I agree, NE. I think she's going to really like it!

Then come on, Chrono...go for a Hammer's Dracula marathon and prove me wrong!::wink::

to keep with Chrono's "Vampire Week" , I watched "Shadow of the Vampire". This is a must watch for horror fans. John Malkovich gives his usual slightly over the top performance but it's Willem Defoe's portrayal of Max Shreck that makes this worth the price of admission.

I followed this up with the original Nosferatu but by the time I started it [ 10:30 ] I only made it 45 minutes in before sleepy time overcame me.

both of these are streaming on Netflix

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll add both to my queue pronto!

Love Shadow of the Vampire, Dafoe is excellent in that movie. ::cool::

bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, NE! That's actually really neat about the play.



Oh no - Do you think? I'm guessing that my parents never really liked Hammer movies (else they would have watched them with me along with other classics, like the Universal Fare)... And I don't think that Mark cares for Hammer either..



Well that makes me all the more interested in seeing it! Let me see if it's streaming somewhere this weekend...

LOL!!

Ok. So is it Horror of Dracula that I should be starting with? Looks like I can digitally rent it from a few different sources. I have Only Lovers Left Alive, Interview with The Vampire, and The Raid II all home from Netflix right now to get me through the weekend, so I'll see where I can fit it in (Lovers viewing will be tonight... Ooo, maybe I can watch Interview tomorrow while I'm "working" and The Raid II might be tomorrow night depending on my company...)

SO

Goal is to check it out Saturday or Sunday. ::cool::

I like how they gave Dracula a butt hair-do. That is not one of the many forms of Dracula. Now that I think of it the only good vampire actor was Christopher Lee (who which I may add is still alive). Like if you saw Bella Lugosi coming at you in a foggy street you would be like what the hell, and if you saw Christopher Lee came at you, you would scream "OH SHIT RUN"!


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Yes, I would start with Horror of Dracula. I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion!

BTW, Mark also doesn't like Bram Stoker's Dracula!

Dracula '58 and The Curse of Frankenstein are the best places to start, both are well worth a watch. Even if you watch them and end up hating them, they are still both so iconic its still worth watching them as a reference point. I'm sure you'll love them both though, but then again, I cant imagine how any horror fan could not love Hammer.

I watched horror of Dracula it was awesome. They based some stuff off the book I think.

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There is the beginning when that guy (forgot his name damn) goes to Dracula's castle and gets killed by Dracula, then there is the part where he attacks the same family that the guy was from.



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Believe it or not I have all the hammer Dracula movies.


Yeah someone would have to be crazy not to like hammer. The other day Chrono posted a message on the hammer thread I made and said WE DEMAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF! Then she said "Wait what a I doing here I have never watched a hammer film in my life". We where talking about a hammer film that we could not find.

Chrono Girl is gonna kill me now.

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Yeah. I'm pretty funny. I should really quit my day job and become a comedian. ::big grin::

I finally can comment on one of these threads...lol. Last night I finally got to sit down and actually watch a movie. I haven't had time to watch one in a couple weeks and it just so happens I watched a vampire related one.

Dario Argento's Dracula

For those who haven't seen it, don't...lol. Save yourself 2 hours of torture. In all honesty It actually seemed very much like a throwback to Hammer's films with the sets, costumes, color of blood, etc., but the special effects and story played felt more like an Asylum production for the SyFy Channel.

Spoiler: Dracula can turn himself into a "Giant" Praying Mantis now. Unfortunately it wasn't as cool as it sounds.

Had the film been treated more as a comedy in the vein of a SyFy channel movie, I might have actually gotten a kick out of it, but the seriousness of it made it more boring than anything. Dario's Phantom Of The Opera was pretty "dry" but this was a "desert" compared to that.

Gak! Sounds dreadful. When I saw a clip of the insect, looking faker than CG from early 90's TV, I was weary. But not a big loss to me, as I'm not into the doesn't-make-any-sense nightmare films anyway.

LOL! Yeah, I've heard that Dario Argento's Dracula is simply awful... But I gotta say...I'm really amused by the praying mantis CGI...


SO last night I watched

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)


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In short, I really loved it - It's beautiful, meticulous, and moody, colorful vignettes - This version of the vampire story tells it from the perspective of vampires who are almost too long for this world, suffering from beautiful ennui.

Tilda Swinton was absolutely stunning - Like a China doll out of time... And Tom Hiddleston was beautiful and perfect as the beautiful and suicidal aging rocker...

My only complaint (POTENTIAL SPOILERS)...


Part of what should be one of the more interesting parts of this movie is how this couple has influenced famous figures in history... For example - Christopher Marlow is actually a character... Which is a bit on the nose when it comes to saying HEY THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN WITH FAMOUS FOLKS IN HISTORY - I'm not a huge fan of wrapping famous icons into movies unless its done well... It would have been a bit better if, say, they referred to him just as "Kit" and his history as Marlow just unraveled slowly and was a fun reveal in the end...

A minor complaint; I really did love this.

I did not manage to watch Only Lovers Left Alive last night, but I plan to watch it sometime this weekend.

Shadow of the Vampire- I have seen this film once before. There were some top-notched performances, an excellent premise that was well-executed, and a great pace. Really good film, if you have not seen it and are curious it is streaming on Netflix Instant (U.S.).

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I also managed to watch Let's Scare Jessica to Death for the first time, which fits in this sub-genre surprisingly. I really liked it. At times, it felt a little standard, but that changed as the film went on. I was definitely wondering exactly what was going on throughout the film. I figured out certain things, but did not know what they meant. I definitely did not see the ending coming. Another thing was I was able to connect with the characters particularly Jessica. I often wondered if what was happening was real or imagined. They played that angle real well. I definitely agree that the film had a very eerie and creepy feeling. I was definitely on edge at several points. This was enhanced by the simple, piercing score. The film also seemed to posses a somber, depressing feel like as if the situation was hopeless. Overall, an excellent film.


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I love Praying Mantids. I could watch them all day. Amazing creation.


I had to look up the word ennui. It certainly sounds strange to read, "suffering from beautiful ennui". Curious what you mean by that? Guessing... I can appreciate that in the sense of experiencing the destitution of many human/worldly pursuits, 'righteous indignation' of it, and suffering for a good cause. But I'm guessing they couldn't find a good cause, right?

Indeed I thought the sound, score & 'blurry' cinematography were very eerie. And also the film 'seemed to posses a somber, depressing feel like as if the situation was hopeless'. When I watched a second time, many years later, I got the feeling there wasn't a destination.