Hallows did Franky-I'm doing Drac!
Of course mine is DRACULA (1931)-yes-it gets turtle slow after Drac hits London-BUT-Bela's hypnotic performance in the first quarter is...amazing.
Runners up-NOSFERATU (1922),TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1969).
http://youtu.be/6Xmz-p9FYW8 (http://youtu.be/6Xmz-p9FYW8)
This scene gives me the creeps to this day-not what he says-it's how he says it.
Theres a tremble in his voice-"-they make"-his voice -like he's having an orgasm by hearing baying wolves-his only freinds.
DAM creepy...brrr!
Dracula talks in non squiters-he doesnt have contact with humans-he lives in his own little dark universe...of course the whole first half of the movie is thrown to the wind once he hits London. Still my favorite..just for those bizzare scenes at Draculas castle. I LOVE it.
Oddly enough,this wasnt the first Lugosi film I saw that turned me onto Lugosi-that would be WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)-then the RAVEN (1935)...that was in 1970 on Double Creature Feature from South Bend ,Indiana, which I saw when I was 8...I first saw DRACULA in 1978! :buggedout:
The first Lugosi film-the first horror film- I ever saw was in upstate NY in 1967-and it was FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN (1942). I was 5 years
old...and I still remember. Dad bought me and Mike those plastic Marx monster figures from the dime store-we had Frankenstien,the Wolfman,and the Mummy.
I cant recall what happened last month-but I can recall what happened 46 years ago. :lookingup:
Dracula (1931)
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I also like...
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
1931 one with Lugosi is amazing on my favorite. Nosfertu is a very close second.
Lugosi is amazing, and will always set the standard.
I haven't seen any of the Christopher Lee Dracula movies in ages, but I really enjoyed them as a kid.
Gary Oldman did a cool turn as Dracula in the 1990's version.
I think I like ALL DRACULA movies... even the BAD ones!!! :bouncegiggle: :drink:
BUT, nobody can EVER touch BELA LUGOSI in that original lousy, under-produced, hackneyed movie DRACULA because of his SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE. One of the screen's indelible performances, if you had to pick 5 awesomely influential screen portrayals, he'd be in the top 5 with SHIRLEY TEMPLE as bright eyes or BORIS KARLOFF as Frankenstein's monster...
I think BELA LUGOSI was one of the best screen actors, one who never got his due... except maybe that once.
Personal Favorite: Nosferatu.
But: The first I saw was Lugosi as Dracula. So there's a special spot in my heart for that. He'll always BE Dracula.
Also, I liked a movie called Monster Squad.
1987.
Basically, the Goonies but instead of mobsters their opposition was the Universal Monsters. Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Dracula, etc. The guy who played Dracula was pretty good. Frank, too.
I think the WORST Dracula I ever saw was Jack Palance.
Maybe if I hadn't seen CITY SLICKERS first . . . but every time I saw Jack onscreen as the Count,
I expected to here him say: "Day ain't over yet!"
Quote from: indianasmith on January 10, 2015, 12:55:27 AM
I think the WORST Dracula I ever saw was Jack Palance.
Maybe if I hadn't seen CITY SLICKERS first . . . but every time I saw Jack onscreen as the Count,
I expected to here him say: "Day ain't over yet!"
I LIKED jack as Drac-the worst I ever seen was THIS-
http://youtu.be/eezvovZCFLw (http://youtu.be/eezvovZCFLw)
When I saw this on the cover of Famous Monsters in 1972-I questioned Forry's sanity-untill I realized he acted in it.
My god-I saw it on TV in 1972-s**t! One of the worst films EVER!
(And now I own a copy-as well as this issue-I treasure it!)
BUT-WORST DRACULA! He's gotta Mike Brady man perm-and his voice ecos-but even though its the worst-its the best BAD Dracula!
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Indy-I recall me and Dad were watching the Palance Dracula-and the movie got cancelled in the middle because Richard Nixon resigned! They cut of Dracula for that moron! f**k! He was sweating like a Jew in Germany.
Obviously Dracula (1931)...not only because of Lugosi, but especially because I love Dwight Frye in it.
Followed closely by Nosferatu (1922) and Dracula - Prince of Darkness (1966)
Never watched the Oldman-Dracula though.
I posted here but I don't see it.
Favorite Drac movie: NOSFERATU (1922)
Favorite Drac portrayal: Bela
Flawed but better than you'd think: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (could have been a classic except for Keanu and Wynona)
Quote from: HappyGilmore on January 09, 2015, 11:49:46 PM
Also, I liked a movie called Monster Squad.
1987.
Basically, the Goonies but instead of mobsters their opposition was the Universal Monsters. Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Dracula, etc. The guy who played Dracula was pretty good. Frank, too.
I always liked that Dracula too. He did a great job. :thumbup:
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I haven't seen the 1931 Dracula in so long I can't remember too much about it. I'll have to check it out again one of these days.
I think my favorite would be Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968). I've never been much of a fan of Lee's Dracula but I really like the characters and story in that one.
Another one I haven't seen in ages is Werner Herzog's Nosferatu from 1979, starring Klaus Kinski, but I remember liking it a lot at the time.
Favourite movie about the character? Nosferatu (1922)
Favourite performance? Bela as Dracula in all the roles he performed it in. Honestly I also really like Christopher Lee's Hammer run of films in the role too.
Also ranking very highly with me: Lon Chaney Jr. in Son of Dracula, John Carradine in House of Dracula and House of Frankenstein, Frank Langella's Dracula, David Peel in The Brides of Dracula, Francis Lederer in The Return of Dracula, and in The Monster Squad. I think the 2000s produced the worst versions of the character to date in stuff like Dracula 2000 and Blade: Trinity...
My favourite Dracula performances would be Bela Lugosi & Christopher Lee. Bela really defined the role and its hard for me to see anyone else playing it as not copying him, and for Lee no matter how bad the movie was he managed to raise it a bit. If I have to pick a third, then I'll go with Gary Oldman who I felt managed to portray him as a monster who still managed to evoke some sympathy.
The worst Dracula I've ever seen though was in Van Helsing with Blade 3 getting a (dis?)honourable mention.
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"Should you leave these rooms, you will not by any chance go to sleep in any other part of the castle.
It is old and has many bad memories. Be warned."
Absolutely DRACULA (1931). As has been said, Lugosi *IS* The Count. He defined the character in a way to which ALL others are compared.
Also like all of Christopher Lee's portrayals. Good stuff.
One I have not seen mentioned here yet is FRIGHT NIGHT (1985).
Really, there are too many good ones. Even in the totally bad B realm...POLISH VAMPIRE IN BURBANK will always hold a special place...just because. :teddyr:
I like Leslie Rice's video review style, and he offers a fun one with his Top Ten Vampires list.
http://blip.tv/terror-obscura/terror-obscura-top-10-vampires-5838268 (http://blip.tv/terror-obscura/terror-obscura-top-10-vampires-5838268)
Nosferatu on SpongeBob SquarePants:
Spongebob - Nosferatu. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorZRDujbd0#)