Fun fact: they wanted to use rats for the film but the studio would not allow it since audiences were terrified of the rats they saw in Phantom of the Opera. Terrific review!
Fun fact: Béla Lugosi is from Hungary and the village that was featured at the beginning of the movie is in Transylvania and the locals in the movie actually speak Hungarian. Transylvania belonged to Hungary before World War 1, but it was given to Romania as a tribute for war crimes. There are entire regions there where the majority of the population still speak Hungarian. A little detail that adds to the story.
My Dad loved these movies and I was introduced to them and horror at a very early age. I set up late at night with my Dad and we would watch the Universal classics. My personal favorite was The Gillman from The Creature from the Black Lagoon, while my Dads was Frankenstein. It's a rare treat that you are reviewing these, thanks Dr. W!!!
To answer your question about The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the script originally had some left over raptors from Isla Sorna sneak on board the ship. They were supposed to be the ones who killed the ship crew. But obviously they cut it out of the finished film.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy Although the Coppola movie took more than a few liberties with the Stoker story. I've never considered that movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula",
@@DistractedGlobeGuy I loved the visual aspect of the Coppola film. It had an overall dreamy aspect. Keanu Reeves was I my opinion too inexperienced at the time. His British accent is cringe. Dracula is really hard to translate to film because the novel is a slow burn horror and is narrated thru diary entries. Also it was written in the Victorian age so the sexuality aspect that was associated with evil at the time is a complete 180 from today's "sexy vampires" that is come to be expected.
@@cha5 I saw it as more of a remake of the Jack Palance version, which wasn't very good of a film in itself. Coppola took it and made it better, while following the book in some parts but also screwing around with it in others. A very good film, and one of my favorite Dracula movies.
Kane Anderson Myself I never cared for Coppola trying to humanize Dracula, if I want an Anne Rice style vampire I’ll stick with Interview with a Vampire, although I’ve never really been a Rice fan.
They should've put Lugosi and Dwight Frye in the Spanish version instead with the superior direction of George Melford it would've been one of the great Dracula films!
Definitely the best vampire movie of all time, though not a very accurate depiction of the Dracula character. For the character, you're better off with the Hammer series.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy Oh, I've seen at least one films for most of the major actors to play Dracula, and have read the book. I'm well versed on the character, but that was just my favorite in terms of being a phenomenal film.
Here's a piece of trivia that might just blow some minds. The lead actress in the Spanish-language Dracula, Lupita Tovar, was the grandmother of the two men who gave the world the American Pie franchise.
She did an opening to Universal's Dracula video tape in 2000 when she was around 90. She said she adored Frank Langella as Dracula in 1979's version and wished she could have done it with him!
Seeing those armadillos I had no idea Transylvania was in Texas. I lived in Texas all my life and I never knew that. You learn something new every day.
For those curious the reason why they had to use armadillos and possums for Dracula's castle was that back then there was a worry that showing rats on the big screen would be offensive to people. So they wanted to have rats but couldn't so they picked whichever large mammals looked closest to rats to give the impression. The commentary track on Dracula with a historian has a ton of great information like that.
Early sound films did not use a musical score because studios believed that the audience would wonder where the music was coming from. It wasn't for budgetary reasons. The only time they had music in a film was when there was an orchestra, radio, or record player present.
Hey doc, I'm looking forward for more videos from this series, I love all these classic monster movies and is great to hear you talk about them, it suits you Love from Argentina!
One of my favorite films of all time is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from 1920, and I would love to see Cyd do this one at some point. Hell, I think a review of that from either the Doc OR Ghoulash would be awesome.
Would love to see that! Could make it a joint effort, with Ghoulash taking on the role of the somnambulist and the Doc taking on the role of, well, the Doc, fittingly enough. A proper _Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens_ review would be most appreciated as well! That might actually be my favourite "Dracula" film, though I do hold the Universal, Hammer and even Francis Ford Coppola versions in very high regard.
Been waiting for you to review the Universal Monster movies forever, man. So glad you finally did it, and mentioned the Spanish version too! Love that one. I don't know what it is about this video, but it feels a lot like your older stuff, and it kinda gave me that warm spooky feeling your videos from like a decade ago do if that makes any sense. Was that on purpose or just a coincidence? Great video as always, Doc.
