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List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 Features • Color • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 20 July, 1979 DVD Release : 19 October, 2004 |
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Dracula description Chalk this one up as something that seemed like a good idea at the time. Frank Langella had just taken Broadway by storm in a revival of the play based on Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. He was tall, elegant, and almost painfully romantic--all qualities that failed to translate to this garish, tarted-up film version. The story remains the same, if told in greater length than in Bela Lugosi's version. The film even offered Laurence Olivier as vampire-hunter Van Helsing (in one of several roles he played during the period that required a middle-European accent) and a young Kate Nelligan as the woman whose love (and blood) Dracula most wants. But director John Badham, working from W.D. Richter's clunky script, makes a hash of most of it, relying on special effects to do the heavy lifting. --Marshall Fine |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | A credible alternative version of Stoker's classic |
| If you're an ardent fan of Bram Stoker's classic Dracula and a purist, this version is veritably cringe-worthy. That being said, if you're open to a different take on the classic, then this version has much to offer.
The story has been adapted differently, and in this version, we have Lucy instead of Mina as the lead actress. Kate Nelligan's Lucy is strong-willed, and liberal in her outlook, as well as innately sexy. The Count here is played credibly by Frank Langella who did win a Tony for his Broadway performance in the same role. His Dracula is dashing and mysterious with a measure of charm, whilst still managing to give one the creeps by his wide-eyed glares and chilling looks. The role of Jonathan Harker here is played by Trevor Eve, and his Jonathan is portrayed as very masculine and strong, unlike the almost wimpy role assigned to him in many other versions. Donald Pleasance's doctor, and Lucy's father is dignified and credibly done. Of course, one musn't forget Van Helsing. Here, he is played by Laurence Olivier, and though at times his performance with European accent to boot seems overly done, it is nevertheless noteworthy and riveting. The special effects for the day are actually quite good - the ship wreck, the scaling of the wall by the count etc, all add to the storytelling. John William's musical score is haunting and adds to the menacing atmosphere. All in all, this 1979 version of Dracula is worth watching, and though it is far from faithful to Stoker's original, it is definitely a well-told, credibly acted tale that is chill-worthy. |
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