Bram Stoker's Dracula [Blu-ray]
by Francis Ford Coppola
![Bram Stoker's Dracula [Blu-ray]](/images/Bram-Stoker-Dracula-Blu-ray-B000TGJ7ZY-L.jpg)
List Price:
Our Price: $17.49
You Save: $11.46 (40%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $10.95 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona RyderDirector: Francis Ford Coppola
Brand: Columbia Pictures
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Hungarian (Original Language); Czech (Original Language); Polish (Original Language); Arabic (Original Language); Turkish (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language); Romanian (Original Language); Icelandic (Original Language); Arabic (Subtitled); Cantonese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Czech (Subtitled); Danish (Subtitled); Dutch (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Greek (Subtitled); Hebrew (Subtitled); Hungarian (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Norwegian (Subtitled); Polish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Swedish (Subtitled); Czech (Dubbed); French (Dubbed); Hungarian (Dubbed); Russian (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Columbia Pictures
DVD Reviews of Bram Stoker's Dracula [Blu-ray]
DVD Review: Vampire are pretty cool!
Summary: 3 Stars
As far as a story line goes Dracula hits the spot. There is a lot of good blood and gore but the special effects are kinda cheesy. If you're looking for a good 'B' movie then pick this classic up.DVD Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my very favorite movies. I have watched it so many times. They could not have chosen anyone better to play the role of Dracula in this movie than Gary Oldman. His intensity and passion in the part never fails to captivate; how he can make this character at once tragic, evil, vulnerable, bitter, tender, frightening, revolting and beautiful. The style of moviemaking, the sounds, the costumes and sets make this film fascinating, lush, and unique. It's not a perfect movie by any means (the rest of the casting is not so good in a couple of cases), but it's still a treasure. I'm simply grateful this film exists.
I have the first DVD release of this, and just got this newly remastered one, so I was able to compare them side by side. The improvement in picture quality on this edition is obvious. Finer resolution, truer colors, deeper shadows. I'm not much into DVD extras, but seeing some of the deleted scenes on the bonus disk was fun. I only wish they would have included the video for "Love Song for a Vampire". But as they say, you can't have it all.
DVD Review: Not a Bad Vamp Tale!
Summary: 3 Stars
Bram Stoker' Dracula
I recall when this first came out, it was billed as "a love story."
Well, I don't know about that.
I loved the scripted story based on Stoker's novel, Dracula, with Bela Lugosi. The closest I've seen up to that point for a creepy vampire tale was with Jack Palance and Christopher Lee. [And Leslie Neilsen in Dracula: Dead & Loving It, but I digress....].
This film gives rise to a night creature who renounces God when he feels God has taken his wife despite courage in battle. His pasty white skin, Hungarian-style accent, and the wide shadows that seem to pervade the friendliest of places creates a mood, a desire for blood and death.
Winona Ryder in an early role is cute and hypnotic as Mina Harker. A pre-Matrix Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker (who is kept weak with loss of blood by the three sexy vamps, yummy), and a pasty-white Gary Oldman as the Transylvanian aristocrat (aka Vlad the Impaler, aka Count Dracula).
Anthony Hopkins plays a German scientist with an interest in the occult who reprimands and demands throughout this film, a bit of an over-acting style I didn't like all that much.
The moody music, the photography and special effects invite a chilling mood.
Recommended, especially on a cold, lonely night under a full moon (and under your covers)!
Prefer:
Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Draculas: 4 Film Favorites - Horror of Dracula / Dracula Has Risen from the Grave / Taste the Blood of Dracula / Dracula A.D. 1972 (2DVD)
Comedy versions:
Dracula - Dead and Loving It
Love at First Bite
DVD Review: A lavish take on a classic tale...
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so I'm not going to claim to be a huge fan of the monster genre, or even Dracula himself, but I will say that upon watching Frances Ford Coppola's rendering of this classic tale I am more apt to sink my fangs a little deeper into this genre. Yes, while I am not as cultured as some of you are in this particular genre, I do know a good movie when I see one, and `Bram Stoker's Dracula' is a great movie.
Thankfully, this version is in stark contrast to the 1979 mind numbing atrocity starring Frank Langella. Frances Ford Coppola manages to make his Dracula thrilling, engaging, blood chilling and sensual without ever losing us or giving off an air of uncomfortable transition. There is not a single misstep here; not a frame out of place or an emotion left untapped. `Bram Stoker's Dracula' hits everything right, proving itself a modern masterpiece; a visually and emotionally stimulating experience.
In other words; this is the complete package.
I won't get into a long disarray about what this film is about. You either are familiar with the story or you are not, and if you are not then it's probably best you just brace yourself for the film. I will say that the film opens by giving a little history into Dracula's origin before telling us this wickedly tantalizing tale. Count Dracula appears nothing more than an eccentric old man when Jonathan Harker ventures to his castle to tie up some real estate loose ends, but there is an obvious mystery present; and when Dracula catches sight of Harker's fianc?e Mina Murray he becomes determined to win her heart. Holding Harker captive, Dracula makes his way into Mina's life and begins to woo her soul.
The film is a technical marvel in itself really. Each set piece is a lavish example of how to do these films correctly. Everything screams for our attention. Subtlety is always a blessing, but not in films of this nature. More is more when it comes to these grand spectacles, and Coppola understood that very well. The rich reds and velvets add layers of emotional warmth to the film; breeding an air of thick tension and violent sensuality. The action sequences are brilliantly choreographed and the chemistry between the cast is impeccable.
