Dracula: Hmm... I'm quite good in the novel, it seems.
Well, it’s time to return to the Universal Monsters once again.
Since I’ve gone through my favorites like the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf
Man, it’s time to touch upon the Count himself: Dracula or Vlad the Impaler. He
was the one who started it all with Dracula released in 1931. Even though he’s
not the first vampire to hit screens (there was Nosferato in 1922), he’s
definitely the most remembered and most parodied.
Now, of all of the monsters, he’s probably my least
favorite. Even though he was the one who got this all started, he’s on the low
end of the list. He’s not bad, per se, but he lacks something the other
monsters don’t lack. I think it has to do with the fact that he is just an evil
predator. He’s just going around taking advantage of anyone and killing them. The
rest of the monsters have more going on than just being destructive. The Frankenstein
Monster’s a destructive but naïve dude, the Wolf Man is a dude struggling with
the beast inside, and the Gill-Man (who I’ll get to later) is just a dude who
wants to be left alone… and get a hot lady on the side. Drac’s just evil and
that’s it. Still, are the movies good? Let’s find out.
On today’s list is the following: Dracula (1931), Dracula’s
Daughter (1936), and Son of Dracula (1942). Now, I do remember seeing Son of
Dracula when I was younger. I hadn’t seen the 1931 movie until a few years ago when
my sister got us that big collection. As for Dracula’s Daughter, I didn’t see
it until a few days ago where I watched all three movies back to back. I was
going to watch the Spanish version of Dracula, but I haven’t gotten around to
it yet. It’s basically the same as the 1931 version but with Spanish actors.
The same sets are even used for it.