Whether it be the music just not fitting with the footage it is dubbed over or the story twists or the pacing, this is a film where I eventually forgot to keep an eye on the plot and just passed through it like a stranger in the night glancing at the exotic sets, weird costumes and characters with no real motivation or direction. Veteran British actors Patrick MacNee and Edward Woodward are saddled with the pathetic story of searching for a virginal young man who has somehow become involved with the occult.
Then there's Peter Cushing, once again showing that he pretty much accepted everything that was offered to him providing that he had the time, adding dignity along wituh MacNee and Woodward to a film that desperately needed it. After half an hour of this flying around in so many different directions, I simply just forced myself to finish it, realizing that I just didn't have the desire to give it any detailed attention. The sex orgy in the beginning seems gratuitous, and scenes in dungeons with women having their tops ripped off for no real reason. Attempts for a Gothic theme fail miserably. This only scores a 2 for the three veteran actors who gamely go through their assignments, but other than a few thrilling brief moments, this is a dreadful failure.
Then there's Peter Cushing, once again showing that he pretty much accepted everything that was offered to him providing that he had the time, adding dignity along wituh MacNee and Woodward to a film that desperately needed it. After half an hour of this flying around in so many different directions, I simply just forced myself to finish it, realizing that I just didn't have the desire to give it any detailed attention. The sex orgy in the beginning seems gratuitous, and scenes in dungeons with women having their tops ripped off for no real reason. Attempts for a Gothic theme fail miserably. This only scores a 2 for the three veteran actors who gamely go through their assignments, but other than a few thrilling brief moments, this is a dreadful failure.