Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) is Great! - Talking About Tapes

[@HackTheMovies]

We now have a commentary track for this film over on our patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/bram-stokers-87961755

[@happinesstan]

I think the whole creation of Dracula scene is great. It is drinking human blood that turns him into a vampire, his wife's death simply gives him the motivation to do so. We see, in advance, what a monster he already was, thn his wife's suicide just breaks the camel's back.

[@hollieliles1601]

MUMMY COP FUCKS

[@patrickcharles6983]

Bram Stoker's Dracula is my favorite version. Gary Oldman can portray any role he wants( Sid Vicious, Dracula, Commissioner Gordon, a Dwarf, ect.).

[@robk.6591]

Same here. I watched it again a few days ago and it was still as great as I remembered it.

[@patrickcharles6983]

@@robk.6591 I always rewatch Bram Stoker's Dracula this time of the year, it still holds up. Plus hearing about how it uses old school effects methods instead of CGI makes me look at the film with both respect and admiration.

[@RichterPhallos]

I love that beginning scene where he flips out on the clergy while wearing that badass armor. This movie is so good.

[@patrickcharles6983]

@@RichterPhallos that armor and scene both rock! The Brides of Dracula were pretty cool in this film too.

[@jonnyquezt1651]

DREXL. NEVER FORGET DREXL. It must not be white boy day.

[@wstine79]

Dracula: "You will be my bride until the end of time." Mina: "That would most good, Dracula. Most good."

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Tony Paluso's Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Italian Edition. *Dracula gets staked* Ohhhh Ohhhh I'm sleepin here, I'm sleepin here!

[@robk.6591]

One of the producers is Fred Fuchs, founder of the one and only Fucholand.

[@dewinter1411]

Fred Fuchs? Fred Fuchs!! Awwwww Fred Fuchs!

[@Beavis-ej3ny]

Oh yeah, i forgot about Fred Fuchs

[@jpstudios-11]

Good ol’ Fred Fuchs!

[@jmak1986]

This film has the greatest evil laugh in any film I’ve seen. Dracula’s laugh at the end of the scene with the brides of Dracula is bone chilling and super over the top at the same time.

[@timothycreech7977]

Renfield (31) would beg to differ.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

I think street fighters laugh is slightly better

[@kevinr.3542]

Renfields laugh from the 1931 version is absolutely nuts. I'm glad to see it mentioned here. Dracs laugh in this version is pretty messed up too though. It was in some of the previews.

[@kingkold]

It's a toss up for me , this and Darkness from Legend .

[@jlogan2228]

Dracula's laugh is just pure evil giddiness. It's chilling bc it's note the typical dramatic chuckle or cackle. It's just pure sinister

[@Hypno_BPM]

imagine how amazing practical effects would’ve looked these days if Hollywood kept using them.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Especially how insane some make-up artists are. 😱

[@robk.6591]

2:30 I just noticed for the first time the parody of the shadow effect from the movie.

[@wstine79]

This is my second favorite Dracula adaptation after the 1979 version with Frank Langella. Costumes, Make Up FX, and In Camera Effects were top notch.

[@timothycreech7977]

The 79 film is super underrated. Love the opening. The tone and atmosphere is great and Laurence Olivier is Van Helsing.

[@dizzyparkermusic]

Random fact I know: the painting they modeled is a self protrait of Albrecht Durër who absolutely loved painting himself for some reason. Also the guy behind the famous praying hands. I had to do a report on him in 7th grade 😆

[@army103]

I never considered the similarities between Dracula and Peter Pan before. They're both immortal, they have detachable shadows, they can fly, they steal people away in the night, Dracula's brides are basically 3 Tinkerbells...I'm just saying I've never seen them both in the same place at the same time.

[@DreamcastAesthetic]

Another Drac review let's go!! Hype for this one Tony! and It's great to see the return of Joe to the pod, dressed as svengoolie too, what a treat!

[@MusicVersa]

Joe's Keanu is spot-on.

[@mmaneage86]

RIP Quincy: May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.

[@Ben_Hammerclaw]

I've always wondered what Tobias Funke would sound like if he dressed like Dracula and tried doing an impression of Keanu Reeves. Now I know

[@DAVO360]

Hack the Movies is one of the only things that makes work tolerable

[@ernestjamesmusic995]

Vampire's Kiss will always be the greatest Vampire movie a Coppola ever made...

[@quarter_cab]

A! B! C! D!

[@ernestjamesmusic995]

@@quarter_cab am I getting though to you?!?

[@Judgeholden95]

It’s a horrible horrible job but you have to do it. You have to or I’ll fire you. Do you understand.

[@CastlesForEyes]

I love witnessing Bran Stoker's Dracula getting some love. It's my favourite Dracula movie, and possibly my favourite vampire movie. A beautiful movie, with a phenomenal score.

