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Jan 26 12 12:17 PM
Hunch and Judy wrote: Joe Karlosi wrote: Despite what some critics or viewers thought/think, I'd say Bela Lugosi's iconic presence as DRACULA is safe and secure regardless. Second-class Carlos Villarias just ruins the Spanish Version for me. He's terrible in the film. And while I'm at it, the Spanish Version for all its impressive mood and ambiance is just as 'slow' as Browning's.See...I wouldn't call him "terrible". I just think he was mis-cast and did the best he could in a role where he did not fit exactly. They would have been better off finding a gaunt, older fellow with a pointed beard more to the original novel. That would have been creepy!
Joe Karlosi wrote: Despite what some critics or viewers thought/think, I'd say Bela Lugosi's iconic presence as DRACULA is safe and secure regardless. Second-class Carlos Villarias just ruins the Spanish Version for me. He's terrible in the film. And while I'm at it, the Spanish Version for all its impressive mood and ambiance is just as 'slow' as Browning's.
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