tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post6115515948619477876..comments2023-09-12T09:20:18.698-04:00Comments on Goth Mom (Lite): Vampire Bite Blog Hop!Mina Lobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-89746206738428584062013-02-17T23:05:23.159-05:002013-02-17T23:05:23.159-05:00Exactly what I say! :-)Exactly what I say! :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-80722995331687674752013-02-17T19:31:02.700-05:002013-02-17T19:31:02.700-05:00I never looked at it from the angle of patriarchal...I never looked at it from the angle of patriarchal power, but that could be said of the other versions, as well. In the case of Mina being the one, she's free when she's with Dracula, rather than conforming to the rules set out for her by her patriarchal surroundings. Propriety Schmopriety.<br /><br />Shannon at <a href="http://thewarriormuse.com/" rel="nofollow">The Warrior Muse</a>Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-65159366240582698202013-02-16T13:13:22.585-05:002013-02-16T13:13:22.585-05:00Right on! :-DRight on! :-DMina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-70030369309851774452013-02-16T00:28:23.209-05:002013-02-16T00:28:23.209-05:00I remember the movie vaguely, not so much the plot...I remember the movie vaguely, not so much the plot but Langella. Woof, indeed.Lou Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016676176117488961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-25091855692523180912013-02-15T17:34:31.016-05:002013-02-15T17:34:31.016-05:00Aw, thanks! (((((((Jackie)))))))Aw, thanks! (((((((Jackie)))))))Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-6407531205850018792013-02-15T17:34:03.776-05:002013-02-15T17:34:03.776-05:00Thanks for visiting!Thanks for visiting!Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-45341542763061933222013-02-15T17:33:39.800-05:002013-02-15T17:33:39.800-05:00I agree that Max Shrek played a pretty danged scar...I agree that Max Shrek played a pretty danged scary vampire, for sure. Much closer to what vampires of European lore were perceived as being.Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-26172324615254965882013-02-15T17:32:07.337-05:002013-02-15T17:32:07.337-05:00I'm thinking I need to re-watch it soon, mysel...I'm thinking I need to re-watch it soon, myself. :-DMina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-38663280073440483662013-02-15T17:31:18.261-05:002013-02-15T17:31:18.261-05:00I didn't see it till about 2008, when I wrote ...I didn't see it till about 2008, when I wrote a short story and in my mind's eye the hero looked like a young Frank Langella, which made me check out this flick. If you like the creepy/sexy, you might wanna give it a try. :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-77712501078047673572013-02-15T17:29:52.911-05:002013-02-15T17:29:52.911-05:00Thanks for the recommendation! I think I've he...Thanks for the recommendation! I think I've heard about this but haven't investigated (yet).Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-85011488307127263562013-02-15T17:28:54.472-05:002013-02-15T17:28:54.472-05:00Hear, hear! :-)Hear, hear! :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-2469678193193416792013-02-15T17:28:27.816-05:002013-02-15T17:28:27.816-05:00Hmmm, hadn't really paid too much attention to...Hmmm, hadn't really paid too much attention to the soundtrack before, I don't think. Another reason for me to re-view it!<br /><br />Really, think we're due for another remake? I'm not so sure it would go over very well. The play was revived a few years ago, just off Broadway. I sent to see it while it was in previews and it closed a few weeks later. Of course, there could be numerous reasons for it, but I think that the very religious underpinnings of the tale written by Stoker aren't something post-modern audiences can really take to...Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-40635631946304073342013-02-15T17:24:14.061-05:002013-02-15T17:24:14.061-05:00The way Stoker described Harker's trip to the ...The way Stoker described Harker's trip to the Count was so vivid, I felt I was there, too.Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-22984887228352673282013-02-15T17:22:56.746-05:002013-02-15T17:22:56.746-05:00Come to think of it, it's been a while for me ...Come to think of it, it's been a while for me as well... ::makes note::Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-57988459321424320682013-02-15T17:22:06.296-05:002013-02-15T17:22:06.296-05:00Oh, I shiver as well. Not with fear, though. ;-)Oh, I shiver as well. Not with fear, though. ;-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-70625849019034669012013-02-15T17:21:29.356-05:002013-02-15T17:21:29.356-05:00Haha, I don't think I've seen the Leslie N...Haha, I don't think I've seen the Leslie Nielsen spoof...though I have seen George Hamilton's which I manage to find super sexy as well. :-DMina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-91931425121330174212013-02-15T17:19:56.401-05:002013-02-15T17:19:56.401-05:00Especially if the sheet's been trimmed with fr...Especially if the sheet's been trimmed with fresh cloves of garlic! :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-56457876309241823622013-02-15T17:14:32.957-05:002013-02-15T17:14:32.957-05:00LOL, I get so caught up in the vampy-sexy I forget...LOL, I get so caught up in the vampy-sexy I forget there are genuinely disturbing moments of the movie. Thinking on it, seeing poor Mina after she's been transformed is pretty danged scary. And you're right; what Drac did to Mina was 100% unsexy - with her, he simply fed and destroyed.Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-51953004702447611142013-02-15T17:10:54.226-05:002013-02-15T17:10:54.226-05:00Hope you enjoyed a lovely Valentine's Day too,...Hope you enjoyed a lovely Valentine's Day too, Yolanda! I treated myself to Mrs. Fields White Chunk cookies, fresh from the shop, which were lovely. :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-71249159669932919982013-02-15T07:28:01.361-05:002013-02-15T07:28:01.361-05:00Okay, so I've watched it before, but reading y...Okay, so I've watched it before, but reading your commentary gave me chills. For reals! Girl, you have talent. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526192448146446752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-11201507818278904072013-02-14T22:50:47.023-05:002013-02-14T22:50:47.023-05:00y'know, I can't remember the last time I r...y'know, I can't remember the last time I read Dracula. Thanks for the post.Angelica Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590063222683830585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-5268028649141878832013-02-14T21:10:58.879-05:002013-02-14T21:10:58.879-05:00Have not seen the Langella version and have not re...Have not seen the Langella version and have not read the Stoker book. I do prefer the darker more sinister vampires to the sparkly new ones. Nosferatu was a very creepy fella.<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-57422774457923263812013-02-14T19:37:26.492-05:002013-02-14T19:37:26.492-05:00I saw this too long ago but i swear I only remembe...I saw this too long ago but i swear I only remember bits and pieces. Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-10469696688577525162013-02-14T14:31:52.827-05:002013-02-14T14:31:52.827-05:00I don't think I ever saw that flick at all.I don't think I ever saw that flick at all.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-20942644357604985122013-02-14T12:15:37.778-05:002013-02-14T12:15:37.778-05:00I don't remember much of the film but you'...I don't remember much of the film but you've got me intrigued to see it again. "BAMF" LOL!<br />I don't know if you're into manga at all, but if you want to read about a BAMF vampire, I'd suggest Alucard of the Hellsing manga and anime series. Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.com