I am a keen movie goer and have dabbled in making the odd amateur movie myself (check out my home pa...
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What first strikes you about this movie is it incredible level of style. The whole film takes on an eerie, seductive feeling that can only be likened to that of Dracula himself.
You know that this is sticking closely to the original premise set out in the novel even if like myself you've never read it. The most notable chilling moments are those when the count's shadow appears to be following Dracula. The effect is done with such subtlety that you can't quite be sure whether or not it was just your imagination.
The cast is superb with strong performance by all especially Gary Oldman as Dracula.
My only criticism is of a scene towards the end of the film involving a rather laughable bat costume but this is a small flaw in a work of immeasurable genius.
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Production Year: 1968 - Horror - Director: George A. Romero - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Keith Wayne, Marilyn Eastman, Judith Ridley, Russ Steiner, Kyra Schon, Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman
Advantages: strong symbolism mirroring Freudian psychoanalysis | screenplay | acting | camera | cutting Disadvantages: Bill and Ted's not so excellent side-stepping adventure in falling down a castle wall land
knight_of_the_soundtable 07.10.2005 (07.10.2005)
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