I love seeing your take on an old classic, would you ever consider doing the same with the Hammer horror films? I'm English and growing up in the late 70s/early 80s Hammer films were on TV every single week (and in those years we only had 3 channels!) Hammer really seemed to bring the horror genre to a whole new and much wider audience (plus they added lots of the good stuff like sex, violence and gore!) The Hammer decades seemed to be the pinnacle of horror appreciation, being a horror fan became something to be proud of. Hammer films had classically trained actors normally used to delivering lines of Shakespeare, suddenly delivering the darkest of lines with gusto and deep pride in their craft. I don't think horror had ever been that way before (maybe the Universal years?) and hasn't been that way since.
I remember a while back I had an argument with this one guy who complained about the vampires from Twilight for many reasons but also complained how they don’t have fangs and said a vampire without fangs isn’t a real vampire. So I jumped and asked if he ever saw the original Dracula with Bela Lugosi and he claimed to love the film. And I reminded him that Dracula in the film never has fangs and therefore called him out for basically saying that Bela’s Dracula isn’t a true vampire
I watched both versions for the first time earlier this week, and the similarities and differences between them are fascinating. Although the Spanish version is significantly longer, there are some scenes that are only in Browning's version, such as most of the sea voyage, and a street vendor being attacked by Dracula. I'd be interested in knowing why the differences exist: were scenes cut from the English-language script, or was Browning's version trimmed down heavily after it was shot?
Yeah, I always wanted the movie to go back to Renfield cause I felt like it was his and Draculas story. The Bram Stoker story almost felt forced in if that makes sense.
@@jamieharrell5321 Chrisopher Lee has actually played Dracula on film more than any other actor. He played the Count 7 times in Hammer's (a British movie studio) series of Dracula films, and he played Dracs in two films that weren't produced by Hammer. So in total Lee has played Dracula in 9 different films throughout the 1950s-1970s. Starting with 1958's Horror of Dracula (or just Dracula in its native England) which was actually the first Dracula film to be shot in color.
@@jamieharrell5321 Yep, in fact James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) reviewed the entire Hammer Dracula series. Check it out whenever you have the time.
I think Jonathan Harker in Dracula: Dead and Loving It summed up the non-Dracula characters best: "Romance. Despair. Rage. All emotions I've managed to suppress."
Hey Doc, loved your Poughkeepsie Tape review; I was surprised however that you didn’t mention the Medical Examiner had a nerdgasm over how he ripped people apart with saws
Who needs a red-nose to get through the foggy night when you have echo-location b&tch! Classic line. I have been seeing echo-location everywhere since that darn Morbius trailer. LOL Bela was one of my favorites - though I love many Dracula performances (Christopher Lee was fun and Frank Langella was sexy! And the even sexier Chris Sarandon! Plus, yes, I loved that Bill Compton from True Blood, ehehe). Awesome review, Wolfula. I am so psyched for the rest of June now! Oh crap, you shone light on one of the earlier series to have an unsatisfying ending too! I loved St. Elsewhere and I was like WTF too! I can't believe you brought that up here. That is why I love you Wolfula!
Thanks Doc for the great review. I too love the castle and the matte paintings. I remember as a kid watching it when no one else was interested and really enjoying the set design and mood. It wasn't scary.....but it was fun. I had seen Halloween, the first Friday the 13th, and Alien so it was tame. Tame but awesome wholesome creepy fun.
I really love these Universal reviews. I know your plate is full, but I’d love more reviews if the old black and white horror films at some point. Corridors of Blood is a good one.
This is not just my favorite horror flick, but my favorite film of all time. Yes, it is very, very cheesy by modern standards, but it ignited my love of film and horror films in particular. At one point as a kid (maybe 8 or 9 years old) I watched this film on repeat for two whole days, so I can ostensibly quote it verbatim at any time. I watch it every year on my birthday, which funny enough is Sept. 30 so right in time to kick off the Halloween season with the flick that started it all for both me and Universal Monsters.
I am really psyched to see you talking about some of the most beloved and classic horror flicks of all time, and this was the perfect choice to kickstart all of it. Keep up the amazing work, Doctor!
It's a truly great film, fully deserving of its place in pantheon of film milestones. But I find it absolutely unforgivable that they left out the real hero of the novel; true badass, Quincy Morris.
