NipkowDisc Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 They're showing stuff like the mummy, curse of frankenstein and the first three hammer dracula films to pay tribute tomorrow to the screen's greatest count dracula, Christopher Lee. betcha tcm will show their older non-restored horror of dracula print with the incomplete sunlight disintegration climax. there is the 2012 restored BFI print with the complete sunlight disintegration but that would be too much to expect of tcm, wouldn't it?... slackers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 They're showing stuff like the mummy, curse of frankenstein and the first three hammer dracula films to pay tribute tomorrow to the screen's greatest count dracula, Christopher Lee. betcha tcm will show their older non-restored horror of dracula print with the incomplete sunlight disintegration climax. there is the 2012 restored BFI print with the complete sunlight disintegration but that would be too much to expect of tcm, wouldn't it?... slackers! Does baby need a hug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 They're showing stuff like the mummy, curse of frankenstein and the first three hammer dracula films to pay tribute tomorrow to the screen's greatest count dracula, Christopher Lee. betcha tcm will show their older non-restored horror of dracula print with the incomplete sunlight disintegration climax. there is the 2012 restored BFI print with the complete sunlight disintegration but that would be too much to expect of tcm, wouldn't it?... slackers! I think his Dracula stinks, but that's just me. I like him in other things, but as Dracula - pew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 I think his Dracula stinks, but that's just me. I like him in other things, but as Dracula - pew! his Dracula persona was hamstrung by the hammer stupes, everyone knows that. you think the lack of Dracula saying anything was Lee's idea? of course not. but when they did let him speak as Dracula it was always powerful and forboding. only idiots would compare Lee's powerful incomparable Dracula persona to Lugosi. there's no visual horror. Lugosi doan even have fangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 his Dracula persona was hamstrung by the hammer stupes, everyone knows that. you think the lack of Dracula saying anything was Lee's idea? of course not. but when they did let him speak as Dracula it was always powerful and forboding. only idiots would compare Lee's powerful incomparable Dracula persona to Lugosi. there's no visual horror. Lugosi doan even have fangs. and just like I said they would, tcm showed their aging inferior unrestored print of Horror of Dracula. what kind of respect for Christopher Lee is that? not much I would say, no, not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 and just like I said they would, tcm showed their aging inferior unrestored print of Horror of Dracula. what kind of respect for Christopher Lee is that? not much I would say, no, not much. now if I were running tcm... you can bet Valerie Gaunt's bo som the 2012 BFI restored print of Hammer's Dracula woulda been shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I watched most of Mr. Lee's tributes on this fine day and enjoyed all of them. He may not have been the best Dracula, but he was good enough for me. Horror Express (1972) was a treat - I hadn't seen this one before, or can't recall having done so. I thought the premise was great.. the alien from another galaxy having visited Earth millions of years ago and finding it's only means of survival to become a kind of symbiont moving from host to host up until the film's present day. I thought I was watching another period piece when mention was made of photographs of the Earth some 2 million years prior to their time - photos taken from the space above and beyond Earth's atmosphere. That caught my attention right away as I do like space stuff, and especially if it gets anywhere near time travel which this doesn't, exactly, but is close enough for me. This could possibly have been expanded into some sort of sequel with some H.G. Wells-like material. The alien element reminded me of a more recent film: Fallen (1998), in which many people are similarly possessed to similar ends by an evil entity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 his Dracula persona was hamstrung by the hammer stupes, everyone knows that. you think the lack of Dracula saying anything was Lee's idea? of course not. but when they did let him speak as Dracula it was always powerful and forboding. only idiots would compare Lee's powerful incomparable Dracula persona to Lugosi. there's no visual horror. Lugosi doan even have fangs. Well, I have to agree that Lee had a wonderful voice. But Lugosi is my favorite Dracula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Well, I have to agree that Lee had a wonderful voice. But Lugosi is my favorite Dracula. well, maybe you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMadness Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So you mean this is going to be a dead tribute? What else could it be, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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