[@kingkold]

Seeing this review opened up old memories for this film as a kid. I been revisiting quite a bit lately.

[@AgentZombieMan]

I miss Newt already. I bet he would have had some kind of crazy anecdote about being attacked by a cat when he was running a showing of this at his old movie theater or something

[@harleyjackson3708]

I kinda think that's him in the mask...

[@ackbarfan5556]

Yeah, I do too. Still he wanted to move away for personal health reasons and that's something we should all respect.

[@imperator4973]

He was sacked due to that script incident. For all i know he was the one who deleted my Splatterhouse comment. He sucks.

[@JazziG59]

I wish Newt was in this video.

[@bad-people6510]

Primitive music boxes existed in the time of Vlad III, and musical combs were a thing a hundred years before the time Dracula is set.

[@willlabuffalo6679]

This review was top 3 from you guys and that other dude wasn’t obnoxious at all he was great actually♥️

[@MovieDumpster]

Glad you liked the episode!

[@RaDicAL808]

This movie kicks ass! I wanted to be Dracula so bad because of this movie, I wanted to turn into a wolf or mist or a bat. I thought that was so cool.

[@chuddlefunk3352]

This and the Frankenstein review are a stout one-two punch

[@HackTheMovies]

Make sure to check out the review of the frankenstein workprint I did recently.

[@elimgarak4667]

Joe is f**kin'' hilarious. Him and Newt are my faves, with Jessica and Tony coming in the slots after that. I loved this review, I liked RLM's dive into this flick. But I think I actually enjoyed this a bit better. You go more in depth and walk us through(with some great banter sprinkled in between). Also you and Joe seem to have a great rapport! Keep em' comin'! PEEYA!!!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This may not be the definitive review of the movie but it's sure is fun to see Tony and Joe having good times in this video

[@ElephantFilmWerks]

Don't you guys find it sorta hypocritical that Vlad tells Renfield that Mina has to fall in love with him of free will, then proceeds to tame a wolf and be an independently wealthy prince with stunner shades on?

[@tims7139]

I've watched this review like 3 times now you guys nailed this one. Super funny super good!

[@kimrice394]

2:00 I was like, “Why is Beavis(Dracula) dressed like that?” 😂

[@m.hreels9822]

I am a new subscriber! I absolutely loved this and the costume was magnificent! I actually sat down and watched this entire thing! bravo for making it so detailed and amazing! You make great conversation pieces with movies & I loved how detailed you got, breaking it down scene by scene. Thank you for giving me something to watch. I really enjoyed it! 😎👍🎥

[@crush41gb]

Bill Campbell plays Cliff Secord/The Rocketeer.

[@lingcod91]

Here is the primary reason this is the best Dracula movie ever made: It explains how he came back from the dead and shows why: his love of Elizabeth'a. [He's not just some snarling blood thirsty monster, but a tragic character forced to exist without his love.] The movie is great to look at, to listen to, to appreciate all the cast members and awe to Oldman's various portrials of the Count's power and compassion.

[@AlexanderNash]

It doesn't explain HOW at all it just shows the reason and then it's just some handwaving about "blood is the life". I still really like the movie though.

[@lingcod91]

@@AlexanderNash True, it doesn't give a receipt formula of the procedure of coming back from death, because that part belong to the supernatural. Every aspect about him is supernatural (a fantasy, fiction, not real). Like the story about Jesus. No explanation or evidence for him but many just accept it to true. [[Do any other Vampire stories even attempt a reason for HOW it came to be ?]] Nitpicker

[@RichterPhallos]

Van Helsing was a doctor in the early 1900's, and therefor had access to medical grade cocaine and opium. Makes this performance make TOTAL sense.

[@durkeldwakanda1778]

Should have joe from movie dumpster on more often. I'm glad he came.back and movie dumpster needs to get some cameras

[@MovieDumpster]

Glad you enjoyed the episode! We will be switching to video in 2022!

[@PowerOnFun]

I loved Bram Stoker's Dracula. I remember seeing in the movie theater and thinking it was unlike anything I've ever seen. The BBC Dracula is faithful to the book, but expansive on the Dracula legend, and exceptional as well.

[@deakon8186]

Now that was a review. Loved all the behind the scene movie magic stuff.

[@jakeruhl2499]

Bram Stoker's Dracula and Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak are my favorite movies! I'm so in love with a sweeping and spooky gothic romance melodrama! The most beautiful films I've seen!

[@mmickle6191]

Watched this movie 4 years ago and thought it sucked. You guys have convinced me to watch it again with new eyeballs.

[@Shogun8888]

Spider-Man crawls on the wall no problem. Dracula does it and everyone loses their minds.

[@nomadscorpio]

I had a feeling this one was coming soon. Looking forward to it! ❤️👍

[@kingkold]

@43:00 love those Keanu impressions

[@governorboltz]

I was all about this movie throughout high school and the soundtrack too.

