Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER
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- It's hammer time once again with the 1974 vampire flick "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter"!
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Would you like to see "Captain Kronos" resurrected as a series?
Hell yea! There’s a a lot of possibility for the other type of vampires the hunchback explained we never saw.
Can u review Night of the demons 2
Hell to the yeah!
Hey Brandon, how about reviewing "Fist of the North Star" 1986 anime movie?
Check out this manly fight.
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Brandon Tenold Dang Brandon reviewing a vampire flick already it’s not even October 🎃 yet
You know, the fact that the siblings mothers wrinkled appearance turned out to be a mask actually makes the fact she spoke without opening her mouth make a lot of sense and is a clever touch.
Fun fact: Lady Durward is played by Benedict Cumberbatch's mother.
Who also had a role on the old "UFO" TV series.
Would she be the lady at 15:07?
No kidding. Huh.
Edit: Looked it up. She also PLAYED his mother in Sherlock. The more you know :/
Also the title monster in The Blood Beast Terror, which Peter Cushing called the worst movie he ever made. Yes, worse than Mystery on Monster Island and At the Earth's Core.
I looked up her credits on IMDB. She was in a LOT of stuff.
apparently it was supposed to be a series, eventually ending with Kronos going toe to toe with Christopher lees dracula in the 1970's
That would've been awesome!
It's a shame Captain Cronos didn't have a crossover with Van Helsing. Definitely expanding the Hammer Cinematic Universe.
Or the Hammer and Nail Universe
Peter Cushing was way too old by then to do that.
wstine79 Ugh that would have been so freaking cool
@RavnDream Really? To me he looked like the Grim Reaper when he played General Tarkin in Star Wars.
@RavnDream I mean that Cushing looked really gaunt and old by Star Wars. He didn't look the same as when he played Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula and Brides of Dracula.
Mads Mikkelsen would be a dope Kronos for a remake
+adam crowe
I'd watch the shit out of that!
Fluoride Jones you and me both!!
Someone Make this happen, seriously HULU make it happen
I want this so bad.
I pick Dan Stevens
Caroline Munro is definitely reason enough to watch any bad movie.
Most definitely 👍 👌 💯 🙌 😌 👏
Agreed, although I wouldn't call Captain Kronos bad, it's no masterpiece but still a fun watch.
Caroline Munro is a good reason to watch ANY movie, good OR bad! I remember first seeing her as the chopper pilot chasing Roger Moore in the white Lotus! I must have watched the part where she gives him that sexy wink at least a dozen times when I first watched that movie!
@@pypeworld It's certainly better than Star Crash, or whatever that thing was.
this movie isnt even bad.
This is definitely one of those concepts that deserves more praise and recognition.
It needs a remake/reboot
And let's not forget Abraham Lincoln and his enchanted ax.
Passed down from Gimli.
Here's what I don't get, why didn't Quincey Morris ever become a popular character? A tough knife-wielding Texan who hunts supernatural creatures from Stoker's original novel should be a huge hit, and as far as I know there haven't been any graphic novels, video games, movies, etc. about Quincey.
@@robwalsh9843 probably cuz he died at the end of the story. I know that doesn't necessarily stop writers anyway, but still.
@@B3nKen0bi They did stuff where the "bachelor" was a widower and had kids.
@@dubuyajay9964 what's it called?
Toad in the hole- Yorkshire pudding with sausages in it
Or, a short stubby in vag!
Fun fact: The actor of Captain Kronos played in the German version of Sesame Street from 1980 to 84.
cool fact
The actor who played Angel in The Wild Bunch was also a Sesame Street regular
So he WAS on an educational kids show?
Did the German version of Count disappear during that time, by any chance?
The villagers attacked more than one at a time, which makes them smarter than 98% of other groups of armed antagonists. Also after awhile, Captain Kronos starts to sound like an off brand Captain Crunch.
The closest thing we have to a successor of this movie is the Vampire Hunter D movies and novels.
As soon as I dragged my mouse over to see a preview of the video, I saw just who I thought it was, Caroline Munro, the "Warrior of Love."
