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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 168899" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>I don't think Bram Stoker's Dracula is terrible at all. At the time it came out, it was one of the better movies I saw, memory serves me. It is highly stylized, and that may not play well today, but at the time it was fantastic and original. Batman Returns had come out the same year, so comic book movies were still very much in their infancy for what was to come. The movie of Buffy the Vampire Slayer came out the same year, which was how the subject matter had been portrayed for years...as a joke. Sure we had The Lost Boys a few years earlier, but that too was played for laughs. Near Dark was great, but they never called them vampires, as that was kind of a no no. BSD kinda changed the landscape, ushered in a new era for these tales. </p><p></p><p>I think the biggest criticism tends to land at Keanu's feet. I get it, he was terrible in this. I like the guy, but you can't just plug him in to any role. He was perfect for Speed and The Matrix, he fits next to Swayze and Busy in Point Break, and I even like him in Constantine. It's when he has to do something other than be an action hero that he becomes laughable. Still, I don't think he ruins BSD. There was so much scene chewing up going on with Oldman and Hopkins, my enjoyment just kind of glossed over poor Keanu!</p><p></p><p>Just to give you an idea of other films that came out the same year...</p><p></p><p>Reservoir Dogs</p><p>A League of Their Own</p><p>Aladdin</p><p>Last of the Mohicans</p><p>Unforgiven</p><p>Alien 3</p><p>Basic Instinct</p><p>Wayne's World</p><p>A Few Good Men</p><p>Army of Darkness</p><p>Batman Returns</p><p>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</p><p>Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me</p><p>Glengarry Glenn Ross</p><p>The Bodyguard</p><p>Patriot Games</p><p>Death Becomes Her</p><p>Lethal Weapon 3</p><p>Under Siege</p><p>White Men Can't Jump</p><p>The Crying Game</p><p>El Mariachi</p><p>Bad Lieutenant</p><p>Cool World</p><p>The Player</p><p>The Lawnmower Man</p><p></p><p>And that just scratches the surface. As you can see, BSD was actually quite the prestige picture at the time. Not a whole lot of genre pics going on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 168899, member: 134"] I don't think Bram Stoker's Dracula is terrible at all. At the time it came out, it was one of the better movies I saw, memory serves me. It is highly stylized, and that may not play well today, but at the time it was fantastic and original. Batman Returns had come out the same year, so comic book movies were still very much in their infancy for what was to come. The movie of Buffy the Vampire Slayer came out the same year, which was how the subject matter had been portrayed for years...as a joke. Sure we had The Lost Boys a few years earlier, but that too was played for laughs. Near Dark was great, but they never called them vampires, as that was kind of a no no. BSD kinda changed the landscape, ushered in a new era for these tales. I think the biggest criticism tends to land at Keanu's feet. I get it, he was terrible in this. I like the guy, but you can't just plug him in to any role. He was perfect for Speed and The Matrix, he fits next to Swayze and Busy in Point Break, and I even like him in Constantine. It's when he has to do something other than be an action hero that he becomes laughable. Still, I don't think he ruins BSD. There was so much scene chewing up going on with Oldman and Hopkins, my enjoyment just kind of glossed over poor Keanu! Just to give you an idea of other films that came out the same year... Reservoir Dogs A League of Their Own Aladdin Last of the Mohicans Unforgiven Alien 3 Basic Instinct Wayne's World A Few Good Men Army of Darkness Batman Returns Buffy the Vampire Slayer Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Glengarry Glenn Ross The Bodyguard Patriot Games Death Becomes Her Lethal Weapon 3 Under Siege White Men Can't Jump The Crying Game El Mariachi Bad Lieutenant Cool World The Player The Lawnmower Man And that just scratches the surface. As you can see, BSD was actually quite the prestige picture at the time. Not a whole lot of genre pics going on. [/QUOTE]
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