Dracula, Pages from a Virgin's Diary: Vampire Ballerinas!

[@chrismoney9101]

“Cucked by Dracula”, a Jonathan Harker story.

[@zakkizer2490]

not surprising they had incels back in Victorian times

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

"Mina is saved from being sexy" made me almost choke on my grape with laughter. And this film is actually on KZbin in full--everyone should watch it!

[@deathknight75]

"People just love doing Dracula. Over. And over. And over again." Phrasing.

[@kellybeck4579]

I think that was intentional.

[@katethegreat91]

“The big D”

[@curlycue1983]

Seriously, we're not bringing back phrasing?

[@billuraral1870]

I just can't understand how anyone who read the original book could ever regard Dracula as a "lover." He isn't Casanova who serenades and courts maidens. He assaults women, attacking them at night, and even in their homes, their safe spaces. Every encounter Lucy and Mina has with him has the same disturbing semptons: barely remberbering the incident, while being phsically, mentally and emetionally scarred and left feeling that something very wrong. How could anyone sees this as a romance?

[@Luanna801]

Yeah, it's interesting that he apparently went back to the book for inspiration, because I'd argue the whole "Dracula as the perfect lover" thing comes much more from adaptations than anything that was in the original novel. He's not even described as good-looking or physically appealing, the way other classic vampire characters like Carmilla are, and neither Mina nor Lucy seems empowered or happy as a result of what he does to them (quite the opposite). Furthermore, while the book's heroes are definitely subject to the prejudices of their time, I'd argue book!Dracula is leaps and bounds more sexist than any of them. He takes pleasure in violating women and exerting power over them, he sneers at Mina thinking she can "play your brains against mine" (joke's on you, bucko), and the existing relationship he has with women seem to consist of a harem of lackeys he completely dominates. "Perfect lover" how, exactly?

[@billuraral1870]

@@Luanna801 I have a feeling that the director just pretended to read the book and skimmed some of the old movies instead, or he has a twisted sense of romance and should kept under watch. By the way, great analysis!

[@princesstamika]

which book? Bram Stoker or? a possible answer: historically things we'd consider to be rape and/or assault were considered part of courting or at the very least "not a problem and totally normal". Like Rudolph Valentino in The Sheikh. He raped her but their romance is a great romance.

[@lauren-ko7mr]

@Billur Aral yeah the idea is that the director is critiquing bram stoker's villainization of "the foreigner." people who read the book don't think dracula's the perfect lover, they think bram stoker is antisemitic. this adaptation specifically subverts that by making dracula the "perfect lover" and making the jealous, xenophobic white men the villains.

[@dusk78]

YES! Someone who gets it. Vampires are monsters. Creatures of horror who are to be reviled and feared. Their allure isn't because they long for a connection and to be loved. It's a tool draw in their victims.

[@wstine79]

A Dracula ballet. Now, I've seen everything. And, love the Lacey outfit.

[@JustAPrayer]

I admit, as someone who hates how people romanticize Dracula cause he's a creepy villain, I really like the way this movie does it. It's very unique and is actually trying to say something that most versions who romanticize his character don't. Old stories really did have a uncomfortable 'fear the foreigner' mentality too them, because of the time period they came out in. Even King Kong and Creature Of The Black Lagoon are metaphors for the foreign guy stealing your woman. Speaking of which , I hope you know about the vampire book that got published A WEEK BEFORE Dracula, Blood Of The Vampyre by Florence Marryatt. It is also about a foreigner who's possibly a vampire. It's a really interesting read, especially in how it makes you wonder how much of it influenced Dracula.

[@AnimeNPC.]

Everyone always forgets Dracula's magnificent mustache.

[@AutobotChick25]

While the clips make me unsure if I could actually watch the film, the idea of Maddin using his own negative identification with the men to form the foundation of a new and unique critique is really interesting.

