Best Dracula movie? by chrisisall

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Best Dracula movie?

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 15:17
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Friday, May 1, 2009 7:49 AM

I just bought a four movie set of Christopher Lee Dracula movies at Target ($9.99- what a deal), and I think the best Dracula movie, now that my memory's refreshed, is :

Now I admit, I haven't seen the Langella version in a while, but my memory of it is that he was very Eurotrash in it- I like My Dracula kinda fierce.

So, what do YOU think was the best Dracula movie (Buffy VS. Dracula doesn't "count")?

The undead Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 7:58 AM

ELVISCHRIST

Nosferatu.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:06 AM

CHRISISALL

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Nosferatu.

Certainly the creepiest.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:19 AM

STORYMARK

Uh.... Monster Squad?

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:22 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Uh.... Monster Squad?

Not a bad flick, directed by Fred Decker, who also did Robocop 3, but HARDLY a Dracula flick, Story!! GET SERIOUS & STOP TROLLING!!!!!

(my master demands this)

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:29 AM

STORYMARK

I really havn't seen many Dracula flicks. Monster Squad, Bram Stoker's Dracula.... I'm sure there are others, but I'm blanking. Never seen any Hammer films...

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:32 AM

CHRISISALL

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Never seen any Hammer films...

Low on FX and high on atmosphere & brimming busts.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 8:51 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Never seen any Hammer films...

Low on FX and high on atmosphere & brimming busts.

The laughing Chrisisall

Oh hells yes. Surely my favorites on late night TV as a youngster.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 9:15 AM

STORYMARK

I'm all for more brimming busts.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Friday, May 1, 2009 9:33 AM

CORNCOBB

Lol, I see this is going well for you, Chris.
I'm gonna give you a straight answer, because I never joke about something as serious as vampire films. Even ones that suck

It's gotta be Dracula. The original, with Bela Lugosi. Unsurpassed and unsurpassable.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

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Friday, May 1, 2009 10:03 AM

CHRISISALL

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The original, with Bela Lugosi.

With all due respect, Corn, I fail to appreciate any vampire that I could beat the crap out of.
Louis Jordan? Easiest kill on my list. Even Frank Langella looked to have a glass jaw to me.
Chris Lee? I'd need more than my bare hands, lol.

Chrisisall the vampire slayer

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:15 AM

WHOZIT

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Nosferatu.

Ditto, really scary.
Tho "Dracula" is a classic.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:18 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

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Originally posted by Corncobb:
The original, with Bela Lugosi.
With all due respect, Corn, I fail to appreciate any vampire that I could beat the crap out of.
Louis Jordan? Easiest kill on my list. Even Frank Langella looked to have a glass jaw to me.
Chris Lee? I'd need more than my bare hands, lol.

Chrisisall the vampire slayer

Seconded

I actually liked BS's Dracula from the 90's. I tend to delete most of the "big" names in my mind (except Gary Oldman of course) to enjoy it. Crappy accents and mis-matched actors aside it wasn't too bad.

And I hate Vampire movies, especially ones that have anything to do with Dracula. Maybe I just hate Vampites. Now if more flicks like Near Dark or From Dusk 'Til Dawn were made...

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:25 AM

CHRISISALL

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Now if more flicks like Near Dark or From Dusk 'Til Dawn were made...

Well, if we were just going with best vampire flick, I submit "Night Stalker" as a contender.
And then there's always "Lost Boys" & "Fright Night."

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:33 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Good ones.

Sorry about the jackage.

Funny. The 80's sucked (add list here) but the vampire flicks were actually good.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:45 AM

CHRISISALL

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Really- which one here looks like he'd be hard to handle?

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 11:58 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Sorry, don't really swing that way Chris.

Christopher Lee creeps me out either way. He's the kind that actually knows how to chew a person to death (and has more than likely done it). And I don't remember which Hammer flick it was, but when Lee just shows up sporatically to kill someone, classic.

Willem Dafoe, Shadow Of The Vampire. Made Nosferatu twice as creepy, and it was already spiders legs.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 12:29 PM

KWICKO

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Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Now if more flicks like Near Dark or From Dusk 'Til Dawn were made...