Gary Oldman is Dracula, no ifs ands or buts about it. He is stunning in all facets of the characters; from old, crippled and haunted to young, vibrant and intoxicating. He nails this character and breaths a new life into this tale. Winona Ryder was such a stunning talent back in the early 90's. I am deeply saddened by her fall from grace. She desperately needs a comeback, Mickey Rourke style. Here she is luminous as always. Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves are both effective in their supporting roles (my best friend stated that this was Reeves best film, but it's also his best performance). Sadie Frost is flawless as Lucy, Dracula's initial victim. She is ravenous in each scene, exuding a natural sensuality that feeds off her eventual brutality.
With a script rich with character development and ripe with the best of every genre (from horror to drama to romance) as well as a stellar cast and one of the greatest directors of all time (seriously, Coppola is a GOD in this industry), `Bram Stoker's Dracula' is an instant classic; a pure masterpiece that is sure to entice our every desire.
DVD Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
The Collector's Edition is amazing i still haven't got through all the extra bounus features and the option to be able to watch the movie in HD is great as well. The Artwork is fantastic with alot of detail great cover as well as the dual DVD's look like coins or medallions just a great buy all around.
Description of Bram Stoker's Dracula [Blu-ray]
With dizzying cinematic tricks and astonishing performances, Francis Coppola's 1992 version of the oft-filmed Dracula story is one of the most exuberant, extravagant films of the 1990s. Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, as the Count and Mina Murray, are quite a pair of star-crossed lovers. She's betrothed to another man; he can't kick the habit of feeding off the living. Anthony Hopkins plays Van Helsing, the vampire slayer, with tongue firmly in cheek. Tom Waits is great fun as Renfield, the hapless slave of Dracula who craves the blood of insects and cats. Sadie Frost is a sexy Lucy Westenra. And poor Keanu Reeves, as Jonathan Harker, has the misfortune to be seduced by Dracula's three half-naked wives. There's a little bit of everything in this version of Dracula: gore, high-speed horseback chases, passion, and longing.Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula is a feverishly inventive movie that often overwhelms its own narrative flow, yet proves irresistible to watch. Coppola's baroque, operatic set design, costumes, and cinematography look as lavish as they did on the film's first release. The director's grab-bag of visual effects are still bold and unabashed, if often over-the-top, and the actors still appear caught up in a certain hysterical pitch that feels a little forced but can be a lot of fun to watch. Gary Oldman's imaginative performance as the titular vampire carries the weight of Coppola's vision of Count Dracula as a tragic-romantic hero with Christ-like overtones. Keanu Reeves still looks a little lost in the pivotal role of Jonathan Harker, the London clerk who finds himself a prisoner in a Transylvanian castle while a 400-year-old vampire makes a play for his fianc?e back home (Winona Ryder). Anthony Hopkins is fearless as a daft Von Helsing, and Sadie Frost is very good as the doomed Lucy. --Tom Keogh
Genres DVDs
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Bestsellers in Genres DVDs
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5DVD
Best price: $31.99
Price in other shops:
Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat, Boost MetabolismLions Gate; Release date: 2009-02-03; DVD
Best price: $8.22
Price in other shops:
The WrestlerTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-04-21; DVD
Best price: $11.49
Price in other shops:
The ConcertsRelease date: 2009-04-28; DVD
Best price: $26.49
Price in other shops:
Quantum of SolaceRelease date: 2009-03-24; DVD
Best price: $8.85
Price in other shops:
Marley and Me (Single-Disc Edition)Twentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $10.55
Price in other shops:
CapricaUniversal; Release date: 2009-04-21; DVD
Best price: $13.50
Price in other shops:
Slumdog MillionaireTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $10.40
Price in other shops:
Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition)Universal; Release date: 2009-03-21; DVD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Jillian Michaels - 30 Day ShredLions Gate; Release date: 2008-03-18; DVD
Best price: $7.57
Price in other shops:
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
![Underworld Evolution [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Underworld-Evolution-Blu-ray-B000F6IOBG-X.jpg)
Underworld Evolution [Blu-ray]Sony; Release date: 2006-06-20; DVD
Best price: $14.24
Price in other shops:
![Sleepy Hollow [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Sleepy-Hollow-Blu-ray-B000I0QM0E-X.jpg)
Sleepy Hollow [Blu-ray]Paramount; Release date: 2008-06-03; DVD
Best price: $10.50
Price in other shops:
![A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray] Image](/images/A-Clockwork-Orange-Blu-ray-B000Q678OO-X.jpg)
A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-10-23; DVD
Best price: $7.49
Price in other shops:
![2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] Image](/images/2001-A-Space-Odyssey-Blu-ray-B000Q66J1M-X.jpg)
2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-10-23; DVD
Best price: $14.96
Price in other shops:
![Hellboy (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Hellboy-Director-Cut-Blu-ray-B000OT6V00-X.jpg)
Hellboy (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]Sony; Release date: 2007-06-05; DVD
Best price: $10.78
Price in other shops:
![Troy - The Director's Cut [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Troy-The-Director-Cut-Blu-ray-B000TGGJKU-X.jpg)
Troy - The Director's Cut [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-09-18; DVD
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
![The Shining [Blu-ray] Image](/images/The-Shining-Blu-ray-B000UJ48WC-X.jpg)
The Shining [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-10-23; DVD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
![The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray] Image](/images/The-Fifth-Element-Remastered-Blu-ray-B000QTD368-X.jpg)
The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray]Sony; Release date: 2007-07-17; DVD
Best price: $14.98
Price in other shops:
![Underworld (Unrated) [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Underworld-Unrated-Blu-ray-B000TGJ80I-X.jpg)
Underworld (Unrated) [Blu-ray]Sony; Release date: 2007-09-25; DVD
Best price: $15.84
Price in other shops:
![Interview with the Vampire [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Interview-with-the-Vampire-Blu-ray-B001AQR3E4-X.jpg)
Interview with the Vampire [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2008-10-07; DVD
Best price: $13.15
Price in other shops: