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Flesh & Blood [VHS]

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For many of us, like myself, who grew up watching Hammer Films, it is a real treat to finally see an in depth documentary on one of the the great film studios. Flesh and Blood is a must for any one who calls himself a Hammer fan. Ted Newson did a wonderful job compiling behind the scenes information from Hammer's beginning to its down fall. The video does have some sound problems (background music tends to be a bit over riding of the narration at times) but don't let that stop you. Hammer made films with a certain style and quality that is, unfortuantely, not found in films of today. Flesh and Blood, if you don't have it get it. You won't be disappointed.

Being a hammer fan from the first films I ever saw,Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, this video is a pleasent surprise it shows what professionalism Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee gave the horror film. The minus side of it is didn't show as much background on the making of the films. I would have loved to see more behind the scenes stuff or even a blooper or two.

Unbalanced left-to-right audio mix (not the fault of the producer, btw) makes listening to Cushing & Lee's last teaming difficult. Can the goofs that sent this out please master the sound the way I heard it at a convention two years ago? It's worth it.

"Anchor Bay" should be commended for releasing so many good old favorites, like several "Hammer" classics. This documentary though, is in all honesty not that good. As an introduction to new fans I'm sure it's ideal, but older fans have heard the stories a million times before. -That is, if you can hear anything. Most of the time the music is mixed too loud, making it almost impossible to catch Cushing- and Lee's narration. -This ofcourse is a big minus; it was after all Cushing's last piece of work. There are some nice interviews though, but as always too short. I recommend it anyway.