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Originally Posted by Ferox13
I definally know what you mean with regards to this film but if you look back and take a look at horror and its use of source material i think you have to disagree to some degree...
Though the earlier Frankenstein and Dracula(and Carmilla) films of both Hammer and Universal definally tryed to hold a bit true (and have some regard for) their literary origins the later films in both series were more removed and increasily exploitative of the original works.....But despite this I still love films like Taste the Blood of Dracula, Lust for a vampire, Frankenstein Created woman and the House of Dracula/Frankenstein..
And beyond that - look at what Stuart Gordon did to Re-Animator - I'm sure Gordon has a love for Lovecrafts works but his film adaptations of Re-Animator an dthe Beyond would have 'real' fans and Lovecraft spinning in his grave....
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I think the Hammer Draculas did make their own aesthetic and it was a good one, taking things that were repressed in the original because Stoker was scared to death of human sexuality and bringing them to the fore. From what I've heard from Tim Burton, he doesn't seem to get the book or understand its merits very much and while sex doesn't make Dracula less Dracula, a fantasy adventure plot makes Wonderland less Wonderland.