Yes! I remember suggesting this, Frankenstein, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, possibly a whole series on Universal Horror films, and eventually the Hammer Horror film series - but with Docta Wu-Fu-La-La-La's umm... *specific* mannerisms, compared to those like Cinemassacre, History of Horror, etc. So in other words, this was MY GOD DAMNED IDEA, SO YOU BETTER PAY ME MY DAMN MONEY MR. DOCTORLA, OR YOU'LL SEE ME IN EXTRA-SMALL CLAIMS COURT WITH LOVE, BIG BEEF SLIPPY
Except that movie was British, not American. _London After Midnight_ (1927) was American, and featured a character depicted as a fanged vampire, although it's later revealed to be just a guy in a costume trying to scare a suspected murderer into confessing his crimes.
This is a GREAT classic film! I ALWAYS start off my Halloween October Month with this film! Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan were the BEST actors I enjoyed watching the most from this film! There may have been lack of character development from the other cast, but I still believe they all did a brilliant job! Lugosi is definitely the best Dracula! And forever will be! Whenever people imitate Dracula, it's always the Lugosi Dracula. Why? Because we all know he's the man! I literally know EVERY line of dialogue of Lugosi in this film! Yes, THAT'S how close this film means to me! Oh! And I MUST give credit to the Spanish version of Dracula too! Both the English & Spanish versions are worth watching! So...CHECK EM OUT!
I actually liked this movie, but I think the 1992 version with Gary Oldman and Wenona Rider is better. My favorite Universal Monster movie from the black and white era is The Invisible Man.
it always blows my mind that without these monsters there would be no Universal Studios, no park, no films, no nothing. Hardly ever do you see a media empire be built on the backs of horror. Also, if there was a Batman film in the 30's, Dwight Frye would've made an awesome Joker.
Uh, New Line Cinema ("The House That Freddy Built") much? Paramount? Jason Blum? Lionsgate? Dimension? Horror movies are usually really cheap to produce, and really easy to market. They're basically a way to grow money on a tree.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy I know, I meant that a studio empire was built on horror way back when horror was so retained and forged a media empire as big as Universal
Batman was only created in 1939, but there were two movie serials in the 40's: *Batman* (1943) and *Batman and Robin* (1949), neither of which featured the Joker. Dwight Frye died in 1943, unfortunately.
Reinfeld is creepier than Dracula in this film. That laugh chills your bones. I love Bela. He is the ultimate Dracula followed by Hammer Horror's Christoper Lee.
I know most of these films haven't really aged well especially since we are so jaded with all this chi and whatnot but the true charm of these films is not so much the violence and gore which is almost nonexistent but rather the mood that they give.i mean,these films really cast a spell on audiences with their dark gloomy foreboding atmospheres and ambience. This in my opinion really convinces you that there is some otherworldly and unnatural shit going down.i would love to see a modern adaptation of these films done up in this style,but with the violence and gore expected of a horror flick.just not going overboard.have a delicate balance of terror and horror.and no,the two words are not interchangeable like most people think they are.terror being fear of the unknown and horror being the result of what is being witnessed.
Without this film, who knows what would've happened with American horror films? Dracula started it all and Bela Lugosi deserves a ton of credit.
This or Frankenstein, which came out the same year.
@@madizzle90 because Dracula was so popular they greenlit Frankenstein and then yeah it was all good from there.
@@BadGuyRants Ah, I hadn't known that.
@@madizzle90 Too bad Frankenstein didn't come out first. :-)
Noseferatu started it
Fun fact: they wanted to use rats for the film but the studio would not allow it since audiences were terrified of the rats they saw in Phantom of the Opera. Terrific review!
Interesting 🤔
Fun fact: Béla Lugosi is from Hungary and the village that was featured at the beginning of the movie is in Transylvania and the locals in the movie actually speak Hungarian. Transylvania belonged to Hungary before World War 1, but it was given to Romania as a tribute for war crimes. There are entire regions there where the majority of the population still speak Hungarian. A little detail that adds to the story.
That,s true.Was watching Dracula one day, and my dad said Bela Lugosi was a much better actor than he was given credit for.
"Echolocation, B*tch!" Is going to be my new catchphrase
😂
So glad you gave credit to the Spanish version.
The only youtuber worthy of pausing Scooby-Doo for!
Even when he's reviewing Scooby Doo.
@@wstine79 TRUTH
Was it just me or did that girl at the beginning sound just like Velma from Scooby doo
My Dad loved these movies and I was introduced to them and horror at a very early age. I set up late at night with my Dad and we would watch the Universal classics. My personal favorite was The Gillman from The Creature from the Black Lagoon, while my Dads was Frankenstein. It's a rare treat that you are reviewing these, thanks Dr. W!!!
