Dracula
HOOPTOBER X - 3/31
2/8 decades
1/1 <PERSON> adaptations
This was an embarrassing blind spot for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to it, even though I didn't find it very satisfying. There are a lot of things I like about it, even things that initially might not scan as assets - I actually think the lack of score, the fairly static blocking, and the simultaneously slow and abrupt pacing all contribute a lot to a really bizarre sense of atmosphere. But it's a very slapdash Cliffs Notes-style adaptation of one of my favorite books, which is frustrating no matter how many fun mirror tricks and bats on strings there are. And I continue to not really get <PERSON>'s appeal. 83