I have heard about this for years. Christopher Lee in a faithful adaptation of the Dracula novel? With the bushy mustache and everything!
I had never seen it until today. Other than Lee...what a let down. It's...DULL. I don't know how else to say it. Herbert Lom as Van Helsing and Klaus Kinski as Renfield can't even make it exciting. The point of no return for me was the staking of Lucy. Always a spectacular scene in every other Dracula film, whether they swap Lucy's and Mina's names or not. Hammer's was fantastic, as was the Langella version (with creepy, CREEPY Mina). Coopola's version was over-the-top Grand Guignol. But this was...nothing.
Sorry to be negative, but I really expected to like this film. When I saw it was on Tubi, I was so excited. Finally, I can watch this!!! But other than the opening, with Harker at the castle, when Lee has time to actually act...it was a disappointment.
Chris
I had never seen it until today. Other than Lee...what a let down. It's...DULL. I don't know how else to say it. Herbert Lom as Van Helsing and Klaus Kinski as Renfield can't even make it exciting. The point of no return for me was the staking of Lucy. Always a spectacular scene in every other Dracula film, whether they swap Lucy's and Mina's names or not. Hammer's was fantastic, as was the Langella version (with creepy, CREEPY Mina). Coopola's version was over-the-top Grand Guignol. But this was...nothing.
Sorry to be negative, but I really expected to like this film. When I saw it was on Tubi, I was so excited. Finally, I can watch this!!! But other than the opening, with Harker at the castle, when Lee has time to actually act...it was a disappointment.
Chris
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