Archive for November, 2008

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

1st November

2008

written by JohnArkontaky

Book:
Bram Stoker
©1897

Movie:
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldham, Winona Ryder, Keeanu Reeves
Rated: R
Released: 1992

We all know Dracula. From Blacula to Doctor Dracula, the iconic antagonist has taken on many forms on the big screen in a frightening amount of spinoffs and adaptations. While these cinematic puns are acceptable and at times a guilty pleasure, when making a movie of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, one has to expect a certain amount of authenticity. Just as Dracula, the progenitor of all vampires has power over his victims, Bram Stoker’s original tale is the bible on all matters of the fictional character Count Dracula. Unfortunately, Francis Ford Coppola’s screen adaptation of Stoker’s book turns out to be just as hokey and trumped-up as any other movie cashing in on Stoker’s night-prowling incarnation.

Tags: Drama, Horror

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