Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!
Added 2022-08-28 00:56:02 +0000 UTC
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Whenever I see this film I always get to that part where Mina wishes she were as pretty as Lucy and just feel insulted. Mina, you're way prettier than she is! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course, lol.
Kyle
2023-01-17 11:26:07 +0000 UTCI was reading the Wikipedia page, it seems a lot of things originated in the Stoker novel.
Alex
2022-08-30 14:29:35 +0000 UTCAbraham Van Helsing is a fictional character who originated in the Stoker novel.
Donna Castellano
2022-08-30 03:05:29 +0000 UTCVlad the Impaler was a real person in the 1400s. I don't really know anything about the love story if that's real or not but much of what happened in the beginning seems to be based on the real Vlad the Impaler's life. Dracul was part of his title which means "Dragon" in their language. Dracula comes from medieval form of the word which is spelled slightly different with a k, like Drakula or something. There's a wikipedia page about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler Rennfield is supposed to help Dracula achieve his goals. He didn't do much in this movie but I've seen other renditions in tv shows where the character that is in Rennfield's position who eats bugs does stuff to help Dracula's plans. As a kid I really loved how when they showed Transylvania and Dracula's castle they didn't hold anything back for fear of looking unbelievable or ridiculous they were just 100% true balls to the wall how Dracula's Castle and the surrounding landscape and monsters are supposed to be. But I knew nothing of the love story or anything at all that it was how the person became the vampire. I just knew about how he looks with the cape and everything. I haven't seen this since I was a kid. It was interesting to see just how much Van Helsing looks and sounds like Holtz from Buffy/Angel. It's very clear Holtz was based on him and I'm wondering now if Van Helsing originated in this book or if he is a figure all his own or even a real figure from history like Dracula. I have heard so it's complete hearsay, but I have heard that people in Transylvania take this stuff very seriously. Vampires, werewolves and such. Perhaps a nice place to visit the next time you go abroad? :)
Alex
2022-08-30 00:16:26 +0000 UTCMovie / Novel differences - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5QM1bpGsT4
Sergeant Pepper
2022-08-29 12:58:54 +0000 UTCKeanu Reeves may have been miscast, but he was at the peak of his popularity at the time this was made. I believe Coppola cast him for his popularity because this may have been the last movie Coppola needed to make to pay off the rest of his debts and get his vineyard going. Now, his vineyard funds all of movies. That's why he has total creative control over the movies he makes today, because he owns all of them.
Erwin Quiachon
2022-08-29 11:26:35 +0000 UTCI remember Winona Ryder confirmed that this was the role she got in exchange for backing out of Godfather 3 so that Coppola could cast Sofia as Mary. Another reason why Godfather 3 gets better over time as we find out more about Coppola's motives.
Erwin Quiachon
2022-08-29 11:06:53 +0000 UTCDracula's shadow moving independently is one of my favourite aspects of this film. I thought what they did with the story was absolutely brilliant!!
Uncle 'Traveling' Matt
2022-08-29 09:12:18 +0000 UTCOnly reason I subscribed was because I couldn't figure out why this dude makes me laugh so much while watching movies. I finally nailed it with this one; he reminds me of my friend David from when I was a kid. We lived next door and used to eat sandwiches and watch a show called "Shock Theater" on Saturday afternoons. Google "Dr. Creep, Shock Theater". It was one of those shows that played cheesy monster movies. Anyways, David was that dude who was MST3K before it was a thing and always had me lmfao. If he's from the midwest then TBR might be his son
Rusty Shackleford
2022-08-29 07:15:04 +0000 UTCFor another stylistic period piece also starring Winona Ryder, I highly recommend “The Age of Innocence” directed by Martin Scorsese. It also stars Daniel Day Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer and is one of my mother’s and my favorite films. It’s one that after I watched it for the first time I literally exclaimed “Wow!” and then immediately started it over and watched it again. Even if y’all don’t get to it as a reaction I still recommend it.
Aimee
2022-08-29 04:49:40 +0000 UTCJust finished a tiny bit ago. Wow! That was a great reaction! I'm very glad that you both decided to watch this one as well. :) I really liked watching you both react to this. :) I first watched the movie as a youngster so I knew what I was getting myself into, before watching. The movie didn't scare me at all, and I'm glad! hahaha, I'm not the biggest fan of scary movies but I'm definitely down to watch reactions to them, so I'm looking forward to more scary films in the future! Good stuff, good stuff!
