Friday, May 30, 2014

BLACULA 1972 (MGM)

Excellent blaxploitation film.

William Marshall is an imposing African prince who is cursed by the original Dracula to life as a vampire for eternity. In the 1970's two interior decorators buy everything in the vampire's castle and ship it to Los Angeles and then Blacula comes to life and begins stalking victims.

He soon finds a beautiful woman named Tina whom he knows is the reincarnation of his former lover Luva. Tina is played by the very sexy Vonetta McGee, and the two quickly fall in love.

Blacula wants nothing more than to be reunited with Tina/Luva and she actually wants to be with him as well. During the final confrontation between Blacula also known as Mamuwalde, Tina is shot and killed and our anti-hero decides to kill himself by walking into the sun.

This is a very well made film that keeps you on the edge of your seat and has some very good shocks. The rest of the cast includes Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasalala. Elisha Cook, Jr., and Charles Macaulay as Dracula.

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