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From 3.9 to 5.7 the rise of Mel Books' Dracula

posted 11 years ago by adambaltimore-687-433116
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Bashed as stupid and unfunny in 1995.

Mel Brooks' Dracula has risen during two decades.

AS 2014, the movie has now a nice 5.7 rating from younger generations!

[–] GreenGoblinsOckVenom86 11 years ago

I gave it a 7 myself.

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[–] DSNFan 10 years ago

It's at least a 7. I like it more than Robin Hood: Men in Tights or Spaceballs.

[–] onegilliamfan 10 years ago

It's certainly better than those Scary Movie films.

[–] dustinthewind25 10 years ago

I remember watching this in the theater when it came out, thinking "man, that's too bad, this isn't that great." Then, I caught it on cable last month and I'm cracking up over everything. Go figure.

[–] fredgarv79 10 years ago

men in tights was pretty bad, but I liked spaceballs more than dracula. how about the utterly horrible "life stinks" that he did?

[–] lobouivante 10 years ago

Men in rights is my favourite movie's spoof ever period

[–] fredgarv79 10 years ago

I think the problem was, if you compare it to the masterpiece of young frankenstein and blazing saddles, it pales in comparison, but if compared to today's crap, it comes across as pretty darn good.

[–] xstrym 10 years ago

if compared to today's crap

LOL! So true!!

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[–] persen1 10 years ago

The passing of Leslie might also have to something with it. People have revisited the movie and then there are those who loved Leslie, but never had watched it before and now gave it a chance.
For me, i loved the movie already back when it was released.

[–] patrick_bateman_90056 8 years ago

But even when compared to "today's crap," it's still pretty damn funny. The staking of Lucy, I feel, is still one of the funniest things in Brooks' oeuvre, and considering some of the comedic standards he set with the "Springtime for Hitler" sequence and any hand-picked scene from "Young Frankenstein" or "Blazing Saddles" or even "Spaceballs", that's still saying something.

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[–] Dan_Garten 10 years ago

Cool.

[–] barry70 10 years ago

I've just finished watching this for the first time in 2015 and I would probably give it a 4. I'd describe it as an average-to-poor "Carry On" film.

I do have the feeling it's one of those films that could grow on you though, as it did for another guy/girl in this thread.

[–] greenbudgie 10 years ago

I've got a large book on film reviews. And every Mel Brooks movie entry is bashed. I get the feeling that it has always been the thing to underrate and adversely criticise his films.

[–] DSNFan 9 years ago

5.8 now. Going up!