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Rating: 6/10 (11 March 2004)

As far as videos go, this is one of the few that has made me want to read the book. And not in a good way. I wouldn't mind reading it; I heard that it is a great story, worthy of its classic status.
I sort of regret not having read the book first, because any visuals that I will have in my head while reading the story will inevidably be of a Keanu-esque type with a really bad accent. I really like Keanu, but it sort of hurt to watch this. Even I would have chosen the 400 year old toothy Swiffer mop over that aggravating accent. The problem for me was that it didn't sound authentic. So, I get distracted by it, which takes me right out of the movie instead. I think Ewan Macgregor would have been a better choice, but timing, I guess...Oldman is great, umm, ok, that's it. Oldman
is great. The shadow of Dracula made me laugh because I finally got the in joke with Mr. Burns of "The Simpsons"
Visually really stunning, and the soundtrack was great as well. The Annie Lennox song was amazing! I don't think that I will watch Dracula again anytime soon, but I would consider it if I could get my hands on the DVD just for historical purposes and the the behind the scenes commentary. After I read the book, of course.