Andy Warhol's Dracula

Yes, I'm more than well aware this has another title in Italian but it's too damn long to fit in the caption block and yes, I know Andy Warhol had nothing to do with the making of this film...still..it is best known by this title to most though I'm sure Factory regular and director Paul Morrissey is happy to have it now known as Andy Warhol PRESENTS Dracula. Udo Kier stars in this bizarre take on Stoker's classic and the results can be truly stomach churning for the weak of heart. The blood vomiting scenes can make even a hardened vet like myself a little queasy at times. Oddly enough, this was 1974 and now here in 2007 Kier is still playing vampire, arole well suited to him but I doubt any actor has played a blood sucker on more occasions than he. Roman Polanski has an amazing cameo in the bar scene which only adds to the craziness that resonates throughout this film. Some may fine it a bit slow, certainly offensive as the sexuality is brutal and overpowering at times. In some cases, the acting is horrid which is an asset here as it lends authenticity to the overall mood. Once subject to cult film status the work of Morrissey has been given a closer and far more serious look of late and you may wish to hunt this sucker down for an examination of your own.