![]() ![]() If Lee doesn’t quite have the look yet, his performance is fierce, and Cushing is a delight as Van Helsing. Few adaptations capture the energy of Stoker’s race back to Castle Dracula like this one. In his first time out as Dracula, Lee looks a little too young and tan for the part.īut you wouldn’t know the film was so cheap to look at the genius work of Hammer’s art department. The lean script, dictated by a thin budget, is sometimes stiff. To call this an adaptation is generous most of the book’s plot is scrapped, its character names randomly assigned to new personalities. Rather than Dracula simply being a bloodthirsty vampire from the get-go (which works great for most versions), Dracula Untold uncovers the Count's time as a human being in mid-1400s Transylvania. Its significance to Dracula’s film legacy is greater than its quality. Horror of Dracula is a seminal picture in the horror genre: it was the first Dracula for Hammer, Lee, and Cushing, and the first adaptation of the novel in color. Still, there are flashes of fun and even brilliance here. The abrupt ending leaves a lot to be desired too. Too much of it is spent with Ferdinand in Paris, and he's boring without his father to bounce off. Unfortunately, neither element is in the picture enough. Some gorgeous, blue-tinted Gothic set dressing provide visual interest. All the movie’s big laughs come from his Dracula’s fussy displeasure with his son, the modern world, or general incompetence. Vampires have a long history in the Marvel Universe, with the in-universe creatures of the night predating famous names like Dracula and running all the way back to ancient. The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Vampires are a force to be reckoned with in the Marvel Universe - with a sinister origin rooted in the mystical Darkhold that predates even Dracula. The novel concerns the story of Count Dracula in England and is set before the events in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. It's a great premise for a parody, and Lee has the comic chops to pull it off. It is the second book in Tremayne's Dracula Lives trilogy. Father and son reunite in Paris only to end up at war when they both fall in love with the same girl. DRACULA RESURRECTION VAMPIRE WHO WANTS REVENGE ON DRACULA MOVIESeparated in transit, Dracula ends up in London, where he makes it big as a horror movie star playing a vampire. The multilingual Lee provides his own dialogue as a more cultured, paternal, slightly foppish Dracula who ends up evicted from his castle along with his meek son Ferdinand ( Barnard M énez). The French director Édouard Molinaro, noted for his comedies, decided to have a little fun with vampires and brought Lee in for Dracula and Son, his final turn as the count. ![]()
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