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Question: Who do you like better?
Karloff - 3 (50%)
Lugosi - 3 (50%)
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« on: July 20, 2020, 04:32:50 PM »

So who do you like better?



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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2020, 06:40:51 PM »

Both Legends!

However, my pick would be Lugosi

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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2020, 02:51:54 PM »

I really like Karloff, however, Lugosi starred in some pretty awful films but NEVER gave less than his all in a performance despite the lousy script. Karloff phoned in a performance or two over the years when a picture was less than stellar. Lugosi gets top props for his dedication.
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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2020, 08:39:59 PM »

Neither, to be honest.
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2020, 09:11:13 PM »

I can't pick...I love them both. Both are monster icons and legends.
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2020, 01:51:30 PM »

I will have to go with BORIS KARLOFF but I do think BELA LUGOSI was the better actor. 
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2020, 02:42:40 PM »

Neither, to be honest.

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Of course I can understand if you have never watched any of the 2 actors films. Which I don't think you have.
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2020, 10:28:29 PM »

Hard choice.  I guess I would give it Karloff by a bit, as he has MORE performances I really like.  But I don't know how fair that is, as Karloff also had a much longer period where he was getting good roles.  Like, Karloff is quite good in Targets and does great voice work in the Grinch like a decade after Lugosi had died and like 25 years after his last really good roles.  Lugosi basically only had about 10-15 years to get in some great film work. 

I'd say my favorite performance from Karloff is him in The Body Snatcher, and my favorite Lugosi is Ygor from Son of Frankenstein. 
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« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2020, 10:35:00 PM »

This is a tough one. 

While I'd say Bela has a very slight edge in versatility and comes across as more striking, he has has a lot more stinkers on his resume than Karloff does. 
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2020, 08:23:50 AM »

^ This is true, but would you rather watch GLEN OR GLENDA or the ISLAND MONSTER ?
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