If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

After the death of his mother, a gang-member swears revenge on the newly-voted leader by resurrecting the vampire Blacula to do his bidding but longs to rid himself of his curse and as bodies start piling up everyone races to stop him before he puts his nefarious plan into motion.This one features some really great moments. One of the film's best quality is that it really raises the bar by showcasing a vampire who is struggling with his own inner blood-lust. This humanizes the main vampire character a bit by showing the lengths he is willing to take to get rid of his vampiric side. This isn't really a guy who is trying to cover up for his more dark nature, but rather is one who is warring with himself, striving to overpower his own sinister urges. Key to this success is a noticeable distinction of the two characters, from the obvious physical differences to the human persona which is affecting and interesting with how he seems cultured and amicable enough to want to genuinely mingle with modern society. Although still able to turn into the Blacula character with shadowy eyes, stark cheekbones, a frizzed out widow's peak and some wild hair-patches smeared across his face, there's a strong difference here that makes for an interesting new evolution in the vampire personality dynamic. There's even plenty of fantastic action, including a vampire woman rising from her coffin as an unsuspecting character watches in shock highlighted by a raging thunderstorm that illuminates the set sporadically, a vampiric assault on two intruders of their mansion and a quite ingenious attack on a woman who can't see him creeping up as there is no reflection in the mirror. This also includes the climatic vampires against the police fiasco set in a dark mansion as the hordes come crawling out of the mansion to stop them while the extravagant voodoo ceremony takes place alongside the action which is a highlight. Coupled with some genuinely funny lines, this one really has a lot to like about it as there isn't a lot that doesn't work. This, thankfully, puts a grateful end to the old tradition of vampires turning into bats. This is a thankful element that has been dropped and is the source of a lot of unintentional humor in the genre. For starters, they can't fly, they're not very fast, and they have the directional acumen of a moth on crack. There's a really hysterical scene in here that proves this where Blacula transforms into a bat and we can see him fluttering side by side with cars and buses on a busy metropolitan highway. Realizing that there are plenty of other ways of making more progress down the street than the way he is, he decides to forego his embarrassing flying foolishness and turns back into a human. This goofy scene alone proves that those scenes are no longer needed in vampire films. The worst problem is that the film has no clear-cut ending. It simply ends, without much fanfare or much of anything being resolved. It's quite a disappointment over the great ending that the first one had, and it lowers the film somewhat.Rated R: Language and Violence.

William Marshall, the Christopher Lee of Blaxploitation horror, returns as Blacula, resurrected from the dead by voodoo cultist Willis (Richard Lawson), who wants revenge on Lisa Fortier (Pam Grier), destined to be the cult's next leader. As in the first film, Blacula sets about creating a small army of blood-slurping followers, while ex-cop Justin Carter (Don Mitchell) puts together the pieces of the puzzle and comes to the only conclusion: vampires!This rushed into production sequel isn't a patch on the original, lacking that film's fun factor. Marshall once again puts in a strong performance, but the plot is deathly dull, with very little of interest happening for much of the time. Pam Grier, so often the strong female lead, is relegated to helpless girl-in-peril, at least until the very end when she kills Blacula via the use of a voodoo doll. Funniest moment comes when narcissist Willis realises that he can no longer see his reflection in a mirror, although the library scene had me chuckling a lot as well: check out how many copies of Summer in Sodom, The Erotic Revolution and The Zolotov Affair they've got on the shelves!

This follow up to 'Blacula' really doesn't quite deliver what it should. While the first film is by no means perfect, it is highly entertaining and quite well paced. 'Scream Blacula Scream' howls 'cash-in', basically being a carbon copy of the original (myth versus science / voodoo versus science) with the addition of Pam Grier. One might expect Pam's role to be one of a bad ass chick sent down to kick Blacula's ass, but no, sadly she is wrongly cast as a fairly dull damsel in distress.The pacing of the film is altogether incredibly sluggish - indeed, the most is made out of some of the spooky set pieces, but this feels like a dragged out 45 minute TV show with bigger ambitions than it could actually deliver. There is a vast amount of tedious filler - not that the first film didn't heavily feature musical performances, but these were at least were rather fun.The ending itself seems to also sum up the film; it just stops really, after the set 'movie length' has been covered it sinks into a severe anti-climax. The director and cast cannot have been proud of this effort which is best avoided. Watching the trailer will sum up the film, and you'll get to see (most) of the highlights and then have time to watch a more decent film!

Sure, Blacula was killed in the last film, but like Dracula, it's hard to keep a good vampire down once and for all. The movie begins with Willis (no relation to Todd Bridges) becoming angry because he thought he'd become the next voodoo high priest. When he is passed over instead, the dude comes up with a brilliant plan--buy the bones of Blacula and bring him back to life using a little 'black magic' in order to exact revenge. Unfortunately, the plan only half works--Blacula comes back but makes this big butt-head his vampire slave--a very silly dressed vampire slave, too, I might add! I must say that the ceremony for reconstituting Blacula was pretty lame as you NEVER get to see the bones become the vampire--the guy leaves the room and minutes later, Blacula comes out to get him. Lame! Everyone in the theater expected a cool transformation scene and got nothing! I guess that's what you get when American-International backs your film! After Blac and his new protégé feast on a couple victims, the Prince of Evil decides to go out on the town and crashes a party where some African treasures are being admired. Since he is a very, very old African man, he is able to identify the items--and impresses the house guests so much that he's a hit at the party. In the process, he meets the lady of his dreams (and many other guys back in the 70s), Pam Grier. But, he gets a bad case of the munchies and he decides to sneak off to feed on Gloria. Soon after this, he walks home from the party and comes upon a couple cheap pimps. After they try to mug him, the Prince of Darkness then drinks one of them dry. Wow---three times in one evening, this cat is insatiable! I can't recall ever seeing Dracula doing that in any one of his films! And, for that matter, I can't recall seeing Dracula suck guys dry. Hmmmm...I guess Blacula isn't worried about what others might think or say behind his back....making him a very, very confident vampire, indeed...or he's bi-.Later, when Gloria miraculously comes back from the dead and tries to kill her, her friend (Grier) is a bit stunned and realizes the powers of evil might just be afoot. But, in a blaze of fury, Blacula comes to save Ms. Grier as well as engage in some small talk. It turns out Blacula needs her help, as with her wondrous voodoo powers, she MIGHT be able to cure him of his wretched curse (the curse of vampirism...not his having to appear in this film!). How can Grier help? What is to become of Blacula? Tune in yourself to see.Okay, I gotta admit that the Blacula films are amazingly silly. But, on the other hand, they are also a lot of fun--and great entertainment. However, I don't often tell people I love these two films (and many other blaxsploitation films)--it gets you funny looks! The acting of William Marshall (Blacula) is very nice--and he has a nice presence about him. As for the rest of the cast, they try their best despite having to say some occasionally silly lines and almost non-existent special effects! Good entertainment....just NOT a candidate for the Criterion Collection!