Nobody loves the theatrical DRACULA more than I do.  It's the movie I watch and re-watch more than any other.  I'm never bored by it - but, I can understand why many people are.  I'm not depriving it of "standing on it's own merits" - not by a long shot.  But neither am I going to ignore it's obvious flaws.  The re-edits demonstrate how much better it could have been ( and was most likely meant to have been ).  I can see the merits of both - and enjoy watching them both.

Some people just aren't open-minded enough to see it that way.

article-1264092-081D0A9F000005DC-144_468

- GJS