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Film:Bram Stoker's Dracula

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:23:05 GMT

Title: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Year: 1992
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Plot: Based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, this film from Francis Ford Coppola and screenwriter James Victor Hart offers a full-blooded portrait of the immortal Transylvanian vampire. The major departure from Stoker is one of motivation as Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is motivated more by romance than by bloodlust. He punctures the necks as a means of avenging the death of his wife in the 15th century, and when he comes to London, it is specifically to meet heroine Mina Harker (Winona Ryder), the living image of his late wife (Ryder plays a dual role, as do several of her costars). Anthony Hopkins is obsessed vampire hunter Van Helsing, while Keanu Reeves takes on the role of Jonathan Harker, and Tom Waits plays bug-eating Renfield. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the winner of three Academy Awards. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for August 31: Makeup Metamorphosis

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:03:12 GMT

Post By: leeroy711
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/3/2009 3:03:12 PM
Body: This topic made me immediately think of Gary Oldman. He was in a pretty thick layer of makeup for Bram Stoker's Dracula. And in Hannibal, I had no idea that was him in the wheelchair. I'd also add Mrs. Doubtfire to this discussion.

Spout Post: Re:Which of these movie Draculas from movies based on the original novel is your favorite?

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:18:10 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 12/22/2008 6:18:10 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"] [quote user="Risselada"] So far Gary Oldman has taken the lead with 6 votes. The Nosferatus Max Schreck and Klaus Kinski come in next with 4 and 3 votes respectively. Everyone else has 1 or zero votes. Please feel free to keep voting if you haven't yet and keep the discussion going if you feel so inclined. [/quote] I think the results of this poll speaks volumes about the age group of the participants. It would seem that most of the respondents have ONLY seen the Coppola/Gary Oldman Dracula (a FINE movie!) except for those who also saw Nosferatu and/or the Kinski remake in film school or something. Nothing wrong with that! Those are FINE movies all! I just feel that if more of the respondents had actually seen all of the movies listed Lugosi and Lee would have gotten more than a couple votes each. I ALMOST voted for Lugosi for sentimental reasons but I felt it was more important to be honest with you people (and myself) so I voted for my true favorite, Christopher Lee. < GOR > [/quote] Lee definitely would have been my second pick. In fact, I've been thinking about it and I almost regret not making him my vote now. You are right. The original Hammer Studios Dracula with him is probably my favorite version of the story.

Spout Post: Re:Which of these movie Draculas from movies based on the original novel is your favorite?

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:30:20 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 12/21/2008 3:30:20 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] So far Gary Oldman has taken the lead with 6 votes. The Nosferatus Max Schreck and Klaus Kinski come in next with 4 and 3 votes respectively. Everyone else has 1 or zero votes. Please feel free to keep voting if you haven't yet and keep the discussion going if you feel so inclined. [/quote] I think the results of this poll speaks volumes about the age group of the participants. It would seem that most of the respondents have ONLY seen the Coppola/Gary Oldman Dracula (a FINE movie!) except for those who also saw Nosferatu and/or the Kinski remake in film school or something. Nothing wrong with that! Those are FINE movies all! I just feel that if more of the respondents had actually seen all of the movies listed Lugosi and Lee would have gotten more than a couple votes each. I ALMOST voted for Lugosi for sentimental reasons but I felt it was more important to be honest with you people (and myself) so I voted for my true favorite, Christopher Lee. < GOR >

Spout Post: Re:Which of these movie Draculas from movies based on the original novel is your favorite?

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:02:25 GMT

Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 12/8/2008 1:02:25 PM
Body: Although I picked Kinski, I also wanted to give credit where credit is due to Gary Oldman. What a transformation! But Kinski's vampire was really 3 dimensional, especially since most of the other characters in that film were so flat. my favorite scenes are 1) when he is moving the coffins off of the ship with this funny little walk to the church and 2) when he is running through the deserted streets of the town, bounding and leaping with such exaggeration. Too funny! [quote user="Risselada"] I picked this poll for a couple reasons. 1. This conversation in the Horror Movies 101 group turned towards discussing the greatest Draculas. 2. There was recently a vampire poll/tournament put on by Spout in which I think many people were a little disappointed that Twilight fans overwhelmed it. In this poll it won't be the tournament format and since it's just Dracula, the Twilight guy won't be included. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)Dracula (1979)Horror of Dracula (1958)Dracula (1931)Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Nosferatu the Vampire (1922)Dracula (1931)Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) [/quote]

Spout Post: Which of these movie Draculas from movies based on the original novel is your favorite?