[@Rocketboy1313]

I am sure Dracula was trying to get "The Big D" going as a nickname for a really long time.

[@Demolitiondude]

Rusty shackleford!

[@legogirl8]

What an interesting take on the Dracula story! Not that Dracula has never before been a symbol for sexual awakening, a thing I have mixed feelings about since he's basically a rapist in the original book. But Guy Maddin sure did find a great way to use that symbolism by making Dracula more of a symbol. He is Mina's and Lucy's sexual desire. I hope I made my point clear here. I don't know how to write this xD

[@grifonecoronato]

Yeah, I agree, it's an interesting take. It's like Maddin is framing Arthur, Quincy and Dr. Seward as Nice Guys™ who feel entitled to Lucy, and then getting murderously angry when Lucy chooses the "asshole" foreigner. The execution of this movie might have been... off... but I would pay money to see a proper retelling of Dracula in this way, playing on themes of male entitlement, xenophobia, and sexual desire.

[@GothMusicLatinAmerica]

I remember seeing this back when I was in middle school with my (then high school-aged) sister and her friend, both ballet dancers at the time and my sister's friend was also a huge art film buff. I mostly remember the "manly temptation" line that Dracula "says" (I mean, it was written out on the screen, but you know what I mean) to Jonathan because it then became an inside joke between us for years to come.

[@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396]

This is one of my favorite movies. So glad you actually liked it. I expect Guy Maddin to be an acquired taste. I watch it every Halloween and Walpurgis Night!

[@MiscastEntertainment]

There are some seriously bizarre Dracula movies out there, which are always amazing to watch! This one in particular is like straight up insane. I really never quite get ballet, but I'd still like to give this a sit down. I like the selective color use and old school fine artish feel, but man is it strange lol. Another wonderful review, excellent delivery!😊

[@kriitikko]

Since there are so many Dracula versions to choose from have you thought of doing a list of some sort? Like the ten Dracula depictions you find most interesting or essential or iconic or whatever? Anyway, loving these reviews.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

kriitikko That would be AWESOME! I'd love for Maven to do a list of Top Ten Dracula Depictions, because then I'd finally be able to compare it to MY list of Top Ten Dracula Depictions.

[@Tuikkal]

So when's Castlevania? :)

[@Vaati1992]

I was just about to suggest a look at season two, considering the Vampire Review of season one is almost 1 1/2 years old by now.

[@adamwatson2914]

Yeah! Hope she liked it XD

[@MiscastEntertainment]

Yessss! Season 2!🤘

[@InnyV]

I can't bloody believe I haven't heard of that movie before. Thank you so much for this review.

[@KaiExp001]

I'm from Winnipeg and this is basically the 70% of filmmakers being artsy

[@starbird3939]

Dracula sound like a wonderful idea. Dracula has a sense of elegance and class, which translate well with a dance style that evokes grace. The only other dance I could associate with Dracula is maybe the tango

[@BuddyL]

Another great video, Elisa. I haven't seen this film, but the "most inept dance film ever" comment reminds me of similar reviews for Coppola's 'Finian's Rainbow'. Still, the idea of Stoker's novel as a metaphor for White male sexual insecurity intrigues me.👿 02:40: "Condescending much?" Yeah, as someone who does theatre🎭 most of the year, it constantly pisses me off that most people only think of it in one of two ways: schools plays or Broadway musicals. I love both of those, but to think THAT'S all that theatre is - to say nothing of people who don't consider it "real acting" - never ceases to piss me off. I'm usually all for cinema changing when adapting theatre, as they're too different mediums. Still, I wonder if the producer would have hired Maddin were she given a second chance. I'm also torn about a dance film that downplays the dance - like a martial arts🥋 film that's just quick cuts that prevent you from appreciating the choreo. I guess I'll have a solid feeling once I see the film. As for future Dracula reviews, a part of me would kind LOVE for you to look at the Andre 3000-Kelis song "Dracula's Wedding"🎶, but KZbin Content would probably butcher it. How about - yes, I'm serious here - 'Blacula' and its sequel?

