Blu-Ray
I don't care what a few reviewers had to say about the black-levels in the Bram Stoker's Dracula Blu-Ray release last fall; I watched the Blu-Ray version last night for the first time on a 65" DLP rear-projection screen, and it blew me away! There has been an industry realization lately of what realistic expectations should be in approaching a high-definition movie, and a modern-polished look shouldn't usually be the goal for older films; Rather, the format should approximate as closely as possible what the projected film looked like in theatres, grain and all.
I saw so much detail I hadn't seen since the theatrical release 16 years ago. For example, Mina's blue "letters" dress actually has a whitish scroll-work all over it, which is very evident in this particular format, but in every other home video release its always looked to be a flat turquoise colour. Almost every scene had details like this that I've never been cognizant of. I highly recommend picking up this version, particularly now that Blu-Ray has won the format war (and that players and title prices will continue plummeting).
I saw so much detail I hadn't seen since the theatrical release 16 years ago. For example, Mina's blue "letters" dress actually has a whitish scroll-work all over it, which is very evident in this particular format, but in every other home video release its always looked to be a flat turquoise colour. Almost every scene had details like this that I've never been cognizant of. I highly recommend picking up this version, particularly now that Blu-Ray has won the format war (and that players and title prices will continue plummeting).