I was gonna just add them all in, but then I was like: is that too many images? Maybe I should remove some and keep it at 12? But which should I remove? I was paralyzed by fear and horror, and felt a mist rising around me, and in the distance a wolf howled. So I decided to leave it as a topic of discussion: WHICH SHOULD I ADD/REMOVE, IF ANY?
This was inspired by discussion during the recent meme full of vampire pics, when @railcar@midwest.social mentioned a bunch of Draculas at once.
Wytch - 11hr
If we're not counting Orlok as Dracula for technical reasons, I'm going with Gary Oldman. I have to give him high marks for performance, and for representation in the script. Hair and makeup, costume, direction... Oldman is what I think of when I hear "Dracula."
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Sergio - 9hr
Props to Oldman bc he helped design the character:
Because Dracula's scenes did not start filming until very late into the production, Oldman had plenty of downtime to come up with additional ideas for his character. According to Coppola, "He'd [Oldman] get together with the makeup designer Greg Cannom and, before I knew it, we were going to have not just one monster but five monsters in the film."
The grey suit and glasses outfit was an inspired choice.
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synae[he/him] - 10hr
Lee, Langella, or Lugosi for me.
Oldman was great but the movie around him barely needed tweaks to become the parody that is Nielsen's version.
Most of these flicks are so bad*, or so far removed from their source material, that it's hard to even see them on the same list as the others
* I mean, I enjoy them on their own, but this is quite far from a level playing field. Tbh, reading the first two rows after the title I thought this was a joke post
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Sergio - 8hr
ya, when I was making this I realized:
I hadn't seen most of these movies
I had no interest in seeing most of these movies
the only one I really enjoyed, had seen multiple times, and wanted to see again was "Van Helsing", and that was kindofa jokey/parody movie anyway
On the other hand.... Gerard Butler! Rutger Hauer! Nicolas Cage! (oops I spelled his name wrong up there) Those are some first-tier actors there. And it's kinda fun to see how widely the movies vary.
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usernamefactory @lemmy.ca - 2hr
I'd definitely recommend checking out Renfield. Cage and Hoult are both perfect in it, it's a shame it didn't do better..
I think I'll stick to making memes tho. You interested in doing it? Anyone else?
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ChicoSuave @lemmy.world - 8hr
Frank Langella's Dracula is super underrated. The Coppola version felt like a camp retelling by comparison.
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usernamefactory @lemmy.ca - 2hr
Feedback on your selection:
I'd drop the Draculas from Dracula III and Blade III. Neither of those are exactly beloved films. Then you have room to slip in the new 2025 Dracula and Van Helsing's without expanding to 15.
If you do want a few options to expand, I'd suggest: Claes Bang (BBC/Netflix 2020), Duncan Regehr (Monster Squad), and Keith-Lee Castle (Young Dracula). They're all a bit more on the silly side and none would necessarily be my choice, but I feel like they might be someone's - especially if they grew up watching the latter two.
Also, regarding your choice to disinclude Nosferatu -- the 1979 Nosferatu used the traditional Stoker names, including "Count Dracula", so if your only objection is the name that remake should qualify. And it's an absolutely beautiful film, definitely worth a watch (if unethical behind the scenes behaviour ruins films for you, though, I'd stay away from reading up on it...)
My own choice:
Joining the ranks of Gary Oldman lovers -- although if it matched your criteria, Skarsgard would come out on top.
Sergio in vampires @lemmy.zip
who is the best Dracula? [NEED YOUR INPUT]
https://media.piefed.social/posts/Ab/x3/Abx32HTtfD4aZ1a.jpgI was finishing up this image/meme when I suddenly remembered a bunch of other Draculas that could be there:
https://media.piefed.social/posts/BT/tC/BTtC1rDLmvoSVv9.jpg
I was gonna just add them all in, but then I was like: is that too many images? Maybe I should remove some and keep it at 12? But which should I remove? I was paralyzed by fear and horror, and felt a mist rising around me, and in the distance a wolf howled. So I decided to leave it as a topic of discussion: WHICH SHOULD I ADD/REMOVE, IF ANY?
This was inspired by discussion during the recent meme full of vampire pics, when @railcar@midwest.social mentioned a bunch of Draculas at once.
If we're not counting Orlok as Dracula for technical reasons, I'm going with Gary Oldman. I have to give him high marks for performance, and for representation in the script. Hair and makeup, costume, direction... Oldman is what I think of when I hear "Dracula."
Props to Oldman bc he helped design the character:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker's_Dracula_(1992_film)
The grey suit and glasses outfit was an inspired choice.
Lee, Langella, or Lugosi for me.
Oldman was great but the movie around him barely needed tweaks to become the parody that is Nielsen's version.
Most of these flicks are so bad*, or so far removed from their source material, that it's hard to even see them on the same list as the others
* I mean, I enjoy them on their own, but this is quite far from a level playing field. Tbh, reading the first two rows after the title I thought this was a joke post
ya, when I was making this I realized:
On the other hand.... Gerard Butler! Rutger Hauer! Nicolas Cage! (oops I spelled his name wrong up there) Those are some first-tier actors there. And it's kinda fun to see how widely the movies vary.
I'd definitely recommend checking out Renfield. Cage and Hoult are both perfect in it, it's a shame it didn't do better..
https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Gary-Oldman-as-Dracula-in-Bram-Stokers-Dracula.jpg
I need a new set of glasses, that pair he's wearing looks like it'd work!
Oldman
If you have time, I think you should decide this with a Dracula bracket, similar to what's going on at c/superbowl
That's a great idea! We only need one more to get 16, so we just need to pick another from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_who_have_played_Dracula#Theatrical_films
I think I'll stick to making memes tho. You interested in doing it? Anyone else?
Frank Langella's Dracula is super underrated. The Coppola version felt like a camp retelling by comparison.
Feedback on your selection:
I'd drop the Draculas from Dracula III and Blade III. Neither of those are exactly beloved films. Then you have room to slip in the new 2025 Dracula and Van Helsing's without expanding to 15.
If you do want a few options to expand, I'd suggest: Claes Bang (BBC/Netflix 2020), Duncan Regehr (Monster Squad), and Keith-Lee Castle (Young Dracula). They're all a bit more on the silly side and none would necessarily be my choice, but I feel like they might be someone's - especially if they grew up watching the latter two.
Also, regarding your choice to disinclude Nosferatu -- the 1979 Nosferatu used the traditional Stoker names, including "Count Dracula", so if your only objection is the name that remake should qualify. And it's an absolutely beautiful film, definitely worth a watch (if unethical behind the scenes behaviour ruins films for you, though, I'd stay away from reading up on it...)
My own choice:
Joining the ranks of Gary Oldman lovers -- although if it matched your criteria, Skarsgard would come out on top.