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

Risselada — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:18:10 GMT

Dr_Gor:

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.

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 >

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.

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

Dr_Gor — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:30:20 GMT

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.

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 >

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

Risselada — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:58:07 GMT

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.

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

Smooth_J — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:31:11 GMT

Risselada:

Has anyone here actually seen Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary? The one with the Chinese guy as Dracula? It's on my list to see. It's a Guy Maddin film who is quite an interesting filmmaker who I'm sure many of you are familiar with. His specialty is recreating the feel of really old silent or early talky films. I'd imagine this has that same style. I'm not sure why he cast a Chinese guy though. Maybe just to make him a little more exotic...?

I have not yet seen it, although I've seen clips on Youtube (because I cheat...) and it seems very Maddin--so, therefore, very, very good. It's actually one of his most acclaimed films, and I think it was a TV special.

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

Dr_Gor — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:07:23 GMT

Blacula

Risselada:

Dr_Gor:

God I LOVED that movie! George Hamilton was the most tanned Dracula in the history of motion pictures!

< GOR >

He is probably the darkest skinned white man alive, but what about Blacula?

I LOVED that movie! I have a VHS copy somewhere in this apartment but I first saw Blacula at the Drive-In. That came out at the height of the 70's "blaxploitation movies" like Shaft or Superfly or Coffee . There was a sequel, also starring William Marshall, called Scream, Blacula, Scream ... I have a copy of that one around here somewhere as well ... It is not only HILARIOUS but even a little bit scary and entertaining! Great movies!

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

Risselada — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:39:47 GMT

Has anyone here actually seen Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary? The one with the Chinese guy as Dracula? It's on my list to see. It's a Guy Maddin film who is quite an interesting filmmaker who I'm sure many of you are familiar with. His specialty is recreating the feel of really old silent or early talky films. I'd imagine this has that same style. I'm not sure why he cast a Chinese guy though. Maybe just to make him a little more exotic...?

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

SkyPilot — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:37:22 GMT

Schreck deserves tons of respect for being so creepy. I voted for Oldman because he gets the chance to be sexy and creepy, which seems crucial to the Dracula myth. (I don't know for sure because I haven't read the novel.)

Oldman is hideous way more often than sexy, and for me, that reminds me that the beautiful self he shows to Mina is a lie, a thin veneer -- the guy is a loathful monster, for Pete's sake!

My favorite lines from Bram Stoker's Dracula:

DRACULA: The Order of the Dracul, the Dragon. An ancient society, pledging my forefathers to defend the church against all enemies of Christ. Their relationship was not entirely... successful.

HARKER: Oh, (chuckles) I see.

DRACULA: "It is no laughing matter!" ...

And then poor Keanu, not knowing what to do, stands stiffly and says, "I have offended you with my ignorance, Count. Forgive me."

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

Risselada — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:37:16 GMT

Dr_Gor:

God I LOVED that movie! George Hamilton was the most tanned Dracula in the history of motion pictures!

< GOR >

He is probably the darkest skinned white man alive, but what about Blacula?

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

QFLW — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:58:52 GMT

Well...I don't go for horror movies and for a long time wouldn't entertain even the thought of any vampire movie 'cos they creeped me out too much. Yet I'm sorta proud to say I've seen three of these--the Christopher Lee, Frank Langella and Gary Oldman versions. My fave couldn't be other than Gary Oldman. I agree that he's one of the most underrated/under-appreciated actors. What a turn! How regal and discomfitingly charming his Count Dracula, displaying animal instincts as well as his human side. The moment in which he hungrily licks the bloodied razor...whew...he was so much more powerful a presence than anyone else in the film. Which is as it should be, really.

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

Dr_Gor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:15:29 GMT

Dr_Gor:

wonga:

Bela Lugosi of course (i'm his only vote so far)! by the way, where's George Hamilton? Love at First Bite

"I don't drink.. wine. And I don't smoke...shit." ( Try this... it's some good shit...)

God I LOVED that movie! George Hamilton was the most tanned Dracula in the history of motion pictures!

< GOR >

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

Dr_Gor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:07:30 GMT

wonga:

Bela Lugosi of course (i'm his only vote so far)! by the way, where's George Hamilton? Love at First Bite

"I don't drink.. wine. And I don't smoke...shit." ( Try this... it's some good shit...)

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

Smooth_J — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:03:35 GMT

pippin06:

Can you believe that I've barely seen any of these Draculas? Except Bram Stoker...I've seen that one. Hey, I'm not up for scary movies so much, k? K. So, I could either pick Gary Oldman by default (he's pretty fantastic anyway) or vote for Christopher Lee because I like that guy too.

Yeah....Christopher Lee. It's the deep baritone voice.

I'm with you. I haven't seen most of these, except for the Leslie Nielson and the Gary Oldman ones. I've seen parts of the 1931 Dracula, but not enough to make an informed decision about it...