For Frankenstein, did your dad like Monster or the Scientist more?
"The count pimpslaps the mirror out of the doc's hand which is the reaction that only a vampire or Clint Howard would have" lmao good one Doc
To answer your question about The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the script originally had some left over raptors from Isla Sorna sneak on board the ship. They were supposed to be the ones who killed the ship crew. But obviously they cut it out of the finished film.
Oh a theme of the classics? This is gonna be fun! But you better not give the Wolfman an easier time
Directors: How do we make a good Dracula movie?
Hollywood: Read the book.
Directors: But we don't like to read.
To be fair, the Francis Ford Coppola movie was a pretty direct adaptation of the book for the most part, and it still sucked.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy Although the Coppola movie took more than a few liberties with the Stoker story.
I've never considered that movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula",
@@DistractedGlobeGuy I loved the visual aspect of the Coppola film. It had an overall dreamy aspect. Keanu Reeves was I my opinion too inexperienced at the time. His British accent is cringe.
Dracula is really hard to translate to film because the novel is a slow burn horror and is narrated thru diary entries.
Also it was written in the Victorian age so the sexuality aspect that was associated with evil at the time is a complete 180 from today's "sexy vampires" that is come to be expected.
@@cha5 I saw it as more of a remake of the Jack Palance version, which wasn't very good of a film in itself. Coppola took it and made it better, while following the book in some parts but also screwing around with it in others. A very good film, and one of my favorite Dracula movies.
Kane Anderson Myself I never cared for Coppola trying to humanize Dracula, if I want an Anne Rice style vampire I’ll stick with Interview with a Vampire, although I’ve never really been a Rice fan.
We can all agree that Dwight Frye is an amazing actor and the best part of the creep factor
Listen to them the children of the night what music they make
I'm guessing they had Renfield go to meet Dracula in the film instead of Jonathan to provide an explanation for why Renfield went insane.
They really needed to shorten the story, so I'm guessing that's why they shifted the characters to make their story more neat.
They should've put Lugosi and Dwight Frye in the Spanish version instead with the superior direction of George Melford it would've been one of the great Dracula films!
“What a bag over the head punch in the face move that is” ... had me laughing out loud. Nice one.
My favorite take on this is the 1979 remake of Nosferatu. That film is truly masterfully crafted.
Definitely the best vampire movie of all time, though not a very accurate depiction of the Dracula character.
For the character, you're better off with the Hammer series.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy Oh, I've seen at least one films for most of the major actors to play Dracula, and have read the book. I'm well versed on the character, but that was just my favorite in terms of being a phenomenal film.
Here's a piece of trivia that might just blow some minds. The lead actress in the Spanish-language Dracula, Lupita Tovar, was the grandmother of the two men who gave the world the American Pie franchise.
She did an opening to Universal's Dracula video tape in 2000 when she was around 90. She said she adored Frank Langella as Dracula in 1979's version and wished she could have done it with him!
@user-rg7uh9se4c I think that was Carla Laemmle, if memory serves.
This brings me back to watching the first "Cinemassacres Monster Madness". Great job doc, looking forward to more Universal Horror reviews!
@rod dog miss those days.
@Gary Hall oh your not alone buddy. I dont mind Kieran as much (the one with the long hair) but Tony & Justin are pretty acquired tastes
Seeing those armadillos I had no idea Transylvania was in Texas. I lived in Texas all my life and I never knew that. You learn something new every day.
The Spider Eating Bastard...Remind me why I love you Doc Wolfe! 😂👍
This was the movie that launched my love of horror and of Bram Stoker’s character. Dracula will never end.
For those curious the reason why they had to use armadillos and possums for Dracula's castle was that back then there was a worry that showing rats on the big screen would be offensive to people. So they wanted to have rats but couldn't so they picked whichever large mammals looked closest to rats to give the impression. The commentary track on Dracula with a historian has a ton of great information like that.
Love your voice in this episode 👀 reminds me of the older voice from the old days...that makes no sense, but I swear it does to me.
The Jaques Stickman Days.
I'm a hungarian fan of yours Doc and we are still proud of Lugosi.
Greetings from Hungary!
PS: Bojler eladó!!!
Mennyibe kerül?
