romankirby-42633 One of the most boring movies ever. I fell asleep at least 6 times. Oh and that guy's laugh is SOOOO annoying

Kirpianuscus at the first sigh, the version of Dracula by Herzog. in fact, a fascinating parable, in which the Georgian music, the rats, the performance and face of Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski remind old fashion manner to create the mystery and tension, the streets, the people, the homage to Murnau masterpiece , the delicate science to create and explore the details. in essence, an impeccable show. like an embroidery. because this is its purpose - to tell a story, to use all the opportunities of a meet, to remind recent history, to put the known symbols in a new context, to use slices of romance and horror for rehabilitation of Gothic literature. it is not a film of a story but the film of mysterious, seductive, almost hypnotic images.

stevendecastro This movie has a lot of rough edges and no decent climax. Kinski as Dracula works well, as does Isabel Adjani as Lucy. But the blocking of the camera is amateurish, the perspective is confused, and worst of all, it's the only vampire movie that doesn't scare anyone. (Oh by the way, if you are on the way to driving a stake into a vampire's heart, don't appear in the next scene with the stake in your hand; you are supposed to leave it in.)Herzog has said that this movie was an attempt to show the highest values of his own culture. I have no idea whether he succeeded, but as a movie, this is a failure.

Adam Peters (84%) Without doubt one of the better Dracula based movies ever put to film. It's certainly up there with Universal's classic, Hammer's, or pretty much anything else, even Blade 3. The opening is one of out and out horror with really hideous looking deformed mummified corpses that marks one of the sharpest descents into terror ever, but thankfully for the squeamish there's some footage of fluffy kittens playing to balance out the dread. This follows the actual Dracula story quite well, and like the novel the best part is Jonathan Harker making his way toward the count and his grim fate. Klaus Kinski's is superb as the foul monster, and even though I found him very amusing in parts there's still something very creepy about the design. The stunning Isabelle Adjani is also fantastic as Lucy Harker who fits the role better than anyone else could. The only issue here is the fact that this is at its best in the first half, while the second is just not as strong, but overall this is a must-watch for all followers of Dracula: the dirty old man.