[@professorvoltron]

Dude, my grandma and grandpa were from Transylvania. Gary Oldman did the accent perfectly.

[@CristianGeelen]

Those two have chemistry together! Nice. :)

[@DirtBoyTrilla]

I had Gym with Tony and Math with Joe.

[@talariswatts-el9196]

Great conversation. I love this movie. The Keanu Reeves impersonation was too good.

[@biguy617]

I did a Dracula play when I was in college back in the late 90s. I played Reinfeldt. It was fun. .

[@jdaywork2693]

13:27 Bram Stoker took notes for the book lol. They're kept in The Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia!

[@MrLiquoredmind]

After I saw Dracula, I’ve read the rest of the title as Talking About Tepes :)

[@ithiusdomino]

Your manscaped ad was missing the quality that is Newt totally not taking it seriously and shitting all over the product that was being advertised. RIP Newt.

[@wretchardkimball9049]

You have to do Branagh's Frankenstein now.

[@HackTheMovies]

THURSDAY

[@wretchardkimball9049]

@@HackTheMovies and I assume alien 3 will come on the 30th anniversary hmmm

[@Tuvok_Shakur]

@@wretchardkimball9049 30th anniversary of deez nuts

[@LegacyFable]

Lol I would love a spoof dracula film about Dracula's daily life being nagged by his 3 wives

[@bad-people6510]

"What's a Transylvanian name for Jessica?" ...Jessica. Wallachians had a mix of weird, and extremely normal names. For example Vlad III's cousins included Vladislav, Basarab... and Dan.

[@loganthelaymancritic3250]

I'm with you on this one, Tony. Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of my favorite films as well.

[@henriklarsson6870]

Hyped for the next video!

[@kurtfranklin2680]

“I’m going to to be hat to jango fett. Mace windu loved him.”🤣

[@spideyfan1990]

Every single time, it sounds like Tony is saying “Doctor Cword”

[@jonathontrejo5427]

My brain has been calling Seward Dr c*nt in an indignant Irish accent since the premiere.

[@big66687]

I love Hack the Movie Dumpster keep up the awesome work

[@Bill_198]

Joe's Keanu impressions are great!

[@SynthAddict]

hey guys, love the review - Joe was a great inclusion (he has a cool channel too) - loved Joe's Keanu impersonation and costume - the gravy and absinthe chat was fun too absinthe is a weird mix of herbs and such which account for the licorice flavor he mentioned (fennel and/or anise) - Thujone is not a big psychedelic deal, but can be used as an antiviral (treating skin warts, parasites, and such) - since it blocks GABA receptors (neurotransmitters), it makes it a neurotoxin (side effects include vomiting and seizures) - it's named after the cypress Genus Thuja and the compound is found in many other plants

[@harleyjackson3708]

Not sure how worthwhile ANY medicine is that comes with seizures, really.

[@SynthAddict]

@@harleyjackson3708 correct - I've never tried it, but as with most drugs/compounds YMMV :-)

[@ackbarfan5556]

1:39:12 “I’m like Batman. Who’s Batman? He’ll be made in like 30, 40 years.” “We’re gonna be encountering one in about 30 minutes!” XD

[@tomurashigaraklilbeanboi]

I saw this with my dad at home and I loved it!

[@ZachHval]

The film "One From The Heart" with Tom Waits is the film that sunk American Zoetrope Coppola's production company.

[@ryandelpo764]

Love how this at no point went off the rails… the 2 person format works so much better for Tony.

[@Fercur69]

I just realized that Newt isn't on the crew.. WTF!!??

[@HackTheMovies]

see our community post about it.

[@JessHull]

@@HackTheMovies I can't find the community post what happened?

[@ericfitch9181]

@@JessHull He posted a comment about having to leave the channel for personal reasons to get better

[@JessHull]

@@garymangan2761 what do you mean?

[@ericfitch9181]

@@JessHull he’s trolling you, the comment was posted this past weekend.

[@DEEAD666]

Dresses like Dracula, looks like Lennon.

[@4Everlast]

This film is an eclectic collection of artistic, crazy ideas, proper spectacle.

[@TheSackblabbath]

Best episode so far. Thanks guys!

[@marcschoenbach2397]

This episode was great!!!

[@jlizzle8656]

Great episode 👏

[@wstine79]

Tony and Joe need to hurry and help Justin Helsing free the Hack the Movies store. It's been taken over by Count Newt-cula and his Vampire Brides Crystal, Trisha, and Johanna.

[@ackbarfan5556]

Funny, but we can't use Newt sadly. Don't know if you saw that post but Newt's not on the show anymore due to physical and mental health issues. Sad, but his life comes first than the show.

