Bram Stoker’s Dracula was theatrically released in the United States on November 13, 1992 by Columbia Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Coppola’s direction, the production values, and Oldman’s performance,[7][8] although Reeves’ performance was very heavily criticized.[9][10][11] The film opened at the top of the box office, grossing $215.9 million against its $40 million budget, and was nominated in four categories at the 65th Academy Awards, winning Best Costume Design for Eiko Ishioka, Best Sound Editing, and Best Makeup, while also being nominated for Best Art Direction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker's_Dracula_(1992_film)
- movie link: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9rv116
- there’s another copy, tho it doesn’t have subtitles in the first couple minutes: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ruxtm
Gary Oldman kills it, but some truly terrible acting from Winona Rider and Keanu Reeves (bless his heart - it was early in his career!) Along from bad acting from two of the main characters, this movie also has some of the worst accents I’ve ever heard - even Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing struggles to get what is supposed to be a Dutch accent, and the guy playing the American is just grating. But the costumes and sets are outstanding, some of the best I’ve seen in any movie. The score is pretty good too, but this is a great movie to play in the background with the sound off (as long as you can forget how clumsy is Winona Rider’s acting).
Yeahhhhhh, good flick. There’s a ton of interesting background info on Wiki about the production and casting, but this stands out for me:
Coppola was insistent that he did not want to use any kind of contemporary special effects techniques such as computer-generated imagery when making the movie, instead wishing to use antiquated effects techniques from the early history of cinema, which he felt would be more appropriate given that the film’s period setting coincides with the origin of film. He initially hired a standard visual effects team, but when they told him that the things he wanted to achieve were impossible without using modern digital technology, Coppola disagreed and fired them, replacing them with his son Roman Coppola. As a result, all of the visual effects seen in the film were achieved without the use of optical or computer-generated effects, instead using on-set and in-camera methods.
In '92 the CGI wouldn’t have been great so this was a really good choice by Coppola. I’ll have to find the time to sit and watch this all the way through again.