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"Few creatures of the night have captured our imagination like vampires.
What explains our enduring fascination with vampires? Is it the overtones of sexual lust, power, control? Or is it a fascination with the immortality of the undead?"

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Best Dracula movie? (feddit.org)

submitted 3 months ago by BennyInc@feddit.org to c/vampires@lemmy.zip

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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

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[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Beam Stoker‘s Dracula (1992)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

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 3 points 3 months ago

Wynona Rider as Mina was just... horrible...

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112896/

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

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 points 3 months ago

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 5 points 3 months ago

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 points 3 months ago

Nosferatu 2024. I love Eggers work.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

[Shadow of the Vampire](Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - IMDb https://share.google/P68FsZcGS9VEaPUoN)

[–] vidarshand@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dracula 3000

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

It must be awesome if it has a big number like 3000 in the title.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

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.