tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post7837055073856738551..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Monster Monday | Dracula's Daughter (1936)Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-56347620473098196502019-11-06T11:56:48.237-06:002019-11-06T11:56:48.237-06:00"...when it comes to Dracula I personally I p...<b>"...when it comes to Dracula I personally I personally prefer a good, hiss-able Master Villain but I'm quite willing to accept more sympathetic portrayals of other vampires.<br /><br />"Within reasonably broad limits, of course - vampires should be dangerous, uncanny beings and not purely benevolent entities (people keep missing the fact that Vampirism is a curse that those rather nifty super-powers only sometimes compensate for)."</b><br /><br />Exactly the same. If this was a petition, I would sign it.<br /><br />I have more thoughts, but I'll save them for the next Monster Monday, 'cause the movie I'll cover is a great example of Dracula in full monster mode.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-75829252448248184252019-11-06T11:29:34.176-06:002019-11-06T11:29:34.176-06:00To be honest I'm quite happy we have both Coun...To be honest I'm quite happy we have both Count Dracula and his more sympathetic progeny; when it comes to Dracula I personally prefer a good, hiss-able Master Villain but I'm quite willing to accept more sympathetic portrayals of other vampires.<br /><br /> Within reasonably broad limits, of course - vampires should be dangerous, uncanny beings and not purely benevolent entities (people keep missing the fact that Vampirism is a curse that those rather nifty super-powers only sometimes compensate for).<br /><br /><br /> In addition to Vampirism being a way of talking about addiction, one could also use it as an excellent way of addressing the sort of dangerous obsessions with purity of blood (and the 'special qualities' associated with them) so inherent to Feudal aristocrats & livestock breeders alike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-70757422235546862422019-11-04T17:37:16.615-06:002019-11-04T17:37:16.615-06:00Yes! Excellent point!
It's too bad She-Wolf o...Yes! Excellent point!<br /><br />It's too bad She-Wolf of London was such a fake-out, because that would complete an awesome female trinity.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-838978716602303272019-11-04T17:25:41.143-06:002019-11-04T17:25:41.143-06:00I like this one, too. I am surprised her character...I like this one, too. I am surprised her character doesn't pop up in more Universal Monsters art and such, as she could add a little more female balance to stuff like that, where The Bride of Frankenstein has to carry all that weight!Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.com