Martin Bradley
"Dracula" (aka "The Horror of Dracula") was one of the first Hammer films to really make an impact and to this day it remains the best of the series, keeping reasonably close to Bram Stoker's original novel. It was also the film that turned Christopher Lee into a star; it was obvious he was born to play Dracula, something he continued to do in several 'sequels' of varying quality. It also made a star of Peter Cushing, excellent as Van Helsing, though Cushing was already a very well-known supporting player in Britain. It was also beautifully designed and photographed by that fine and underrated cinematographer Jack Asher and unlike many subsequent 'monster' movies from the studio this one still has the ability to give you the shivers, thanks again to Lee's superb performance and special effects of an unusually high quality.
marshrydrob
Hammer Horror's remake of the Dracula film.Like Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee Portrayed Dracula; with a style that is his own. While Lugosi used method acting to suggest the drinking of blood from Dracula's victims; Lee had the chance to show fans of classic horror: the fangs of the character, that are continually used to this day.The Horror of Dracula is a retake of the Dracula film, that is taken from the Bram Stoker novel: Dracula's guest. Johnathan Harker, out to slay the nightmarish prince of darkness in his own home, must escape from Dracula to save the woman he lovesPeter Cushing makes the perfect Abraham Vanhelsing, in this classic match-up of memorable acting talent.The Horror of Dracula, like many of Hammer Horror's other titles in the series; is the best of the best.Great film, and an even better talent.
Smoreni Zmaj
One more movie about Count Dracula. This time it is not remake of some of its predecessors, nor the original story inspired by Dracula. This one is direct, although not literal, adaptation of cult classic by Bram Stoker. Authors gave their best to turn this cult novel into unexciting, even boring, movie. I'm confused by the choice of actresses. If they couldn't find three girls that will be convincing in their roles, they could at least find three with breathtaking looks. Those they took are neither. First one is ugly and other two, although much better looking, are very unconvincing. Even legendary Christopher Lee is totally lame in role of Dracula, especially compared to Bela Lugosi. This is probably the worst Dracula movie ever to date. I'm watching them chronologically, so I can not speak about those which came after just yet. The only good things about this movie are Peter Cushing and scene of Dracula's death, which is fascinating for its time.4,5/10
Hitchcoc
One can get caught up in only acceptance of the oeuvre of such things as Dracula and Frankenstein. One has to admit at some point that the cinematic presentations of the 1930's grossly misrepresented the original works of literature. Did that damn them in any way? Of course not. So sometimes we criticize a more contemporary effort because of its roots. In this wonderful episode, Christopher Lee is an outstanding Dracula. This is kind of an after-the-story story where the principle characters move on. Dracula is still a danger to the world, and Van Helsing and the others are trying to put a stop to his reign. Jonathan Harker, Mina, Lucy, and the rest are still involved in some way. The acting is great. The scenes of horror are startling and grotesque. The sets are really quite remarkable. One of the better adaptations of the Dracula canon.
AD
