Love Rapfred's Tennessee Williams observation. Makes me want to see a BRIDES OF DRACULA prequel.

From Tom:

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I'm sure it was supposed to be a highlight, but the Village Girl Rising from the Grave scene had me laughing out loud, I'm afraid. First of all, a little bit of that noisy, laughing Greta goes a long way, so HER presence in the scene spoiled it right away; but beyond that, this corner of the "graveyard" is so obviously a tiny indoor set, and (my first laugh) the coffin is buried under about an inch of dirt -- the first good rain, or person walking across, would have exposed it.

Third laugh -- the "bat." That whole scene was so high-school-play, I'm afraid my laugh lines still hurt a little.


Those were the elements I alluded to that keep BRIDES from achieving masterpiece status, but not from being a very fine film.

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Second laugh -- the gray-faced girl with the dime-store fangs.


I think her look is iconic. She's the poster girl for all 1960s sexy vampire babes. Heck, Gina even earned her own card in the Milton Bradley Monster Old Maid game.

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And, yeeeesh, all that Arch Oboler/LIGHTS OUT-style organ music, like from some spooky 1940s-era radio show -- my ears!!


That works for me; I love that stuff!


GARY L. PRANGE

"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc."