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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780800121662
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 080012166X
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageUnknownEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledGeorgianSubtitledSpanishDubbedUnknown
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 07, 1997
Running Time: 128 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 13, 1992
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Francis Ford Coppola returns to Stoker's novel for this umpteenth take of the Transylvanian bloodsucker. Gary Oldman plays the vampire, Dracula, doomed to be a creature of the night after forsaking God but aroused by the image of a British woman (Winona Ryder) who resembles his own lost love. Oldman does well by the monster, even if he doesn't register much personality in the process, and Anthony Hopkins is a little overachieving as the vampire killer Van Helsing. The rest of the cast is serviceable, except Keanu Reeves, who--not atypically--is wooden and somehow empty. Coppola seems to approach the film as chunks of experimental opportunity, some of which work out all right while others are mannered or even foolish. What is undeniable is the tremendous buzz of the film's energy, particularly in a fantastic middle sequence that plays like a psychedelic nightmare. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen formats, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, and optional Spanish and Korean subtitles. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.com:
Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula is a feverishly inventive movie that often overwhelms its own narrative flow, yet proves irresistible to watch. In the high-definition transfer on this two-disc Collector's Edition, Coppola's baroque, operatic set design, costumes, and cinematography look as lavish as they did on the film's first release. The director's grab-bag of visual effects are still bold and unabashed, if often over-the-top, and the actors still appear caught up in a certain hysterical pitch that feels a little forced but can be a lot of fun to watch. Gary Oldman's imaginative performance as the titular vampire carries the weight of Coppola's vision of Count Dracula as a tragic-romantic hero with Christ-like overtones. Keanu Reeves still looks a little lost in the pivotal role of Jonathan Harker, the London clerk who finds himself a prisoner in a Transylvanian castle while a 400-year-old vampire makes a play for his fiancée back home (Winona Ryder). Anthony Hopkins is fearless as a daft Von Helsing, and Sadie Frost is very good as the doomed Lucy.
The second disc in this set includes several good documentaries, including a featurette on the making of the film, involving past and present interviews with the principal artists involved. (Coppola and screenwriter James V. Hart speak persuasively about their commitment to bringing Stoker's vision to the screen, rather than another revision.) Another documentary, "In-Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Dracula,'" is a fascinating overview of Coppola's sometimes-frustrated effort to get the timeless special effects he was seeking. There are also quite a few deleted scenes among the special features, the best of which is an alternative cut to the film's bloody ending. --Tom Keogh
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While I agree with people that say it is a technically good film I would add that it is still one of the worst adaptations of the story. Saying that it is more "James V. Heart's Dracula" than "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is very true. I agree that Coppola does an awesome job with the film and the acting is poor for the most part though the visuals make up for it. The truly disheartening part of it is how by changing it so much into a Tragic Love Story it devalues all of the characters. Mina's good, ... Read More
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With all of the vampire craze going on lately, it's refreshing to go back and watch this to see where a lot of the 'lore' came from (not this movie, per se, but from Bram Stoker's story). A huge change I noticed right away was the sound quality: whenever this movie gets played on tv or payper view, or whatever, the sound is okay, but lacking. This is something that one would not notice had you never seen this movie on DVD. Not sure if the producers/mixers went back and 'remastered' the sound, but ... Read More
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A MOVIE CLAIMING RELIANCE ON STOKER'S ORIGINAL SOURCES.I HAVE READ THE BOOK(BRAM STOKER'S-DRACULA) BUT NOT HIS(STOKER'S) PUBLISHED NOTES.A GREAT CAST OF ACTORS;ANTHONY HOPKINS BEING ONE OF THEM, THIS MOVIE HAS OVER DONE SCENES(TO MUCH BLOOD)AND RIDICULOUS IMAGES OF DRACULA.GREAT STAGING OF THE TIME PERIOD.THIS MOVIE DOES OPEN THE DOOR FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORIC PERSON-VLAD AND THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON.A MUST FOR THE DRACULA AND VAMPIRES IN GENERAL,BUFF.IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS NOT READ ... Read More
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This 3 time Academy Award winning movie is based upon Bram Stoker's original novel, Dracula. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) this film is highly original and creative. Coppola takes full advantage of the movie's eerie nature and plays with shadows, settings and costumes. In this version of "Dracula" Coppola tries to bring out Dracula's psychological and emotional aspects. It shows how Dracula had lost his soul and was forced to remain undead for the rest of his life while feeding off ... Read More
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I gave this product a five, because the film is fantastic and Amazon hasn't figured out how to separate the various mediums of a single movie version yet, but THE QUALITY OF THE BLU-RAY DISC IS HORRIBLE. This is one of my all-time favorite films, but I quickly traded it in, despite having already sold off my DVD copy (which was of better quality), because it looked that bad...and I'm not particularly picky! How can studios be allowed to rip off the public like this? "Here's your nifty new Blu-Ray version ... Read More
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