[@JimCullen]

I can’t act for shit, but I definitely have an appreciation of those who do, and of theatre in general. By far the best adaptation of Stoker’s novel that I’ve seen was a stage play version I saw a year or two ago. And of all the pieces of literature I studied in literature classes, by far my favourite was not a novel or poem, but a play. Sadly I’ve never been able to see Dorfman’s _Death and the Maiden_ performed live.

[@leadingblind1629]

You clearly had such a blast. I am so happy for all of us.

I literally love Guy Maddin for every reason on your checklist.

[@RRyleM]

It was such a strange coincidence that I was looking at Guy Maddin films when I saw your video in my feed. I'm a Winnipeger myself and it sucks (pun totally intended) that I missed the production of Dracula they were doing because I was away in another province at the time. Also I considered Neil Young more of Winnipeg's treasure. Or Len Cariou (AKA the first Sweeney Todd).

[@RedJax69]

I bought this a couple of months ago after you referenced it in your Lucy video and seeing it in an episode of "Brows Held High". Watched it with a friend and we super enjoyed it. As for the next version of Dracula to cover, I love the 1979 Dracula with Frank Langella. His darting eyes!

[@a.gunter2893]

I remember being 16 and attending a ballet called Dracula, but I wonder if they were the same? In the version I saw, Renfield had a solo and one of the brides flew through the air. And Dracula had a cape that, when spread, looked like bat wings. The audience loved it, 5 ovations. Also, Maven, have you seen Takarazuka and their version of Dracula?

[@sabrinagranger5468]

White lace is definitely your look 😍😍😍 Ok, now to actually watch the video.

[@NorthStar8211]

I must admit, I personally grow tired of modern day interpetations of Dracula (or vampires in general) as anti-establishment figures supposedly helping women overcome societal constraints and freeing them from the bonds of patriarchy, the shackles of religious oppression and the conservatism of Victorian society and their boring traditional family values as well as helping them achieve self awareness through sexual liberation. Now, being female myself, I can understand the attraction to the dark side and to Dracula as a character; my mother has the fondest memories from her days as a school girl going to the cinema to watch Christopher Lee as Dracula, whom all girls were crazy about because of this role and I like him too. Being a Hellsing fan myself, I also like that anime incarnation of the character as well as other live action versions (Gary Oldman is still my favourite). After all, one famous Shakespearean quote is that the prince of darkness is a gentleman and most of us ladies love a gentleman, right? But let's be honest: we like dracula because dark, evil villains have a sex appeal. In Dracula’s case it is the same as being drawn to any handsome sadist because of a secret desire to be submissive to a powerful master and be controlled and dominated physically and mentally at all times or in the very least, subconsciously desiring male authority as a turn on. What is certain here is that Dracula is no gentleman. As it has been pointed out in another comment below, Dracula breaks into the homes of innocent girls and not only does he probably rape them but he also feeds on them by sucking their blood and then drags them to eternal damnation with him even though they never actually asked for it. When they open their doors or windows to him, they do not do it voluntarily but rather beause they are under his hypnotic spell. People can say whatever they want about those prudish Victorian husbands: that they wanted their wives to be at home and raise the kids and look after the household, that they influenced their wives's opinions and way of thinking, that they would not let them enter higher education, that they avoided intimate physical activity with them while visiting brothels at night, that some of them would beat their wives or abuse them in other ways BUT they most certainly did not hypnotise their wives into being their eternal slaves, they did not drink their blood, they would be hanged if they caused their deaths and they most certainly did not drag them to hell with them to keep them company forever after they died and make them suffer eternally from thirst for blood on top of all. And wouldn't the idea of being stalked by an ancient male that proceeds to have full magical control on a woman and keeping her submissive while he violates her sound like any feminist's nightmare? Somehow, it is even more scary than marriage to a boring, Victorian chauvinist. Poor Edward and Bella from Twilight get so much (Edward for being a old man stalking a teenager and Bella for being too passive) yet all of Edward's stalking activity is nothing compared to Dracula's action and how is Bella different to Lucy or Mina is they truly desired to join the dark side in order to achieve self awareness and become mature women (which they didn't)? I was also somewhat perplexed regarding that reference to Dracula supposedly being attracted to Mina because of her intellect, progressiveness and interest in technology. First of all, didn’t Mina’s first face to face encounter with Dracula was when he broke into her bedroom and blackmailed her with a scarpia ultimatum to stay quiet while he drinks her blood or watch while he kills her sleeping husband? Not exactly a romantic candlelit dinner with a dashing, suave, albeit demonic lover. And throughout the rest of the story, Mina, kept sobbing like a stereotypical Victorian damsel in distress about being unclean, she did not want to join Dracula into eternal damnation and did not have alove affair with him. Unreliable narration is out of question here because she is the one who figures out a way to trace Dracula (she would have kept quiet if she wanted to join him) and I doubt that the unreliable male narrators would want to give credit to a woman for her bright idea. Furthermore, I do not remember Mina in the book being that kind of ahead of her time character though it has been several years since I read the book and must revisit it sometime. The only time I recall Dracula attempting to bond with Mina by bringing up such subjects was in the 1992 version and it backfires because when Dracula asks about the cinema, it turns out that Mina is a very traditional girl who sticks up for good old Victorian values and to her the cinema and all those technologial achievements are cheap and meaningless entertainment. So instead she just tells him to go to a museum and learn something, as all good Victorian folk should do in their spare time according to her. BTW the only instance I can recall when Dracula truly falls in love with a woman because he admires her brains as well as her beauty is in the semi-anime Castelvania series except that the woman in question is neither Mina nor Lucy (it is an entirely different timeline). Plus, this trope of associating Victorian values and puritan religiousness with fear of technology and disapproving of women reading books is getting old and and it is somewhat inaccurate to begin with. There was nothing that would raise male eye brows about women reading books in Victorian times (books were inexpensive entertainment though potential male disapproval could depend on what kind of book the woman was reading-imagine the husband's shock if his pure, sweet wife was reading Marquis de Sade). Plus, the Victorian era was a time of great inventiveness and technologial discoveries (not that this means that much because even the Middle Ages were a time when many things that are take for granted today in monasteries and elsewhere , despite writers of the Enlightenment trying to dismiss them as supposedly dark ages and denying how much they owe to the work that took place in those times in religious environments but no, must stick to the the backwards tropes). .So if the director's intention was indeed to show that people were afraid of technological progress because women would start reading and getting ideas about demanding human rights, he fails miserably; it would be too late to stop women reading by that time and though the wonders of science and technology did feel people with awe enough to pay to view them, feeling horrified by them was not commonplace is unlikely to have been commonplace since the industrial revolution. Of course this ridiculously large machine in the movie might inspire such feelings because its exaggerated design does make it look like it popped out an early Frankenstein movie. Plus the old lady would have probably died in it because one cannot expect servants to operate this thing manually 24 hours a day non-stop. Plus, all this oh-no-those-evil-victorian-males-are-afraid-of-technology-because-it-will-get-women-thinking-and-question-our-strict-Victorian-values sentiment that this film is supposed to inspire (despite the fact that Victorian morals were also meant to protect women in the first place from disgrace which could let them into the dangerous world of 19th century prostitution, destitution and disease) , it also reminding me of the not so very subtle bad-guy-is-against-the-printing-press message in the 1939 version of Hunchback of Notre Dame. For the record, I absolutely love that movie but having Frollo in that movie trying to suppress that new invention called the printing press so that the masses would not start getting access to low-price books and educating themselves felt like trying to get toothpaste back into the tube as the printing press had already become a thing long before 1482 when the story takes place.

[@CrustyMuffinsify]

See what happens we we let women read!!! That cracked me up xD

[@bradwolf07]

It had me cracking up.I had to pause the video for a minute before I could continue

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

This version of Dracula actually sounds really smart😻😻

[@TheDoctor423]

Actually... I wonder what you think of the Legacy of Kain series. Pseudo-Shakespearean time travelling vampires for the win!

[@Untitled_Coffee_Art]

ahhhh! I wish I could've seen the Gorey sets in person! His art + Dracula = yes please

[@SeanMcGuire92]

It looks like you raided Christine Daae's dressing room and stole her dressing gown. I can't blame you, since her wardrobe is fabulous. (Even though the only clothes of her own we see are the Lost Dress in her dressing room and the Wishing dress, but I digress.)

[@MavenoftheEventide]

It totally is Christine's Dressing gown XD www.victoriantradingco.com/item/2521832/wedding/christines-dressing-gown I also have a (homemade) Wishing dress fwiw

[@Demolitiondude]

Would vampirism be an escape from death? Yes sexual repression or desire is a thing. I've felt that the taking of blood was stealing the life from another to extend your own. Also Maven. Geek and sundry is running a vampire the masquerade fifth edition game. L. A. By night. Have you seen it yet?

[@treystephens4490]

I haven't had sex in 30 years. Vampires are not into that.

[@Demolitiondude]

@@treystephens4490 that's why I prefer the death escape

[@Khenfu_Cake]

Well, funny you mention V:tM since in that game vampires aren't really sexual active. Not by default at least. Especially older vampires generally lack any real interest in sex. After all; the blood drinking itself more than makes up for it in the "pleasure" department. And even then it is rarely all that sexualised. At least that is how it was in the previous editions. I haven't looked into the changes made in the 5th edition all that much yet.

[@Demolitiondude]

@@Khenfu_Cake there's a character creation video geek and sundry made. And find a storyteller who doesn't use the safety feature.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

@@Demolitiondude Safety feature? You mean the tap a card thing if a player finds something problematic in the game? And well I'm keeping my ear to the ground on the new edition, I'm mostly just waiting for when they release the source books for the Sabbat clans (or former I guess for the Lasombra) :)

[@mugsnkisses]

glad to see you posting again. your videos make me smile till my fangs pop out lol

[@treystephens4490]

I believe she posts once a month.

[@YondaMoegi]

Oh hey, an Asian Dracula! A handsome one too! Nice!

[@verani1533]

Goodness, Elisa, amazing commentary as always! And now I must see this movie.

[@TheUnspokenKibbles]

Netflix's Castlevania season 2? Please? I just got around to watching the series and the second season has an unusual (or at least, uncommon) story structure I'd love to hear your take on.

[@RavenLotz]

I'm from winnipeg and saw the live Dracula ballet as a kid. I loved it! I haven't seen the Guy Maddin film so I can't say anything about it. lol

[@TeresaBaileypolymath]

I really enjoyed your analysis. I've always loved Mahler's First, so I'm fascinated to see it in a vampire ballet movie!

[@georgebrown1807]

Now they just need to find a way to incorporate Shirim's klezmer arrangement of Mahler's First into a vampire ballet art movie. shirim.com/track/572664/gustav-s-wedding-by-mahler

[@orinanime]

Since you asked which Dracula adaptation you should discuss next. I thought you had done to review of the Frank langella Dracula from the 70s. But I can't seem to find it on KZbin. You should definitely do that

[@eglathren]

Your reviews are the best, please never stop ❤

[@DavidBaruffi]

"...Winnipeg's own hometown hero..." ME: Wait, who's a famous Winnipeg direct...- OH NO! NO, NO NOT...-! "...Guy Maddin." ME: Ah, son-of-a-bitch.

[@darianrose2195]

Damn, poor Lucy. Always getting the short end of the lollipop.

[@mariahswan5605]

Glad you're back🌙 Thank you for video)

[@gomamon8439]

Lol! The Big D...Dracula.

[@drakkonusfrostburn4038]

At first glance I thought this movie was unwatchable. Somehow you convinced me to check it out, if ever get the chance. Thank you.

[@tydavis4299]

Since season 2 of Castlevania is out, I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on it.

[@connordewind7267]

Probably not the most voted topic but the American vampire comics/graphic novels are something possibly worth looking into

[@Wolfrunner326]

Maven, there's an anime right up your alley called Shiki which you should take a look at.

[@treystephens4490]

Anime? That's not serious.

[@Wolfrunner326]

She’s done it before. With Hellsing.

[@hederabennett8521]

It does make sense to see it as an inept ballet movie if the camera is moving with the dance. It's hard to watch what's happening during the dance as a whole when you are trying to keep in time with the dancing. The camera is too busy being a dancer itself to focus on what everyone else is doing

[@hunnykun101]

I much check out that ballet because it looks interesting

[@spiderlime]

two other versions of dracula in classical music are the other ballet version by gavin briars, which is very good musically, and the string quartet version called "lucy and the count"by john deak.i should say, in the spirit of decency, that emphasizing the role of lucy's suitors is a bold move, since stoker only hints at the controversial aspects of it in the novel.

[@ladylena1918]

Not just "Englishmen" 16:03 Quincey was from America - Texas to be exact.

[@lamcb.9476]

3:11 ah. I see we’ve arrived in the contemeray arthouse teritory. Excuses me while I get my popcorn, this will be good. 4:23 oh my lord, a German expressionistic movie. It gets even better XD

[@laurietremblay1934]

i would love to see maven analyse the first part of jojo because and DIO is the second biggest anime vampire (after alucard) and i eally want a deep analysis of him , and also it this show is pretty much only review by anime hardcore and it would be interesting for it to be review by someone who is not that.

[@Hecateofcrossroads]

7:51 I see Mina symbolizing Traditional career values and wanting to brake free like Lucy symbolizes traditional romance values and wanting to brake free both modern in their own right (in the film with Winona Ryder)

[@heathersprague8625]

Now I need to see Dracula the ballet.

[@NicoleAgent]

Do Billy The Kid VS Dracula. The cheese! the costumes! do the thing!

[@eddieboyky]

Now I really want to see both the movie and the ballet.

[@tylerdavis6389]

So speaking of Dracula, who is my favorite character in fiction, I would love for you to cover the "official" sequel Dracula: The Un-Dead or the Fred Saberhagen Dracula Tapes series. Thank you.

[@MavenoftheEventide]

Blegh I did NOT like Dracula: The Undead. But then I found out the author is a friend of friends of mine, so I'm worried about being honest about my opinions so publicly. Especially as an author of vampire stuff myself. The writer world can be so small sometimes >_>

[@tylerdavis6389]

@@MavenoftheEventide Totally understandable, but a huge thanks for replying in any way.

[@lucykoelle6602]

I thought the staking was to stop Lucy drinking little children's blood after her friends and lover saw her holding a chil to drink their blood to throw them away.

[@TraineeHero]

Any chance of there being a review of 'Carpe Jugulum', by Terry Pratchett? The whole of Pratchett's lore about vampires is amazing, and I'd recommend all of Discworld in any case, but 'Carpe Jugulum' really shows them off well. That, and 'Monstrous Regiment', simply for the vampire Maladict and their coffee obsession.

[@jonsnor4313]

Back to the roots, sort of, is a good way to do make vampires great again. Like Carmilla did.

[@pottedaloe9160]

Comment to game the algorithm :) Also, you're smart and funny as always, Elisa, and I wish you success with the book!

