I watched
Bathory Countess of Blood last night.
Totally not what i expected.
I sat down thinking i was watching a low budget bit of fluff and behold it turned out to be something truly great.
It was filmed in Romania, Austria and Hungary and had a huge budget, and literally a cast of thousands, big battle scenes, superbly shot. An epic to match the great Hollywood films of the fifties and sixties.
Unfortunately despite having the Countess bathe in blood and featuring plenty of nudity, as with the Hammer film it falls down because the story isn't exciting and never grips you.
It also has a running time of two hours twenty minutes. It was in a way disappointing. I was thinking it a sleazy little piece and end up watching Ben Hur.
Now i know what to expect i look forward to seeing it again in a couple of years time.