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This is the best adaptation of the Dracula story I've ever seen. It follows the original Romanian legend more closely and the acting is good without being too over the top.

babynoz said:

I have been meaning to see this one because I love Jane March. Thanks for reminding me. The essay I am writing is about the fictional Dracula, the Romanian people, the history of Vlad Tepes, and how they all got intertwined because of Stoker's book.

Dayclear said:

If that is true, then that is awesome!

Flowers2 said:

William Marshall, hell yeah!

noimageatall said:

I was surprised to learn that Vlad Tepes, aka Vlad the Impaler is said to be viewed as a hero in some parts of Romania even today...that's deep.

ehuffnsd said:

that's mine right up there with Barnabas Collins, that creepy as the one from Salem's Lot...he scares the hell out of me to this day

and Bela Lugosi my favorite
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babynoz said:

That is true. Most Romanians honor Vlad. The Turks were the main ones who wrote about all the gruesome atrocities supposedly committed by him, and many historians believe the stories were greatly exaggerated. There are many statues honoring him, and even a postage stamp for the 500th anniversary of his death.

Ditto on Love At First Bite starring George Hamilton. Super 70's cheezy vampire movie that was hilarious. I would love to buy it on dvd, but unfortunately the song "I Love the Nightlife" in the dancing scene between Dracula and Susan St. James was replaced by some other disco song from what I heard doesn't fit.

I liked Frank Langella's portrayal of Dracula as well as Bela Lugosi. I recently saw Dracula 2000 starring Gerard Butler (hot), but it was just ok. He looked good in it tho.

ThreadBare said:

Gary Oldman. I love that one.

Hilarious!

Interview with a Vampire

I'm reading the novel

I don't really want to watch any of the movies

the hunger
nosferatu (the herzog version, though the silent film is great too)

Graycap23 said:

Yeah, the one with Abbott and Costello, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man.

babynoz said:

that's a lotta monsters - more fang for your buck.

Anxiety said:

It's one of those movies I have to watch every time it's on TV.

Anxiety said:

I posted a pic from that one. The book was awesome too. Catherine Deneuve!

noimageatall said:

it was a good read.

if you put david bowie, catherine deneuve and bauhaus together in ANYTHING i'm gonna love it. they could remake 'dunston checks in' and i'd lose my mind over it.

Anxiety said:

Graycap23 said:

Bela Lugosi only played Dracula in the original film and the Abbott and Costello movie.

If you want a scary vampire, check out Boris Karloff in the original Italian version of "Black Sabbath" in the segment "The Wurduluk." This was recently released on DVD and is a much better, scarier version of the Americanized version.

I forgot to mention Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog´s version of Nosferatu. Kinski was great.

KoolEaze said:

kinski was great in all those old werner herzog movies, but nosferatu is one of my favorites.

Honey said:

I found the blu-ray version of this version on sale yesterday, so me and wifey watched it.....very beautifully done...but I can't watch that movie too late at night...gotta start early...low talking with accents (Keanu Reeves should be for his...)...knocked me the **** out!!

noimageatall said:

God, I really wish I could agree with this one.
I was so in love with Aaliyah (come on, the girl's favorite band was Nine Inch Nails ), that when she died I was rather...saddened. But, the movie being so poorly executed was just an awful way to see her in her last performance, especially since she made the perfect Queen of the damned.

I have to give props to Interview with the Vampire though.
I think it's my favorite Vampire flick, and Tom Cruise nails the Lestate character in ways Stuart Townsand couldn't.

But what do I know? My other vampire movies I like are:

1. 30 days of night
2. Lost Boys





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reneGade20 said:

LoL...The love scene between Gary Oldman & Winona Ryder; my reaction to his voice is like:

"Hearrrrr meeeee!"...

Honey said:

Oh its definitely a "training refresher" film on how to be all poetic and pimp, yeah?

..but my son was watching with us when Lucy was getting broken off by Oldman as the wolf...he looked at me and my wife with that "my parents are weird" look only teens can pull off....hilarious.....

I think Prince should star in a vampire movie

reneGade20 said:

Honey said:

OMG!!! My cousin and I love this movie. We make fun of it though. She does the most amazing and hilarious impersonation of Gary.

"I caaaaant.....I love you tooooo muchhhhh!!!"