Dracula (1931)
Here is a review I wrote of the original Dracula for a course I took in the spring semester. I spent quite a bit of time with it. Enjoy“Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make!” so...
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That's a great review. You've really pinpointed most of the reasons why this movie still has such a strong effect on me.
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Hi Drac39, Excellent review, although I'm admittedly cooler on the film than you. Lugosi is strong, as are Van Sloan and Frye. But I can't help but have my attention wane after the first couple reels....
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Fine review, Drac, well written and thought out. Indeed, Lugosi is the driving force in Dracula, and the supporting players, Van Sloan and Frye in particular, are a huge asset as well. Director...
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telegonus wrote:Fine review, Drac, well written and thought out. Indeed, Lugosi is the driving force in Dracula, and the supporting players, Van Sloan and Frye in particular, are a huge asset as well....
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"Part of the problem ... is constructing the script around Dracula out of his element ... by planting him in London , AFTER we have already witnessed the very cool atmosphere of the castle. A...
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Wich2 wrote:"Part of the problem ... is constructing the script around Dracula out of his element ... by planting him in London , AFTER we have already witnessed the very cool atmosphere of the...
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Well, respectful disagreement, then. I love Frank and Drac - but find Stoker's a much better read than Shelley's. And as far as leaving the Castle? Hell, that's the whole point of the story -...
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Wich2 wrote:Well, respectful disagreement, then. I love Frank and Drac - but find Stoker's a much better read than Shelley's. And as far as leaving the Castle? Hell, that's the whole point of the...
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Robert Troch wrote:Wich2 wrote:Well, respectful disagreement, then. I love Frank and Drac - but find Stoker's a much better read than Shelley's. And as far as leaving the Castle? Hell, that's the...
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An inevitable comparison between two classic horrors: Where Dracula suffers in story construction in relation to Frankenstein and why the latter films seems so much better is that it deals with many...
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Absolutely! Yes, some more inventive camera work would have helped out the London section of the movie. Good points too about the character relationships in Dracula compared to Frankenstein. The...
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Tele, I hear what you're saying - but you're letting Uni off the hook too much with DRAC. It is NOT the fault of the source story - there's all the character stuff you need in Stoker's original: the...
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I don't think it's so much a matter of letting Uni off the hook, Craig, as acknowledging the reality of the times in terms of how movies were made. Less than ten months transpired between the release...
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telegonus wrote: I don't think it's so much a matter of letting Uni off the hook, Craig, as acknowledging the reality of the times in terms of how movies were made. Less than ten months transpired...
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Interesting figures, Atenolol. I wonder where the money went in Dracula. Maybe it was the price the studio had to pay for the rights to film the play. Lugosi's salary wasn't huge (wasn't David Manners...
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As we've touched on in the other Drac '31 thread active right now, I just don't think money was the problem. And as we've also discussed elsewhere, there are Talkies earlier than this one that move...
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Wich2 wrote:As we've touched on in the other Drac '31 thread active right now, I just don't think money was the problem. And as we've also discussed elsewhere, there are Talkies earlier than this one...
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