I never thought I would say this.... But this looks really ******* good.
https://youtu.be/TxcFcgopAYs (https://youtu.be/TxcFcgopAYs)
I didn't know it was going to be a comedy. Looks kind of fun!
Quote from: Mike Scott on January 06, 2023, 02:19:59 AM
I didn't know it was going to be a comedy. Looks kind of fun!
I knew it was a comedy, so I was expecting the worst. This film, if it's as good as its trailer, has a lot of promise to potentially relaunch the Universal Monsters to the masses, if Universal knows what to do next. I definitely don't want to make Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein comparisons here... but I'm tempted... and that temptation has me very excited. I'm getting Deadpool vibes from it without the raunchiness -- which is a big plus in my book. And Deadpool is very much in right now, which is why I have hope this film will catch on. Dracula looks great in this. I'd like to see more cape, but time will tell.
If the film doesn't start with a scratchy recording of Swan Lake, I'd be extremely surprised based on everything we have seen in the trailer... which was a total love letter to the original 1931 film. So many homages. Can't wait!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Poster_Renfield.jpg)
I liked the trailer too. The idea that Renfield takes his problems to a self- help group is pretty original (to me at least), and I liked the short glimpse of Cage portraying Dracula. I'm looking forward to seeing it this April.
RF
This looks fun! The idea of a fighting master vampire familiar is a bit like Guillmero in What We Do In The Shadows. But it's got enough of it's own thing and classic Dracula homages to get me past that.
Quote from: aura of foreboding on January 06, 2023, 09:18:25 AM
I knew it was a comedy, so I was expecting the worst. This film, if it's as good as its trailer, has a lot of promise to potentially relaunch the Universal Monsters to the masses, if Universal knows what to do next. I definitely don't want to make Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein comparisons here...
Yet, with the success of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", we did see the old monsters being brought back, in their comedies, until we got the last of the classic Universal monsters with "Creature from the Black Lagoon". The first two Brenden Fraisure "Mummy" films were successful, possibly because they didn't take themselves too seriously. A comic take on the old classic monsters could breathe new life into the classic Universal Monsters.
Much to my surprise as well, this looks like a lot of fun. Love Renfield's reaction to the moderator gleefully INVITING Dracula in.
Quote from: delfloria on January 07, 2023, 04:26:51 PM
Much to my surprise as well, this looks like a lot of fun. Love Renfield's reaction to the moderator gleefully INVITING Dracula in.
I know! That's what makes me really excited about this. The writers know their stuff... and, apparently, whoever edited this trailer does too.
If Nora is in it, it has to be good.
Would have been cool if one his rings was the original.
Was a bit more actiony that I was expecting it to be.
But Nic Cage as Drac has me sold LOL.
How come there is not more chatter about this film? According to the director this is a direct sequel to the original.
"I kept telling marketing that that's what we should say, that this is the only direct sequel. I guess you could argue 'Dracula's Daughter' is a sequel because the opening scene is the aftermath of the Tod Browning movie, but Bela Lugosi's not in it, it's a whole different set of characters. And it's a great movie, it's wild if you haven't seen it. I thought the movie was great. But to me, this is the only real direct sequel with the Dracula and the Renfield of that movie. So yeah, I wish they'd use that in the marketing.
One of the trailers has Cage doing replicated scenes from Dracula in Black and white.
Quote from: delfloria on March 21, 2023, 05:58:55 PM
One of the trailers has Cage doing replicated scenes from Dracula in Black and white.
Cool!
Quote from: delfloria on March 21, 2023, 05:58:55 PM
But to me, this is the only real direct sequel with the Dracula and the Renfield of that movie.
So is Renfield also back from the dead, somehow?
Could this be today's version of ACMF? Sounds like the Universal Monsters Dracula may have found a way back into popular culture after listening to this reviewer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BG2cgWHs4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BG2cgWHs4)
No thanks. I don't need to see another Nicolas Cage movie. 🤮
JP
Truly part of the Universal Monster legacy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBiCcRwGng (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBiCcRwGng)
I'd really, REALLY love for this NOT to suck. Gonna check it out with low expectations since Universal has botched this kind of thing before.
