Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie Jones
• Directors: Alan Gibson
• Writers: Don Houghton
• Producers: Don Houghton, Roy Skeggs
• Format: Color, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: May 12, 1998
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304960662
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,159 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really pretty good, May 27, 2001

By	Monty Moonlight (TX) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Rites of Dracula [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's true that Hammer's Dracula DID need to move out of the 19th century for the sake of refreshing the plot. While it could have been better, it came out quite good in my opinion. The older films were very good atmospherically, but lacked originality. This movie has that. The Black Plague plot was really a great twist, though it might have made a better ending if Dracula had won! One problem though, these movies take too long to introduce Dracula. Especially this one since it didn't have the atmosphere of the other films, though it was great when Dracula did show up! As for the DVD I bought, it was only 6.99, though it had almost no extras. Just biographies on Lee and Cushing and a quiz. I don't recall the company, but it was not anchor bay. It was Widescreen, but I don't know if it was a "fake" widescreen like the Anchor Bay one supposedly is. All in all though, I was pleased. Just hope I didn't get ripped off with the Fake Widescreen.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stop hating ya'll-Mod is not for goths!, September 24, 2004

By	David Kenneth Caudill "dkcaudill" (Hendersonville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Satanic Rites of Dracula (DVD)

There are alot of nasty reviews of this movie. I mean I guess I can understand why someone would hate this: if they took Dracula seriously and if they shop at Hot Topic and wear pentagrams. Geez, it's just a movie. This movie was great, aesthetically the movie is very pleasing. The scenes are intriguing.Oversaturated color gave it a very artistic look. The movie is so mod not goth, very period mod look: hip pointed-toe boot wearing biker gangs, teased hair and slick suits. The music was fantastic. The composer was Cacavas, if the soundtrack sounds familiar, it is because he did the scores for tons of mod films. He even did the Hawaii-Five-O stuff.
Alot of people are hating and are saying that Dracula belongs in the 1800s. That is bogus. This film is unique because it is modern. There are like a bazillion gothic, cold-castle, German villiage, same ole' same ole' plot vampire films.Now that is boring. I want to see something new. I want to see Dracula's good taste in lounge furniture. I want to Dracula's sheepskin wearing, big sunglass sporting motorcycle gang snipers.
I highly recommend this film for those that can appreciate beautiful and symbolic things (lots of interesting symbolism). And for those that want "realistic fangs" and a long ratty haired cast, go watch "Bram Stocker's" for like the millionth time.Ok.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hammer film's Dracula Finale, December 20, 1998

By A Customer

Hammer film's Satanic Rites of Dracula is the final Christopher Lee role as Dracula in the Hammer series. The movie sets Dracula in the modern world (set a few years after Dracula A.D.1972) with the great Peter Cushing as his antagonist. I loved this movie and thought it a brilliant conclusion to the Hammer line. Dracula has been revived into the modern world and is functioning as a reclusive wealthy industrialist set on introducing a deadly plague into the world. Dracula is obsessed with taking revenge on the Van Helsing decendents and intends to use them as pawns in his diabolical plan. This film has somewhat of a James Bond feel yet maintains the the mystery and suspense of previous Hammer incarnations.