Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Richie-67-485852 I gave this a seven because it stayed true to the Vampire theme and proved you can take it and put it anywhere and it still works. Of all places the Count comes to America inside a little burg similar to where Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best and the Donna Reed show all took place. It is a wholesome and simple evil and crime free arena where everyone trusts everyone else because everyone else does. The Count can smile, charm and schmooze like the rest of them only better because while they have heart he has will and he is able to cause a person who listens too long to him to become transfixed. This is phase two with the final phase being you donate all your blood to his worthy cause. I like the fact that they emphasize his changing abilities here (watch to see) and that his nemesis is and will always be Christ redemptive work as symbolized by the cross. The Cross is a Vampire show-stopper the one wearing or bearing it has pledged themselves to him and before the Count can have a go you must renounce the cross. Its a choice that controls it. Look for the typical portrayal of teenage America in the 1950's with mom and apple pie all over the place. You know if the Count didn't rush things he could have taken over this small town no problem. Makes you wonder how eternal evil thinking works? It doesn't! Not a bad movie to snack with but watch the tasty drink and keep it to water. For you Star Wars fans, If you stop and think about it, Vampires have been using the Jedi mind trick long before the force had it. Look into my eyes. Come to me tonight. Join me. Do as I say etc. LOL

jacobjohntaylor1 One of the best horror movie sequels ever. The Return of Dracula is a must see. Almost as scary has Dracula (1931). The movie has great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. If you like scary movies then you should see this movie. Francis Lederer was a great actor. He is great a Count Dracula. Norma ELberhardt was great actress. Ray Stricklyn was a great actor. Dracula (1992) is better. But still this a great movie. John Wengraf was a great actor. This is movie about Dracula in Modern time. It is one of the best horror movie from the 50's. It is very intense. Do not watch this movie alone a night.

gavin6942 After a vampire (Francis Lederer) leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.What to say about this film? It has Dracula, but not the same Dracula we know and love. He hates mirrors, stakes and crosses... he dislikes daylight. But he does not look like Bela Lugosi. I guess neither does Christopher Lee, though.There is one second of the film shot in color, and a good choice of shot, too. The picture in general is pretty good, if a bit dark, and it is a shame that the Dracula story was taken by Hammer and this story was forgotten (though we cannot fault Hammer for doing a good job).

slayrrr666 "The Return of Dracula" is one of the most surprising and enjoyable vampire films around.**SPOILERS**Arriving in America, immigrant Bellac Gordal, (Francis Lederer) meets up with family Cora Mayberry, (Greta Granstedt) and her children Rachel, (Norma Eberhardt) and Mickey, (Jimmy Baird) and they begin to get reconciled. As they spend time together, they all realize that he keeps incredibly weird hours of the day and acts rather strangely at times. Thinking it just his local custom, she begins to really fall for him and they enjoy each other's company. A series of murders plagues the town, and no one in town can explain them. When European police officer John Meierman, (John Wengraf) arrives to help out, he realizes that the killer is Count Dracula, a vampire who had escaped his clutches earlier and escaped. Using this, he races to stop them from unleashing their plan for the town.The Good News: This was a really surprising and fun entry in the genre. Most of this is due to the film being incredibly more suspense than would be believed. The big ones here are whenever the vampire is on-screen. His emergence from the coffin early in the film is insanely chilling, as the lid creaks open and out spills a large collection of fog from inside. When it clears, a single malevolent hand emerges and slowly open s the lid. There's a lot to enjoy about this scenes, as it's got a little bit of everything in it. There's even a few other good scenes spread throughout the film that are really goof, as the opening train sequence, where the vampire preys on a hapless passenger or the standout sequence where one of the victims confronts the vampire in the living room and after turning away, there's no reflection in the mirror. This is at once a clever way of introducing the final tidbit about the vampire and an excellent play off the photograph taken earlier. The last half-hour of this is the best, as there's several different things going on that just work. From the exploits of the police and their trap at the cemetery to the confrontation in the cave, this produces some really great scenes. The police have the realization that the creature is lose upon the town as they witness a known-dead victim wandering around while the confrontation is spectacular for many different reasons, most notably the final way of getting rid of the creature. It's quite brutal, graphic and definitely violent, which isn't the expected route based on the time and really ends the film spectacularly. The last good point is that it really flows together, as one thing leads to another logically and keeps the films going on strongly. That makes the pace of this quite nice, and manages to make it a really surprising entry.The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot wrong with this one, and those aren't all that bad to begin with. There's one brief sequence near the end, where the film switches to color during a staking scene, that doesn't really do much. The film doesn't benefit from this, since it's for a two-second clip inside a longer sequence, and it not paying attention, can be easily missed. The other flaw is a weird scene where a victim is lured away into a trap and attacked by a wolf, which is obviously a dog. The flaw is that it transpires near a location full of people, and not hearing the loud sounds of the struggle doesn't make sense. These, though, are the only things wrong with the film.The Final Verdict: This is one of the most pleasingly surprising vampire films and is very enjoyable. Really give this one a chance if you're a hardcore vampire fan or are interested in seeing a rather hidden gem in the genre, while it's hard to not recommend to others.Today's Rating-PG-13: Violence