After finishing the great Dracula Daily, I wondered which Dracula movie you would recommend.
I would want all of you to chime in with suggestions. Rules:
- one movie per top comment
- one top comment per movie
- include IMDb link if possible (otherwise we might get several entries just called „Dracula“)
- no duplicates. If you want to add a comment on an entry, add it to the corresponding entry
- if you agree with a suggestion, please upvote it.
- if you think an entry is absolute garbage, feel free to downvote
- movies that don’t strictly follow the book are more than welcome, but should at least feature a vampire called Dracula
12 Comments
BennyInc@feddit.org · 11 pts · 294d
Beam Stoker‘s Dracula (1992)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/
BennyInc@feddit.org · 4 pts · 294d
Probably one of the best known movie adaptations. I think I’ve got the DVD flying around somewhere, but must admit I haven’t even watched it yet.
Sergio@piefed.social · 2 pts · 293d
Wynona Rider as Mina was just... horrible...
BennyInc@feddit.org · 7 pts · 294d
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112896/
BennyInc@feddit.org · 4 pts · 294d
The great Dracula parody by Mel Brooks, featuring Leslie Nielsen as Dracula. An absolute masterpiece which I think I’ll enjoy even more in my next rewatch, after finally reading the book.
orbitz@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 293d
That was my first thought of a Dracula movie, it's been so long since I saw it I had to double check it was the movie I thought it was I just remembered it was a comedy. And oh what a comedy with Brooks and Nielson, hard to ask for better Okay time to watch again.
I always liked vampire movies in general though.
Sergio@piefed.social · 4 pts · 293d
Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Sure, it doesn't have Marvel-style special effects(tm) and the characterization isn't that great; in fact the "flying bats" and Lugosi's acting are kinda cringe these days... BUT... it's the standard by which all subsequent movies must be measured.
usernamefactory@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 293d
Nosferatu 2024. I love Eggers work.
vidarshand@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 293d
Dracula 3000
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 293d
It must be awesome if it has a big number like 3000 in the title.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 294d
[Shadow of the Vampire](Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - IMDb https://share.google/P68FsZcGS9VEaPUoN)
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 293d
I've never actually seen the movie, but the Dracula adaptation with the best soundtrack is undoubtedly the 1979 John Badham adaptation starring Frank Langella. Score by John Williams.