1979 – 吸血鬼 (Dracula)

Director: John Badham
Writers: W.D. Richter (screenplay), Hamilton Deane (play)
Stars: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence
Length: 1h 49min





看過不少吸血殭屍的電影,感覺主要分兩類:一是野獸喪屍派;一是唯美靈魂派。上次看完1922 – 不死殭屍:恐慄交響曲 (Nosferatu),片中的德古拉伯爵比較像一頭怪物,除了能控制別人思想外,也不覺有什麼能力。但這次的德古拉伯爵甚有魅力,他擁有不凡的樣貎,身型高大,眼特別炯炯有神,聲線沉厚,自信滿滿,穿上披風,翩翩公子的造型的確能迷到不少人。他在電影裡也有很多能力,除能控制別人思想,還能變身化作一頭狼、一隻蝙蝠、甚至化為霧、也能徒手在外牆行走。關於吸血殭屍的傳說也在這電影有所提及,如死敵太陽、十字架及蒜、吸血殭屍在鏡子裡照不出映像、殺死吸血殭屍不能用槍,需要用木樁插在其心臟等。

片中,我有一處看不明白的地方就是,Mina死後以吸血殭屍姿態出現,為何會變得那麼醜呢?片中沒有交待Mina有沒有喝過Count的血,如果沒有喝過,那給Count咬過後就能變吸血殭屍嗎?而Lucy還沒死但喝過Count的血,她曾兩次變成吸血殭屍出現,但她沒有Mina皮膚潰爛那麼醜,難道Count的血就是關鍵條件?還是因為Lucy沒死透?另外,令我驚奇的是,吸血殭屍的屬性竟然可以靠十字架去抑制著,不過也可能因為Lucy曾被大量輸血,所以令吸血殭屍的潛在屬性相對降低了,十字架在這情況下才起作用。

這電影有不少畫面都拍得相當有美感,有一幕令我印象最為深刻,就是Lucy應邀到古堡與Count一同晚餐,那個場境真的很唯美(我一直心裡問那麼大的一座古堡,誰去打掃啊?Count這堂堂一位伯爵連一個近身也沒有,所以住處圍滿蜘蛛網,但為何Count的衣服又可以那麼乾淨?),令我不禁想起歌聲魅影裡魅影的地下皇宮。

電影整體算不錯,這電影雖舊,但感覺不過時,而且我看時也有不少樂趣。



Now it is you, my best beloved one. You will be flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood. You will cross land and sea to do my bidding. I need your blood. I need…Count Dracula
I said it would be nice to see you smile.Count Dracula
In the past 500 years, Professor, those who have crossed my path have all died, and some not pleasantly.Count Dracula
You dare try to confuse me! Tormenting him who is the saddest, the kindest of all!”Lucy Seward
Then you will join me on a higher plane… feeding on them. We will create more of our kind, Lucy.Count Dracula
You fools! Do you think with your crosses and your wafers you can destroy me? Me! You do not know how many men have come against me. I am the *king* of my kind! You have accomplished nothing, Van Helsing. Time is on my side. In a century, when you are dust, I shall wake and call Lucy, my queen, from her grave. I have in my time had many brides, Mr. Harker. But I shall set Lucy above them all.Count Dracula


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