Ne már! Hány éve nem láttam már Bojleres kommentet! :D
Doctor Wolfula deserves at least 1 million subscribers and his star as a talk show guest and host
awesome vid doc we were really looking forward to this and You didnt dissapoint :D
Early sound films did not use a musical score because studios believed that the audience would wonder where the music was coming from. It wasn't for budgetary reasons. The only time they had music in a film was when there was an orchestra, radio, or record player present.
Doctor Wolfula going old school for June? Awesome!
This makes me happy. I'm looking forward to the rest.
Hey doc, I'm looking forward for more videos from this series, I love all these classic monster movies and is great to hear you talk about them, it suits you
Love from Argentina!
I don't think I've ever heard someone compare the 1931 Dracula to a Kevin Smith film before.
New millennium reviews. :-)
It’s pretty true though. It lacks a lot in terms of style. White Zombie was more ambitious in comparison.
I'm surprised that Dracula, The Wolf Man, and Frankenstein weren't the first 3 films Dr. Wolfula reviewed.
But I glad you waited. :-)
They are the absolute classics so…
Dammit, the pic of “the folks” made me LOL at 6 in the morning. NOTHING makes me laugh at 6 in the morning.
Love the style of this review! Still need to see this one, but I’m sure it’s great!
Dude I loved this video. Love the black and white effect you add instead of being in color. Super cool channel my friend 😎👌
Love the grainy black & white filter you put over your self. Huge amount of respect to Bela Lugosi
It's so awesome seeing myself in the credits as a patron!
Dwight Frye was so underrated. Love him
One of my favorite films of all time is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from 1920, and I would love to see Cyd do this one at some point. Hell, I think a review of that from either the Doc OR Ghoulash would be awesome.
Would love to see that! Could make it a joint effort, with Ghoulash taking on the role of the somnambulist and the Doc taking on the role of, well, the Doc, fittingly enough. A proper _Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens_ review would be most appreciated as well! That might actually be my favourite "Dracula" film, though I do hold the Universal, Hammer and even Francis Ford Coppola versions in very high regard.
I absolutely love this channel..it is my favorite on youtube..i am new but I am going to binge watch..
Thank you for making these videos..
Ahhhhh 😌The classic Dracula, one of my favorite movie monsters growing up along with Frankenstein
I’m just visiting my ancestral home in the old country.... Pennsylvania.
Finally bring the doctor to the 100k... Let's do this
Been waiting for you to review the Universal Monster movies forever, man. So glad you finally did it, and mentioned the Spanish version too! Love that one.
I don't know what it is about this video, but it feels a lot like your older stuff, and it kinda gave me that warm spooky feeling your videos from like a decade ago do if that makes any sense. Was that on purpose or just a coincidence? Great video as always, Doc.
Always look forward to Dr. Wolfula reviews, easily the best on youtube :-)
Ĺove the Christmas Vacation "bag over the head, punch in the face" reference!
Fun Fact just in case you didn't know Bela Lugosi was so dedicated to the roll he was buried in the cape
Really?
Interesting
I love seeing your take on an old classic, would you ever consider doing the same with the Hammer horror films? I'm English and growing up in the late 70s/early 80s Hammer films were on TV every single week (and in those years we only had 3 channels!) Hammer really seemed to bring the horror genre to a whole new and much wider audience (plus they added lots of the good stuff like sex, violence and gore!) The Hammer decades seemed to be the pinnacle of horror appreciation, being a horror fan became something to be proud of. Hammer films had classically trained actors normally used to delivering lines of Shakespeare, suddenly delivering the darkest of lines with gusto and deep pride in their craft. I don't think horror had ever been that way before (maybe the Universal years?) and hasn't been that way since.
A beautiful classic.
I rented the disc from Netflix and it has the Spanish version as well as the Lugosi version.
Philip Glass you say? Oh boy, now I know whats going on my playlist next
I remember a while back I had an argument with this one guy who complained about the vampires from Twilight for many reasons but also complained how they don’t have fangs and said a vampire without fangs isn’t a real vampire. So I jumped and asked if he ever saw the original Dracula with Bela Lugosi and he claimed to love the film. And I reminded him that Dracula in the film never has fangs and therefore called him out for basically saying that Bela’s Dracula isn’t a true vampire
I’m very happy your doing reviews on the classic black and white horror movies THX U DOC
I’m so excited for this series!
