Osmosis Iron Bela is still the best! The most iconic and memorable Dracula film to date. It might not be scary exactly, but it's mesmerizing, haunting and beautiful(in that gothic way). One thing to note though, it follows the novel rather loosely so if you expect a great adaptation, then this is almost rather an "inspired by" rather than the story from the book transferred to the silver screen.

jessicaa-26438 "Dracula" is a classic character in itself, Bela Lugosi's portrayal of this famous character will continue to be my favorites. This was truly a role he was born to play, the way he carries himself with such sophistication and completely memorizes his audience. The scenery was stunning and Dracula's castle was absolutely breathtaking, and made you get the vibe it was trying to give off. While the acting and scenery were fantastic, it was very slow, and I felt like most parts dragged more then others, and it personally made me lose interest very quickly. However overall, the film was pretty amazing. This film will continue to be a classic and put all the remakes to shame.

mpaulso I recently purchased a Universal Monster Box Set which included 1 film from all the monsters. I started at the beginning with Dracula. Let me start off by saying it blows my mind that this movie was released only 34 years after Dracula was created by Bram Stoker in 1897.This movie is grand, and ambitious for the time. There are large sets and some great shots. That being said this movie does have be graded based on it's time. Being released in 1931 it came out only 4 years after the first "talkie" or movie with audio was released. That is an amazing achievement.However watching now the acting is clunky, Dracula's feeding and "attacks" are slow and funny and there are some pretty severe limitations based on the knowledge and talent of film makers.I am excited to dig into the rest of the box set and see how Dracula compares to others like Frankenstein, Wolf Man and the Mummy.

Ian (Flash Review)After watching this I clearly understand why Bela Lugosi is still famous today as all of his mannerisms, appearance, voice and speech rate have become the template for spookiness over many generations. The plot is not easily to quickly summarize but Count Dracula lives in a mammoth castle on a dangerous mountain pass with an interior covered in cobwebs, dirt and bugs along with a huge staircase. Dracula arrives in London and begins to seek out blood to suck. At a social gathering, Van Helsing meets Dracula and proves a growing suspicion that he is a vampire by not seeing Dracula's reflection in a mirror. Will The Count be able to suck enough blood to sustain his existence or will he truly be found out and captured? This is an excellent classic that does not use much music and lets the acting, scenery, facial expressions and Lugiso take center stage. This film still holds up over time and amazingly a plethora of current pop culture Halloween references can be traced back to Dracula.