trevor baldwin

i watched it today and i would say it is a good film without being great. some of the scenes are top drawer like the village with the gypsies where hutter spends the night along with some scenes in the town as the film progresses. but a lot of the film seems just too intense. sometimes less is more. my big gripe is count orlok.he is a bit different in appearance and while the previous versions he was creepy and subtle here is totally repulsive and dare i say a vile creature. there is nothing seductive aboutthis count. as someone that grew up with the hammer films, frank langella and the first version of salems lot this comes up a bit short. the soundtrack is good and i may invest in the viny version if it is available. if i had the choice of seeing this again or watching the klaus kinski version i would plump for the latter.now that is a 5 star film in my humble opinion.

like many others after seeing the preview i was really looking forward to this and i was there on the opening day. what a total letdown. nothing happens for the first one and three quarters of an hour. great photography but the way it is presented jumping from scene to scene is terrible. as for a supposed prequel it does not match up. in the originals the plot made it clear damien was born of a jackal not the daughter of satan. and there was definitely no mention of "the twist" that has obviously been made to allow for a sequel. damien is grabbed by his mother and she threatens to murder him? what happened with the daggers that were the only thing that could kill the antichrist.? boney m's music turning up in 1971? really? a p**s poor movie. i will give it one star for the female lead actor and the actor who played father brennan with an uncanny resemblance to the late patrick troughton. i was just glad when it finished.

I have just watched it and trying to figure out what it was about. a nice snapshot of England in the forties but the story of the glueman and the pilgrimage to Canterbury cathedral was just confusing. perhaps a second viewing is needed.