I watched both versions for the first time earlier this week, and the similarities and differences between them are fascinating. Although the Spanish version is significantly longer, there are some scenes that are only in Browning's version, such as most of the sea voyage, and a street vendor being attacked by Dracula. I'd be interested in knowing why the differences exist: were scenes cut from the English-language script, or was Browning's version trimmed down heavily after it was shot?
Universal Horror series review? Yes please!
Yeah, I always wanted the movie to go back to Renfield cause I felt like it was his and Draculas story. The Bram Stoker story almost felt forced in if that makes sense.
My two favorite Draculas are Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi.
Wait Christopher lee play Dracula, which Dracula was it??? the one Dracula I remember was this one the one with Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman
@@jamieharrell5321 Chrisopher Lee has actually played Dracula on film more than any other actor. He played the Count 7 times in Hammer's (a British movie studio) series of Dracula films, and he played Dracs in two films that weren't produced by Hammer. So in total Lee has played Dracula in 9 different films throughout the 1950s-1970s. Starting with 1958's Horror of Dracula (or just Dracula in its native England) which was actually the first Dracula film to be shot in color.
@@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist really that’s awesome
@@jamieharrell5321 Yep, in fact James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) reviewed the entire Hammer Dracula series. Check it out whenever you have the time.
@@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist awesome thank you:)
I think Jonathan Harker in Dracula: Dead and Loving It summed up the non-Dracula characters best:
"Romance. Despair. Rage. All emotions I've managed to suppress."
Hey Doc, loved your Poughkeepsie Tape review; I was surprised however that you didn’t mention the Medical Examiner had a nerdgasm over how he ripped people apart with saws
Hey doc. My birthday is coming up this Friday
Happy early birthday!
Thanks doc
Doc I wrote u on messenger
NAPA KNOWHOW AFTERDARK happy early birthday
I like that they have a van helsing in this movie
Oh man, this was a fun one! The old film feel really helps set the mood! Can't wait for the rest!
I love these reviews I always learn so much ❤️
Been waiting for this forever. Yessssss
Who needs a red-nose to get through the foggy night when you have echo-location b&tch! Classic line. I have been seeing echo-location everywhere since that darn Morbius trailer. LOL Bela was one of my favorites - though I love many Dracula performances (Christopher Lee was fun and Frank Langella was sexy! And the even sexier Chris Sarandon! Plus, yes, I loved that Bill Compton from True Blood, ehehe). Awesome review, Wolfula. I am so psyched for the rest of June now! Oh crap, you shone light on one of the earlier series to have an unsatisfying ending too! I loved St. Elsewhere and I was like WTF too! I can't believe you brought that up here. That is why I love you Wolfula!
This movie is almost 100 years old. HOLY.
Thanks Doc for the great review.
I too love the castle and the matte paintings.
I remember as a kid watching it when no one else was interested and really enjoying the set design and mood.
It wasn't scary.....but it was fun.
I had seen Halloween, the first Friday the 13th, and Alien so it was tame.
Tame but awesome wholesome creepy fun.
Who knows how Dracula would’ve been portrayed if it weren’t for Lugosi.
Probably with more life. Hum... John Wayne? Bruce Wayne.
More like Sir Christopher Lee's version.
I really love these Universal reviews. I know your plate is full, but I’d love more reviews if the old black and white horror films at some point. Corridors of Blood is a good one.
Great review Doc as always
God your reviews are hilarious! 😂 I just finished watching this movie. You took all the words out of my mouth.
Great review. I can't wait for more Universal monster movie reviews.
This is not just my favorite horror flick, but my favorite film of all time. Yes, it is very, very cheesy by modern standards, but it ignited my love of film and horror films in particular. At one point as a kid (maybe 8 or 9 years old) I watched this film on repeat for two whole days, so I can ostensibly quote it verbatim at any time.
I watch it every year on my birthday, which funny enough is Sept. 30 so right in time to kick off the Halloween season with the flick that started it all for both me and Universal Monsters.
If only we could have gotten the Spanish Director with Lugosi as Dracula. Would have been AWESOME!
Great review as always, Doc. Keep them coming! :)
I am really psyched to see you talking about some of the most beloved and classic horror flicks of all time, and this was the perfect choice to kickstart all of it. Keep up the amazing work, Doctor!
The first half of this film is amazing!
Great stuff as always!
St elsewhere lol you brought that ending up years and years ago on a livestream lol
Great review!
can't wait when you talk about Frankenstein (1931) next!