[@ricardocucalon5349]

Actually my favorite Dracula fiction is this little book called Rites of the Dragon. It's a fiction book for Vampire the Requiem and damn it's good! I would love to get your 2 cents on it.

[@janewallace5228]

Great. Now I have to go to the Canadian ballet. Please do the vampire diaries! Please!

[@noahdanielg]

The Dracula story is so layered, it's awesome. Please do Coppola's!

[@jonsnor4313]

When do you Angel the series. They have some serious good angsty vampires stuff, including interview with a vampire flashbacks, occational homoerotic jokes, the angst, they make fun of in the same scene, a sometimes morally ambitious antihero, gettig caught up by the past, dark past, redemption.

[@JackDanyaKemplin]

Guy Madden is one of my favourite directors, and I love this movie! 😁

[@casir.7407]

i didnt know much about guy maddin (only from the brows held high video on forbidden room) but his views on cinema and old movies are very aligned with mine. thanks a bunch for making this episode! i got a great new movie to look forward to watching

[@writerspen010]

Can you do an episode about Dance of the Vampires?? I've been so curious about that for years but had a hard time finding clips and soundbites when I first heard about it in the mid-00s. Or, if there are other vampire musicals, could you perhaps bring in Paul? Do a hark back to his reviews of movie musicals?? :D

[@wstine79]

I guess we will get that Dracula puppet show soon.

[@kumonoameai]

I thought that was the Count from Sesame Street.

[@wstine79]

@@kumonoameai but there was also that puppet segment on Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

[@caitlinbilancia8697]

The Dracula Tapes by Fred Saberhagen. Such a good series

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

This movie is to vampire films what Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear is to Shakespeare films.

[@jonsnor4313]

You should take a look on izombie. its an interesting modern take on vampire like zombies who have conciousness unless they are tarving. And the whole motive of death and rebirth, and the protagonist being less repressed after death, and self loathing.

[@SUPERMEDIABROTHERS6]

Could you do an episode about Alan Moore's use of the character Mina in his League of Extra ordinary gentlemen books? I know there's vampire's but I'd be be fascinated to hear your thoughts on his take on her "recovery" after the events of the book.

[@SUPERMEDIABROTHERS6]

"I know there's "no" vampire's" is what I meant to say

[@Clemenssnemelc]

I blüht it today on DVD . Fantastic .🖤✨️

[@Collegeboy-to5zz]

Check out "Rufus", also called "The Hunted"

[@howlingmina166]

It also looks like a long music video 😎🦇

[@michaelthomas5433]

You think Dracula makes his wives call him the 'Big D'? I mean it would fit his name while giving a nice ego boost to him.

[@swashofthewind4036]

Great video and interesting take by the film. Now for a Dracula fan rant. Someone needs to adapt this book. We have a zillion Dracula movies,but no one will land the Stoker. Could one of these Dracula adaptations actually,I don't know,adapt Dracula? And no,I'm not counting the one where the most fundamental evil in fiction next to Satan is given a romantic makeover. Cool movie,not an adaptation of the book. At this point,I would accept a change in time period if the story's spirit and characters were kept intact,a la a certain Romeo and Juliet film. But ideally, someone give Peter Jackson 100 million bucks and let him make the obvious classic we can all see in our heads. The gents are flawed but earnest lovers, Dracula is evil combined with intellectual prowess,Mina is smart best girl,Lucy is young/impulsive but also lively and empathetic, just wanting to enjoy being a girl. Everyone is sexy,but each in their own way. Imagery is dark and Gothic. Present those characters and ideas to the audience without telling them how to feel. There,I did some prep. Won't even charge Peter or Baz. Adapt this book.

[@swashofthewind4036]

@Goddess 18 You make a great point, but I think maybe it could work in a Rings kinda way. That story has some old fashioned symbolism and they're adapting it again. Tolkien stays mostly out of the sexual realm but he does use the ideas of pure evil and pure good.