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:17:28 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 12/8/2008 12:17:28 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. I picked this poll for a couple reasons. 1. This conversation in the Horror Movies 101 group turned towards discussing the greatest Draculas. 2. There was recently a vampire poll/tournament put on by Spout in which I think many people were a little disappointed that Twilight fans overwhelmed it. In this poll it won't be the tournament format and since it's just Dracula, the Twilight guy won't be included. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)Dracula (1979)Horror of Dracula (1958)Dracula (1931)Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Nosferatu the Vampire (1922)Dracula (1931)Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)

Spout Post: Vampire Love Interests: A Timeline

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:37 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/21/2008 12:00:37 PM
Body: The vampires of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels are described as impossibly beautiful. But it’s one vampire, “Edward Cullen,” who is written as having such appealing details that it would seem impossible for a girl not to fall in love with him. In actuality, that’s what has happened to most females, young and old, who have read the books. And while his cinematic portrayer, Robert Pattinson, doesn’t quite resemble a marble statue of Adonis, the actor is still getting his fair share of seven-year-old suitors asking to be bitten. Cullen is hardly the first vampire to so strongly attract the hearts (and necks) of mortals. But what is it about the bloodsucking undead that turns us on so much? Is it truly their stone-white skin and chiseled features? Or perhaps it’s their ability to go all night long? Let us take a look at the many vampire love interests that literature and cinema have given us over the years in an attempt to find out their sexy secret. 1819: Lord Ruthven from The Vampyre by John Polidori One of the granddaddies of modern English vampire literature, Polidori’s short story features a character not unlike Twilight’s Cullen in terms of suave, seductive sex appeal. Yet this alluring vampire is as deadly as he is desirable, and while he might honor a lady with his hand in marriage, he’s still liable to kill his new bride and then go into hiding. 1828: Lord Ruthven from Der Vampyr by Heinrich Marschner and Wilhelm August Wohlbruck This is basically the same guy from Polidori’s story, but in Marschner and Wohlbruck’s opera he has to disguise himself in order to be granted the young Malwina’s hand. And when he’s exposed, he’s struck by lightning and sent to hell, very much lowering his availability. 1872: Carmilla from Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Young Laura is just happy to have a new best friend, but lesbian vampire Carmilla is interested in more and keeps lunging at Laura’s chest. Unfortunately, it would take another 100-plus years before heterosexual girls found it both acceptable and trendy to “dyke out” with their gal pals. Also see versions of the story in Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr and Roger Vadim’s Blood and Roses. 1897: Count Dracula from Dracula by Bram Stoker He’s not quite Lucy Westenra’s love-interest, more like a meaningless fling for the newly engaged girl. But after a nightly affair with the Count, Lucy seems to have acquired a mysterious, deadly STD, which is later discovered to be vampirism. Fortunately for Mina Harker, his next “partner,” the disease is curable by way of killing the person you contracted it from. Also see Tod Browning’s 1931 adaptation and Terence Fisher’s 1958 version. 1922: Count Orlok from Nosferatu, directed by F.W. Murnau Based on Dracula, Orlok (Max Schreck) is also not much of a love-interest, probably because he’s so damn ugly. But he is tricked into thinking he’s desired at the end, as Ellen (Greta Schroder) gives up her body as a self-sacrificial attempt to stop the spread of vampirism to others. Or because she’s like those cruel popular girls at school who’d tease the nerds for their own narcissistic pleasure. 1966-1971: Barnabas Collins from Dark Shadows, created by Dan Curtis He should have never cheated on his true love, Josette, or he might never have been turned into a vampire by his jilted, supernatural mistress, Angelique (Lara Parker). And Josette might never have killed herself. Ever since, Barnabus (Jonathan Frid) has just been looking to replace her, whether with look-a-likes or her actual reincarnated spirit. And no girl wants to feel like she’s a substitute for another woman, even if she’s supposedly that woman reborn. 1969-present: Vampirella from miscellaneous Vampirella comics, created by Forrest J. Ackerman Though a vampire hunter by trade, Adam Van Helsing couldn’t help falling for Vampirella the moment he first laid eyes on her. He would say that it’s because she’s not like other vampires, that she’s not evil. But he’s a guy, and really the immediate attraction was that body and its near lack of clothing. 1970: Carmilla from The Vampire Lovers, directed by Roy Ward Baker Ingrid Pitt is hot and all, and those longing stares of hers are enchanting, but the only reason she has more luck seducing friends like Emma (Madeline Smith) than did her 19th century literary counterpart is because this film was made at a time when experimentation with lesbianism was becoming more acceptable, especially to the guys who went to these kinds of movies. Not surprisingly, there would be plenty more soft-core lesbian vampire movies to come. 1972: Prince Mamuwalde from Blacula, directed by William Crain Blacula (William Marshall) may be one smooth vampire, but he’s not so good at keeping his ladylove from being killed…twice! At least he comes to the understanding that he’s as dangerous as he is attractive and so doesn’t allow any more women to succumb to his seductions. 