Ah yes, Hammer the inspiration for D&D's Ravenloft.
Brandon: -Mentions Brotherhood of the Wolf-
Me: Ah yes, Werewolf movie that is actually not a werewolf movie.
Hope that gets a review some day!
What a belting movie this is. Glad to see it reviewed. Can't believe you missed the cameo by the late great Ian Hendry and Cumberbatchs Mum!
Vampire lore is ludicrously varied and weird, so much so that it's amazing that we ever settled on a 'standard' version of the buggers.
Sparkles?
I always sorta liked the Chinese one that hopped.
But how much of that is because they shoe horn in other creatures into the "vampire" category?
@@licentiousdreams Oh no, that one is DEFINITELY not part of real folklore.
@@scockery A fair bit, I can't lie. But there are a lot of regional varieties which are all dead people that feed on blood, the difference is usually the way they actually feed on said blood, as well as specific odd features, such as only having one nostril, that serve to identify them. Add in both the specific means of killing specific types (though decapitation is a thankfully common solution) and the seemingly limitless ways you can become a vampire, through no fault of your own, and you'll probably realise Bram Stoker did us all a favour by defining a standard.
1:18 Really appreciate the acknowledgement of Solomon Kane, very underappreciated Robert E. Howard hero. Very cool of you!
I was gonna post the same thing till I saw your comment, so a LIKE is in order!!
solomon Kane Conan kull And red Sonja All the best characters of Robert E Howard
I would say that Solomon Kane is actually one of Robert E. Howard’s most appreciated heroes, in that people still remember him and write (and film) new stories about him into the modern day. That’s more than I can say for Steve Costigan the sailor or Breckinridge Elkins the mountain man, Howards’s most popular characters in his lifetime.
@@fromthecheapseats7126 Oh, of course, but I'm more talking in general pop culture terms, not from among Howard's work - he's definitely one of the most well known REH creations, I just think he (& REH) should be even more well known. 🙂
I went to see this last year in an old church. Caroline Munro was there and did an interview and chatted with everyone. She is still really beautiful and very charming in person
Love this movie.
Still waiting on "Sundown; The Vampire in Retreat" with Bruce Campbell.
Wait what? I never heard of this film until now
@@Megatron_95 ALL HAIL....MEGATRON
I haven't seen that movie in probably 30 years. Hell, I saw it before I ever saw the Evil Dead movies!
@MrGonzale09 Yes it's on Amazon Prime in Canada. Saw it there and watched it again. Love the beginning.
Oh no he mentioned the Witchcraft series, that series never dies! 😳
@Gary Hall I'm currently watching those reviews and man it doesn't deserve any sequels, the first one is a snooze fest but hey it gave us the hilarity that is The Seductress lol.
Instant like for mentioning the Seven Golden Vampires! Also Toad In The Hole is a sausage cooked inside a Yorkshire pudding, and it's glorious.
In America we don't have Yorkshire pudding...we have to make do with a slice of bread with a hole cut out of it, and it's fried in a pan with an egg cracked into the hole... It's definitely not the same. It's also called a birds nest.
I thought you had Pigs in a Blanket in America? It's the same basic idea. Also, yorkshire pudding is very easy to make. It's just eggs, flour, milk.
Caroline Munro my first movie crush..had The Spy Who Loved Me VHS watched it so many times as a kid the tape worn out..
I can see why, the zoom in of just her eyes caught me off guard
"ohh..my..."
Oh boy....the wink she gives Rodger Moore from the helicopter....🤩
SUPER RAPE
FUN FACT: Captain Kronos later got a comic adaptation in 2017 by Dan Abnett, as in the guy that's responsible for the huge influx of Warhammer 40k comics like Penitent, First and Only, Horus Rising, etc. It was also published by Titan Comics, most known for their Doctor Who comics... which Abnett wrote a good number of.
Ah, the early 70's, when Hammer was headed towards the R rating, the company's vampires were expanding beyond Christopher Lee, and Caroline Munro's hotness was on the rise like a jet stream of magma about to erupt. Those were the days... and yeah, I could definitely see a series, although I would make it for television, maybe something that HBO could pull off to follow TRUE BLOOD and GAME OF THRONES.
