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I can report that Renfield is every bit as ludicrous as the trailers made it seem. And since that was really all I wanted out of the movie, I was delighted. Nic Cage was made to play Dracula.
This. I have to wonder if he wasn't who Ridley had in mind when working on the script. I texted a friend that Cage had finally found the perfect role for him, along with bat, poop, and crazy face emojis.
Shoresh Aghdashloo playing a substantial role was a nice surprise too.
I went to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves yesterday. It was fun. Not life changing, but sometimes you just want to see pretty people in fantastical situations.
That was about my reaction - it was maybe a little too long, but overall I had a good time while I was watching it. My son who plays D&D got more out of it than I did, so well done movie on the Easter eggs.
Renfield surprised me in so many ways but I loved it and I'm so glad we watched it
Renfield surprised me in so many ways but I loved it and I'm so glad we watched it
It was delightful!
Sadly, DH confirmed for me that the horror elements in Renfield have too much gore for me to enjoy it, which is a shame because the trailer was so appealing!
Sadly, DH confirmed for me that the horror elements in Renfield have too much gore for me to enjoy it, which is a shame because the trailer was so appealing!
I enjoyed it but there was a lot of not watching on my part.
Oh yes I watched a lot of Renfield from behind my hands
Too Much Gore is a high bar for me that it fell far short of, but I do wish it had been funnier.
Too Much Gore is a high bar for me that it fell far short of
As long as the violence is wildly over the top (think the Kingsman movies), I am oddly fine with it. I just hate realistic violence. I had zero problem with Renfield ripping off a dude's arms at the shoulder and beating him with one of them, because that is super over the top.
I'm also starting to think I would watch Nicholas Hoult do just about anything, so that might have been a factor as well.
I'm also starting to think I would watch Nicholas Hoult do just about anything, so that might have been a factor as well.
This is not quite me but I do think a major flaw with the film was spending too much time with the police storyline rather than Renfield and his issues.