Argento's Dracula [2012]

This film has been widely panned...but it's always compared to other Argento offerings, which is highly unfair...you know the basic Dracula plot, so your not goin to have his usual surprise deaths or gore..if you hark back to the Hammer offerings of the 60's and 70's...this would fit right in..if it had a Hammer logo instead of Dario's name at the top, I believe it would have been better received..camera work, as usual is outstanding and us a beautiful period and location piece,,..acting is very good, as always Dario's daughter Asia is excellent...if you want action and gore ..it's not for you...if you want that throwback, with a new re telling...jump in..I for one enjoyed greatly...

I enjoyed this film a lot. I always liked the look of Dario Argento's films. The locations seem authentic to the story setting and the actors do a great job as well. The plot follows the general story line of "Dracula", but seems to be set in a small town in Eastern Europe (Transylvania?) instead. The Blu-Ray version looks really good in HD. There are a lot of good behind-the-scenes footage in the extra features, but most of it is in Italian. It isn't all that surprising to me, since it is an Italian film. There are English subtitles for these extras, which helps.

Seems that ever since Coppola's version of Dracula, subsequent versions of the Stoker novel have been less faithful. This version owed more to Horror of Dracula (the 1958 Hammer version), with more nudity and gore added. However, there are some original ideas, especially the idea that the leaders of the town seem to ignore Dracula's crimes, because he has contributed much funds for their interstructure. Argento has made some of the best horror films, such as Suspiria and Deep Red. This is not one of his best. But it is worth viewing anyway (If you are over 18).

I like Dario Argento's body of work. He's done some very good films over the years. The idea of him doing a DRACULA adaptation was compelling--unfortunately, the film comes up short. It looks great and I'm sure was even better in 3-D, however, there is a lot of mediocre acting in this and, added to the rather hackneyed plot, it brings the overall level of the movie way down. Asia Argento, usually reliable, is not at her best in this one--and her accent is kind of annoying. In short, this is kind of fun to watch if you're a vampire movie or Dracula fan but I would recommend it to no one else.

Not as bad a movie as some may think. A bit of the Hammer vibe throughout. Might be pretty "meh" in 2D but the 3D really brings it alive. We thought it was a fun flick.

After seeing so many mediocre and even poor reviews of this movie, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I watched this film. For those who enjoy Dracula portrayed with an old-school feel (old Europe), this movie will not disappoint.

I got it for the 3-D so it was worth the 10 bucks. The movie itself was a pretty mediocre effort with decent production values but bad CG. Only for hardcore Argento fans or those who would enjoy some topless scenes in the glory of 3-D.

Great to see a movie about vampires that is not a love story! This movie is faithful to the original story of Dracula. The power that Dracula held over women resulted in death or slavery. Not as intense as the Christopher Lee version, but I was more impressionable in the 50's...