Feb. 8th, 2011
Dracula ('79)
Feb. 8th, 2011 07:55 pmThis version of Stoker's classic pretty much drops all the parts dealing with London. And Transylvania. Dracula arrives near Lucy's family house aboard the shipwreck of the Demeter. Oh and the whole courtship of Lucy seems to be gone as well. No Lord Whosits, Dr. Seward or Quincy Morris. Mina is still engaged to Harker (who is a bit of a total prick in this version) and is visiting with Lucy. And Lucy is related to Von Helsing somehow. Her doctor father is his brother maybe? I wasn't paying close enough attention to be sure...
A fairly good version of Dracula. Frank Langella has the needed presence to pull off the part of the vampiric Count. The supernatural f/x (with the notable exception of any scene with Drac in bat form) is adequate. I am disappointed in the actors playing Mina and Lucy. Until Lucy becomes a vampire I could not tell the two of them apart, neither really brings anything to their role...
A fairly good version of Dracula. Frank Langella has the needed presence to pull off the part of the vampiric Count. The supernatural f/x (with the notable exception of any scene with Drac in bat form) is adequate. I am disappointed in the actors playing Mina and Lucy. Until Lucy becomes a vampire I could not tell the two of them apart, neither really brings anything to their role...