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Dracula

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travelsafar Thu 02-Jan-20 18:44:17

Anyone watched this. I watched this afternoon and was so glad i did watch it during the day, it is quite scary. Some of the special effects are amazing but as i said they are scarey. So if of a nervous disposition don't watch. I didn't think i would like it and thought it would be rubbish, but i think it is quite a good story so far.

craftergran Mon 06-Jan-20 11:23:25

I fell asleep during the 3rd episode !

PernillaVanilla Mon 06-Jan-20 10:23:01

My dog found it very frightening and decamped from the living room sofa into the kitchen more than once.

Chestnut Mon 06-Jan-20 10:21:17

Having been a Dracula fan since the 1960s I gave it a shot but just too nasty and gruesome for me. There was also a programme called In Search of Dracula where Mark Gatiss covered the whole history from the book until this latest effort.
On the screen, apart from the amazing Christopher Lee, my favourite was Frank Langella in 1979 who was sensuous and beautiful. Much more attractive than the latest Dracula!

Nelliemoser Mon 06-Jan-20 10:00:19

I kept missing it

lemongrove Mon 06-Jan-20 09:56:05

What a let down with the final third part of the series!
The first was entertaining enough, the second, all set aboard ship was riveting, couldn’t have been bettered, and the third was .......rubbish.
I liked the twist at the start, Dracula in modern day England,
After that it went downhill all the way to it’s ridiculous ending.
It was as if three different writers had done each part of the series, utterly bizarre.
Great acting all the way though from Claes Bang.

trisher Sun 05-Jan-20 19:46:15

I thought the acting was tremendous. The count changed from a 19th century to a 21st century man and Agatha and Zoe Van Helsing were amazing. She switched between the voices so clearly so you could hear when Agatha was coming through. Fantastic.

Deedaa Sun 05-Jan-20 18:30:23

I loved it, and the gorgeous Count himself! Loved the ending, it was so logical after all their years of sparring.

Fiachna50 Sun 05-Jan-20 08:08:18

I enjoyed it but the last episode with what happened to Lucy freaked me out a bit. Thought it was very different.

Sparkling Sun 05-Jan-20 05:06:34

I only managed the first 10 minutes but it was too scary for me.

phoenix Sat 04-Jan-20 17:54:04

harrigran I couldn't either, but mostly because I would prefer not to be known as Mrs Bang.

phoenix Sat 04-Jan-20 17:52:21

Really enjoyed it! Quite a bit of humour, good acting, probably one of the better (original) things on tv over Christmas.

Let's face it, much of the offerings were pretty dire.

harrigran Sat 04-Jan-20 17:43:54

I couldn't be married to Claes Bang after watching Dracula, I wouldn't be able to close my eyes and not see the horror.
Loved the last episode, quite a novel twist.

Namsnanny Sat 04-Jan-20 16:10:39

Ladymuck ... don't you ha e a licence then?

Namsnanny Sat 04-Jan-20 16:09:01

Yes Pittcity ... I agree very funny in places.

Namsnanny Sat 04-Jan-20 16:05:16

I didn't think it was possible to write yet another Dracula story and make it fresh and entertaining.
Yet that is exactly what mark gatiss has done.

I'm not a fan of this genre but thought I'd give it a go and thoroughly enjoyed it
Written with today's viewer in mind.

I don't think I could watch a series of it though, as I said, not a fan of blood and fangs!

Pittcity Sat 04-Jan-20 11:21:14

I thought it was very funny....but I do have a warped sense of humour.

mosaicwarts Sat 04-Jan-20 09:26:37

I thought this was one of the best dramas I've seen this year, I'm sorry it's over.

ladymuck Fri 03-Jan-20 17:02:11

I was going to watch this on catch-up but you now have to have an account with BBC in order to use it. This gives them personal information about you, including whether you have a tv license.

Mapleleaf Fri 03-Jan-20 15:12:55

I’m enjoying it. As already mentioned, it is very, very loosely based on the book, but I think it is very clever. I love the humour in it and references to other programmes/songs, and the special effects are amazing. Yes, I also wonder how it will end.

Barmeyoldbat Fri 03-Jan-20 14:57:31

Loved it, especially the humour. Looking forward to the last episode to night. Wonder how it will end

GillT57 Fri 03-Jan-20 14:51:02

I really enjoyed it. Very scary in places, well directed, great script especially some of the humour of Dracula himself. I started feeling vert claustrophobic as the lawyer chap was running up and down staircases and winding corridors trying to find his way out, I have had similar dreams where I can't find my way back to my bedroom so perhaps that is why it struck such a note with me!

Alexa Fri 03-Jan-20 13:55:19

The special effects are impressive, also the sexiness of Count Dracula . I tried to enjoy the play but I can't see any serious point to the Dracula story, except that nun whose "calling was along time ago". Count Dracula is too obvious to be a serious contender to be the paradigm of evil.

kaycee Fri 03-Jan-20 12:33:22

Totally way out and I have really enjoyed it so far - especially the humour and the nun! Mark Gatiss is certainly one talented man.

ladymuck Fri 03-Jan-20 10:58:47

I will add my verdict after I've watched it...adding my comments to the above-quoted 12!

trisher Fri 03-Jan-20 10:54:52

Didn't think it was that scary. It did make me jump sometimes. I thought it was hilarious if a bit gory!