[@futuramayeah]

the laugh of the Mad Hatter in the latest episode of Batwoman ranks pretty high in creepy/freakyness next to Dracula's laugh in this movie

[@kingkold]

This video makes me happy . Thanks guys

[@orinoco500]

Best review so far.

[@MrJessiesammakia]

Why wasn't newt in the ad for manscape in this episode

[@Dino83]

Dracula Joe is a poster I need

[@kevinthecollector818]

finally finshed this movie last year after years of watching it so many times

[@dr.decker3623]

Dracul means dragon,.. Vlad was the son of a Dracul, when you are the son of a dragon you get an A at the end,.. therefore, his name is Vlad Teppes Dracula. Dracula is a birthright title. (this is IRL, not in fiction)

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

That Dracula Video sign hurt my heart

[@codyt821]

Ive always said that everything that happens before Peter goes to Neverland in Hook is fantastic, but once he's there the film falls apart. The first quarter of the film has this mysterious, haunting quality and Spielberg did it wonderfully. Like when Peter steps back into the nursery again for the first time and sees the Hook painting on the wall, and the music is swelling. Brilliant. But everything in Neverland is just kind of stupid.

[@Zacman1123]

Man this Hack the Movies/Cinemassacre crossover looks great.

[@HackTheMovies]

?

[@Zacman1123]

@@HackTheMovies I'm joking cause that's the table from the Cinemasscare podcast.

[@kubrickenigma7977]

Shoutout to the LaserDisc behind the top hat!

[@CAHENRIKSEN]

Never before has 2 hour a felt this long for me.

[@gotd4m]

In the book renfield invites him in. Days before he turns Meena. Knife is a kukri.

[@yoabnay]

As a kid i loved this movie and to this day is my favorite dracula movie

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

_Bram Stoker's Dracula_ is a tantalising aesthetic experience, with gorgeous visuals, lavish production design and a sumptuous score, but suffers from the wooden acting of the supporting cast and a poorly adapted screenplay. Oldman's performance as the titular antagonist is brilliant, but it's not enough to carry the entire picture, which is tonally inconsistent almost from the beginning, jumping from scene to scene with little to no character continuity. Seemingly random lines of dialogue are recited and never addressed, and the transitions between each act occur in such a disjointed manner that the viewer can't help but wonder if the editor was drunk. I have no idea whether these inconsistencies are the result of intentional creative choices or sloppy screenwriting. It has a great deal of charm, though, with its reliance on old school practical effects, optical illusions, and all manner of camera trickery. Hopkins gives the only performance of his career that feels lacklustre, and the casting of Reeves and Ryder, who were included in order to appeal to the Generation X demographic, was definitely a mistake. Tom Waits turns in a performance so bizarre that not even his character being a raving lunatic can account for it.

[@headshot217]

Without a doubt my favourite manscapped advert yet im gonna go buy a hundered

[@streetlightoutsidemywindow984]

Hack the Movies & Movie Dumpster have joined forces once again. Joe went all out with this one. Great episode guys! 🎃🧛‍♂️

[@harleyjackson3708]

So, with Keanu's voice here, maybe this is why you don't back-to-back a Bill and Ted movie with a high-art novel adaptation. By the way, they do something in Bill and Ted Face the Music where they visit their future selves and they're pretending to be rich in Dave Grohl's house, and Keanu is DOING THE HARKER VOICE ON PURPOSE!

[@Jerry4050]

Joe looks like Frank Zappa of all people

[@spideylover4105]

We will always miss you Newt!

[@pvthitch]

The Dan Curtis Dracula, with Jack Palance is best.

[@talariswatts-el9196]

Great discussion. I love Bram Stoker's Dracula, it's to me the best Dracula movie ever made.

[@KarosuMaker]

I love this version of Van Helsing, it reminds me to Dr. Loomis from Halloween.

[@futuramayeah]

there could have been a methane deposit and somebody lit it on fire once and it never went out, but you could only see it at night, fracking in pennsylvania goes after that gas, but wrecks the entire environment just to dig for it, and all is left is a burning crater where normal land used to be

[@jonathontrejo5427]

The big old knife is a Kukri, a 7th Century axe-knife similar to the Roman Falcata axe-sword. The Kukri is associated with Gurkhas, the Nepali speaking people of India and Nepal with the Kukri being the national weapon of Nepal as well as a favored martial weapon in armed conflicts from the Middle East to East Asia to date. Went full Paramedic 😳

[@gotd4m]

I hope they mention the error when the doctor grabs the wrong side of his neck when Renfield attacks him.

[@garb7477]

Is Joe a voice over actor on the side?

[@rikardandersson5582]

Thought you had invited Wierd Al Yankovic at first judging by the humbnail

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

No movie is better than Master of Disguise - that is the best movie ever made.

[@NerdDemaisPraSerMaromba]

Great show, but I miss Newt...😢