Logan Kerlee
2022-08-29 03:50:24 +0000 UTCWell, that was... definitely a reaction.
Thomas Yanez
2022-08-28 21:43:01 +0000 UTCKind of astounding no one has mentioned the 1931 DRACULA with Bela Lugosi, which would be the definitive screen take on the character in America probably until Coppola and Oldman came along in 1992. The Lugosi version is well worth seeing for his screen presence, just note going in it’s an early-ish talkie based on a stage adaptation of Dracula, not the novel itself, which the Coppola movie hues pretty close to.
Jason Chirevas
2022-08-28 20:38:20 +0000 UTCI was 15 when this movie came out—I saw it in theaters, and came away with two absolute certainties: Gary Oldman was going to be an actor who’s work I would follow, and Vampire Vixen #1 (Monica Bellucci) and I were destined to be together. …the first certainty turned out to be true. 😁
Warren H
2022-08-28 20:07:46 +0000 UTCBoth Oldman and Hopkins appear in the sequel to Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, fyi
Odd Thomas
2022-08-28 18:58:58 +0000 UTCA great double bill for this is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). I'd argue it's even better.
Odd Thomas
2022-08-28 18:39:14 +0000 UTCOh no way! Love Jude Law. I would love to see more of her! I felt terrible for poor Lucy in this one -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:26:53 +0000 UTCHaha! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:26:16 +0000 UTCThank you, Florian! and thank you for the recommendations :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:26:09 +0000 UTCThanks for the recommendations, Ken! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:25:48 +0000 UTCVery impressive visuals! Oldman steals the show again :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:25:35 +0000 UTCOh so interesting! I'm glad we weren't too far off then haha I liked the element of the love story :) I like your take! Even if he changed it a lot, I like that he still kind of pays homage by mentioning the work that he worked from -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:24:41 +0000 UTCLOL! The baby is fine... ? haha That is so awesome haha what a fun ringtone! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:23:10 +0000 UTCOh cool! Thank you for the recommendation, Mark! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:22:29 +0000 UTCOh wow, we'll have to look it up! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:22:03 +0000 UTCYes, I loved it! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:21:50 +0000 UTCOh wow! Thank you for all of this! We love hearing so much more about the novel vs film vs other adaptations! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:21:34 +0000 UTCVery valid points! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:20:43 +0000 UTCThat's what I thought! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:19:33 +0000 UTCAh we missed that line! That makes sense, she did look great afterwards -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:19:05 +0000 UTCLOL a much different story! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:18:46 +0000 UTCAhh okay! We were going back and forth on that for awhile after watching haha -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:18:29 +0000 UTCWe'll definitely need to get to this! A popular recommendation :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:17:59 +0000 UTCLOL whoops! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:17:41 +0000 UTCYes! The film is definitely a mood. Always enjoy seeing Coppola's work! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:17:32 +0000 UTCOoh we'll need to check it out! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:17:01 +0000 UTCHaha hope you enjoyed, Nick! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:16:45 +0000 UTCOh awesome! More Dracula content to check out :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:16:34 +0000 UTCLOL! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-08-28 18:16:15 +0000 UTCSadie Frost as Lucy is *still* one of my favorite horror heroines! She was married to Jude Law when they were starting out, but didn't stay together for very long, especially after Jude's career started taking off. She's a really solid actor and doesn't get nearly enough love, imo. They did a movie together around the time they met called SHOPPING that's a really interesting indie movie, if you want to check out some of her other work! She's a badass! :D
Rue
2022-08-28 17:48:54 +0000 UTC"Ohhh he's fresh!" - wasn't that on the poster? lol
Odd Thomas
2022-08-28 17:36:49 +0000 UTCGreat Reaction !! I see this Movie for the First Time!! Awesome !! You should check out "Dracula" from 1958 starring Christopher Lee as Dracula !! The Whole Dracula Series with Christopher Lee is Great !! Another Great Movie with Gary Oldman is "Interstate 60" from 2002 and "Air Force One" from 1997 with Harrison Ford
Florian Meier
2022-08-28 16:48:48 +0000 UTCPlease consider watching the original Universal Frankenstein trilogy Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939) All three are classics and surprisingly each film is better than the previous
Ken Veader
2022-08-28 16:08:31 +0000 UTCMaybe the last great practical effects movie, with everything done in camera. I respect it for that and the gothic cinematography. If nothing else it's a great looking film. The acting - Oldman aside - is less impressive.
