jacksons-02775
Everyone hates this movie, and i must ask why? i mean, its dull compare to most mel brooks films, but, thats only compared to most. also, there's some really funny moments in this. one of them is in the opening, where peter macnicol says he's looking for dracula, with something with he's schedule, but he pronounces it dumbly, and everyone questions dracula, but one guy is like "SHedd-jew-all?" that was hillarious! there are also some pretty great performances from Harvey Korman, Peter Macnicol, Steven Weber and Leslie Nielsen (all though i find it wierd that an actor known for spoofs only did one movie with the king of spoofs). also, the scene where dracula is trying to get Mina but Essie gets in the way. i also like the jokes with his shadows. people may be thinking "this isn't real mel brooks!" well, he had 100% involvment, also, for the record, it isn't the first time he did a funny version of a film, he did the same with Robin Hood; Men in Tights and Young Frankenstein. however, it is no where near the best, not every joke works and its boring at times, but other than that, i would recomend it.
Leofwine_draca
Mel Brooks has done much better parodies in the past (SPACEBALLS is still a cult favourite for me) but Dracula: DEAD AND LOVING IT isn't too bad as they go. It's a broad spoof of BRAM STOKER'S Dracula with the ubiquitous Leslie Nielsen playing an accident-prone vampire who travels to England to prey on various unsuspecting folk.As you'd expect, the premise is played for laughs, most of them of the dumb or slapstick variety. Half the fun comes from seeing which of the American stars does the worst British accent. Nielsen is good value as always as the Count but the material is hardly up there with the wild and frenetic nature of the AIRPLANE films or indeed his NAKED GUN trilogy.The worst thing about this spoof is how many of the scenes are actually played straight when they could have been much funnier. Certain sequences, like those featuring Nielsen or the bug-eating dinner, are really funny, but many others are too serious. I was actually thinking up jokes that I would have put in as I watched. A good effort then, just not the best, a little more time on the script would have fixed that...
shominy-491-652355
"Dracula: Dead and Loving It" is Mel Brooks' greatest/funniest film ever! Not only is the writing 100% pure genius, but every actor in the film is outstandingly perfect! Mel Brooks is the perfect Van Helsing - so believable yet so hilarious! What can be said about Leslie Nielsen that hasn't been said before? He was a comic genius! The scenery is gorgeous; the music is beautiful; the costumes are unbelievable; every scene is wonderfully perfect! (It's so nice to see a bright, colorful movie instead of the typical black/blue/gray coloring that is overused in dramatic TV and horror films today.) Not only is this movie a perfect comedy but the serious scenes (like Lucy's death) are so sad and heartfelt. Not many films can combine comic genius and deep emotion perfectly. There are so many surprises in this film - we can never tire of watching it. This is one of our very favorite, most "quoted" films ever! Every character is memorable and quotable! Peter MacNicol as Reinfeld = comic genius! Harvey Korman as Dr. Seward = comic genius! Fiancees x 5 years, Mina/Amy Yasbeck and Jonathan/Steven Weber = comic genius! Everyone involved in this film should have won Academy Awards!"Dracula: Dead and Loving It" deserves a much higher rating than 10! (We have the awesome movie poster framed in our living room!)
phd_travel
This Dracula spoof has many original laughs along the way. After all the recent Vampire movies it's even more funny.Typical Mel Brooks humor is laugh out loud and crude. The cast is good including Amy Yasbeck as Mina and Leslie Nielsen as Dracula. Mel himself plays Van Helsing. Peter Macnicol is good too as Dracula's helper. Love the mock English accents and the way they pronounce "Lucy".It's not as original as Young Frankenstein or as ribald as History of the World but it's got enough laughs. Surprised to find out it had bad reviews and wasn't a hit. Definitely worth a watch. I am a Mel Brooks fan and this one is about in the middle of the range.
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