Rating: R (for sexuality and horror violence)
Length: 128 minutes

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 2.0
PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital Mono

English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Dracula (Oldman) comes to England to recapture his queen reincarnate (Ryder) and to reek havoc amongst their citizens; hey, that's what vampires do.

This story actually mixes the real-life Vlad "The Impaler", the prince of Romania in the 15th Century, and the legend of Dracula. Gary Oldman steals the show as Dracula; he manages to pull off both the older and younger Dracula flawlessly. Other actors also stood out in this film; Waits as the crazy Renfield, Hopkins (as usual) as the eccentric Professor Van Helsing and Ryder for the always essential eye candy. The video is stunning and the special effects will not disappoint. There are also some nice extras for junkies like me and guys, if you're looking for topless women, they surface from time-to-time (except for Ryder).

As much as I hate beating up on actors, Reeves was not up to standards for this film. He excels at films when he's not required to show emotion (The Matrix, Constantine) but doesn't do well at all when he is (this film, Speed, The Devil's Advocate). And, since this is the 3rd DVD release of the film, why couldn't it have included a DTS 6.1 audio track or will that have to wait for a 20th Anniversary Edition in five years?

• High Definition Transfer
• Film Introduction: Watch With Francis Coppola
• Audio Commentary With Director Francis Coppola
• "The Blood is the Life" - The Making of Dracula
• "The Costumes ar the Sets" - The Design of Eiko Ishioka
• "In-Camera" - The Naïve Visual Effects of Dracula
• "Method and Madness" - Visualizing Dracula
• Deleted Scenes

Is this worth a double-dip if you own one of the other versions?

1. If you own the movie only version and really like this film, then this new release is for you. The video enhancements and extras make it worth while.
2. If you own the Superbit version then only pick this up if you just have to have the extras.
3. If you own either version and are just a casual fan of this film then I wouldn't bother.

This is one of my favorite "modern/color" vampire movies so picking it up was a no-brainer.

Francis Ford Coppola   [Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Parts I/II/III, The Outsiders]

Monica Bellucci - Dracula's Bride

[Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Brothers Grimm, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Passion of the Christ, Shoot 'Em Up, Tears of the Sun]

Michaela Bercu - Dracula's Bride

Bill Campbell - Quincey P. Morris

Cary Elwes - Lord Arthur Holmwood

[Days of Thunder, Glory, Hot Shots!, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Saw, Shadow of the Vampire, Twister]

Laurie Franks - Lucy's Maid

Sadie Frost - Lucy Westenra

Richard E. Grant - Dr. Jack Seward

[Corpse Bride]

I.M. Hobson - Hobbs

Anthony Hopkins - Professor Abraham Van Helsing

[Amistad, Beowulf, The Bounty, The Bunker, The Edge, The Elephant Man, Hannibal, The Lion in Winter, The Mask of Zorro, Nixon, Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Titus]

Florina Kendrick - Dracula's Bride

Gary Oldman - Dracula

[Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Fifth Element, Hannibal, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JFK, Léon, Lost in Space, True Romance]

Keanu Reeves - Jonathan Harker

[Constantine, The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), The Devil's Advocate, Johnny Mnemonic, The Matrix/Reloaded/Revolutions, Point Break, A Scanner Darkly, Speed]

Jay Robinson - Mr. Hawkins

Winona Ryder - Mina Murray / Elisabeta

[Alien: Resurrection, Beetle Juice, Edward Scissorhands, Heathers, A Scanner Darkly]

Tom Waits - R.M. Renfield

[The Outsiders]