Sign up
Search
Advanced search settings

Search only in certain items:

Search results
All (1738)
Content
People
Apps
Books
Orbs
Movies
Music
Podcasts
Shows
Tabletop Games
Tech
TV
Video Games
YouTube Channels
Videos
40x40

Awix (3310 KP) rated Count Dracula (1977) in Movies

Nov 15, 2020  
Count Dracula (1977)
Count Dracula (1977)
1977 | Classics, Horror
8
7.4 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Surprisingly faithful BBC adaptation of the famous story has definite merits, but also perhaps shows why most people don't stick so close to the text. Young solicitor Harker goes off to Transylvania to close a deal with the engimatic Count Dracula; you can probably guess the rest.

Scores very highly for its acting - Frank Finlay is a charismatic Van Helsing and Louis Jourdan a playfully evil Dracula - and also for its atmosphere, even with BBC TV production restraints (videotaped interiors, some rather weird special effects). For an adaptation to stick quite so close to the book is very nearly exceptional, too - Savory makes Lucy and Mina sisters, combines Arthur and Quincey into one character, and cuts down the final act, but that's about it. The drawback to this, of course, is that after the first act Dracula gets relatively little screen-time and even less dialogue, and it does drag on just a tiny bit. Nevertheless, its fidelity and seriousness mean that this is certainly among the top echelon of Draculas in any medium.
  
    Citizen News Kenya

    Citizen News Kenya

    News and Entertainment

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    Citizen News App for IOS has been built and designed for use on both your phone and tablet. Be the...

40x40

Sonofdel (6265 KP) rated Made in Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country in Books

Aug 3, 2020  
Made in Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
Made in Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
Billy Connolly | 2019 | Biography
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Had me laughing almost from page one, Great story telling technique, down to earth (0 more)
Great and Insightful
First let me say that i think Billy Connolly is a genius. I know a lot of people know him as a comedian, but he is so much more. I have seen him act, sing, make people laugh and write fantastic books, this is one of them. I love how it starts with someone asking a question and it just develops from there. His way of writing makes it feel like you are just sitting somewhere in a cafe and talking to a friend. Its warm and welcoming and very down to earth. I have seen the tv programme that accompanies this book and if you have , then you definitely need to read this as well. From being at school to working in ship builders, from one night gigs to sell out shows. Everyone who reads this will see that no matter where Billy Connolly lives in the world, his heart will always live in Scotland. A fantastic book :)