When I watch C. Lee as "Rasputin", it makes me wish they would have given...
I caught Rasputin the other night on TCM and had not seen it since it's original theatrical release in the 60's. Lee was so animated, and that great baritone voice of his really carrys this film....
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Yes. I certainly agree.
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Yup. Most actors do excel when they're actually asked to do something. This was one of those times. JINNAH was another.
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I was watching RASPUTIN the other night on cable and noticed that dreaded fish eye camera action on certain panning shots. Funny, I had never noticed this before until this was mentioned on another...
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Agreed. I thought RASPUTIN as a film was so weak that it actually made the not-so-great Barrymore film look better - but Chris was indeed very good in the role.
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I was kind of thinking the same thing. RASPUTIN was how they should have done Dracula. He is almost more Dracula in Rasputin than he is in Dracula.
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Chris is a very talented and intuitive actor and Rasputin showcases what he can do when given a role with some meat on it's bones. Check out Triage, a recent film with Colin Ferrel. Chris is given a...
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Triage was one of his best performances, and roles, in recent years. To the original post, compelling. What would you have specifically changed in Horror of Dracula to make it more like what you see...
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Strangely, the piece of work that I think shows Lee at his best -- most skilled and charming -- is his contribution to Umbracle. It's one of the few occasions where his very real charisma shines...
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Shadow Chaser wrote: Dracula drinking and dancing? Set the scenario for us if you don't mind. Is it just my perception, or is it a reality that Lee did not do his own dancing in RASPUTIN. The only...
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clore103051 wrote:Shadow Chaser wrote: Dracula drinking and dancing? Set the scenario for us if you don't mind. Is it just my perception, or is it a reality that Lee did not do his own dancing in...
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Dissenting opinion time: I was disappointed by Lee in Rasputin. Granted the script was the usual blah John Elder potboiler, but Lee was all bluster and growls, projecting no real character. Lionel...
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I also agree that RASPUTIN is just about at the top of Christopher Lee's Hammer roles. It would have been great to see him playing a similar role as Svengali or, better yet, Ivan the Terrible. He's...
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>I also don't see that Stoker gave Dracula much else more to do than Hammer did in their Draculas< Johnny, you yourself mention the opening Harker chapters, were the Count talks and interacts -...
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Wich2 wrote: >Lionel Barrymore, normally the most mannered of actors<But, ouch! Have you seen things like his sublime Kringelien in GRAND HOTEL, maybe also his man-of-the-hills in THE VOICE OF...
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clore103051 wrote:Shadow Chaser wrote: Dracula drinking and dancing? Set the scenario for us if you don't mind. Is it just my perception, or is it a reality that Lee did not do his own dancing in...
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Tim Hammell wrote:His face is obscured by hair and camera angles in the long shots. Another give away is all the shots of feet dancing are below the waist of the dancer, medium shots of Lee moving are...
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Have you heard the story that Lee thought the dialogue in Dracula Prince of Darkness was so atrocious that he refused to say it? The studio went along with it, because that way they didn't have to pay...
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After watching Rasputin last night, I had forgotten just how dynamic Christopher Lee's performance was. Yes, there was a dance double. No matter. The film was great, if not historically accurate....
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RASPUTIN is probably the ultimate example of Hammer's lack of expanse crippling a film. The entire Russian capital is some cramped interiors cribbed and hastily redressed from DRACULA PRINCE OF...
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Erik wrote: RASPUTIN is probably the ultimate example of Hammer's lack of expanse crippling a film. The entire Russian capital is some cramped interiors cribbed and hastily redressed from DRACULA...
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