe I'm not up on my 60's/70's vampire lore, but why did Dracula fail to convert Alice to the ranks of the undead? He obviously mesmerizes her to do his bidding, yet he fails to ever taste of her sweet blood (although he attempts to at the very end). By contrast he converts Alice's friend right away. This doesn't make sense.CONCLUSION: "Taste the Blood of Dracula" is definitely one of the best in the Hammer Dracula series, it blows away the sequels "Dracula, A.D. 1972" and the godawful "Satanic Rites of..." Don't miss out if you get the chance.GRADE: A-