While far from perfect, this is one of those films that's good for a hanging around kind of day, where you need something to fill the time.
It was also nice to see Peter Cushing play someone other than Dr. Van Helsing and battling smugglers rather than vampires. Though he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had confessed his secret, rather than submit to blackmail. (It's funny, how back then - 18thc - it would have been a real scandal, whereas today no one would blink an eye. But is that really progress?)
It's not a bad drama/adventure film, (with some romance thrown in), as long as you don't expect too much.
It was also nice to see Peter Cushing play someone other than Dr. Van Helsing and battling smugglers rather than vampires. Though he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had confessed his secret, rather than submit to blackmail. (It's funny, how back then - 18thc - it would have been a real scandal, whereas today no one would blink an eye. But is that really progress?)
It's not a bad drama/adventure film, (with some romance thrown in), as long as you don't expect too much.