Sorry for the double post (has this thread REALLY not been posted in since I was here last?)....
I've just watched Nosferatu online, and while creepy in parts, it didn't live up to the hype about being faithful to the book (no spoilers here), so it was disappointing in that regard.
I suppose I can't be too picky, though, considering the time period in which it was made.
I still like Bram Stoker's Dracula the best, and don't expect to change my mind anytime soon.
I read it at least 5 times.
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You're right--I should know better than to take people's word for it....
As for it being a great film, I'm not sure, but either way I'm glad I saw it for myself.
Anyway, besides Bram Stoker's Dracula, I think there have only been about three movies in the 1970's that come close to accuracy (this is only based on wikipedia's summaries, I haven't seen any of them), but I still like the 1992 film the best.
Wasn't there a version By Keeanu Reeves?
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Everything but Keeanu Reeves.
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I need to correct myself on what I claimed earlier....
I never read that Nosferatu was "faithful" to the book--what I read was that Nosferatu was supposed to have been one of the "best" adaptations of Dracula, and apparently for some reason I equated that in my mind with "faithful"....
Don't know why--the better adaptation of The Shining was definitely the LESS faithful one....
Anyway, I'd have to see it again to know for sure whether I agree, but I wouldn't be surprised, since Nosferatu came out BEFORE Dracula movies became a regular thing....
How about Dracula as comedy? Does that piss you guys off or what? Most of those types of movies are horrible.
Having just watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall made me think of this because Jason Segal's character wrote a Dracula rock opera featuring puppets called "A Taste for Love." I think that it may actually be the funniest Dracula comedy I have ever seenl.
I read Dracula about a year ago for the first time and loved it. It was completely different from what I was expecting.
Does anyone know of a Dracula movie other than Bram Stoker's Dracula that has the scene whereSpoiler:
Because I read that that's what inspired Stoker to write the novel in the first place--he dreamed that, and it's the only scene that consistently remained in every draft of the novel.
Has anyone heard of the Stoker estate-sanctioned sequel to Dracula set to come out next year?
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Just finished the book yesterday actually. Its odd - its not a great book, but it does have a way of drawing you in and holdign your attention. There are much better books that dont have that sort of power.
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I love that book, the use of language is great!
Interestingly, I had downloaded the free Kindle for PC from Amazon and Dracula was one of the free books that came with the app. I think I just may start reading it on my PC.
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Even though I dont care for the fact that vampire characters have taken on the role of romantic hero, (Twilight, True Blood, etc.) there is significant reasononing for the assumption that Dracula would be quite the ladies man. There are several instances in the original Dracula that would suggest that Dracula and vampires in general were quite efficient seductors.
Spoiler:
Most of Dracula's victems are women, and they welcome his "dark kiss". Dracula is a masterful seducer, able to hypnotize his victems and have them do his bidding. In fact, I would not be surprised to find that many men fantasized about being Dracula when the book came out, having their way with women, and that this resulted in a great deal of the popularity associated with Stokers work.
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