Incense for the Damned (1971)

Incense for the Damned (1971). 1h 22m | R

“An Oxford don (Patrick Mower) goes to Greece to study mythology. Suddenly he disappears and nobody hears from him. A bunch of his friends and fiancée travel there to find him. They discover he is traveling all over Greece–and wherever he goes thereu0026#39;s a murder. Heu0026#39;s also under the spell of beautiful but deadly Chriseis (Imogen Hassell)…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis DOES have some good points. The initial story is intriguing and there is some beautiful location shooting in Greece and a few exciting fights here and there. Also Peter Cushing and Patrick Macnee are in it–theyu0026#39;re not given much to do but theyu0026#39;re both very good. Also Mower is pretty good and Hassall is VERY good (and beautiful).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut the plot gets increasingly confusing (and sillier) as it goes on. When they threw in the vampirism it was badly handled and just too ridiculous to take seriously. There were obvious production difficulties–quite a few scenes just have narration. Also Madeleine Hinde is just horrible playing Mowereu0026#39;s fiancée.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBasically though–itu0026#39;s boring! I dozed off a few times…and didnu0026#39;t miss a thing. And, as a horror movie, it just doesnu0026#39;t work. It plays more like an action film or a travelogue of Greece.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot totally worthless (because of Cushing and Macnee) but not really worth seeing. I give it a 4.”