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BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« on: July 03, 2019, 06:26:42 PM »
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2019, 09:40:31 PM »
I get kind of scared when they say it's "inspired" by the novel, because goodness knows so many things claiming to be faithful fall quite wide of the mark. But I'm very interested in seeing this just for the casting of Count Dracula! Yum!
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2019, 12:25:58 AM »
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2019, 09:09:42 AM »
I don't want to get my hopes up for anything faithful to the book. I would say the closest adaptation is the BBC version with Louis Jourdan, even though I didn't find him quite the right choice for the role. That version followed the story line of the book very closely as well as depicting Dracula's evilness. British adaptations of classic works in the past 15 years (or more) that I've seen just don't want to stick with the original; they want to "improve" and reinterpret for today's audiences, who apparently can't relate to anything not from their own generation.
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2019, 04:22:54 PM »
Time will tell...
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2019, 01:27:18 AM »
There seems to be a rule that every 10 to 20 years, the BBC has to film DRACULA again. This version seems to owe a lot to F. Coppola, Ken Russell, and Guillermo del Toro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9TjMNqPEo

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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2019, 01:05:12 AM »
I doubt if anything will ever top the classic Louis Jordan version.  Even my mom, who hated that "spooky stuff," was riveted to the TV screen when it was aired on PBS.

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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2019, 06:02:55 AM »
New BBC Dracula trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fokdvaYR220

This is really not my idea of fun, but I know some of you will love it. The actor cast as the Count is best known in the UK for a performance in a comedy series.

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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2019, 03:13:57 PM »
It definitely looks like it is taking quite a few liberties with the original text. On the other hand, I find it to be quite intriguing.
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2019, 03:14:33 PM »
Thanks G. One snippet reminded me very much of C Lee.
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2019, 08:33:32 PM »
What is it with all the nuns?  What do they do?  Pull out all the rulers and rap him on the knuckles?  Make him stay up after sunrise and clean the blackboards and erasers? 

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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2019, 11:54:21 PM »
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2019, 11:58:23 PM »
Quote from: Gerard on December 14, 2019, 08:33:32 PM
What is it with all the nuns?

Nun scenes are kinky in all vampire movies.  [santa_wink]  Women married to God et al. becoming Dracula victims!  [santa_evil]
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Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2019, 09:59:31 PM »
New on Netflix in January 2020

"Among Netflix’s new offerings this month, … the small screen’s latest stab at Bram Stoker’s Dracula (from the creators of Sherlock and starring The Affair‘s Claes Bang)…"

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4
Dracula series premiere (Netflix Original)
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