The Velvet Vampire (1971) Reviews

The Velvet Vampire (1971)
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Diane (Celeste Yarnall), glamorous and wealthy denizen of nightclubs, lusted after by men and women, is a vampire. With the aid of dark glasses and wide-brimmed hats, she can venture out even in the daytime. She drains a horde of victims, including a biker, a mechanic and the mechanic's girlfriend, before she lures Lee (Michael Blodgett) and his wife Susan (Sherry Miles) to her mansion in the desert. Lee, who at first succumbs to her charms, panics when he finds the servant drained of blood, and tries to persuade Susan to leave with him. She is under the vampire's spell at the time, though, and refuses to leave. When Susan finds her husband's dry corpse, however, she does try to escape. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Director(s):
Stephanie Rothman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Marvin P.

A lot of people claim that this is a bad film, including it's own DVD publishers Cheezy Flicks! But it's really not that bad, aside from some not-that-great acting. The story itself is really good, even if the movie itself comes off as weird or B-movie-ish at times. An eccentric, wealthy woman, Diane, invites an unhappy married couple to her isolated desert estate for the weekend, where she initiates plans to use them as vampire nourishment. But she can't seem to decide whether she wants to love them or feed on them, and a love triangle of sorts soon forms. When the husband starts to become creeped out by her, it's revealed that she murders and "feeds off of" people. The 'chase' scene towards the end kind of makes no sense at all, and after it's all over, we're left wondering if Diane really was a vampire after all, or just insane. It's worth a look, even if just for the beautiful and talented Celeste Yardall, alone.

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Barb K.

HATED it! Don't waste your time! That's all I can say. There are no words.

Yes   |   No


Eric H.

Review 303: a terribly slow goof of a sexual-style retro horror flick without the deeper components backed by terrible characters for whom no depth is written.

Yes   |   No


W. Scott L.

This was like bad 70's porn, without any of the redeeming features of bad 70's porn.

Yes   |   No


Stephen F.

This movie is entertaining but really only in a "cheezy" way. I did laugh out loud from time to time at the dialogue. The film is right out of Drive-Ins from the early 70"s, so if you like B movies from that time it's worth a rent.

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    Marvin P.

    A lot of people claim that this is a bad film, including it's own DVD publishers Cheezy Flicks! But it's really not that bad, aside from some not-that-great acting. The story itself is really good, even if the movie itself comes off as weird or B-movie-ish at times. An eccentric, wealthy woman, Diane, invites an unhappy married couple to her isolated desert estate for the weekend, where she initiates plans to use them as vampire nourishment. But she can't seem to decide whether she wants to love them or feed on them, and a love triangle of sorts soon forms. When the husband starts to become creeped out by her, it's revealed that she murders and "feeds off of" people. The 'chase' scene towards the end kind of makes no sense at all, and after it's all over, we're left wondering if Diane really was a vampire after all, or just insane. It's worth a look, even if just for the beautiful and talented Celeste Yardall, alone.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Barb K.

    HATED it! Don't waste your time! That's all I can say. There are no words.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Eric H.

    Review 303: a terribly slow goof of a sexual-style retro horror flick without the deeper components backed by terrible characters for whom no depth is written.

    Yes   |   No

     
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