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Somewhat predictably, the Sherlock team's take on Dracula proves to be a studied piece of unfaithfulness - although, given just how well-known and iconic this particular story is, it's hard to see quite what else they could have done. It starts off looking deceptively faithful, turns into a bizarre inversion of an Agatha Christie-type murder mystery, and then really goes for broke with a third-act twist the likes of which have not been seen since AD 1972. Guaranteed to upset purists, but hey - at least they were still allowed to cast a man as Dracula.
Claes Bang is indisputably very good as the Count, mixing cool flippancy with genuine menace. The rest of it is a bit of a curate's egg, with brilliant moments mixed thoroughly with things that don't quite work. If you like Moffat and Gatiss' approach to scripting - sketch show and conjuring performance in equal measures, with big set pieces and reveals taking precedence over logic and cohesion - then you will obviously enjoy this. Otherwise, then the sound of Dracula is not so much the music of the children of the night, as that of the writers winking at the audience non-stop for four and a half hours.
Claes Bang is indisputably very good as the Count, mixing cool flippancy with genuine menace. The rest of it is a bit of a curate's egg, with brilliant moments mixed thoroughly with things that don't quite work. If you like Moffat and Gatiss' approach to scripting - sketch show and conjuring performance in equal measures, with big set pieces and reveals taking precedence over logic and cohesion - then you will obviously enjoy this. Otherwise, then the sound of Dracula is not so much the music of the children of the night, as that of the writers winking at the audience non-stop for four and a half hours.

Erika (17789 KP) rated Penny Dreadful - Season 1 in TV
Oct 24, 2017
Eve Green is everything in this show. She and Josh Hartnett are the saving graces. Out of all the penny dreadful/gothic horror, etc stories they could have pulled from, they chose.. Frankenstein, Dracula, and Dorian Grey? It could have been so much better. The season finale didn't make me feel like I wanted to watch seasons two or three.

Dean (6927 KP) rated Renfield (2023) in Movies
Apr 18, 2023
Nicholas Cage (1 more)
Fight scenes
A big production Horror Comedy as Dracula's trusty servant is looking to break free of their toxic relationship.
It's silly, fun and with some good action scenes and a fair bit of bloody gore. Nicholas Cage is great as an OTT Dracula. A good fun film mixing up various genres. Packs a punch and has bite!
It's silly, fun and with some good action scenes and a fair bit of bloody gore. Nicholas Cage is great as an OTT Dracula. A good fun film mixing up various genres. Packs a punch and has bite!

The Monster Squad (1987)
Movie Watch
A group of young friends obsessed with monsters has to save the world. After finding Van Helsing's...
80's monsters comedy cult classic

Loz Hughes (80 KP) rated Dracula - Dead and Loving It (1995) in Movies
Jul 14, 2018
So bad it was kinda good.
This was a spoof on dracula films and it was so bad I actually really liked it, it was lighthearted, amusing and a bit slapstick.
Definitely one to watch with a bit of alcohol in the system lol, doesnt require brain power to follow the storyline.
Definitely one to watch with a bit of alcohol in the system lol, doesnt require brain power to follow the storyline.

Reinfield (2023)
Movie
Reinfield the tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula is forced to procure his masters prey...

Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Reinfield (2023) in Movies
Apr 20, 2023
Nicolas holt (2 more)
Nic cage
Awkwafina
When I heard that nic cage was playing Dracula I knew I had to see the movie and oh boy I can say this he really hams it up as the Prince of darkness but this is reinfields film which is a good thing the amount of gore thruout the movie does go over the top but I don't mind abit

Nosferatu (Eine Symphonie Des Grauens) (1922)
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Highly influential silent horror film; an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The...
vampires Dracula

Devil's Dream: Shade of Devil Book 1
Book
The greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. ...
Brilliant insight into Bram Stoker's life
*** Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review ***
This book stays true to the format of Stoker's Dracula, being written in the form of a compilation of diary entries, letters and newspaper reports. This allows some of the main characters to embed their own voice and to give their view of events, the narratives interweaved to give a good, suspenseful story.
Bram Stoker was not well as a child, pretty much bed-bound until the age of 7. Then he suddenly recovered and went on to become a successful athlete and University graduate. This book takes that life story and layers on a brilliant prequel to Dracula, suggesting that vampires very much impacted on Stoker's life and he himself did battle with Count Vlad.
Excellent, atmospheric story with plenty of suspense and action, and a few twists and turns along the way. A perfect read for this time of year.
This book stays true to the format of Stoker's Dracula, being written in the form of a compilation of diary entries, letters and newspaper reports. This allows some of the main characters to embed their own voice and to give their view of events, the narratives interweaved to give a good, suspenseful story.
Bram Stoker was not well as a child, pretty much bed-bound until the age of 7. Then he suddenly recovered and went on to become a successful athlete and University graduate. This book takes that life story and layers on a brilliant prequel to Dracula, suggesting that vampires very much impacted on Stoker's life and he himself did battle with Count Vlad.
Excellent, atmospheric story with plenty of suspense and action, and a few twists and turns along the way. A perfect read for this time of year.