Comments | nuranar: I told you I was being random tonight!

nuranar

I told you I was being random tonight!

Oct 02, 2006 21:26

I read Dracula for the third time over the the trip last week. I guess maybe it's time to buy my own copy instead of frequenting the library, no?

This is not a genre I seek out. Dracula is the extent of my exposure, excepting some OTR episodes I was unwary enought to listen to. And although I like the book; in fact it kept me up until I got ( Read more... )

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ktlovely October 3 2006, 03:42:42 UTC

I hear you about finishing some books and wanting more but nothing else is good enough...Lord of the Rings does that, as do Brian Jacques Redwall books, for me.

I also had to comment and use my Marianne "Sensibility" user icon because yours has Elinor in it. ;)

nuranar October 3 2006, 12:53:34 UTC

Ooh, Redwall too!

I love Elinor. I'm so much like her, even the way she looks sad and pessimistic a lot! Even if I'm not feeling that way, that's how I look sometimes.

ktlovely October 3 2006, 17:41:53 UTC

Yes, I think Elinor is my favorite character from that movie--sad to say I didn't read the book, although my mother did. I also hear you on the looking sad and pessimistic even when you're not! I routinely have people ask me "Oh, dear, what's wrong?" and I respond, "...huh?!" because nothing's wrong...just born looking like that! :)

jordannamorgan October 3 2006, 03:49:28 UTC

Very interesting viewpoint. "Dracula" is my favorite book of all time, and Professor Van Helsing my favorite fictional character (not only because of the book, but because of two magificent film variations of him, played by Edward Van Sloan and Peter Cushing ( ... )

nuranar October 3 2006, 13:07:38 UTC

I was hoping you'd comment! I didn't know where you stood on the book or story itself. May I ask which are your favorite films (since I've seen none) and why?

Huzzah for true, genuine friendship and the fight against evil! I know exactly what you mean about a winning formula. Another for me is action/adventure + a generous leavening of humor. That combination just puts my enjoyment through the roof.

Yeah, what's up with making Dracula the hero? Good grief! I suppose it's possible if you'd abandon all Christian origins and overtones, and Count Dracula is simply making a quirky lifestyle choice. *gag* I'm a huge stickler for authenticity, for keeping true to an original, for characters acting consistently and true to human nature - Oh, let's put it the short way: I'm in love with TRUTH and what's not TRUE angers me more than anything else.

Quincey as a vampire?! Nooooooo! Must 'splain yourself! :D

jordannamorgan October 4 2006, 03:24:57 UTC

Well, I don't think anybody has ever made a genuinely true-to-the-book film adaptation of "Dracula". But when you go back to the films of forty-plus years ago, at least they recognized who the good guys were. :Þ ( ... )

nuranar October 5 2006, 01:13:50 UTC

Must. Watch. 1931 Dracula. What are Hammer films? Ooh, Christopher Lee, too? You are out to beggar me, you are! It's a conspiracy!

What do you think about the LXG film anyway? I haven't seen it, and I've heard that it's an awesome idea that somehow didn't work. I know Mina is in it; how true is she to the book?

Your RPG sounds pretty interesting. I'll have to pop on over and check it out! As long as Quincey is still a good guy, I'm happy. :)

"The Oklahoma Kid," eh? I have a not-always-sneaking fondness for westerns. Chalk up another one!

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