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nice to see the debate still raging.
i am shocked, SHOCKED!!
i had to write in 'cos i actually agree with hollywood on something at last.
you are right about the so called faithful adaptations of dracula in later years, although i am intrigured by your opinion ( surprise surprise) on them. while i doubt that any of them will ever be hailed as great classics, although coppola's tried,surely they do have some redeeming qualities.
lee's 1970 adaptation of the count does suffer from an obvious lack of budget and suspect direction from jess franco, but lee gives probably his most satisfying performance as the arch vampire, and there is good support from lom and kinski. but not lee's most memorable outing thats for sure.
the bbc's effort could have , and should have been better. i have only seen it once, many years ago ,but my lingering recolection of this film is just how long it was and some dubious special effects. a shame, but not a total disaster.
i did like coppola's version on the whole, although reeves and ryder are a bit wet. oldman i like apart from when he's getting mushy with mina. i thought the introduction of vlad quite clever too, but there is something to suggest that maybe coppola tried a bit too hard on this film.
but to say you hate all of these sounds a little strong, surely? they all bring something different to the story in their own way.
to say you HATE them all is like saying nosferatu is not a classic....just incomprehensible!!!
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