Bram Stoker's Dracula

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It is a good film but..., 2010-03-10
While I agree with people that say it is a technically good film I would add that it is still one of the worst adaptations of the story. Saying that it is more "James V. Heart's Dracula" than "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is very true. I agree that Coppola does an awesome job with the film and the acting is poor for the most part though the visuals make up for it. The truly disheartening part of it is how by changing it so much into a Tragic Love Story it devalues all of the characters. Mina's good, Dracula's evil, all the various characters that come to love her in platonic ways (or not so), and the personal growth it causes everyone. The impacts of the deaths are also left with a more of a throwaway feel in the movie because of this. br / br /While this devalued the movie for me that shouldn't take away that this is a good film on it merits. I was a super fan when it came out until I read the original book because it is a beautifully done film. If you go in wanting a Tragic Love Story with a great visual feel rather than an adaptation of the book then you will be fine. If you want a good (note I'm saying good not accurate) adaptation of the book look else where. If you can get it cheap and you like to buy these types of films then buy it, but it isn't worth it otherwise.

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Still a Classic, 2010-03-10
With all of the vampire craze going on lately, it's refreshing to go back and watch this to see where a lot of the 'lore' came from (not this movie, per se, but from Bram Stoker's story). A huge change I noticed right away was the sound quality: whenever this movie gets played on tv or payper view, or whatever, the sound is okay, but lacking. This is something that one would not notice had you never seen this movie on DVD. Not sure if the producers/mixers went back and 'remastered' the sound, but everything about the sound is better! All the little nuances and subtleties that I never heard before are there! The picture quality is good--this movie was made almost 20 yrs ago, so don't expect picture quality like Lord of The Rings. If you even remotely like this movie, get this edition--well worth it!

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BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, 2010-02-11
A MOVIE CLAIMING RELIANCE ON STOKER'S ORIGINAL SOURCES.I HAVE READ THE BOOK(BRAM STOKER'S-DRACULA) BUT NOT HIS(STOKER'S) PUBLISHED NOTES.A GREAT CAST OF ACTORS;ANTHONY HOPKINS BEING ONE OF THEM, THIS MOVIE HAS OVER DONE SCENES(TO MUCH BLOOD)AND RIDICULOUS IMAGES OF DRACULA.GREAT STAGING OF THE TIME PERIOD.THIS MOVIE DOES OPEN THE DOOR FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORIC PERSON-VLAD AND THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON.A MUST FOR THE DRACULA AND VAMPIRES IN GENERAL,BUFF.IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS NOT READ THE BOOK (BRAM STOKER'S- DRACULA)PLEASE DO;IT IS A CLASSIC, AFTER WHICH THEN ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU THINK OF THE MOVIE.

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A Quick review of Bram Stoker's Dracula, 2010-01-30
This 3 time Academy Award winning movie is based upon Bram Stoker's original novel, Dracula. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) this film is highly original and creative. Coppola takes full advantage of the movie's eerie nature and plays with shadows, settings and costumes. In this version of "Dracula" Coppola tries to bring out Dracula's psychological and emotional aspects. It shows how Dracula had lost his soul and was forced to remain undead for the rest of his life while feeding off the blood of the living. This movie is definitely not for the faint-hearted. In fact, I do not recommend this film for everyone. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Winona Ryder Keanu Reeves. Warning: This film contains excessive gore, strong heavy sexuality and nudity.

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Great movie, horrible Blu-Ray quality, 2010-01-21
I gave this product a five, because the film is fantastic and Amazon hasn't figured out how to separate the various mediums of a single movie version yet, but THE QUALITY OF THE BLU-RAY DISC IS HORRIBLE. This is one of my all-time favorite films, but I quickly traded it in, despite having already sold off my DVD copy (which was of better quality), because it looked that bad...and I'm not particularly picky! How can studios be allowed to rip off the public like this? "Here's your nifty new Blu-Ray version of your favorite movie! Oh wait, did we forget to tell you that we made the transfer from an old VCR tape we had laying around? Sorry, but you can't return it, because you've already opened it." I'd love to see some class action suits filed for this and other movies I've heard similar reviews of, because this is seriously defrauding the public. br / br /In regard to the film itself, the costumes, sets, storyline and music are all top notch, despite a miniscule budget. The movie follows fairly closely to the novel and those changes that are made, due justice to the story, in my opinion. Most of the acting is good, if not great, the exceptions being typically-dull Keanu and Oldman's best performance to date, in my opinion. That this film got so little Academy consideration in a week Oscar year has always befuddled me. If you like the book, horror movies or Gary Oldman, don't miss this one.