I had to go with Gary Oldman, not only because he's one of the business' underappreciated actors, but because he's amazing in the role. It's very strange, but I liked the movie a lot. I have to check some of these other ones out...I've seen Dreyer's Vampyr, which is outstanding but does not involve Dracula (or even conventional vampires) at all, but have not yet seen Nosferatu or any of the others. This may be due to the fact that I have absolutely no time for movie-watching these days...

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

seely — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:35:54 GMT

Once again, Dr_Gor gets me to add a film to my "Want to See" list. It sounds great--kind of a combination of the deranged, twisted Nosferatu and Lugiosi's suave and dapper Dracula?

Dr_Gor:

Anytime this question comes up I will have the same answer. Christopher Lee is my favorite "Dracula" all time! And I HAVE seen all the other ones you listed (except for the Chinese guy! WTF is up with THAT?) more than once.

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

Risselada — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:22:06 GMT

wonga:

Bela Lugosi of course (i'm his only vote so far)! by the way, where's George Hamilton? Love at First Bite

Are you sure you voted for Bela? Currently he has no votes still!

Sorry I didn't include Love at First Bite becuase I didn't realize to what extent it modeled the original novel. But I haven't seen it and didn't look into it too much. I see there is a Renfield character in the movie though.

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

wonga — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:06:50 GMT

Bela Lugosi of course (i'm his only vote so far)! by the way, where's George Hamilton? Love at First Bite

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

pippin06 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:05:41 GMT

Can you believe that I've barely seen any of these Draculas? Except Bram Stoker...I've seen that one. Hey, I'm not up for scary movies so much, k? K. So, I could either pick Gary Oldman by default (he's pretty fantastic anyway) or vote for Christopher Lee because I like that guy too.

Yeah....Christopher Lee. It's the deep baritone voice.

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

Dr_Gor — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:04:08 GMT

Anytime this question comes up I will have the same answer. Christopher Lee is my favorite "Dracula" all time! And I HAVE seen all the other ones you listed (except for the Chinese guy! WTF is up with THAT?) more than once.

It doesn't hurt that Lee is one of my favorite actors and I don't mind watching him in ANYTHING. (check out Howling 2 or The Man With The Golden Gun or LOTR or Serial or To The Devil A Daughter or ANY of the old Hammer Films...) . Lee's "Dracula" was much more savage and animalistic than any of the others. And his 6 foot + frame made quite an imposing character. And his confrontations with Peter Cushing's "Van Helsing" were VERY physical and athletic and entertaining! Although he wore the tux and cape made popular by earlier "Dracula's", Lee's "Dracula" was NOT a suave gentleman at all. He played "Dracula" as more of a bloodthirsty animal! VERY vicious and violent and animalistic! As I have said before... When he crouches down with arms outstretched in the "attack" position and his eyes turn BLOOD RED and he bares his gleaming white fangs and HISSES at you, you just KNOW he is pissed!

Christopher Lee is, and probably always will be, my favorite "Dracula" ...

< GOR >

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

Risselada — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:30:19 GMT

seely:

I would have to go with the original Nosferatu. Max Schreck was incredibly creepy and twisted, and had none of the sex appeal bestowed on later vampires. He was truly a 'creature of the night', and not the suave over sexed vampire we see emerge after Bela Lugiosi's excellent performance. I think the silence of the film, puncuated only by the bleating, frenzied organ music really adds an element of creepy. Schreck was forced to rely on visuals to convey the derranged nature of his Dracula.

I answered Kinski, but haven't seen some of these. It seems like so far the horrific and repulsive Draculas are beating out the sex appeal Draculas. I will have to admit that if you are going to be honest to the book though, Dracula was quite a charming character most of the time.

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

rjsprague — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:31:36 GMT

I voted for the Chinese guy cuz I can pronounce his name correctly, and because I just started learning Chinese, and somehow it feels right to do this, even though I know it's probably not the best choice. (Someone's got to vote for the asian dude!)

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

mercurial — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:13:37 GMT

Definitely going with Max Schreck. Nosferatu, the Symphony of Horrors is just too darn good, especially since it was first. The first time I saw the film it was actually a version of the film in which some company had scored the film with a remixed techno-goth-heavy metal orchestrated soundtrack that was a little off-putting, but gave it a modern twist that was actually pretty interesting and made it all that more chilling. However, seeing the film as it was intended did the exact same thing which I felt was incredible.

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

seely — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:48:15 GMT

I would have to go with the original Nosferatu. Max Schreck was incredibly creepy and twisted, and had none of the sex appeal bestowed on later vampires. He was truly a 'creature of the night', and not the suave over sexed vampire we see emerge after Bela Lugiosi's excellent performance. I think the silence of the film, puncuated only by the bleating, frenzied organ music really adds an element of creepy. Schreck was forced to rely on visuals to convey the derranged nature of his Dracula.

For those interested, the entire film is available here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6185283610506001721

Risselada:

Nosferatu the Vampire (1922)

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

filmgal81 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:02:25 GMT

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!

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)

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

Risselada — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:17:28 GMT

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)