Honestly, I'd much prefer a genuine sequel/spinoff to Dracula with someone continuing the Dwight Frye version of the character.
More throw backs to 1931. This actually does look like the way to introduce the Universal Dracula to a new generation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnBJGs3fyMQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnBJGs3fyMQ)
Reviews are coming and they are good. They even appreciate the use of the scenes from the '31 Dracula.
I saw it Saturday! Had an absolute Blast! Ppplus, the last trailer was for last Voyage of the Demeter.
I enjoyed it. It's fairly clever, and Hoult and Awkafina are very likeable in their roles. Cage is at his eccentric, over-the-top best, and is good at evoking Lugosi without apeing him in anyway, adding his own level of dementia to the character. But it works, because Dracula has endured several decades since we last saw him, and it seems to have taken its toll. The movie follows it's own rules pretty well, even if it ignores some typical vampire mythos, and makes up it's own. I'd definitely watch it again, and perhaps a sequel if the story was good. it was a fun time at the movies, for sure!
My theater also showed a trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter. For a brief second, I thought it was a part of this movie! Also from Universal!
I thought it was fine. They appropriately leave room for a sequel.
My thoughts on the film. https://www.tumblr.com/baronvonkrieger/715357311911264257/renfield-if-you-liked-super-mario-brothers?source=share (https://www.tumblr.com/baronvonkrieger/715357311911264257/renfield-if-you-liked-super-mario-brothers?source=share)
I enjoyed it. I had a few gripes, but mostly I had a good time. It had the appropriate setting for Nicolas Cage.
Just got the chance to watch Renfield last night. It was the perfect setting. I went to my local 24-hour members-only cigar lounge at around 1AM. being the only one there at the time I was able to have full control over the television and the lights. Cutting, toasting, and lighting my first cigar, I dimmed the lights and started the movie.
Now, just a few months ago I didn't want to see this movie. I thought a comedy about Dracula would not work and didn't think Nicolas Cage as Dracula would work either. The actor playing Renfield looked spot-on, but I still had my reservations about the movie overall. You see, Dracula (1931) is my favorite movie and Bela Lugosi is my favorite actor - if anyone hadn't known that yet (sheesh, I think I've mentioned this so much on the podcast that people should start taking a drink any time I mention it for here on forward). I had heard that the movie was recreating some of the scenes from the 1931 movie, so I was very upset that they would mess with perfection. But, I decided to check out the flick anyway because I was in the mood for a "new" horror movie that I hadn't seen yet.
I'll make this quick and will try not to ramble too much. I immediately fell in love with the movie. The characters, the sets, the gore - it was all very cool. the recreations of the 1931 movie looked fantastic and were done with the utmost respect. Cage played a wonderful Lugosi's Dracula in the recreations and it was kind of scary. You can definitely tell he is a fan, has done his homework, and set out to do right by the character. Overall I thought the comedic elements were perfect and not forced. I even found myself laughing out loud a few times (thankfully I was alone). The story was decent enough and the actors all played their part perfectly. My only gripe is that at the end of the movie, which has a 93-minute runtime, I found myself wanting more. Another 30 minutes or so would have been great. And there are no mid or end-credit scenes - which kind of let me down.
Does the movie set itself up for a sequel? (Potential spoiler ahead) Well, we all know, Count Dracula can never truly be killed. Can he? I don't think Universal has any plans right now for a second movie to low box office numbers. But I think this is because people, like me, had a negative preconceived notion of how the movie would be. Boy was I wrong. Can't wait to purchase the DVD! Hopefully, there will be some good "extras" attached.
Quote from: BigShadow on June 13, 2023, 02:24:50 PM
I'll make this quick and will try not to ramble too much.
Too late! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: BigShadow on June 13, 2023, 02:24:50 PM
The recreations of the 1931 movie looked fantastic and were done with the utmost respect.
How do those work? Are they just woven into the movie, or some kind of extra?
Quote from: Mike Scott on June 13, 2023, 05:48:23 PM
Too late! ;D ;D ;D
How do those work? Are they just woven into the movie, or some kind of extra?
They are shown in a flashback-type sequence. Done very well.
I bought it on Blue-ray yesterday. It'll be a fun addition to my collection.
Quote from: Haunted hearse on June 13, 2023, 09:15:57 PM
I bought it on Blue-ray yesterday. It'll be a fun addition to my collection.
What type of "extras", if any, are on the Blu-Ray?
Quote from: BigShadow on June 14, 2023, 05:03:49 PM
What type of "extras", if any, are on the Blu-Ray?
Besides some extended and alternate scenes, they have feature commentary.
Quote from: BigShadow on June 13, 2023, 02:24:50 PMI don't think Universal has any plans right now for a second movie to low box office numbers.
I thought the movie was a big hit. I guess this forum gives me a misleading perspective at times.
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Renfield had a budget of $65 million and needed $162.5 million at the box office to be considered successful. Its domestic opening was $8,026475 which is very low. Domestically it earned $17,152,625; Internationally $9,475,885; Worldwide $26,628,510. That's a loss of approximately $38,371,490. Not sure what the DVD sales were or the streaming statistics.
The movie was kind of presented as a violent romantic comedy in the trailer, which isn't that far off from what it was, and I don't think it appealed that much to the horror fanbase as a result. I will say I only really went to see it to watch Nicholas Cages next step in going insane on film. I didn't like the eating bugs giving him power angle and I also don't really care for Awkwafina (which is great because she's been f'ing inescapable). But I was intrigued by the ties to the original with the flashback footage and stuff. And it's fine. But I don't think I'm gonna buy it.
Though horror comedy isn't really my thing, I kinda liked this thing. I loved the opening sequence and how it faithfully recreated the original Dracula. My girlfriend dragged me to see it, and I'm glad I did.
Quote from: Mord on June 29, 2023, 04:54:30 AM
Though horror comedy isn't really my thing, I kinda liked this thing. I loved the opening sequence and how it faithfully recreated the original Dracula. My girlfriend dragged me to see it, and I'm glad I did.
Hey, Mord good to see an old friend in here! Hope you're well. Yeah, I liked it too. I wasn't sure what to expect but I ended up enjoying it. Not a classic by any means, but it's pretty entertaining
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Yeah, I was surprised at liking Renfield. I guess the characters were so likable and the visuals fairly accurate that I could forgive some over-the-top goofiness.
Quote from: Mord on June 29, 2023, 04:54:30 AM
Though horror comedy isn't really my thing, I kinda liked this thing. I loved the opening sequence and how it faithfully recreated the original Dracula. My girlfriend dragged me to see it, and I'm glad I did.
I recently saw this movie and was kinda surprised that it was decent. By no means super great or anything, but decent.
One thing I notice people say a lot is about how they very faithfully recreated the original movie scenes. Well uhh, thing about that is they actually just edited the two actors into the old movie. That's why it looks so accurate. Not complaining or anything, just saying cause not enough people seem to notice.
Quote from: Lazarus on June 23, 2023, 04:33:04 PM
The movie was kind of presented as a violent romantic comedy in the trailer, which isn't that far off from what it was, and I don't think it appealed that much to the horror fanbase as a result. I will say I only really went to see it to watch Nicholas Cages next step in going insane on film. I didn't like the eating bugs giving him power angle and I also don't really care for Awkwafina (which is great because she's been f'ing inescapable). But I was intrigued by the ties to the original with the flashback footage and stuff. And it's fine. But I don't think I'm gonna buy it.
Well, I thought she was ok, plus she didn't break into song. We were spared something as gawd awful as "The Scuttlebutt Rap.