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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
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Originally written for my Dad!
Omg. Never, in a few years, did I think that being forced to watch sub-genred old Vampire movies as part of an emotionless media curriculum would introduce me to a world which I can only describe as exciting and fascinating, on screen. However, it occurred, and my love for Bram Stoker's Dracula was born.
As Miss Hill (my old media teacher) would quickly tell anyone who would listen, the 'opening sequence' of this classic remake of the original novel, is perhaps the single greatest opening sequence of all things, ever. It simply oozes conventions and semiotics which we associate with the genre, and, an added bonus lies in the fact that the rest of the film is bloody good too!
It's all star cast, inclusive of a few members of the Brat Pack, consists of Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E Grant and Sadie Frost, and is a complete star fest in all possible ways. Made in 1992, there are some bits which are a little bit stupid, but they fit nicely in with the not-so-developed-technologically position society was in back then, and, in my opinion, can simply be considered a humorous bonus to a very good film.
I'm not really sure how, but it does seem a bit like the film goes on for hours and hours, and some aspects of the plot were just complicated folly. However, this added a kind-of 'mess-with-the-mind' side to the film which made it that bit better in my eyes.
The film won like a million awards which alone stands as a reason why you should watch it. Also, there's the fact that it's freaking brilliant. Seriously, everyone should see this film. I reckon you could become quite the fan of it.
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 | Lisa
Oct 25, 2007 4:27 PM
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| Gary Oldman was amazing in this movie, Keanu Reeves not so much and his English accent just bugged the sh*t outta me. |
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