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I enjoyed that Coppola's Dracula is based on the historical figure of Vlad Tepes of Wallachia and not the romanticized version. This is the first Dracula movie I watch and it's very theatrical and flashy just as the vampires are! It stays close to the book with the added historical background to humanize Dracula, which is not written like this in Stoker's work. It was a pleasant change. The themes around female sexuality explored in this time period became more apparent in this movie than in the book. Honestly, I'm glad it got explored since that's part of Dracula's allure to the characters in the story. I saw this movie and thought, wow, i was not expecting it to be this erotic haha!
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Although this is a blue ray dvd, the movie quality itself is outdated and should be remade. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this movie in blue ray quality because it doesn't make a difference. Just save your money and get a cheap old fashioned dvd.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula is probably the best modern version of the original book, not just in its loyalty to the original text, which was done in the 20's by F.W. Murnau's film Nosferatu, but by adding elements to make it work as a movie. The "original" Dracula portrayed by Bela Lugosi was an interesting, charismatic yet still terrifying character that all but associated sex appeal to vampires. However, by adding the backstory, drawn from mythology about Vlad Tepes, the man Stoker loosely based his character on, Dracula becomes more of a tragic figure than some monster intent on destroying London from the inside. It's also a good way to brush up on the original (if you don't want to read, which your probably should) before two movies come out in 2011-2012, one called "Vlad" which is a historical action thriller that will tell the true tale of the man who was Vlad Tepes, and the other called "Dracula Year Zero," starring Sam Worthington which mixes mythology, history, and hopefully action. We'll see which is better.Read full review
Francis Ford Coppola took a different approach to Dracula by making him a sympathetic character looking for his lost love; Elizabeta. There is the requisite gore and horror and excellent special effects without CGI based on the fact that this was made in the 90's. Gary Oldman's performance as Dracula is the centerpiece, but gets less credible support from the supporting actors; Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and others The only other standout is Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing. The art direction is unusual, but effective (you might be put off by Dracula's Granny Wig) and the oriental influence to his costumes. The Blu ray transfer is excellent, but the audio is only Dolby 5.1; not remastered to the newer HD audio formats. Still an entertaining film, and well worth owning if you're into this genre.Read full review
Very Gothic Love strory. Beautiful and haunting. Love Song for a Vampire by Annie Lenox always brings tears to my eyes because it's soooo intensely emotional and deep. This is one of my all-time favorite romantic movies. A must read is: Clearomonde, by Theophile Gautier, the ORIGINAL SOURCE of Gothic horror and super natural romantic themes!!
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