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I just purchased the Stallone Collection boxset which has both Assassins (Banderas is on fire here) and Demolition Man (Snipes goes all out) along with Tango & Cash and Cobra. I'll be getting to them all soon.
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@mattjoes, I agree that the film peters out a bit towards the end. Shame, but still highly enjoyable.
If you haven't heard it, I recommend the Zulu Double CD soundtrack. It features some of Barry's best work, including The Specialist 'suite', played by The City of Prague Philharmonic. There's also a suite from The Cotton Club and The Tamarind Seed. They really do Barry justice.
There were two soundtrack CDs issued for the film. I have 'Music from the film' CD which has many of the great songs featured in the movie but don't yet have 'Score' CD which has Barry's work.
Pretty weak and unnecessary BBC adaptation. A few good scenes, but I was mostly bored.
Dan Stevens is overacting like I have seldom seen before.
I'd actually not seen this movie before, but for what it was, it wasn't bad at all. Definitely not Hitchcocks best, but even Hitchcock on autopilot is still Hitchcock. However, some of the stuff in Cuba moved a little slowly for me.
Could smell the Bond influence all over this one, and I'm not just referring to Karin Dor... I read that the lead was offered to Connery, and that would have been REALLY strange to watch. Still, this is as close to a Bond movie as Hitchcock would ever make, I guess- just heavy on realism and light on action. Repeat viewing factor fairly low though.
Recommended.
I felt there was something missing in Marc Warren's look as the Count. Granted there have been dozens and dozens of variations of Dracula actors with different looks, but Marc Warren's version seems more suitable to play Renfield, IMO.
Denholm Elliot looked a more creepy and appropriate Count, as did Lugosi, Lee, Langella, Palance, Jourdan etc. I thought Louis Jourdan, who always looked like Louis Jourdan, nevertheless had character appropriate costuming that made him a convincing Dracula. Dracula's clothes in the novel aren't described in much detail except he wore all black and his cloak spread like bats wings as he descended the castle wall. His face is described vividly.
Still, the 2006 BBC version was probably one of my least favorite adaptations.
This one has been on my 'to watch-list' for close to 10 years. Will have to check it out at some point.
Yes. I thought those four had great looks as Dracula. I liked that Oldman had the long mustache when in his younger guise.
Yeah, though "Music from the film" has two suites Barry recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, I believe. In the one featuring Did You Call Me, the sax player really nails it. The score album doesn't include these tracks. I haven't paid much attention to the songs in the film, mostly because I haven't watched the film too much and I've listened to the score on its own, but I definitely feel like checking out the songs now.
Tango & Cash is cheesy fun. Cobra is cheesy, but not much fun.
Lugosi, Palance, Kinski & Lee are my top 4. The rest (Oldman, Warren, Billington, Butler & Jourdan to name a few) I don't care for
Interesting! Another reason to push Topaz further up on the list. Gavin was actually signed on for DAF too, wasn't he?
I keep forgetting that!
Gavin did what he was required of him in Psycho though I always thought he was a bit bland as an actor.
Also, the alternate filmed endings were not very good. I'm so glad the movie ended with what they chose to go with.
Nice one! No Bond if you ask me, but interesting scenes. Take it that they're from the OSS 117-film he starred in?
The fight clips reminded me how incredibly 60's the hotel fight scene from OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies looked!
Need to watch those two films again soon...
YES!!! That was great! Loved it!