Synopsis
A modern day Dracula
Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer, has been sent to the furthest reaches of Transylvania to help an old count with his move to the more populated Nilbog.
Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer, has been sent to the furthest reaches of Transylvania to help an old count with his move to the more populated Nilbog.
John Johnson's Alucard
This is possibly one of the most adjective movies ever made. Stumbled across it while on a mission to watch every film adaptation of Dracula and, in spite of many, many things, this is undoubtedly the most faithful to the book. I imagine the budget for this was something like $12, but they make it work, in their own weird little way. The only way I can describe the vibe of this movie is by saying that Jonathan is taken to meet Dracula in a minivan with cheerful stock music playing. Also, Quincey is here, he's wearing stupid baggy pants shoved into his cowboy boots, he rarely takes off his cowboy hat, and he has a gun that he whips…
a bit of an embarrassing movie to share a name with. oh well, I've seen worse.
and yes, I did just watch this because of it's name
Amateurish attempt to remake Coppola's DRACULA on a budget that wouldn't cover a supreme pizza and a side of breadsticks. The threadbare set decoration only serves to enhance the movie's cheapness, the acting ranges from abysmal to embarrassing, and the plot's meandering pace ensures you'll feel every second of its 150-minute (!) running time. Yet despite its myriad technical and creative shortcomings and testament to director John Johnson's ego (he plays Texan vampire hunter Quincy Morris, hence his significant role in the Count's slaying and his own heroic death at the end), the filmmakers' enthusiasm for the material frequently seeps through and I just couldn't hate this as much as it warranted. It also owns the distinction of being the only DRACULA adaptation to feature an '80s-style rap song recapping the plot over the end credits.
5 stars bc this is such a faithful adaptation done on no budget