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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0043396129160
Format: Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 2553
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 13, 1992
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
With dizzying cinematic tricks and astonishing performances, Francis Coppola's 1992 version of the oft-filmed Dracula story is one of the most exuberant, extravagant films of the 1990s. Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, as the Count and Mina Murray, are quite a pair of star-crossed lovers. She's betrothed to another man; he can't kick the habit of feeding off the living. Anthony Hopkins plays Van Helsing, the vampire slayer, with tongue firmly in cheek. Tom Waits is great fun as Renfield, the hapless slave of Dracula who craves the blood of insects and cats. Sadie Frost is a sexy Lucy Westenra. And poor Keanu Reeves, as Jonathan Harker, has the misfortune to be seduced by Dracula's three half-naked wives. There's a little bit of everything in this version of Dracula: gore, high-speed horseback chases, passion, and longing.
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Its pretty...
It's not a bad telling of Bram Stoker's story... and there are some fine performances, most especially (in my opinion) that of Tom Waits! Keanu gives a performance as good as any he gives, as well as Winona. I don't consider either of them strong performers... they basically play themselves, but you know what you're getting. Oldman and Hopkins play it over the top (not like Waits however) as they should have, every one else were just sort of... eh?
I like it, but honestly only bought ... Read More
Rating: - Bram Stoker's Dracula : ( Blu-Ray Review ) Stop the Blu-Ray Hate!
For months people have been complaining about the visual quality of this particular Blu-Ray title. I'm a Blu-Ray enthusiast and I do enjoy this film so I wanted to find out for myself if all the attacks about it's visual quality had merit. Here are my thoughts...
I bought the Superbit Collection standard DVD of this movie and compared it to this Blu-Ray version. For me, it's a no-brainer, the Blu-Ray is superior. The Superbit version actually looks more garish and brighter than any version ... Read More
Rating: - Blu-ray Audio
There are many reviewers who have already discussed the artistic merits (and more) of this film - I thought it was amazing from the first time I saw it in a theater. My question is about the audio on the Blu-ray edition. I have a superbit version of this film and on my system, the audio is much more pleasing on the standard DVD. I wonder if anyone else has noticed that the levels and EQ in some parts of the film leave a lot to be desired - compared to other releases or even the special features...
Rating:  - "I Am The Last Of My Kind" ~ Diseases Of The Blood, The Green Fairy And Other Gothic Romances
The '92 cinematic release `Dracula' is a dark, exceedingly eerie and surprisingly romantic gothic rendering of the Dracula mythos containing a magnificent performance by Gary Oldman as the infamous Count D.
While `Dracula' incorporates all the usual horror elements the horror fan has come to expect from a bona fide horror classic (creepy monster(s), marvelous special effects, lots of blood, etc...,) it raises itself to a higher level supplying its audience with an intelligent, insightful script ... Read More
Rating:  - Bram Stokers's Dracula
I thought Gary Oldman was great. The movie was horrible. I had just finished reading the book and was so excited to see the movie. The first scene of the movie was wrong. What a horrible interpretation. If they wanted to make the movie based on the book, how can they ruin the main plot? Dracula and Mina Harker were never in love. The book in my opinion isn't even about Dracula. It's about the love between Jonathon and Mina. Mina's love for Dracula though-out the movie was stupid. Such a great story. Cant anyone ... Read More
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