robert pattinson could make dracula work but gary oldman couldn’t make edward cullen work

legend has it that keanu reeves and winona ryder actually turned into vampires and haven't aged since

"Civilization and 'syphilization' have advanced together." or "Perhaps, though I try to be good, I am bad."

A truly beautiful sex panic phantasmagoria and an unheralded analog technical spectacle. Paralyzed by fear and awe of desire. The traditional, the rational, the modern: all crumble powerlessly, and time collapses in the face of lust. Fuck or die.

coppola does hammer horror as an extremely erotic, bloody, gothic opera filled with bleeding castles, hellfire skies and horny monsters who can only express their affection by tearing each other apart. some questionable writing and performances maybe but who cares when you have shadows, colors, textures, crossfades, costumes, in-camera vfx, miniatures, etc as gorgeous as these.

I once told someone that Keanu Reeves was so bad in Bram Stoker's Dracula that it was "like Ted took a bogus journey to Transylvania."

Was a 97, now a 100

A sex-driven pageant of peerless form and technical bravura. SFX and in-camera trickery embody a certain level of ancientness, flowing off of the screen in gooey, animated thrusts, fucking in tandem with incomparable production design and grand performers. Murnau, Weine, Bava, Raimi; a history of rabid Horror escalates Coppola's craft into a fetishistic vista of decrepit castles, tombs, and bodies, inducing the dead and undead in a spectacular blood-sucking odyssey. As much of a fiery hallucination as the analog day-dreams of James Cameron or Joe Dante's 1980s output. If Apocalypse Now wasn't in the picture, Coppola's Dracula would have my whole heart, but they have to share and I'm fine with that, honestly.

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Almost everything about this is so gloriously over the top it’s absurdly amazing. A staple of my teen years, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was one of the few movies I felt like I wasn’t supposed to be watching as a 9 year old and definitely filled my head with all kinds of emotions. I was never never ready for this—especially since I grew up as a Universal Monster kid. Feels kind of timeless when I revisit it today, just like the source material.

Anybody who thinks Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula isn't a masterpiece can suck my D.

Gary Oldman is Dracula. Keanu Reeves can't act.

there was simply no reason for this to go so hard! it is messy and great! all the criticism is valid and all the praise is too! i love it! 100 stars!

Excellent performance by Gary Oldman as the titular Dracula- played with subtlety and so good that he goes from terrifying to empathetic to terrifying multiple times so easily. Great performance by Winona Ryder. Great supporting performance by Sadie Frost.
Excellent makeup and costume design. It is atmospheric, sensual, erotic and romantic. Keanu Reeves is the weak link of the cast giving a bad performance Anthony Hopkins is underutilized except for great narration and is playing it melodramatic and the thick accent doesn't help.

A bit of a mess, which I'm attributing to the distinct gulf in acting class, with Oldman/Hopkins on one side, and Reaves/Ryder on the other.

In fact, I kinda wish this movie had just been about a wicked duel between Dracula and Van Helsing, and the rest of it was abandoned.

Mind you, a lot trashier than I remembered it being too, which of course is a plus.

This rating might go up maybe? 

Coppola went crazy on this one and took a lot of risks and it's pretty fkn cool. 

Edit: have noticed everyone hating on Keanu and calm down no one cares Keanu is the coolest and seeing him in movies is a treat

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Treads a fine line between absolutely ridiculous camp and being perfectly self-serious, and I loved it. Extremely fun time, and an enjoyable follow-up to playing Symphony of the Night.

If you don't already know the Dracula story, it is impossible to follow the plot. But, if you do know the story, it is also impossible to follow the plot.

Looked great though and there was some tasty filmmaking.

Dares to ask “what if old Hollywood Technicolor movies were horny as hell and as camp as a row of tents?”

A fabulous mess of a film that goes way over the top and keeps going.

This was a Big Deal in 1992 and got a ton of promotion, a huge budget and a high profile cast. Mike Mignola did a bunch of the promotional artwork.

Oh, Keanu. You were so young and still learning the craft. He took a lot of heat and yeah, it's bad. My eternal crush Winona Ryder looks fantastic in the incredible costumes but Gary Oldman overpowers nearly the entire cast. Anthony Hopkins is just going with it! Tom Waits is totally wasted as Renfield, what the heck.

Certainly nice to look at when it's not being ludicrous. All the effects are old school with extensive use of matte paintings, rear projection and miniatures.

Too long and poorly paced, beautiful but over the top. A great cast gives weird performances.

Film #297 of 2021.

Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins are the two reasons people remember this movie so fondly. They are both great actors at the top of their game. Oldman channels Lugosi just enough to pay respect while also bringing enough modern realism to play into the high drama that Coppola’s going for. It’s operatic and strange, campy and layered, and cheesy in a way that’s actually pretty hard to pull off. The excellent old age makeup also does him several favors.

Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing is perfect; only one of my favorite Anthony Hopkins performances. He turns Van Helsing into this horny, progressive, action hero which is a memorable take on the character. I’ve done a lot of research on 19th/early 20th century so occultism and I think Hopkins really brings the spiritualist-scientist fantasy to life. He’s just so watchable.

Watch this if you want to see how film acting can be good without necessarily being naturalistic.

very visually stunning and different take on the Dracula story.

Basically perfectly teeters the line between being unintentionally hilariously bad and then also just being an amazing movie with great special effects