{"id":27159,"date":"2012-09-07T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T04:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27159"},"modified":"2021-02-04T09:18:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:18:31","slug":"planet-of-the-vampires-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27159","title":{"rendered":"Planet of the Vampires (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;None of this &#8212; this madness that has touched some of us &#8212; none of this is coincidence; this was planned.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Poster-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Poster-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Poster-1.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA team of astronauts land on a mysterious planet whose inhabitants seek to take over their bodies and minds.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Mario Bava Films<\/li>\n<li>Mind Control and Hypnosis<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Space Exploration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMario Bava directed this low-budget Gothic sci fi-horror flick, which bears more than a passing resemblance to Ridley Scott&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16783\"><em>Alien<\/em> (1979)<\/a> (though both Scott and screenwriter Dan O&#8217;Bannon claim not to have seen this earlier film before making <em>Alien<\/em>). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s385planet.html\">As DVD Savant points out in his review<\/a>, <em>Planet of the Vampires<\/em> &#8212; just one of nine alternate titles considered for the film &#8212; &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have a well-written script or interesting characters&#8221;; instead, the action consists primarily of &#8220;a repetitive series of fights and disappearances among interchangeable spacemen&#8221; (and no, there aren&#8217;t any actual vampires).  However, as Savant points out, the film&#8217;s &#8220;appeal lies in director Bava&#8217;s creation of an eerie and unsettling alien world that is its own reason for being&#8221; &#8212; and it&#8217;s the stunning visuals that keep one consistently engaged in the story. Indeed, for such a low-budget picture, it&#8217;s astonishing how much colorful atmosphere Bava and his creative team manage to pack into each frame of the movie; I couldn&#8217;t help myself from snapping still after still as evidence (see below). While it&#8217;s ultimately too uneven to be considered any kind of a classic of the genre, Bava fans will most certainly want to check this one out &#8212; and all film fanatics should take a one-time look simply due to its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wonderfully atmospheric low-budget sets and visual effects (though not necessarily of the spaceships&#8230;)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets2.png 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets3.png 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets4.png 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets5.png 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Planet-of-the-Vampires-Sets6.png 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a creatively produced and influential cult favorite. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059792\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/09\/14\/archives\/film-festival-vampires1915-french-serial-in-10-episodes-shown-in-a.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/planet_of_the_vampires_1965\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/planetvamp.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s385planet.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=629\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/planet-of-the-vampires-1965-terrore-nello-spazio.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;None of this &#8212; this madness that has touched some of us &#8212; none of this is coincidence; this was planned.&#8221; Synopsis: A team of astronauts land on a mysterious planet whose inhabitants seek to take over their bodies and minds. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Films Mario Bava Films Mind Control and Hypnosis Science Fiction Space Exploration Review: Mario Bava directed this low-budget Gothic sci fi-horror flick, which bears more than a passing resemblance to Ridley Scott&#8217;s Alien&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27159\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27159"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68552,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27159\/revisions\/68552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}