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I've finally got around to see the WHOLE classic Dracula with Bela Lugosi and I can tell you that he's really incredible in his portrayal of the Undead Count. I can say that I love the vampire creature, but usually they somehow screw up this cool mythological creature either with annoying characters or just with bad storytelling. Now, this is of course the classic Bram Stoker story so when you start watching it you probably already know what'll happen and you know the story works (if you've read the book or watched the other 100 versions). Also, you could really see why Coppola (in his 1992 version) cast Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing, he kinda talks like Edward Van Sloan in this and also you can clearly see that Coppola was hugely inspired by this movie (who isn't?) when creating the interior designs. You could also do a comparison with Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), which is of course great but it needs a rewatch from my part again. Probably better on a second viewing.
The first part, in Dracula's castle, had some pretty impressive set decorations. The only thing that took me out of the movie was the overacting here and there, but of course, that is understandable. The actors came basically from the theater, Lugosi reprised his role here from his plays. Now of course, there's nothing scary about this film, we're so spoiled and used to much scarier stuff today. But the atmosphere that is the combination of Stoker's great story and the music makes it an immortal classic.
+7/10
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