The biggest prop bat on strings or real bat for that matter I’ve laid eyes upon. Love the music in the opening credits. I’ve heard it many times before, but can’t place it and don’t know if it’s original to the movie (going to have to do some research). To be honest, this movie was a little disappointing to me. I’ve seen 100s of vampire movies, but wasn’t sure if I had seen this before. I probably would have given it a 6, but I bumped it up to a 7 keeping in mind that it was made in 1931. It’s not very exciting, the movie is mostly silent and there isn’t any suspenseful music in the background and besides lighting up his stare, a stormy boat trip, some fog and lightning, a dangling bat, and a crawling spider there isn’t much in the way of camera tricks or special effects (not even bite marks or fangs). The acting isn’t bad, for the most part, and the sets are really good. It’s the OG Dracula, so it’s a must see. Updated: The music played during the opening credits is from “Swan Lake”, no wonder it sounded familiar, everyone has heard parts of it somewhere wether they know it or not. It fits the opening perfectly.
Review by O7HabitsBlockedParent2021-11-09T09:15:18Z
The biggest prop bat on strings or real bat for that matter I’ve laid eyes upon. Love the music in the opening credits. I’ve heard it many times before, but can’t place it and don’t know if it’s original to the movie (going to have to do some research). To be honest, this movie was a little disappointing to me. I’ve seen 100s of vampire movies, but wasn’t sure if I had seen this before. I probably would have given it a 6, but I bumped it up to a 7 keeping in mind that it was made in 1931. It’s not very exciting, the movie is mostly silent and there isn’t any suspenseful music in the background and besides lighting up his stare, a stormy boat trip, some fog and lightning, a dangling bat, and a crawling spider there isn’t much in the way of camera tricks or special effects (not even bite marks or fangs). The acting isn’t bad, for the most part, and the sets are really good. It’s the OG Dracula, so it’s a must see. Updated: The music played during the opening credits is from “Swan Lake”, no wonder it sounded familiar, everyone has heard parts of it somewhere wether they know it or not. It fits the opening perfectly.