CBR Film Club #3: Dracula (Spanish Version)

[Royal]

Hey all! This is the new assignment of the CBR Film Club. If your not familiar with how we do this, here's what we do.

- A movie is assigned
- obtain copy by any means
- watch movie
- form an opinion
- report
- repeat
- Bob's your uncle

The third movie we'll look at will be Eduardo Arozamena and Paul Kohner's Dracula (Spanish Version) (1931).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Alt1_dracula_spanish_big.jpg

You can find this movie at all tangible and internet stores and rental areas.

Thoughts, reports, feelings, clips and funny quips about the film will be talked about here.

And most of all....Have Fun.

You have from Oct. 16 to Oct. 30 before the next assignment is planned.

[Royal]

BTW, you can find this version in the 75th Anniversary Edition or the Legacy Edition of Dracula.

[Justin D.]

Royal? The 1931 Spanish version of Dracula? Seriously?

This film club would probably have more people taking part in it if the choices weren't so purposely obscure and hard to find.

[ultramandingo]

........ does watching predator or childs play 3 on telemundo count ?

[rick]

The Spanish Dracula is a great movie, but it is also a terrible choice for the film club.

I've got to be honest here and say that so far the choices for films have not been very good.

[jesse_custer]

I would like to track down these films, but I don't have the time really. I would like to participate, though.

[Royal]

Thought I was picking movies because of their accessablity. I had a real list, but the avalibilty factor just sucks. It shouldn't be, but it does.

Gimme a second to do some research and I'll set a new movie up.

[jesse_custer]

Might I suggest The Land Before Time 10? I find each sequel to expand my perspective on life.

[HomerJay]

........ does watching predator or childs play 3 on telemundo count ?
Ok, I actually laughed out loud at that.

[Royal]

wipe or lock this please.

[The Batman]

You know, I never realized the Spanish version of Dracula was that hard to come by. I mean, it was part of that big Dracula Legacy Collection they put out a couple of years back that you can probably find cheap.

At any rate, of the two films it's definately the better made one. That said, it'll never be as enjoyable a film because it lacks what makes the English version magic: Bela Lugosi. If there was a way to combine the direction of this film with Lugosi's performance we'd have a truly great film.

[ultramandingo]

........ yeah, i got it somewears -need to see it again , loved the fact that they filmed at night on the same sets after browings crew left - i say leave the thread open

[suttercain]

Royal? The 1931 Spanish version of Dracula? Seriously?

This film club would probably have more people taking part in it if the choices weren't so purposely obscure and hard to find.

Widely available on nearly every edition of the Bela Lugosi version. Got my copy 6 years ago. They were both filmed simultaneously. The English version was filmed during the day and the Spanish crew would come in at night.

This film is good and I actually like it a little better than the english version, however Bela is better. The Spanish version was able to get away with a little more skin (look cleavage!).

For sale brand new and still being pressed:
http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-75th-Anniversary-Universal-Legacy/dp/B000GPIPSS

[suttercain]

Thought I was picking movies because of their accessablity. I had a real list, but the avalibilty factor just sucks. It shouldn't be, but it does.

Gimme a second to do some research and I'll set a new movie up.

Perfect choice! Don't be too hard on yourself. Some people still don't know how to operate that fancy Google.com.

[Jared]

You know, I never realized the Spanish version of Dracula was that hard to come by. I mean, it was part of that big Dracula Legacy Collection they put out a couple of years back that you can probably find cheap.


Sure, but is it likely to available to rent? Does anyone show it on cable? I mean, if you have to actually purchase a collection in order to find one movie, that's probably not a good pick.

[ultramandingo]

................. my non english speaking mail man can hand me over a copyof Drácula at the push of a button - but im all futuristic and shit - like criswell

[suttercain]

Sure, but is it likely to available to rent? Does anyone show it on cable? I mean, if you have to actually purchase a collection in order to find one movie, that's probably not a good pick.

Doubt it will be in store at a main outlet, small mom and pop's maybe.

Blockbuster and Netflix online rent it out:
http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/292962

[The Batman]

I've seen the collection at the rental stores and for sale at something like six bucks in places.

It's not that hard to get your hands on.

[ultramandingo]

............. how about a new thread - the how hard is it to get movies royal want us to watch club ?

[suttercain]

............. how about a new thread - how hard is it to get movies royal want us to watch ?

I will agree with Royal. This movie is worth the time to track it down. I looked everywhere online thinking it may be posted somewhere to watch but all I could find was the English version.

[Royal]

............. how about a new thread - the how hard is it to get movies royal want us to watch?

After my trip to a rental place...most of it is very hard to get.

[ultramandingo]

............ netflicks says " lo tenemos sí gringos"

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2477/draculacombcu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Frank]

It's been in a while since i've seen this. I remember thinking it was by far superior to the Browning version that we know. All the clunkers, all the flaws from the Browning version that was seen as "well it was early cinema, nobody knew how to do monsters movies back then". And "those were b movies" are exposed to be bad, amateur filmaking in my opinion. Because when you watch the Spanish version, with the Spanish filmakers, the flaws are gone and it's on the level of any non-genre movies of that time. Quality filmaking, quality dialogue, quality acting from top to bottom. The only element that the Browning had that was superior(and that's an important one) is with the lead actor, Dracula himself. While the Spanish version the actor was very good, he came off as just this mean man, while the English version, Lugosi is so weird, so alien, he gives off this outerwordly aura that shill the blood. He's in a sub-par movie but saves every frame that he's in. You can't take your eyes off him.

[rick]

I will say this, the Spanish version of Dracula is in my opinion a far better film then the Lugosi version.

[Pól Rua]

"well it was early cinema, nobody knew how to do monsters movies back then".

Except FW Murnau, apparently...

[Frank]

Except FW Murnau, apparently...

Exactlyyyyy

[Royal]

Except FW Murnau, apparently...

Who gave Kohner some pointers for this movie.

[Royal]

Another reason the Spanish version was better...Browning didn't direct the English version.

Fruend did.

[ultramandingo]

Another reason the Spanish version was better...Browning didn't direct the English version.

Fruend did.

........... also The Mummy (1932) , Mad Love (1935) and Der Große Sensationsprozeß (1923) - he did allright

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Royal? The 1931 Spanish version of Dracula? Seriously?

This film club would probably have more people taking part in it if the choices weren't so purposely obscure and hard to find.

Well I can't fault Royal for his taste. I usually click to see whats there. I can't help but wonder what I'd subject people to watch ....


"Ok people , now you all will watch the classic : Any Which Way But Loose . That Clint Eastwood classic where he plays Fido Bedo and has a beer drinking money named Clyde !:tongue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c0-0esAqs

[ultramandingo]

.........yeah i probably just yank something of my dvd rack like

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6852/999091ultraaff1kf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- now discuss

[Frank]

.........yeah i probably just yank something of my dvd rack like

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6852/999091ultraaff1kf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- now discuss

This is exactly like the Spanish version of Dracula was!