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(From goodguy's Watch Log on July 21st, 2011)
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It, a review by Dragonfire
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Yes I know this is silly..but it is supposed to be. It is a spoof after all. And it is way better than Date Movie, Epic Movie and all those. I do think this is a well done spoof, though I know others don't care for it. I like to see some sillier Dracula movies at times. I find them entertaining. This silly Dracula is a better vampire than Edward in Twilight. No stupid sparkling here.
The basic story is still here, just with...silly twists and some things are exaggerated at times. I think it works. I've seen the movie several times by now, and I still enjoy it every time. The cast handles their parts well. Some of the accents are a bit overdone, but I think that is part of the spoofing. The movie is too silly for some people. I think it is fun and entertaining.
I did post a review at Epinions a few years ago.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
(From Marie's 2013 Halloween/Horror Marathon on October 15th, 2013)
Member's TV Reviews
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by goodguy
2x03 The Mousetrap
Synopsis: See Achim's post.
My Rating:
Another episode that I enjoyed more upon rewatching. The opening is especially great, with Charlie & Michelle on the desert road, making stop at a gas station. No words exchanged between them for several minutes, just a little country song playing along, but the emotions between them are almost tangible. TSCC has a knack for these moody and minimalist scenes and it is the main reason I like this show. Also notable just how gorgeous it looks most of the time, in an earthy and completely unflashy way. All things that are pretty untypical for an action show about killer robots - no wonder it got cancelled.
From the early kidnapping climax, we get to a single short scene with highly pregnant Kacy, whom I forgot to mention in the last episode. I've never seen Busy Phillips before and initially I thought it was Mercedes McNab (Harmony on Buffy/Angel) playing the character. Anyway, she again is wonderful here. Oh, and Beast Wizard 7 is hilarious.
Do terminators get bored? Cameron finds the center of the house, determines the timeframe for a paint job, and is eager to kill at least a bird (Maybe later?). That sounds like funny robot, but is has such a wry sense of humor that it doesn't feel out of place. Also noteworthy the perfectly timed "I don't swim" exchange with John much later in the episode.
Charlie's phone call to John and Sarah is another one of many excellent scenes. He is so completely and heart-wrenchingly lost. Top performance by Dean Winters.
Sarah gets to do the reluctant hero thing, angry and tired, lashing out at everyone in frustration. That's a fine line to walk, but mostly it works, even when Michelle is the target (Frankly, I thought it'd be easier. I thought you'd be dead).
After Cromartie's setup succeeds the plot gets a bit messy. Taking an injured Michelle with them doesn't make much sense, nor does the designated meeting point for Cromartie and John. As much as the show succeeds in creating atmospheric and dramatic scenes, it often seems that less thinking went into the plot mechanics. I can live with that most of the time, but sometimes it becomes a little distracting.
The funeral scene at the end, while moving, would be a bit generic, if it weren't for the two cuts to the dinner table at the Connor house, once with the VO from the priest and then again, silent. Great stuff.
As for Weaver and Ellison: I like that they take their time and advance that part of the story slowly. And Shirley Manson already seems much better here than in the first episode. Or it could be Richard T. Jones, who can make almost everything work, reflecting positively on her.
(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on February 2nd, 2010)