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Best scene in the movie

posted 11 years ago by mclaughlinconnor338
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This is exceptionally hard to pick , as this film is filled with awesome and iconic scenes. However I believe there is something truly magical when Van Helsing backs Lucy off, and comforts the little girl. It was an amazing moment, one minute he was dead serious and intense and at the drop of the hat gave a truly heartwarming performance as a paternal figure. Cushing has proven time and time again that his talents were off the chart, and yet he remains relatively ignored since he passed nearly 20 years ago. I do not get it, and this film is a classic.

[–] 10 years ago

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[–] pcarr1960 10 years ago

In Jimmy Sangster's script, after Dracula closes the crypt door and the screen fades to black, there is the sound of feet scuffling and then a long moment of silence in the pitch darkness, suddenly broken by Harker's scream ("a wild pain-filled scream"). Presumably Terence Fisher chose to omit this, perhaps because he had already done something similar in the library scene, when Dracula advances on the vampire woman after she has attacked Harker and makes her scream out of shot.

[–] sillyspaghetti 10 years ago

I agree with the guy putting up the post, having Dracula crash through it, repairing it and then have Van Helsing do the same thing.

[–] JellyFish19 9 years ago

The best scene would definitely be Draculas decaying at the end. Very Evil Dead-like. Sadly just as with the 1931 version, the story is just not that involving for me, guess I'll always prefer Frankenstein.

[–] irishtom99 9 years ago

about 10 minutes in,dracula appears,hissing,blood on his lips,as the vampire bride tries to take harker for herself..I was 11,watching in a theate in 1963..terrifying..

[–] jjk50 8 years ago

Many good scenes in this one. It's classic Hammer horror from beginning to end. Great acting and it's beautifully photographed. All the reasons Hammer became masters of this type of movie.

[–] Matt-nicholson-246-892076 8 years ago

The best. Check out YouTube for different final scene endings.

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[–] jjk50 8 years ago

I saw most of the Hammer movies when I was young and didn't find out until later that Hammer was considered a "minor" studio in England much like Universal in the U.S. These movies had excellent production values, beautiful cinematography and of course top-notch acting. They look anything but "minor" to me. There were some very talented people at this studio.

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[–] strangenstein (683) 2 years ago

“ I heard you call me, Aunt Lucy.”

[–] millsey72 (9655) 2 years ago

My favorite scene in the movie is the very beginning when Harker is walking towards the castle

[–] SteveRes (484) 7 months ago

The film's full of great scenes, one of my favourites is when Cushing trolls his butler. "Of course you heard me having a discussion, I was talking to myself!" The butler's face is priceless.