Odd Thomas
2022-08-28 16:00:35 +0000 UTCGreat as always—-funny that you say it felt like a play. Bram Stoker ran a theater, and though he wrote this as a novel, he intended it as a play for the actor he employed, and the play, Dracula, performed all over the world for the next 100 years. No modern special effects were employed, it was all opticals, forced perspectives, and smoke and mirrors, just like it would have been done a century ago. As to the coincidence or not of Dracula finding Mina and if she was reincarnated or not……well, Bram created more of a straight horror story, Coppola added the time-crossed lovers part. Given Coppola’s heavy-Catholic background, MY take is that in this version it’s kind of pre-ordained. Like, God punished him for 400 years (purgatory or hell on earth) and then decided to bring Elizabeta back to redeem him. So, not COINCIDENCE so much as the same God who he insulted originally now orchestrating the end of his turmoil. So, his buying up property in England would be a God-guided move, so that Jonathan would be sent to start the ball rolling. Many people are heavily critical of Coppola messing with Stoker’s story, but having read it multiple times, my own take is, much like James Fenimore Cooper with Last of the Mohicans, Stoker wasn’t a great author, but came up with a fascinating story idea and didn’t know how to best tell it. NOBODY who has adapted his work actually followed his book exactly. I think the criticism surrounds calling it “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” but truth be told nobody complains about Coppola’s “Mario Puzo’s The Godfather” and he changed a LOT in that adaptation too.
Warren H
2022-08-28 15:52:43 +0000 UTCWhen Dracula returned to the castle, I would have been still laying there with the 3 vampire women... "What?! You're back already?!" 😁
Mr. Writhms
2022-08-28 12:35:57 +0000 UTCGreat reaction, Sam and Dan! This is one of my all-time favorite horror films. I'm sure those 3 nice ladies adopted that little baby and took very good care of it. 😭 That ominous laugh Dracula let out when Jonathon cried out in shock, I actually made as my ringtone for a short time. LOL Coppola is a visionary for sure. And everyone makes fun of Keanu's bad English accent. Actually, I don't think it was err-- [clears throat] that bad? 😏
Mr. Writhms
2022-08-28 12:33:09 +0000 UTCThere was a BBC mini-series, 'Dracula' that came out in 2020. It's only 3 episodes long but worth checking out. It's on Netflix.
Mark M
2022-08-28 12:28:31 +0000 UTCMonica Belluci was one of Dracula's women. She and Keanu would work together again in The Matrix: Reloaded.
Jay Robert
2022-08-28 10:14:23 +0000 UTCTom Waits played Renfield. Look up his music if you're not familiar. Great stuff!
Jay Robert
2022-08-28 07:50:28 +0000 UTCGary Oldman said he took the role after reading the line: "I have crossed oceans of time to find you." He just wanted to say that line. I have about a hundred favorite movies, but this one is definitely a single digit favorite, I really just love this movie, it's unique and yes, weird (lotta people don't like it), but it does what a lot of my favorites do, it feels like a Greek myth or a Shakespearean play or something, and with awesome visuals and a great musical score too.
Joe D. MacGuffinstuff
2022-08-28 07:10:09 +0000 UTCNosferatu is a synonym for vampire. It was popularised by the original Dracula novel. The word seems to be made up. In some earlier traditions, vampires and werewolves were one and the same. Vampires were shapeshifters that could become any number of animals but it was deeply linked to the wolf. That's why you might see vampire stories where silver is used as a weakness. Van Helsing burned Mina with a communion wafer. Once Dracula was dead, she was healed because her soul wasn't damned anymore. Jonathan's hair turned white/gray from the trauma he experienced in Dracula's castle. The film's lighting made it more or less apparent. This film is easily the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel (with the possible exception of a 1977 british television adaptation called Count Dracula). All of Dracula's power in the film are alluded to in the book. He also starts as an older form that gets rejuvinated the more blood he drinks. However it has one major change from the novel that significantly alters the nature of the story. In the book, there's no prologue about Dracula's origin (although Van Helsing does identify him as Vlad the Impaler) and there's no reincarnation/love story plot with Mina. Dracula is just an evil being who wants to expand his power outside of his native land. Dracula taking over Lucy and Mina feels more like a form of rape. Mina also as more agency. It is her idea to use her psychic link with Dracula to track him. The novel is told as a series of diary entries, letters, news clippings etc. which are revealed near the end of the book to be collected and arranged by Mina to tell the story of the heroes' fight against Dracula.
