Tweetienator
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Sadly, Besson's vision of Dracula is an ill-conceived mix that sometimes - unintentionally - crosses the line to parody.
These parts seriously undermine the dramatic and horror elements. In the end, a mixed impression remains: the movie certainly has some good moments and entertains to a certain extent, but clearly exposes its weaknesses when compared to Coppola's vision.
Last but not least, the changes compared to Shelley's story, in particular, are mostly unsuccessful and weaken the story presented. The most charming performance was delivered by Matilda De Angelis as Maria. The rest of the cast works solid. Christoph Waltz reminds me of Johnny Depp lately; both seem to be trapped into playing always the same or at least very similar characters, no matter the movie.
These parts seriously undermine the dramatic and horror elements. In the end, a mixed impression remains: the movie certainly has some good moments and entertains to a certain extent, but clearly exposes its weaknesses when compared to Coppola's vision.
Last but not least, the changes compared to Shelley's story, in particular, are mostly unsuccessful and weaken the story presented. The most charming performance was delivered by Matilda De Angelis as Maria. The rest of the cast works solid. Christoph Waltz reminds me of Johnny Depp lately; both seem to be trapped into playing always the same or at least very similar characters, no matter the movie.
Strongest part of Toro's Frankenstein are the visual quality and the cast (which is really good). Sadly, the longer the movie runs and the more Mr. Toro put in his own ideas to the story, the more the story fell apart. In the end we get, I dare to say, some kitsch served - the ending is really sentimental kitsch par excellence including the music score. Anyway, Frankenstein is not a bad movie or failure, just not really good. Verdict: watchable but soon to be forgotten.
Deathstalker is pretty stupid but fun: It's kind of a mix of Xena and Hercules (fantasy setting, quest, humor) spiced up with a good dose of gore 'n' splatter. The production is not bad for a B-movie; the cast looks like they are having fun. The gory moments are great fun too. So, if you like sword 'n' magic flicks and you like splatter, you get an entertaining cheesy piece of cake. No doubt, only a special breed of audience will get this one, but if you belong to that family, you will find some fun and entertainment. My rate: five overall, one bonus for the effects.