1979: Count Dracula from Love at First Bite, directed by Stan Dragoti Thanks to blood banks, Dracula (George Hamilton) no longer needs to be such a villain, and he can devote himself more fully to romantic pursuits. Unfortunately, he’s got issues similar to those of Barnabus Collins and is only after a girl (Susan Saint James) who reminds him of his true love, Mina Harker. Fortunately, she’s kind of flaky and she doesn’t mind being a substitute. 1983: Miriam Blaylock from The Hunger, directed by Tony Scott No man or woman can resist the beauty of this vampire played by Catherine Deneuve, but her lovers pay a terrible price. They become immortal yet they still age, so they end up looking like the walking dead rather than the undead. Still, Miriam has amazing seductive powers, and even after seeing what has happened to one companion/victim, and even though she’s married and not a lesbian, Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) can’t help climbing into bed with the gorgeous creature. 1985: Countess from Once Bitten, directed by Howard Storm With a girlfriend as hot as his, Mark (Jim Carrey) should just wait for her. But as a teenage male, he’s got to have sex, and like many young dudes, a sexy older woman is the answer. But not only does she not take his virginity, she begins turning him into a vampire and, worse, won’t allow his attempt at a one-night stand be simply that. 1987: Star from The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher She’s only a half-vampire, but that makes Star (Jami Gertz) all the more appealing to the new guy in town, Michael (Jason Patric). Especially when it turns out she’s not a full-blown vampire because she didn’t kill him as instructed. 1989: Rachel from Vampire’s Kiss, directed by Robert Bierman Like Countess from Once Bitten, this beautiful vampire (played by Jennifer Beals) similarly serves as a caution against one-night stands. But she could also just be a figment of Nicolas Cage’s character’s imagination. 1992: Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola Those sunglasses are downright sexy, but thanks to a prologue connecting Dracula to Vlad the Impaler, the titular vampire (played by Gary Oldman) has pretty much the same obsession issues he exhibits in Love at First Bite. He’s just after Mina (Winona Ryder) because she resembles his love from centuries earlier. Which means that girl in 1979 actually reminds him of Elisabeta. 1994: Lestat and Louis from Interview with the Vampire, directed by Neil Jordan It’s kind of like My Two Dads, only one of the guys is actually into the other guy and the non-bisexual one acquired their “daughter” (Kirsten Dunst) by metaphorically pedophilic means. And 30 years later she can’t forgive him for having his way with her, forever stunting her growth as a woman. Dysfunctional family or strange vampiric romance? When you’re as good looking as Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt, it’s hard not to attract all sorts of admirers and possibly complicated relationships. 1995: Maximillian from Vampire in Brooklyn, directed by Wes Craven Even for the ‘90s, that mullet was not attractive, yet it somehow didn’t deter Angela Bassett’s character from falling victim to Eddie Murphy’s advances, as well as his fangs. 1997-2003: Angel and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is apparently similar to Adam in the Vampirella comics, because even though it’s her job to slay vampires, sometimes she can’t help but have sex with them. It’s not her fault though, especially if they have a soul and look like hunky actor David Boreanaz, or if they’re just Billy Idol-sexy like actor James Marsters. 2003: Selena from Underworld, directed by Len Wiseman It’s hard enough making a relationship work between a vampire and a human, but vampire on werewolf love is totally out of the question. Or is it vampire on vampire/werewolf hybrid love? Who cares, Kate Beckinsale is hot in that leather outfit! Whatever he is, Michael (Scott Speedman) is a lucky man, or something. 2008: Bill Compton from True Blood, created by Alan Ball At last, vampires have gained civil rights, yet interspecies love is still not completely acceptable. This of course makes them even more appealing to open-minded and sexually curious individuals like Sookie (Anna Paquin), who is immediately smitten with Bill the vampire (Stephen Moyer) when he walks into her bar/life. 2008: Eli from Let the Right One In, directed by Thomas Alfredson Many young boys tormented by bullies eventually turn to the goth subculture for acceptance. And typically the initial attraction is by way of a cute goth chick, similar to the crush Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) has on his new neighbor, Eli (Lina Leandersson). But if that chick turns out to actually be a vampire and is able to fight her boyfriend’s battles for him, it might be time for that guy to find a new crush and subculture. Hint: ska girls are cute, too, if there’s any still out there. 2008: Edward Cullen from Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke He may be the hottest thing to happen to young girls since The Beatles, but he’s obviously more of a fantasy, not being real and all. Still, to fellow character Bella (Kristen Stewart), he’s absolutely perfect, and perfectly incarnate. It’s a little strange that he’s 108-years-old and still attending high school — or maybe that’s just his way of finding statutory rape victims — but otherwise he’s attractive in every single way. Except that he’s not human, and he puts her life in danger. But apparently those things are part of the allure of vampires. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Re:The List!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:02:25 GMT

Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Heroines in Hollywood
Post Date: 10/17/2008 11:02:25 AM
Body: The two films I'd like to discuss star Winona Ryder in two very different roles: The Age of Innocence and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Age of Innocence deals with many themes of early 20th century life, but specifically of the suffocation of women at that time. May Welland ( Ryder) is supposed to be an innocent in comparison to her more brazen cousin Mme. Olenska (played by the ever beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer). What we learn, however, is that May knows more than she lets on about the nature of people and even surprises her husband Archer in the end by understanding the stifling he felt during their marriage. Despite her intellect, if she had let her husband in on her ideas might've saved their marriage, she felt tied to the conventions of the time-forced to mold herself ( and her husband) into a couple of that era, never breaking from convention. She so bought into this notion that she did not question convention at all or, as Archer said " there was no need trying to emancipate a wife who hadn't the dimmest notion she wasn't free." The new film The Duchess deals with similar themes of a woman's asphyxiation in a marriage. Winona in Dracula is almost like what men feared would happened to someone like May Welland if they did not keep them naive and out of touch with their sexuality. What if May decided to open up to Archer and actually have real relationship, beyond the politeness and formality? What if she feell down the rabbit hole and decided to meet his expectations? What this film represents is how afraid men were ( and in many cases, still are) of a woman's sexual awakening. Although the film ( and the novel) take place in a bygone era, how much have films really changed from portraying women as either the delicate virgin or the seductive, man-eating whore? I think the more films tackle life's gray area, the sticky, confusing parts, the more we'll see heroines that fall somewhere in the middle of those achetypes. [quote user="seely"] I'm hoping to get a list going here of 'essential' films featuriing women. In some way, these films should each create/portray some sort of archetype that somehow demonstrates an idea/stereotype/cultural standard for women. I'll start. I chose Kill Bill for the group picture because I feel that few films have shown so many different aspects and archetypes for women. The very fact that Uma Thurman's character is referred to as 'The Bride' is worthy of note in and of itself. Her character goes from sword-wielding-sexy-vixen to nuturing mother to vengeful kung-fu killer to mother bear to... well, you get the point. I'm not sure any other film hits so many cultural archetypes so clearly. Was there an intentional message in all of this? I'm not even really sure, however I feel that Kill Bill leaves the audience with a sense that women are deeper than the typical shallow one-sided portrayal that is so painfully common on the silver screen. I would actually be so bold as to submit this as a feminist film. [/quote]

