Ángel Aranda, Barry Sullivan, Evi Marandi

A sexy, creepy space thriller featuring a crew of leather-clad astronauts stranded on a malevolent, mist-shrouded planet who find themselves prey to body snatching aliens.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Mario Bava

Release Date: October 27, 1965

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • September 2, 2009
    Investigating the source of an extraterrestrial radio transmission, an exploration team touches down on a desolate planet. There they discover an alien spacecraft, the skeletal remains of her long dead crew and a malevolent parasite in search of a host. Sound familiar? It should ...( read more)do because all of the above was ripped off by Ridley Scott's Alien, roughly fifteen years after this movie came out. With a miniscule budget, some bad acting, terrible dialogue and silly costumes, Planet of the Vampires ought to be a prime slice of Sixties cheese, enjoyable for all the wrong reasons. What saves the film is Mario Bava's mastery of atmosphere and his genius for no-budget special effects. This isn't quite Bava at his best but it's still colourful, creepy and a lot of fun. Forget the title though; the baddies here are not vampires, they're more like zombies or bodysnatchers, depending on whether their victims are still alive or already dead!
  • October 20, 2008
    Bava in the "21st Century"!

    Everything that (those of us who live Bava) expect from one of his films: creepy atmosphere, great sets, amazing costumes and damsels in distress!

    Bava's take on "the future" is both sexy and groovy. And full of space "Vampires"!
  • August 4, 2008
    As with most Bava films there isn't much of a plot. This isn't really of those films. But also with most Bava films you can't bring yourself to care because they look so incredible. The sets, the lighting, the camera tricks, the atmosphere all hypnotize beautifully. Planet of the...( read more) Vampires has a bit more going on upstairs right up to the very end. And to Bava's credit, Ridley Scott had to be ripping the scouting scene in Alien off from this movie. Just a testament to Bava's lush style. And after more viewings, yeah, the plot relies more on creepiness, suspense and sparsness than anything and Bava's direction is the real star.
  • June 12, 2008
    I'm not quite as bat shit crazy about this movie as everyone else is(I'm not a HUGE sci-fi fan), but this movie is a must for any fans of Bava or Sci-Fi

    The production design and cinematography are top notch, The Scott Brothers were definitely taking notes on the use of smoke fo...( read more)r atmosphere.
  • September 13, 2006
    Not a patch on other Bava films but this one is quite good, with a style that influenced many a sci-fi film.
  • October 29, 2009
    An atmospheric 1960s sci-fi vampire movie with a clever twist ending.
  • August 28, 2009
    For an Italian made space opera of that time; this particular b-movie was pretty good. But then I have always loved b-movies, and I was only about nine or ten years old when I saw it. I remember while walking home from the theater with several friends, we acted out several scenes...( read more) from the film over and over again.

    The special effects were pretty typical of that time period, but the use of fog did lend it an eerie quality that made it the kind of movie that was right up a young boys alley.

    The ending, which today would be considered cliché, was almost scary to a kid. Campy by today?s standards, but isn't that what b-movies are all about.

    If you can find it showing late some night, or in a DVD budget bin, check it out.

    Addendum:
    I just found this link on YouTube ( http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=955BEEE00F76FD1E )

    Watch and enjoy
  • May 16, 2009
    Mario Bava's SF horror is as interesting now as in 1965. For fans of the unusual.
  • December 17, 2008
    simply one of the best sci-fi of the 60s and...
  • November 30, 2008
    Very little vampires, more like space zombies. Extremely slow Star Trek rip off with a small bit of gore. Some exciting scenes dont make up for the rest.

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