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Post by forca84 on May 20, 2022 21:13:59 GMT
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Post by politicidal on May 20, 2022 22:26:58 GMT
Well this sounds interesting.
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Post by masterofallgoons on May 21, 2022 11:40:59 GMT
This has been a long gestating project that I'd more or less forgotten about. But I always liked the idea.
This was supposed to be made for like a decade by Neil Marshall with Viggo Mortensen in the lead. Somewhere along the way that version lost steam, presumably as Neil Marshall's films fell off and he became less desirable to studios... and/or he and Viggo were never really available at the same time, or whatever.
Anyway, I like the idea and maybe a different filmmaker and actor will be able to exploit this idea just as well or better.
But as much as I like Corey Hawkins, his casting does sort of change that character, or the approach. Maybe it's a little more stylized than I thought or maybe a little sillier. But casting a black actor to play a doctor in the late 1800s in England certainly makes it less than historically accurate.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 26, 2023 16:46:22 GMT
David Dastmalchian, who has been recently known for his appearances in Marvel’s Ant-Man franchise, recently discussed how the film would chill the blood of audiences. He told Collider: “André [Øvredal] is a student of and child of, grown up on the genre. Horror is his backbone and he is a true monster kid. He has this deep love and affinity for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, as do I. His knowledge of the book and his passion for the characters is so beautiful, and he’s got this really intense and unique vision and a way of telling stories that is so outside of the box. So anyone who’s familiar with his works like Trollhunter, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, you go, “Well, this guy never takes a little swing. He takes a big swing.” He took a huge swing with this film. I think it’s gonna scare the crap out of people, but it’s also gonna be one of those movie experiences that transports you to this other place.” movieweb.com/new-dracula-movie-scariest-adaptation-ever/ |
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 27, 2023 0:31:31 GMT
But casting a black actor to play a doctor in the late 1800s in England certainly makes it less than historically accurate. If it ends with him driving a stake into a pale-skinned fellow, I would say they are going far from the source novel too.
This made me think of "Blade on a ship" for some reason.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jun 8, 2023 16:43:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2023 0:44:11 GMT
Looks alright that 👍
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Post by jjamp48 on Jun 10, 2023 18:39:41 GMT
Kinda looking forward to this one.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 12, 2023 11:53:51 GMT
Trailer looks pretty good, but it falls victim to the annoying modern trailer clichés.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 16, 2024 2:40:54 GMT
I know this movie was largely ignored by audiences, and received tepidly by critics, but I thought it was quite strong for the most part. The Captain character was compelling and played by the perfect actor (who I wasn't really familiar with, but was great) and the rest of the cast was strong too, even if the characters were pretty ordinary.
But this movie has atmosphere and texture in spades. I don't know if the scenes in the streets of Romania or London are entirely convincing, but this ship feels like a palpable place, and these stormy nights and choppy waves add to the sense of foreboding beautifully.
And this movie does not pull punches on the horror front. It goes pretty hard and nobody is spared. This version of Dracula is a feral beast who is not the charming aristocrat of the rest of the story. He's a straight up monster, but still has the insidious evil approach to his preys. He's not just attacking them one by one, but turning some, turning other against each other, and attacking people at their greatest vulnerability. There's nothing romantic about this version of Dracula. He's evil, imposing, and frightening... even if he looks like CGI at times.
The script could have used a little more attention, or most likely a little less considering how long this has been in development. There's some character stuff that's a little under or over baked, in that some of it feels a little bit clichéd, but they do address Corey Hawkins being a black doctor in the latest 1800s in Europe and just how unusual that is. That detail doesn't really go anywhere, but it was nice that it got a mention.
But this movie is full of atmosphere, tone, and style, and André Øvredal deserves credit. It looks like it was tough to pull this thing off, but he did so admirably.
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