Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror (2012) Reviews

• Amazing talk with an Amazing Actor !

  guestar572014-05-12

  released by Chemical Burn. Amazing Documentary about a fantastic actor : Christopher Lee. He Played Dracula, Saruman and Count Dooku ! So,Yes- This was filmed a few years back,But it is updated with recent pics and any footage of Mr. Lee is most welcome. To watch Chris Lee answer questions from moderators and fans so patiently is something to behold. Lee pauses between answers and his expressions of his memories need no words to explain the emotions that flood back to him, Such a treat to see the man without a script. Lee discusses his friendship with Peter Cushing through out their lives and careers,The two were almost blood twins in the way they interacted with wives accepting the unrivaled chemistry. Some readers may recall Vincent Price (MJ Thriller MV) and Christopher made a few films with him too and they took those occasions to share lives off screen about simpler things. The movie trailers are included to quite a few of his films. He recalls not being proud of all his films and lack of control,But maintains over 200 films and acting over 60 years and the odds involved.

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• Audio Issues Hamper Film

  Michael_Elliott2015-10-02

  Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror (2012) ** 1/2 (out of 4) This 135 minute "documentary" is actually a Christopher Lee interview that was recorded at the 1999 Monster Rally appearance. The documentary has Lee on stage answering questions from Hammer experts Tom Johnson and Mark Miller as well as answering questions from fans in the audience. I must admit that I've never seen Lee so animated and it appears he's having a great time at the event but sadly there's one major issue with this documentary and it's the fact that the audio is so poor that more times than not you can't understand what he's saying. There's an introduction to the movie where we are warned about the poor audio quality and they give a reason for it but it's still rather disappointing that you can't hear what is being said. You also have to question the point of releasing it without attempting to clean up the audio or add subtitles. So, this is sadly going to be for die-hard fans who won't mind only hearing about 20% of what is actually said. The sound comes across the hand-held mic as if Lee is in a cave. The echo and hiss just is too poor. There are also about forty minutes worth of movie and trailer clips, which just drag this out even more. The documentary isn't awful and the interview itself would have been brilliant had the quality of the sound been better. Subjects include working with Peter Cushing, Hammer films, playing Dracula, working on Saturday Night Live, working with Spielberg and Wilder and his overall thoughts on Hollywood and just about everything in between.

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