It’s not…but trust, your time would be better spent watching Bram Stoker’s Dracula…the 1 with Gary, Winona and Keanu
I'm a big fan of that one.
I recommend Renfield for that Dracula kick. It was so much better than I expected. And kinda wholesome in a super gross way
It is beautiful in some ways. And the cast? Some great actors, and Keanu. But...
A proper adaptation that really let's Mina shine as more than just "love interest" would actually be amazing
She hated Dracula, for what he did to Lucy ( turning her into a child-murdering monster) and to herself. She put her body and soul in danger to help hunt him down and destroy him. The men in the novel are in awe of her. Her agency in a 19th century novel is amazing for the time, and I sort of love her.
Did you make it through?
No, I'm a Keanu fan too....
I did.
Oh he was awful in it absolutely but I still love it. He was perfect for 12 year old me who still loved pretty boys but was getting into gothic stuffNo, I'm a Keanu fan too....
But...he was a horrible casting choice for it.
They should have found someone less Bill and Ted for it.
I mean, if we are going watch a Englishman get cucked by Dracula, lets make it Hugh Grant.
But Keanu tried!!
And I think he and Winona were actually somehow (but not really) married during the making of it.
Which is a funny bit of trivia.
Ok, fair.. so now I have to find a better actor.Oh he was awful in it absolutely but I still love it. He was perfect for 12 year old me who still loved pretty boys but was getting into gothic stuff
And Hugh Grant back then wouldn't have been a good Jonathan. He was still in his simpering fop era - see Sense and Sensibility a couple of years later
And yes I love their friendship!
Oh he's great! Christopher Eccleston was also young in that time and would have been good too I think
I just knew you liked a good Bean Flick
Fair, but still…Gary Oldman is fucking fantastic in everything he does.
I disliked Hugh in his sputtering heartthrob era (Sense and Sensibility was great mostly because of every single other actor in the ensemble, and Mickey Blue Eyes was actually funny, but the rest of his movies are pretty unwatchable for me), but am totally here for his new villain era!Oh he was awful in it absolutely but I still love it. He was perfect for 12 year old me who still loved pretty boys but was getting into gothic stuff
And Hugh Grant back then wouldn't have been a good Jonathan. He was still in his simpering fop era - see Sense and Sensibility a couple of years later
And yes I love their friendship!
Not as bad as Keanu doing Shakespeare. That was painful. I like him, but his acting has limitations.No, I'm a Keanu fan too....
But...he was a horrible casting choice for it.
They should have found someone less Bill and Ted for it.
I mean, if we are going watch a Englishman get cucked by Dracula, lets make it Hugh Grant.
But Keanu tried!!
And I think he and Winona were actually somehow (but not really) married during the making of it.
Which is a funny bit of trivia.
I really like Keanu in everything else he's been in. Just not this one.Fair, but still…Gary Oldman is fucking fantastic in everything he does.
Also, don’t love how some adaptations have Mina as a Scarlett-at-the-picnic flirtatious socialite with 3 suitors who coddle the fuck out of her, but meh
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I disliked Hugh in his sputtering heartthrob era (Sense and Sensibility was great mostly because of every single other actor in the ensemble, and Mickey Blue Eyes was actually funny, but the rest of his movies are pretty unwatchable for me), but am totally here for his new villain era!
In the book that was Lucy. BookMina was unshakable in her love for Jonathan.Fair, but still…Gary Oldman is fucking fantastic in everything he does.
Also, don’t love how some adaptations have Mina as a Scarlett-at-the-picnic flirtatious socialite with 3 suitors who coddle the fuck out of her, but meh
Ugh…yes, meant Lucy. That’s what I get for trying to put thoughts into words like 10 mins after waking up