It's a truly great film, fully deserving of its place in pantheon of film milestones. But I find it absolutely unforgivable that they left out the real hero of the novel; true badass, Quincy Morris.
Yes! I remember suggesting this, Frankenstein, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, possibly a whole series on Universal Horror films, and eventually the Hammer Horror film series - but with Docta Wu-Fu-La-La-La's umm... *specific* mannerisms, compared to those like Cinemassacre, History of Horror, etc.
So in other words, this was MY GOD DAMNED IDEA, SO YOU BETTER PAY ME MY DAMN MONEY MR. DOCTORLA, OR YOU'LL SEE ME IN EXTRA-SMALL CLAIMS COURT
WITH LOVE,
BIG BEEF SLIPPY
The film BLOOD OF DRACULA(1957). was the first U.S. film to show a vampire with fangs.
Except that movie was British, not American.
_London After Midnight_ (1927) was American, and featured a character depicted as a fanged vampire, although it's later revealed to be just a guy in a costume trying to scare a suspected murderer into confessing his crimes.
I am...Dracula.
I am Spartacus
Listen to them...children of the night what music they make
I had heard of the Spanish version but had no idea it was so different cinematicly.
It's weird, because it's clearly the "same" film, but sometimes it looks and feels very different. The women are sexier, too! 😉
This is my favorite Dracula movie thank you for reviewing it dr woifual
This is a GREAT classic film! I ALWAYS start off my Halloween October Month with this film! Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan were the BEST actors I enjoyed watching the most from this film! There may have been lack of character development from the other cast, but I still believe they all did a brilliant job! Lugosi is definitely the best Dracula! And forever will be! Whenever people imitate Dracula, it's always the Lugosi Dracula. Why? Because we all know he's the man! I literally know EVERY line of dialogue of Lugosi in this film! Yes, THAT'S how close this film means to me! Oh! And I MUST give credit to the Spanish version of Dracula too! Both the English & Spanish versions are worth watching! So...CHECK EM OUT!
the book was kind of anti-climactic as well, but it was a good read and very interesting; love your reviews Wolfula!
01:46 how can it be very Scooby-Doo decades before Scooby-Doo existed?
when you watch Scooby-Doo you should be calling their antics very
Dracula-Doo.
I got Dracula 1931 on VHS and it's a classic that stood the test of time. 😀👍🦇📼
I actually liked this movie, but I think the 1992 version with Gary Oldman and Wenona Rider is better. My favorite Universal Monster movie from the black and white era is The Invisible Man.
it always blows my mind that without these monsters there would be no Universal Studios, no park, no films, no nothing. Hardly ever do you see a media empire be built on the backs of horror. Also, if there was a Batman film in the 30's, Dwight Frye would've made an awesome Joker.
Uh, New Line Cinema ("The House That Freddy Built") much? Paramount? Jason Blum? Lionsgate? Dimension?
Horror movies are usually really cheap to produce, and really easy to market. They're basically a way to grow money on a tree.
@@DistractedGlobeGuy I know, I meant that a studio empire was built on horror way back when horror was so retained and forged a media empire as big as Universal
Batman was only created in 1939, but there were two movie serials in the 40's: *Batman* (1943) and *Batman and Robin* (1949), neither of which featured the Joker. Dwight Frye died in 1943, unfortunately.
Reinfeld is creepier than Dracula in this film. That laugh chills your bones. I love Bela. He is the ultimate Dracula followed by Hammer Horror's Christoper Lee.
Renfield was the star of the movie.
The doc looks good in black and white.
Dr.W the only one brave enough to say this movie aint that good
I know most of these films haven't really aged well especially since we are so jaded with all this chi and whatnot but the true charm of these films is not so much the violence and gore which is almost nonexistent but rather the mood that they give.i mean,these films really cast a spell on audiences with their dark gloomy foreboding atmospheres and ambience. This in my opinion really convinces you that there is some otherworldly and unnatural shit going down.i would love to see a modern adaptation of these films done up in this style,but with the violence and gore expected of a horror flick.just not going overboard.have a delicate balance of terror and horror.and no,the two words are not interchangeable like most people think they are.terror being fear of the unknown and horror being the result of what is being witnessed.
So,like a Tim burton film minus the whimsical and more humorous tones that he delivers.unless it is like sleepy hollow.cuz that was spectacular
Doc I have been waiting for 7 years
And I’m always a fan of you doc