Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Michael_Elliott The Velvet Vampire (1971) ** (out of 4) Lee (Michael Blodgett) and his wife Susan (Sherry E. DeBoer) are invited by Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall) to her castle in the desert where before long she begins to seduce the couple. What Lee and Susan don't know is that Diane is a vampire who lusts for blood.THE VELVET VAMPIRE isn't a very good movie but at the same time there are enough campy moments that make it worth sitting through and at just 80 minutes it's short enough to where it never gets too boring. It seems that director Stephanie Rothman would have preferred a much bigger budget where she could have done more with the material. The film certainly appears to have been influenced by the sexy European thrillers but the lack of any sort of atmosphere killing the movie from being better.As I said, the film wants to be an ultra sexy European film but the budget probably prevented this as there's really not much of an atmosphere and the dream-like quality that Rothman was going for just never rings through. I will say that the film contains a lot of nudity so she obviously knew how to keep producer Roger Corman happy. With the nudity comes some sex scenes but none of them are all that erotic.What keeps THE VELVET VAMPIRE moving is the fact that it's quite silly at times. There were some moments where I really laughed out loud including the various seduction scenes where the husband falls for them and doesn't shy away from the fact that his wife is right there watching him. Even sillier is some of her over-dramatic reactions to his cheating and flirting. The performances really aren't all that good, which gives us a few more laughs as does the silly dialogue.THE VELVET VAMPIRE will never be mistaken for a classic but if you like cheap and campy horror movies it's certainly worth watching.

MartinHafer Throughout his career, Roger Corman has been known for his economical film making. No other producer/director can come close to his record of successful low-budgeted films. In the 1970s, Corman added something more to his films....boobies. His films never were high art but now they were often spiced up with sex--and "The Velvet Vampires" is exactly what I expected. Yep, a low budget with small-time actors and ample boobs. And, since it's a vampire film starring a hot female creature, you know that the boob quotient will be a lot higher than normal! While "The Velvet Vampire" is a very sexy film (and it might even be seen as soft-core porn by many), it is a bad film when it comes to some of the acting. In particular, Sherry Miles. I rarely point out a particular actor or actress, she was just terrible. While it's obvious why she was chosen (she got naked a lot and looked terrific), she couldn't act. She came off as whiny and annoying--and definitely NOT an actress. While the rest were okay, they were often hampered with horrid dialog---especially with the VERY silly and suggestive dinner scene. Overall, not worth seeing unless you want to see a lot of skin. As for the rest of the film, it's just silly. And, why is it that the vampire sure doesn't act like a vampire--such as going out during the daytime?! If you get a chance, trying reading Celeste Yarnall's bio on IMDb. I have nothing against the actress--she could act though had a habit of starring in bad films (such as ones made in the Philippines). But whoever wrote it was either VERY creepy or a family member, as they seemed obsessed and the language was a bit odd to say the least.

John Seal The Velvet Vampire isn't a particularly good film, but it does feature four things in its favor: the alabaster beauty of Celeste Yarnall, here playing sexy desert-dwelling vampire Diane LeFanu; podgy Beyond the Valley of the Dolls veteran Michael Blodgett, cast as dimbulb horndog Lee Ritter; a yellow dune buggy, and a genuinely spectacular score. Credited to Roger Dollarhyde and Clancy B. Grass III, the score is an amazing blend of raga rock, pre-Dark Side of the Moon Floydian atmospherics, Joe Byrd-inflected electronica, and Fahey-esque guitar picking. I don't believe this score has ever had a commercial release, but soundtrack buffs would snap it up in an instant, so if anyone from Trunk Records or Film Score Monthly is reading this, buy the rights! The story revolves around fairly routine bloodsucking stuff, but director Stephanie Rothman's work reflects the influence of Antonioni with scenes reminiscent of both Red Desert and Zabriskie Point. That's something I never thought I'd write about a New World release, but I swear it's true.

The_Void The Velvet Vampire really could have been a good film; the plot is there, but the execution is really bad and serves only in making the film really boring for most of the duration. Things pick up a little for the final twenty minutes; but by then it's far too late. The film focuses on a young couple, Lee and Susan, who meet an older woman named Diane and agree to spend a few days with her at her place. However, Diane turns out to be more than what she initially seems when she at first tries to start an affair with both people; and eventually reveals herself as a vampire. The film really features very little vampire action, and it's a travesty that the word was featured in the title. The main bulk of the film concerns the interaction between the three central characters, and we end up with a sort of love triangle; although this is very dull indeed and most of it feels like padding - in particular the supposed-to-be trippy dream sequences that go nowhere. As previously mentioned, things do pick up a little in the final third when it is finally revealed that Diane is a vampire and what follows is really rather good; but not good enough to save the entire film. The Velvet Vampire is a rare film, and I'm confident that it will stay that way as there's no good reason to track this one down.