Well, if we were just going with best vampire flick, I submit "Night Stalker" as a contender.
And then there's always "Lost Boys" & "Fright Night."

The laughing Chrisisall

In that case, don't forget "The Hunger" (David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve as Egyptian vampires) or "30 Days of Night". And I haven't seen "Let the Right One In" yet, but hear that it's supremely creepy.

Mike

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Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 1:48 PM

CHRISISALL

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In that case, don't forget "The Hunger"

Very high "bunk" quotient.

One of my favourites was "Innocent Blood," but it hasn't yet seen a decent DVD release yet.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 1:51 PM

CHRISISALL

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"30 Days of Night"

Oooooo, I looked it up, sounds fascinating. I will see it!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 3:12 PM

GINOBIFFARONI

How about " Shadow of the Vampire "

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/

Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich were great

Trailer

" F.W. Murnau: Why him, you monster? Why not the... script girl?
Max Schreck: Oh. The script girl. I'll eat her later. "

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Friday, May 1, 2009 3:28 PM

KWICKO

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"30 Days of Night"
Oooooo, I looked it up, sounds fascinating. I will see it!

The laughing Chrisisall

O_O

You mean you HAVEN'T seen it already?!

Go. Go now. Go forth and seek it out.

You'll scream.

Keep SonIsAll away from it, though - might be a bit much.

Mike

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Friday, May 1, 2009 3:33 PM

KWICKO

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Originally posted by GinoBiffaroni:
How about " Shadow of the Vampire "

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/

Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich were great

" F.W. Murnau: Why him, you monster? Why not the... script girl?
Max Schreck: Oh. The script girl. I'll eat her later. "

Oh yeah - almost forgot about that one.

Defoe really was a creepy Schreck. By the way, "Max Schreck" translates from German as "Most Horrible" or "Most Frightening". Curiously appropriate, eh?

Mike

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Friday, May 1, 2009 4:01 PM

CHRISISALL

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Go. Go now. Go forth and seek it out.

Yes my master.

Just now watching "Dracula AD 1972"- what a hoot.

If ONLY they would do a FAITHFUL adaption of "I Am Legend" for the screen...THAT'S a scary vampire take.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, May 1, 2009 5:07 PM

BIGRICHARD

A faithful adaptation of I Am Legend would be amazing, I'm still undecided as to whether I liked the Will Smith version or The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price better.

30 Days of Night is a great vampire flick, it's extremely atmospheric and well shot, which is the standout for me. Lots of folks didn't think much of it I seem to remember, but I don't really understand why.

Let the Right One In is a GREAT vampire flick, absolutely STUNNING. I managed to see it around this time last year at a film festival, before any of the hype had started. Almost didn't see it. "Swedish film about child vampires? Meh." but ended up going anyway (saw 43 films in the space of 2 weeks...got a 'passport' that allowed me to see any film I wanted over the 2 week festival) and it was one of the best of the festival. That and In Bruges.
My point from this was meant to be, while it's a fantastic flick, I'm not sure it's particularly creepy. Maybe in a few scenes, but that's not the overall feel that the flick really goes for.

I've still got to see Dracula has Risen from the Grave AND Shadow of the Vampire (I own both!) but I'm glad to hear they're good.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 9:46 PM

OPPYH

Langella Dracula sucks.

Hammer absolutely rules. Atmospheric, awesome British acting.

I really like

-Horror of Dracula(probably the best)

-The Scars of Dracula(Dracula at his most fierce).
I could go on all day about the Hammer flicks. I grew up on "Creature Feature" a Saturday afternoon show that played all the great monster films.
And late Saturday nights I watched "Son of Svengoolie" Another monster show that had a zany host, and introduced me to one of my favorite horror flicks...Shockwaves.

Oh, and the 1979 version of Nosferatu starring Klaus Kinski. It's a little long, but man is it creepy.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:49 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by BigRichard:
A faithful adaptation of I Am Legend would be amazing, I'm still undecided as to whether I liked the Will Smith version or The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price better.

...all the way!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:53 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by OPPYH:

-Horror of Dracula(probably the best)

Just saw it this week. Damn good! Prolly the best in terms of a pretty good adaption of the book. Definitely the best final confrontation, even if the FX were a little dodgy.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:05 AM

CHRISISALL