TMP Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Started re-reading Stoker's Dracula, and it's kind of weird how every adaptation only ever hyper-focuses on one thing from the book but always leaves out the rest - the metaphor for infection in nosferatu, the eroticism of the coppola version, the theatricality of the original, and i guess this one has... boat. Kind of feels like the original Nosferatu is still the best at capturing the spirit of the book, but I have a suspicion that Eggers' take could be the new one to beat. The Moffat one had a great first episode, but the finale is maybe one of the worst things I've ever seen. The Demeter episode of that show is probably better than this movie lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingonaName Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 This will go hard on a airplane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, MightyDargon said: Logical inference of its shitty reviews vs. the fact I actually want to see a TMNT film? I'll never understand why anybody will ever listen to any critics when it comes to horror movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Can't believe Universal have released back-to-back Dracula movies, since I assume that's who Benny Safdie was playing in Oppenheimer. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Theaters Enjoyer Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Eric the Turtle said: Very confused how this of all movies is now Film Twitter's new meme. Dracula on a boat is funni. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Eric the Turtle said: Very confused how this of all movies is now Film Twitter's new meme. Okay. So the movie, it's about Dracula, right? But this time........he is on a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 It does amaze me that Universal has never remade Creature from the Black Lagoon, it's one of the few Universal monsters that they own outright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grim22 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: Okay. So the movie, it's about Dracula, right? But this time........he is on a boat. I'm sick and tired of these monkey fighting Draculas on this Monday to Friday boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cmasterclay Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 My horny ass could not be on a boat with Dracula, I'll say that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 You knew the studio had no faith in The Last Voyage of the Demeter when they chose to let it be released with that mouthful of a title in a month where movies typically go to die two years after it was made. The fact they didn't even bother slapping the Dracula name on at the last second in hopes of boosting the numbers (ala Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) was even further indication the movie wasn't worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: My horny ass could not be on a boat with Dracula, I'll say that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 smh we already had a "Dracula on a boat" movie 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Theaters Enjoyer Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Jonwo said: It does amaze me that Universal has never remade Creature from the Black Lagoon, it's one of the few Universal monsters that they own outright. I wonder if Shape Of Water killed that from happening for the time being, combined with the collapse of the Dark Universe around that time. That movie even has its origins from a failed Black Lagoon pitch del Toro made years prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 24 minutes ago, AMC Theaters Enjoyer said: I wonder if Shape Of Water killed that from happening for the time being, combined with the collapse of the Dark Universe around that time. That movie even has its origins from a failed Black Lagoon pitch del Toro made years prior. Pretty sure that’s the case? IIRC they were going to have a Creature remake for the Dark Universe with ScarJo. Not sure as the girl or the monster. But…well you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 It's kind of weird that the two big, huge high-profile Frankenstein projects in development right now are at... Netflix, and not Universal. Especially since the one just announced was a remake of Bride, a story developed for the screen by Uni lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 minute ago, TMP said: It's kind of weird that the two big, huge high-profile Frankenstein projects in development right now are at... Netflix, and not Universal. Especially since the one just announced was a remake of Bride, a story developed for the screen by Uni lol I know about the Del Toro one, but what’s this about a Bride of Frankenstein remake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil19 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Two flops already this year. then there's Morbius... Not a good time to be a Dracula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Just now, Eric the Turtle said: I know about the Del Toro one, but what’s this about a Bride of Frankenstein remake? Maggie Gyllenhaal directing with Bale and Peter Sarsgaard. Would love to see Bale's take on Dr. Pretorius lol, but Bride honestly feels like such a level above the rest of the Universal Monsters stuff that remaking it actually feels like a risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...