I love this movie, and most Hammer films. By the way, Toad in the hole is a sausage in a Yorkshire pudding.
What?
@@dubuyajay9964 It's tasty.
7:18 Nah, a "Toad in the hole" would sound like some kind of term for when you hit a par after your golfball lands into a pond or a lake.
Why can't it be both a British sexual term AND a meal?
I'm pretty sure "Toad in the Hole" was in The Joy of Sex.
Yeah I remember that scene from Caddyshack.
I had no idea this was a thing. Easy to see where later Castlevania games got their inspiration.
Captain Harlock
I was thinking the same freaking thing!!!!
I saw Caroline Munro back in March at a screening of Dracula AD 1972. She was so nice. She had her daughters with her and they all sat and watched the movie with us.
After, she did a Q&A on the stage and stayed for drinks in the bar.
So how much like her did they look?
@@marhawkman303 I didn't think they did. My wife said they do but in different ways. Couldn't see it myself.
@@therealobanir hmmm now I haz a curious. :D
Actually, Caroline Munro refused to do nudity....damn it!
Shouldn't that be classified as Crimes Against Humanity, Den Haag where are you?
@@Henrik_Holst Den Haag? The Hague?
@@patbaker399 Yes, Den Haag in native speak. There is where the crimes against humanities tribunal are located.
@@Henrik_Holst Ah, yes...I did know about the tribunals...been about 30 years since I was in Europe so my Dutch/German/Danish is more than a bit rusty.
@@patbaker399 Sorry about that, should probable have written The Hauge since that is the English version.
I can see where D got his fashion sense.
It's funny cause Hideyuki Kikuchi did mention that this movie was a huge influence on his vampire hunter books.
@@Usernamesdontmatter1 :::holds up signed copy of the first book that also has a sketch of D's head by Yoshitaka Amano::::: One of my prized geek items.
@@JnEricsonx I love Vampire Hunter D and Wicked City. I also love Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, so much so that I named one of my cats Captain Kronos. =^.^=
This is actually my favourite Hammer movie, i first saw it as a kid so there is some nostalgia involved but i still enjoy it's quirks a lot. :)
Apparently Hammer horror films were losing popularity at the time so they made this movie to try something different, hoping to appeal to a bigger audience. I think both the 'swashbuckling' and cencored nudity are elements that were meant to attract people who would normally never watch a Hammer horror film.
Another fantastic video, sir. The "ADRthritis" line friggin killed me.
Gonna watch this before the hurricane hits me because it's worth it
Where are you? I’m in Austin, Tx and it looks like it’s missing us completely.
@@veelalynne in Galveston
Toad in the hole. A UK fav, especially if on a tight budget. :)
Ingredients
For the batter
100g plain flour
2 eggs
150ml semi-skimmed milk
For the toad
8 pork sausages
1 onion, finely sliced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
For the gravy
1 onion, finely sliced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp plain flour
2 tsp English mustard
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 vegetable stock cube, made up to 300ml
A new Brandon Tenold video on a Tuesday, nice. 🙂
The "K" stands for "Katana means 'Japanese sword'".
Nihon-tō mean Japanese sword.
@@TheRezro Buzz Killington to the rescue!
I saw this on TV back when I was a kid. That chick was BANGIN’!!!
The Gumby vampire drains it's victims of all their elasticity, leaving them a bunch of stiffs.
Just keep up the Caroline Munro movies lol
‘Toad in the hole’ - sausages in a Yorkshire pudding covered in gravy there context. And that was actually a decent impression well done
I didn't realize that I expected Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee until you said they weren't in this. Then I was disappointed.
YES ! YES ! YES !! Saw this as a kid and loved it . Also the movie that led to my appreciation of Caroline Munro .
The mystery, the expanding lore, the swordfight.
This movie was the most Ravenloft D&D film ever.
Easily a favorite when I want a dark fantasy film.
The blonde haired Simon Belmont on the CastleVania 2 cover had to be inspired by Kronos.
Oh wow, cool. It has been ages since you did a Hammer movie.
