{"id":20052,"date":"2018-12-04T22:08:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T06:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20052"},"modified":"2018-12-04T22:09:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T06:09:31","slug":"review-satanic-rites-of-dracula-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/12\/review-satanic-rites-of-dracula-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Satanic Rites of Dracula Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Satanic Rites of Dracula<\/em><\/strong> is a fun little horror-thriller that places two amazing veteran actors together in Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, the latter once again portraying one of the best cinematic villains in Dracula.<\/p>\n

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
\n<\/span>\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1973)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror
\nWarner Archive | R \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $21.99 | November 13, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/04\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Alan Gibson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Don Houghton (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>22.6 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A dying man\u2019s report of a ritual black mass stirs Britain\u2019s security chief into action, and a mansion filled with young vampire girls is soon discovered. And this is but the first twist in a labyrinth of horror. The Satanic Rites of Dracula<\/em><\/strong> (a.k.a. Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride<\/em>) is the follow-up to Dracula A.D. 1972<\/em> where Count Dracula (CHRISTOPHER LEE) following a more pulpish, super-villainous playbook, posing as a millionaire industrialist alive and well and living in London while secretly brewing up a batch of super-plague in a quest to destroy the world. Going up against the Count is the descendent of Abraham Van Helsing, Lorrimer Van Helsing as portrayed by Peter Cushing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula<\/em><\/strong> sinks its teeth onto Blu-ray presented with a new 1080p high-definition transfer and shown in 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture quality here is respectable and although it\u2019s nothing eye-poppingly gorgeous or anything, still rather impressive. Colors are fairly bright throughout and save for a few minor specs of dirt, are to some extent clean.<\/p>\n

The included DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track which produces good and clear dialogue though in some spots I did hear some slight hissing, however it\u2019s not in the least bit distracting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Satanic Rites of Dracula<\/em><\/strong> is a fun little horror-thriller that places two amazing veteran actors together in Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, the latter once again portraying one of the best cinematic villains in Dracula. This Blu-ray release from Warner\u2019s Archive Collection and while the features are lacking, the video\/audio transfers were pretty solid.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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