Dracula & Nightwing (1979) movie reviews - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel
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- This are the original reviews of Nightwing and Dracula by Siskel & Ebert on "Sneak Previews" in 1979. All of the segments pertaining to the movie have been included.
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Fantastic version of Dracula -- my favorite.
Hard to believe there aren’t way more up-votes for this...
Agree, I love it too, it's better cast than the 1992 version, the 50s hammer version look pretty Tame in comparison, the only one for me that compares is the 1930s version which has its own unique take and feel. The 1978 Nosferatu is very good too.
Tbh I've never liked the romantic approach applied to the Dracula story (the Count is anything but romantic in his relationship to his female victims as depicted by Stoker) but I still appreciate the well done horror elements of the film.
The 1979 version is brilliant, from the cast to the music, cinematography and art design. It's almost flawless.
I could listen to Gene say "picture" all day long.
Lol. I could listen to Charles Bronson say "picture" in 10 to Midnight all day long.
Once again, thanks so much. These mean an awful lot.
I laughed when they said Dracula was directed by the same director as Saturday Night Fever I thought of Dracula dancing like John Travolta to the Bee Gees 😂
Well it is the same Director lol its basically Dracula Disco fever especially if you look at Frank Langella's hair he looks like he's going to start dancing to Night Fever by the Bee Gees.
I love seeing the original color here and not the DVD version where John Badham endorsed removing much of the color
I still state profoundly that 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula by Coppula is the best of the best period. It is much more like the original book, and it has a lot of great action. This one is only decent because of Langela's outstanding performance.
@David Topchiev 🤔 I'm guessing you're only saying that because of Keanu Reeves' accent.
Coppola's version was terrible.
The LEAST like Stoker's novel.
Only the old BBC movie was the closest to Stoker's
Langella’s performance works primarily because of Kate Nelligan... A portrayal is only as good as the supporting cast...
Haha Hilarious!!
The only one what did it by the book word for word and filmed in transylvania and Whitby in the book was the 1977 BBC version staring Lois Jordan
6/8/23 This is my favorite Dracula movie. This came out in 1979 i was 15 at the time & my parents would not let me see any "R" rated movies. I recall the creepy trailer of it on t.v. i thought it was scary. I've always loved horror movies & i was bummed out that i could not see it in the theater. So the moment when it came out on VHS i was old enough to finally see it. Loved it.
Thank you so much for posting these!
If Browning’s Dracula had the same production value of the 1979 version combined with the acting skills of Lugosi it would make for one hell of a Dracula film . Picture Lugosi climbing down that wall . Creepy.
I haven't seen Dracula (1979) though I would love to based on their recommendation though for me, the definitive Dracula on the big screen has to be Bela Lugosi.
old fashioned guy its a good film. Very atmospheric. I disagree with Siskel. Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing underplays the role & makes a great advesary to Langellas Dracula.
The current release is ruined by digital desaturation.
I remember when it came out I was in high school then. Somehow I missed it. I do need to see it.
It’s maybe my favorite onscreen version of the Dracula story
Lugosi was fine but no one will ever beat Christopher Lee in my eyes.
Before it was "2 thumbs up"...it was , "yes" or "no?"
Yes 👍👍
--- 'Dracula' is the best version out there and 1:18 is the best shot in the movie --- 06AUG20
Great review I loved this version of Dracula Frank Langella was the best Dracula after Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee
Nightwing review starts at 6:13
#0:49 Great sequence until he looks at the camera.
Man Olivier truly specialized in playing Germans and Jews in the latter half of his career!
The Xenomorph was not dumb. It's like Ebert literally does not watch the movie if it is horror.
Night wing is actually pretty good. The bat attacks are imaginative scenes & are not gore filled. Beautiful cinematography as well.
It is the same Director of Saturday Night Fever lol its basically Dracula Disco fever especially if you look at Frank Langella's hair he looks like he's going to start dancing to Night Fever by the Bee Gees
Frank Langella was super HOT in this!
I love how Dracula has a cape on as he's crawling face-down the side of the building, but it totally takes me out of the shot when I notice that his cape is also challenging the laws of physics by not flying up over his face from gravity. I get it that he's a mystical being and crawling like spiderman down the wall, but spiderman didn't have a cape to worry about. Seeing the cape flowing around in the wind, but not obey gravity only makes it look like what it is... a guy crawling on a flat set-piece while the camera is held at an angle to make it look the way it does. I kept waiting for the camera to roll around and reveal the movie magic. Terrible choice to give him the cape for this shot.
Another Nightwing fan am I
Seriously? Roger Ebert thought the title creature in ALIEN was dumb? (NOT the movie, just the monster in it.)
Yeah, I found that remark bizarre as well. The creature in ALIEN was one of the most interesting and unique (at least visually) in all of movie history.
That comment was terrible. Yeah that Alien seems like a drunk stupid monster. No clue!
He praised the creature in his review of the film....
I liked that Olivier's Van Helsing was older and physically unimposing. It made you root for him even more much like Donald Pleasance's unlikely monster hunter Dr. Loomis in "Hallowe'en."
Oliver's performance was terrible!
One person who really liked NIGHTWING downvoted this video.
Dracula doesn't look-like Dracula, without corpse paint. (To hide his wrinkles and such!)
They're right about "Nightwing". It's an ineptly made bore.
its a great movie
Langella was the BEST Dracula!!!
Over Bela?
Nightwing is a kino classic
Alien dumb? Really?
Just go get BLADE THE VAMPIRE SLAYER I'll GUARANTEE Blade will kick Dracula's gay ass back to Transylvania in 60 seconds or LESS. 💯