ED209
2022-08-28 07:05:33 +0000 UTCA bit of BSD
Guston Zimasheen
2022-08-28 06:55:58 +0000 UTCYes, it is correct. In book Dracula didn't see Mina's picture in Transylvania. He sent dirt to London to create safehouses (he must rest in homeland dirt to restore power). And btw - the book is great. Not normal storytelling, all chapters are diary entries, mails and journal articles.
Ja Hu
2022-08-28 06:45:51 +0000 UTCI fucking love this movie. I saw it in theaters when I was a teenager, and Francis Ford Coppola's visionary style really set a spark in me. All the editing choices, shadows, and visual nuances that you guys talked about kept bringing me back to it. That, and I always had a mad crush on Winona Ryder. That said, I think this movie misses the mark here and there--I'm not even sure how; but it falls short of being truly great...somehow. I love Keanu Reeves, but I think he's a little miscast here, if only for the accent (I can't help hearing him say, "Whoa...I'm British."). If anything, I think maybe the movie could've used a touch more of the stylized visuals...if you're gonna do it, just go all the way.
Steve Mercier
2022-08-28 05:51:37 +0000 UTCNear Dark also uses a similar trope if I remember correctly. But it might have to be that you have to kill the vampire that created you before you fully turn.
Ed R
2022-08-28 04:44:17 +0000 UTCI never read the book but I think Dracula was just shipping dirt from his homeland to England because he wanted to live there for a while. I don't think it initially had anything to do with Mina at first.
Ed R
2022-08-28 04:42:51 +0000 UTCJohnathan Harker turned grey because he aged when they fed off of him for so long. I do not think he was turning into a vampire.
Ed R
2022-08-28 04:36:07 +0000 UTCI think Han Helsing said if they killed Dracula, Mina would be freed of the curse. And that's sort of a common trope of a lot of vampire movies, if you kill the vampire that created you before you fully turn, you wont turn into one.
Ed R
2022-08-28 04:32:55 +0000 UTCKeanu as Dracula. The alternate Universe version
Guston Zimasheen
2022-08-28 04:11:10 +0000 UTCI’m mainly thinking of “The Lost Boys” in this case. Which if you haven’t seen it, y’all definitely should.
Grand Moff Slackin'
2022-08-28 03:58:11 +0000 UTCI think that killing Dracula freed Mina from the curse. It’s a trope in other vampire movies that killing the main vampire frees the the other vampires that the main vampire created.
Grand Moff Slackin'
2022-08-28 03:55:35 +0000 UTCInterview with A Vampire Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise
Jonathan Patrick
2022-08-28 03:43:44 +0000 UTC“Lucy’s getting pounded.” Haha
TurtleInJersey
2022-08-28 03:21:18 +0000 UTCI am glad you both got to watch this movie. I feel it falls just short of a masterpiece but is still masterful in pulling you into a unique atmosphere and mood. The film making is stylized perfectly to achieve what Coppola must have wanted. I always remember this film as a great experience I won't find in any other movie.
Braden Derksen
2022-08-28 03:17:16 +0000 UTCHammer Frankenstein's are awesome, I enjoy all of them
Ken Veader
2022-08-28 02:31:39 +0000 UTCI always preferred the Hammer films with Christopher Lee as Dracula, although he was much more urbane than the character in the book.
David Martin
2022-08-28 02:28:04 +0000 UTCWhat does George Orwell’s Animal Farm sound like?
Jason Chirevas
2022-08-28 02:25:01 +0000 UTCthanks for the upload yall, been anticipating this movie, causes its so weird and crazy lol
nick B.
2022-08-28 02:16:17 +0000 UTCThere are a lot of Dracula films, but most critics rank Nosferatu (1922) as the best adaptation. Also the 1979 version is ranked highly. Robert Eggers(The Northman) is currently working on another version of the film.
Birdie Num Num
2022-08-28 02:11:25 +0000 UTCBam Stroker's Dracula sounds like an X-rated movie I wanted to watch as a kid:P
Mark M
2022-08-28 01:10:50 +0000 UTC🦇
Grand Moff Slackin'
2022-08-28 01:06:30 +0000 UTCCool beans
Will Zamora
2022-08-28 00:56:48 +0000 UTC