"Captain Kronos" might not have deserved sequels, but it should have gotten a line of Breakfast Cereals.
Frosted Kron-O's
Krono Krispies?.
As part of the same line as Count Chocula, Frankenberry, & Booberry.
I'd love to see Brandon review the 1961 version of The Mask.
Next Canuxploitation marathon, I hope!
It wasn't as good as the remake with Jim Carrey
I'm a simple man. I see a Tenold upload, I run to press play.
Also I press Like
He's a bit leftist. I hope you don't mind, El Presidente.
@@dubuyajay9964 I love lefties. They despise me for some reason, but nobody's perfect right?
I'm with ya...its always a must watch.
Actually if they remade Kronos I love the idea of a world traveling monster hunter and his hunchback manservant
The thumbnail for this episode looks like a really cool cartoon about pirate vampires.
the movie that likely inspired a LOT of Castlevania
"Toad in the hole" sounds more like a table game, like "Hungry, Hungry Hippos"
A toad in the hole is when you cut a hole in the middle of buttered bread then you fry an egg in the middle.
@obi666 It's both. The British version actually has a wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_in_the_hole and you can see the US version here: www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/toad-in-the-hole/
Psychedelic toads were also likely used in the making of this.
I would like to employ their use while viewing. After I watch it too...
Incestous Durwoods. No wonder Endora didn't like Samantha's husband.
Durwoods will take over the WOOOOOOOOORRRRLLLDDD!!!
Hell yes, saw this as a kid! And yes, Brotherhood of the Wolf rocks, why the hell hasn't Christopher Gans done much of anything since Silent Hill.
Looked around for Brotherhood Of The Wolf on streaming. Nothing. Can't even purchase it for streaming.
Haven't seen that since it came out on video .. late '90s?
CHRISTOPHE (no second R) GANS
@@NefariousKoel Theaters limited back in 2003. How I saw it.
@@superlive98 Well he needs to Gans his ass back to making badass movies.
Such an under appreciated classic!
I'm happy to say I had actually seen this movie before, made the review even more enjoyable. Thanks Brandon!
Same with me. I've watched this a few times over the years.
"Yeah that's right everybody it's Hammer time!"... Can't touch this.
Sorry I had to :P
I’m sure he wants to forget The Quickening as well. Also how messed up is your franchise if The Quickening ISN’T the worst film in the series, because Highlander The Source exists?
That's so...horribly true. :(
Sean Connery said he didn't want to do Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand it. If that's his criteria for accepting a role I would love him to explain Highlander 2.
Unfortunately Brian Clemens died in 2015. But he did also create a cult TV series, The Professionals, which still has a strong following to this day.
You don't like pale guardian the hedgehog as an immortal? Oh and in a bondage outfit.
The Source never happened. It was cancelled in production. It was such a shame, too. Especially since now we'll never know what it was going to be... Yep... It... Never... Happened.
That's a spot on James Mason you drop at 9:26
Heh, nice "Predator" reference.
What? The CIA got you pushing too many pencils?
Yeah i noticed it too.😁
I love this movie. I'm old enough to be remember being stuck at the whim of whatever a channel on cable wanted to show at 3am, and one night this came on and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Since then it has become a movie I show to people now and again as a "Ever heard of this?" thing, and people always seem to like it.
I actually loved this movie. I caught it a few years ago. While it had a low budget, it had a very interesting premise.
Predator reference was perfect at 5:00. Thanks for that!!
"KRONOS:VAMPIRE HUNTER"⚔️🩸ONE OF HAMMER'S LAST GOTHIC EFFORTS... END OF AN ERA... WONDERFUL WAY TO GO OUT
Brandon Tenold: toad in the hole could be a breakfast food
Close its for lunch or tea its a large Yorkshire pudding with sausages cooked into it.
A minor point from a Yorkshireman: with English counties ending "shire", like Yorkshire, the "shire" part is pronounced "shuh"! "Yohrk-shuh"; "Bark-shuh" (Berkshire)! You get the idea!
