Did you know: Dracula was actually the name of the scientist,  not the monster.

This was pretty good. It's a shame that Bram Stoker didn't direct more films.

"We don't do paid sponsorships"
Don't lie to me Jay, I still remember the George Foreskin Grill

I'm convinced that Keanu is such a nice, chill dude that no director is willing to actually direct him.

"We don't do paid sponsorships." Nice try, but you ain't fooling William Shatner.

One of my favorite Keanu Reeves stories was him walking into a 7-11, late at night, and hearing a voice from the dark parking lot yell, "I don't care what anyone says; you were great in Dracula!"

Mike: Makes a Star Trek reference
Jay: Cricket sound

Mike: Mentions the orgy scene
Jay: "Oh yeah!"

fast forward 3 years and we DID get the Rob Eggers Nosferatu! 😃

jay's anecdote about mistakenly remembering sherilyn fenn and the wolfman is probably the most jay that jay has ever been

Mike: “creepy pervert porn”
Jay: “yeah...”

Considering Drac becomes young in the book, I thought it was a daring departure to keep him an oldman the whole time

"Where did you get this, The GROCERY STORE?!" is the second funniest thing Mike has ever said just behind "Rollercoaster into your own grave"

The thing about not doing paid sponsorships directly contradicts what I've heard from Captain Kirk.

To be fair, I think Keanu reacting with a poker face to all the insane shit that happens in the movie is comedy gold

I think that the most interesting part of this film is just how Catholic it is. Rather than vampirism being a metaphor for disease, or sex, or foreigners, Coppola chose to make vampirism a consequence of profanation of the Eucharist. Dracula renounces God and stabs the Cross, then drinks the blood out of the chalice on the altar while cursing himself. What we see here is vampirism as a shallow imitation/mockery of the eternal life promised by Christ. This comes up later in the scene where Dracula visits Mina at the asylum. Rather than having Mina drink from an obvious place like his wrist, he has Mina drink from a wound in his side. This has to be a reference to the Gospel according to St. John in which blood and water flow from the side of Jesus crucified on the Cross (see Jn 19:34). Then, Dracula bids Mina to drink "to join [him] in eternal life," this time referencing the (traditional) Catholic communion where the giving of the Eucharist is accompanied by the words, "May the body of our Lord Jesus Christ lead you to eternal life" (one does wonder, however, why Coppola didn't use something more similar to the Orthodox formulation since he clearly showed familiarity in Orthodoxy in the way the priest crossed himself in the beginning as well as in the wedding of Jonathan and Mina). Finally, in Dracula's death scene, he says something that is a bit difficult to make out, but I heard the words "God" and "forsaken me." I think that what Dracula is saying is an allusion to Christ's last words on the Cross before dying (at least according to St. Matthew), "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46). Afterwards, Mina says that Dracula's actions had "released us all from the powers of darkness." I don't know why Coppola thought it would make any sense (either theologically or in the logic of the setting), but this line clearly indicates that Dracula's death is somehow salvific, just as salvation comes through the Crucifixion. Coppola has used very Catholic imagery before; I refer of course to the Baptism/multiple homicide scene in the Godfather where the murders occurring intercut with Michael's participation in the Baptismal ceremony not only shows his hypocrisy, but it also symbolizes his full entry into the world of organized crime, as Baptism is a person's entry into the Church. Therefore, all this Catholic imagery in Coppola's Dracula has to be deliberate. I don't think I have seen any other Dracula film take this angle - vampirism as sacrilege.

"A blend of camp, 70s exploitation and retro 1920s throwback" has to be one of the greatest descriptions of this movie I have ever heard. Perfectly nails what makes it so wonderful and simultaneously a little frustrating at times.

Hopkins casually describing how they decapitate the girl and drive a stake into her heart as he eats is absolutely glorious.

"Whoa! That dude is a most excellent climber!"

If you want true gothic horror, listen to Keanu Reeves' British accent.

the scene where Dracula and Mina lock eyes and quickly walk backwards in the cinema scene followed by "I have crossed oceans of time to find you" is more romantic than anything I will ever experience in my lifetime