Okay, so with this new Vampire Craze that is sweeping the nation, i am sure there will be a lot of movie goers out there who will be looking for some classics to sink their fangs into! So i decided to help you out a little by doing a review on the most expensive vampire movie ever made. "DRACULA" the 1992 version was directed and envisioned by the legend behind "The Godfather", Francis Ford Coppola, but,unfortunately, it will not achieve the form of greatness that "The Godfather" did ,or any other form for that matter.
This film has to be the biggest letdown ever experienced for me. As a fan of the novel "Dracula," by Irish author Bram Stoker, i went in with high expectations. I knew there would be some changes here and there, and minor things would be left out, and yes, that is what happened. Along with one of the greatest desecrations of the story ever!
Not only are the story, the characters, and the whole moral aspect of the novel changed for the movie, but it is also turned into what seems to be a soft core vampire porn at times! This all wouldn't have even bothered me like it does, had Coppola not put the name "Bram Stoker" in the title of the movie! Then i would have just walked away thinking, wow that was an odd movie, who thought a werewolf would wanna rape you? haha! now your intrigued! But alas, it is not worth it.
Given that the beginning was not half bad, that Gary Oldman (who played Dracula in this adaptation) did a fantastic job with what he was given, and that the whole visual aspect of the film was quite haunting and slightly impressive (This must be noted, because Coppola did a splendid job on the visual aspects of the film), I would not deem this a terrible film. But, the massacred story and the weird sex stuff was (for me) enough to distract from the positive.
All in all, for a fan of the classic novel, this movie will just anger you, so steer clear. but if you are an impartial veiwer looking for a CREEPY interpretation of one of the greatest horror stories ever told, then by all means, find a cheap way to see it.
My Rating: BLAND-MILD
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