Spout Post: Re:Ask the Doctor...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:41:19 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 4/3/2008 7:41:19 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] Stoker's biographer states that the idea for a book about a vampire came to Stoker in a dream . . . But then Stoker, like all good horror writers, searched for a measure of authenticity on which to base his fantasy. [/quote]This was very intriguing to me. Is it fair to say that "authenticity" in this context is close to "plausibility," the implication that the truly horrifying fantasy is framed by plausible, mundane, or recognizable experience? Part two: are there movies that demonstrate what you would consider to embody the ideal tension between plausibility and fantasy? (I was going to use the word "balance" but chose "tension" instead, because what's "balanced" about fright and suspense?) Part three: Can you think of horror movies that fail by being too plausible? (Is there such a movie?) I think it's a lot easier to think of horror movies that aren't plausible enough to truly horrify--this seems to be part of why "bad" horror movies get laughed at.[/quote] Part 1: Dealing directly with Stoker's Dracula , the story does seem to gain a BIT of plausibility when you learn that there actually WAS a 15th century Romanian 'General' or 'Warlord' of some kind named 'Dracula' who liked to impale his enemies in his front yard... It is said that he would often set up a table and have his breakfast in the midst of the dying, impaled men in front of his castle.. sometimes dipping his bread in their blood (!) ... Personally, I think that 'Vampires' , in the supernatural context, have never existed. Same with 'werewolves'. I am sure that most rational people would agree with this. Obviously there have been mentaly disturbed people throughout history who might have THOUGHT they were a 'vampire' or a 'werewolf'... So in order for me to enjoy a good Vampire (or Werewolf) movie, I must be able to temporarily suspend my belief in reality for awhile... (sometimes drugs can help with this) ... Part 2: Well, Rizzo just brought up The Exorcist . I think that's as good of an example as any. Although, I must say, I DO believe in Ghosts and/or Demons because I have seen some. And I somewhat believe in 'Demonic Posession' because I have seen some people do some pretty bizarre shit before. So, for me, The Exorcist is far more realistic than a Vampire movie, for example. Part 3: No, I can't. For me, the more realistic and plausible the better. These are my favorite types of movies ranging from TCM to Last House On The Left and Don't Look In The Basement to Hostel and Saw . more later... < GOR >

Spout Post: I was looking for this...

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:35:24 GMT

Post By: AlienLazer
Post To: AlienLazer Blog
Post Date: 7/28/2007 8:35:24 PM
Body: I was looking for this movie for a while when I amazingly spotted it in the $5 bin at Wal-mart. Crazy, huh? This movie is the all-time BEST and sexiest vampire/Dracula movie ever! I can't believe it was in any $5 bin, expecially not at Wal-Mart. I loved this movie before I saw any of the many actor's other movies. I fell in love with the story behind Dracula, and he was so freaking suductively protrayed in this movie. I adored him and just about cried at the end. This movie defined what I wanted to see in every Vampire/Dracula movie there after. It's all about the passion, baby!

Spout Post: The best Dracula movie!

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:44:48 GMT

Post By: townshend88
Post To: townshend88 Blog
Post Date: 7/22/2007 2:44:48 AM
Body: This really sets the peak for vampire movies. This is what its all about. I love the characters and Dracula is awesome. It's hard to describe but this is an excellent movie. The best take on Dracula to date!

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