Dracula (1931)

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Dracula is the first of its kind. This was the movie that started the Universal movie monsters craze that swept the 30s and 40s. I want to say I do like this movie quite a bit, though not as much as Frankenstein. The reasoning behind that is simple. The Frankenstein movie took a lot of liberties from a source material I didn’t like very much. Dracula took a great deal of liberties from a source material I absolutely loved. The most memorable and entertaining aspect of this movie for me was Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. This did lead to a similar problem that I had with Frankenstein. The rest of the cast wasn’t very memorable, and lacked the charm and charisma that Lugosi maintained through the entire movie. I remember pieces of scenes here and there, but never full scenes. I understand that this is a horror classic, but, for me, I like the book better. Again, keep in mind, I don’t think it’s a bad movie at all. I think it’s good enough that I could find something in the movie to enjoy. I appreciate what it started, but I can’t count it among my favorite horror films.   

8 / 10