Coppola's Dracula
I read that as "Chocula's" Dracula. Who is a damn fine vampire in his own right.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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Steph L. - Sep 28, 2014 9:26:38 am PDT #27806 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Burrell - Sep 28, 2014 10:04:04 am PDT #27807 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
A friend of mine once described the Coppola Dracula as "the Three Stooges and Van Helsing meet Dracula."
One of my professors in grad school called it Jonathan Harker's Bogus Journey and that's how I've thought of it ever since.
Speaking of, I hear Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is on Netflix. I think it's time for a rewatch.
Atropa - Sep 28, 2014 10:08:10 am PDT #27808 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
When I was about 13, the Frank Langella Dracula came pretty close to my ideal. Not so much anymore, though.
It's still a fun watch for me, once I turn off the part of my brain that knows the plot of the original novel.
Has anyone heard anything about Dracula Untold?
That it will probably require me to take a flask into the theatre. It looks ridiculously awful. Fist! Of! Bats!
-t - Sep 28, 2014 10:10:25 am PDT #27809 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jonathan Harker's Bogus Journey
That's wonderful.
Jessica - Sep 28, 2014 11:16:40 am PDT #27810 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I finally got to see Edge of Tomorrow and it was super-fun! I'd love to put it together with Groundhog Day and a third movie yet to be determined for a marathon some day.
(Is there a movie with this format in another genre? I can only think of other sci-fi movies - Primer, Twelve Monkeys, etc. And neither of those is really an exact match.)
Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2014 12:42:00 pm PDT #27811 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Time Code? I think that's the name of it. Duncan Jones second movie.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2014 1:26:57 pm PDT #27812 of 30000
brillig
Watched my Winter Soldier DVD. Boy, Bucky really is King of the Woobies, isn't he. Those big brown eyes and that lower lip.
With the addition of "If this man doesn't get a hug pretty damned soon, hundreds will die."
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 28, 2014 3:49:56 pm PDT #27813 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
All those bats Luke Evans' Dracula turns into should be careful they don't get staked on splinters flying back into the closet door he exploded about a decade ago.
Beverly - Sep 28, 2014 4:03:47 pm PDT #27814 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Did anyone besides me ever see the PBS Dracula, with Louis Jourdan as the Count? My personal favorite.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2014 4:08:22 pm PDT #27815 of 30000
brillig
Back in 1979 there was a series called Cliffhangers, with three separate stories being told in serial format. One of the series was a Dracula story, with the Count teaching a night class at a local college. It was cheesy and wonderful, and they did a lot with his age-old loneliness. Michael Nouri made a wonderful Dracula.