[@byronsbrain]

Great review! I must find watch this film :)

[@wildfilms365]

so when are we going to see a review for Bram Stoker's Dracula from 1992?

[@antshield]

Good MOOOOOORNING. Yay, more Vampire Reviews.

[@crapulaxleterrible8392]

well it looks much more cooller than the musical comedy from France "Dracula l'amour plus fort que la mort" this show was made during the period that vampires were cool again (thks twilight )

[@bensneb360]

Idk, A Christmas Carroll could be a good contender for most adapted thing ever, I’d be interested to see who would win between it and Dracula

[@soubiagatsuma833]

Do you know Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” trilogy? The vampires in this series are awesome and so terrifying! I would love it if you talked about these books in your channel, I haven’t found anyone discussing the vampires from The Passage in depth yet, and there is so much there to think and interpret! Though I’m not sure the trilogy’s vampires will fit the vampires’ you usually review style? Anyway, the trilogy is Amazing! Are there any fans in the comments section that know some forums that are discussing the books?

[@DemiSemme]

I love the video, but I have to be honest, I spent most of it squeeing over the fact that we both have the Christine bathrobe from Victorian Trading Co.

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

... I know you've already talked about Buffy to some degree, but I would like to know your thoughts on "Buffy vs. Dracula" and how it uses META/self-awareness to defy but still honor the traditional story.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Dracula is the Chad of the Undead

[@msf2399]

“It has been called the most inept dance film ever made.” You didn’t need to say that! It was self evident in how the camera is about six inches from the dancer’s face. (How are we supposed to appreciate the *~DANCE~* when we can’t see anything beneath her *shoulders?!)*

[@paradoxchild01]

I’ve heard the rumor that Steven Moffat and Mark Gatniss( writers of Sherlock and Doctor Who) are in the process of writing a BBC Dracula. They are amazing writers but s been done soo much. 😝

[@MavenoftheEventide]

I have heard this too! I am quite curious to see what they'll come up with.

[@ambiguousmax7478]

Hi Maven! Is your book on sale yet? I've been looking for it but I can never seem to track down a copy online

[@MavenoftheEventide]

Not yet *sigh* The publishing house hit some delays and everything got pushed back. I'm still waiting for the latest update on the new release date, but as soon as I have it, you will definitely hear from me!

[@ambiguousmax7478]

@@MavenoftheEventide Ok, thanks for getting back to me! I'm excited to read it

[@Posturtle]

Mahler is by far my favorite composer & I would somewhat disagree that he was making fun of anything by something like using a minor key version of Frere Jacques (Brueder/Brother Martin in German) in the 1st Symphony. I would rather say he espoused a philosophy that the Symphony must embrace the world. Therefore expressing the ridiculous & sublime simultaneously, in this case, align with this idea. Though I would definitely agree that the inclusion of his music in this production is very appropriate. Mahler was very much aware of his position at the end of the Germanic Symphonic tradition but also a transitional figure in what was to become more modern music, even if he was recognized as such much later that other composers like Debussy & Stavinsky.

[@GreatBigRanz]

Has it really been 17 years since I graduated high school?

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Request: Please review "Love at First Bite" with George Hamilton (1979)

[@Enshohma]

Based on your review, i really hope the original stage production is available on video as an alternative to this Guy Maddin's film version. Can anyone answer this question of mine?

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

He has money?? Dracula, the King of the Vampires, has money in his coffin???

[@jaymz010]

Well...aslong as as you’re on a Canadian tip, why dontcha try Dracula The Series. Live action tv show for kids, that aired on Nickelodeon here in the U.K. in the 90s. I thinks intentions was to turn Dracula into...Skeletor?

[@treystephens4490]

I was watching some movie with a guy flogging himself many years ago called Leaves in Satan's Notebook I think and my dad made me turn it off...

[@waxh9679]

i love seeing you review something you like a lot! i rlly want to watch this movie now omg also viva la revolution bring back unrealistic art