A huge bloody, gory, sex filled, death fest and I loved every second

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2009)

I've always loved Dracula. I always found the story to be quite intuitive and intriguing. It's depiction of love at all costs, even in the nature of murder, lust, and insanity, is brilliant. It's a grand story and no film depicts the story better than this. 1992's Dracula is beyond amazing. They took the basic story of romance that Bram Stoker wrote a hundred years before and made it ten times better with the inclusion of the over-dramatization of many scenes. While that word could be insulting and even make a film sound horrid, this actually works well with the Dracula story and gives it a more Gothic, evil taste. The acting is superb, including Gary Oldman's performance. Who knew that the Batman commissioner could act like this!? He plays Dracula well and gives him a more deadly and beautiful taste unlike I've ever seen before. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant as Van Helsing. A character of dark humor and devilish wisdom has never been played better. The script is amazing and it's hard to believe that this great update of the 1800's classic was going to go straight to TV before Winona Ryder picked it up. And Francis Ford Coppola does a great job of directing this feature. It seems like everything he touches turns to gold. Dracula, is no exception. It truly captures the emotions of lust, ecstasy, sex, blood, death, and love like no movie ever has before, and for that, it is simply brilliant. One of the best adaptations I've ever seen. I highly recommend this film. If you love horror, romance, or gore, you find this film to be a homage to the original Dracula and you will love this film as much as me. I give it a 10 out of 10.