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- From: mlc9g@Virginia.EDU ("Matt Condon")
- Subject: Re: DRACULA (Warning SPOILERS)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.141115.7442@Virginia.EDU>
- Organization: University of Virginia
- References: <Bxvx8H.L16@beach.csulb.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:11:15 GMT
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- douellet@beach.csulb.edu writes:
- > In article <1992Nov17.131737.2750@bvc.edu> wilsonandrew@bvc.edu writes:
- > >HOW ABOUT THE NEW "DRACULA" MOVIE? ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T REALLY STICK TO THE
- > >BOOK (SUPRISE SUPRISE) I LOVED IT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
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- > I was dissapointed with the movie. I think part of it was that I was so
- > psyched for it there was no way it could meet up to my expectations.
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- I have to agree that I was also quite dissapointed, not
- only with the actual film making itself, but with the script as
- a whole. It was advertised as "Bram Stoker's Dracula", and
- said to be the first film accurate to the book, but if it was,
- they read a different book than I did...
- The original book contained more than enough plot
- twists to make an interesting two hour movie without many of
- the things that were added. For example, what was all of this
- about Mina being Dracula's love reincarnated? Sounds like
- someone's been watching too much "Dark Shadows"... Not a bad
- thing necessarily, but let's be reasonable... A film should
- simply not be called "Dracula" if it's not going to have a plot
- line at least remotely similar to Bram Stoker's book (I suppose
- this one was REMOTELY similar, but not similar enough). Van
- Helsing, instead of being portrayed as a serious scientist, is
- shown as a joke. The role of Renfield, quite important in the
- book, is downplayed in the movie to the point to which you
- almost have to wonder why they even left him in as a character
- -- he's good for no more than the shock value of someone who
- eats insects. I could go on for quite some time listing the
- problems of the film, but what would be the point?
- I'm not saying that the film is necessarily all bad,
- but I certainly went in expecting a lot more from it. If you
- go to look at all the neat gothic costumes and scenery, you
- certainly won't be disappointed. If you're looking for a film
- that gives a good accurate version of the story in the book, it
- looks like you're in for a longer wait.
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