British pronunciations are so counter-intuitive that they were very effectively used as a tool for detecting Nazi spies in WW2. Not a single German agent arrived in Britain who wasn't almost immediately found and turned by British intelligence. The Nazis basically provided the UK with an entire disinformation apparatus against Germany.
Also, IIRC, shires were lead by reeves, leading to our modern term "Sherriff" (shire reeve).
"Would you care for another brandy, I think I'll have one myself." Fuckin sweet.
"Highlander 2: The Quickening." What a Title!"-Roger Ebert.
"With a name like Kronos he´s either a vampire hunter or the host of an educational kid´s show...."
Nice reference to Kronos actor Horst Janson,who was in fact on the german version of Sesame Street ("Sesamstrasse") for many years.
imagine if Kronos was the reincarnation of the greek god of time
He was a Host on the german Version of Sesame Street for some years. So seeing him is like a little journey back in time for me 🙂
Man, I was about to stop binge watching your channel and go to bed, then you post this. Well I can't complain, thanks for the upload. And BTW it's 02:15 here in Australia.
I liked the tiny reference to Horst Jansen's time as german "Sesame Street" Host. Loved watching him as Kid.
Wow I haven't seen this movie in years. Yes I would love to see this series resurrected, just de-age Caroline Munroe.
Clone her and start series in about 17 years.
She hardly needs de-aging.
I don't know why, but I really want to identify that t-shirt...
Yeah for real! Anyone know??
It's the Save the Earth singer from Godzilla vs the Smog Monster. I think it's available on teespring.com
@@GeniusDevil7 Indeed it is. Thank you.
@@halonothing4210 Haven't been able to find it, can you toss me a link?
He's posted about the shirt on his Facebook page.
Fun fact: Julian Holloway (voice of Death from Regular Show) is the dub over voice for Horst Janson in this movie.
if I remember an obscure fact Captain Cronos was partial inspiration for the anime Vampire Hunter D 😊
Obviously Lincoln is the real Vampire hunter its Historically Documented.
And Queen Victoria was a Demon Slayer
Buffy Summers was a descendent of Lincoln
Will Parks hmm we need to make a script happen
Fine. Lets have Lincoln the Vampire Hunter slay Count Blackula and cause more riots.
Lincoln didn't finish the job.
Captain Kronos vs MCU Blade
They'd wind up working together after 5 minutes.
Dracula: You can not defeat me, Captain Kronos
Kronos: BANKAI!!!!
So glad you did this one. It's always been a favourite of mine and one of the first horror movies i was allowed to watch when i was a kid. I'd love to see a remake of it.
Caroline never disappoints :)
4:28 or the Frontman of Venom. Though he spells it with a “C”.
toad in the hole is one of the names for the controversial "egg cooked into a cut out piece of toast thing" that everyone's dad makes
Fun Fact: Toad in a hole is a British dish, it's like sausages served with vegetables in a Yorkshire pudding batter.
Interesting fact, before Lincoln fought vampires there was Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter.
That sounds like an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Vampire: Jesus Christ! It's Jesus Christ!
@@DigitalBath742 nope. It's a real movie made in Canada. Look it up.
@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 LOL
Can you look at Jason And The Argonauts🐍
He already did (kind of), in one his first videos. Top 10 Ray Harryhausen films.
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Toad in the Hole is indeed a food... sausages cooked in Yorkshire Pudding batter. Lovely!
The bass strings in that theme song sound like they are saying "pumpkin pumpkin" over and over again.
Isn’t there a pretty good Mexican vampire movie from the nineties called Kronos?
Yes, "Cronos," directed by the great Guillermo del Toro: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronos_(film)
Caroline Munro reminds me a lot of one of my childhood crushes: Romina Power, singer and Tyrone Power´s daughter.
I met Caroline Munro at a comic con a couple of years ago. She was an absolute delight and still very attractive lady.
the different kinds of vampires idea is pretty cool.
Can you review Vincent Price’s Madhouse?
Meanwhile in Captain Chronic lol😂😂😂
Underrated movie. Filled with humor and interesting ideas.
Toad in the Hole is a dish involving toast and egg. You basically cook the yoke in a hold in the toast.
Can you look at The Sonic OVA🦔🤖