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...........unless the 1931 Universal classic is being shown with the Philip Glass score!!!!!!!!!!! If so, I will be royally pissed and may switch to something else.
Which is a pity because, visually, especially for those who have not seen it, the original "Dracula" has such screen Romanticism.
The sets--the opening village, the carriage being driven by a bat, Dracula's castle, with its coffins, and the armadillo. The only vampire movie made ever, where the viewer will see one. This is all truly inventive.
And the costumes and hair. The Three Vampire Women trying to look Victorian, despite their Thirties hairstyles, and gossamer gowns. But my favorite by far is Frances Dade, as Lucy Westenra, with her flapper hair style and attitude. Dracula takes her for his own, and she becomes "The Bloofer Lady," who accosts young children, then takes them for a walk, and they remember no more, because she has drained some blood from them. There is a brief shot, and I hope they don't cut it, of the sound of a wailing child, and then Lucy emerges from behind a tree with a child, indicating what she has done. I have to wonder if 1931 was the first year of child harm on film, because there was this, the drowning of Maria in "Frankenstein," and Peter Lorre's predilections in Fritz Lang's "M." Who knows???????????????
I hope all this is shown. And don't forget Dwight Frye as Renfield, who steals the show!!!!!!!!!!!
But if I hear Philip Glass instead of "The Swan Lake Overture," at the start of the film, I may just tune out.
Do as you please, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How was it ?!!
How was Valentine’s Day 2026 for you & David?!!
SO happy you are no longer watching Fatal Attraction every year!!!
Victoria, Valentine's Day was a quiet one for David and I. We exchanged cards,
and had a nice meal out. And yes no more "Fatal Attraction!" As for "Dracula," well the acting and film artistry are timeless. But too much tampering with the music--the "Swan Lake" overture at the start was different from the one by Universal in 1931--I could tell by the scenes--and then in certain scenes stock film music was inserted which was incorporated, according to Svengoolie himself, onto the French DVD of the film. I am going to write to him, the next time they show this I want the non-music version. And they cut out the scene showing that Lucy is the "bloofer lady." They do not tamper with "Frankenstein," or other Universal classics. So why "Dracula?"
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