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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

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Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Starring Sadie Frost, Richard E. Grant, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins

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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"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 c " [More]

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"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! " [More]

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"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 a " [More]

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"[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 participa " [More]

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"[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 " [More]

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"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 exagger " [More]

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One of the most commercially successful horror films of all time, Francis Ford Coppola's reinterpretation of the legendary vampire story isn't really a horror film at all. Despite a powerful opening sequence, amazing special effects, and a brief scene of a lycanthropic wolf-beast having sex, this version strips away most of the scares and sex in favor of romance. Rather than the powerful, feral sexuality of previous screen Draculas -- Christopher Lee comes to mind -- Gary Oldman's performance hinges on sadness, longing, and the memory of his murdered wife. Those familiar with horror archetypes might even argue that this is a mummy film in vampire's clothing. Critics were quick to praise Coppola for his faithfulness to Bram Stoker's novel, but, in re-creating its detail, he may have missed its essence: the vampire is not a romantic anti-hero, but a dark representation of sexual taboo. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

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