Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Devil's Wedding Night (1973)
My take on this is that it is a trip down Memory Lane. The movie sucks, I mean it Rots, but all the movies on Elvira's Movie Macabre were in a special class of B Movie, that is RB for Really Bad. The movie has so many scratches and popss it is a wonder itheld together back in the 70s to be played. Nuff said, here is what others said about it. LOL ----------------- R
... my take on the devil's wedding night is that this film is italy's answer to the challenge of hammer's karnstein trilogy -- the name karnstein is even mentioned in the film ...
... this movie could be classified as a dracula picture. neri lives in the deceased count dracula's castle and was attached (?) to him at some previous point in time. according to the aurum encylopedia of horror, an alternate title for the devil's wedding night was countess dracula and it's much better than hammer's rather lame countess dracula from '71 directed by peter sadsy. the blood bath sequence from the devil's wedding night is one of the best ever (the one in eli roth's hostel part II is the undeniable champ though) ...
... the italians amped up the sex big-time for the devil's wedding night. and if you've been bitten by rosalba neri's sexy beauty (like i was when i first fell for her in lady frankenstein) this film showcases her magnificence in all its splendour. and it seems the devil's wedding night was shot by none other than the legendary joe d'amato himself! the camera work and the production design is spectacular ...
... and on top of all that, elvira's (and auntie virus') hilarious commentary makes viewing this dvd a religious event ...
THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT is a European horror movie concerning the quest for a magical ring. Mark Damon is excellent in a dual role as the Schiller brothers who are in search of this ring, but the movie belongs to Rosalba Neri (credited as Sara Bay, as she was in the legendary LADY FRANKENSTEIN). Her incredible beauty is used to the hilt as she portrays Countess Dracula, the possessor of the ring. This is a psychedelic, shock-filled ride into the upper echelons of Euro-horror!
I got this movie as an episode of the original ELVIRA'S MOVIE MACABRE (from the early 1980's, to be exact), and it is a fun trip back to the heyday of horror hosts! In this particular episode, Elvira's Auntie Virus (played by Eve Smith) takes over the show! While the print on THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT, needless to say, has seen better days and is scratchy, it is the best the movie has ever looked and will look for some time. Elvira's hosting segments provide a nice breather from the scary atmosphere the movie creates, but you have the option of seeing just the movie. Enjoy!
The subject says it all. Poor audio. Constant verticle lines streaking thoughout the movie. However, Elvira is always good to look at. Camp is camp, I guess.
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Many thanks for more Lady E!