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Don't be afraid to watch; you won't turn to stone!
kcvidkid - wrote on 04/15/2008
During the last three months, I've been obesessed with Hammer Films, collecting and reading as much as I can about them, as well as the British horror movie in general. However, I've not actually watched any of them. When I bought a "bootleg" copy of "The Gorgon" on eBay, I was for some reason eager to watch it right away.
Having read that it was a critical failure and a disappointment even to Hammer fans, I was not expecting much from it. But I was pleasantly surprised. It had all the characteristics I remembered from Hammer: eerie atmosphere, unsettling music, above average acting, a few scares and (of course) Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
In general, it's not all that original, following the same formula as any of Hammer's Frankenstein or Dracula movies (from what I can …
