Who is the All-Time Best Dracula?

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Kayleigh Donaldson created a ranking of her choices for the best movie Dracula in her post BATTLE OF THE DRACULAS: WHO IS KING OF THE VAMPIRES? at Syfy.com.   Her list is a good one although our top three choices are different.  Christopher Lee did make both of our lists (coming in second on her list and third on mine).

Here are our top three with my final thoughts following…

Kayleigh Donaldson

Craig Zablo
1. Gary Oldman – Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) 1. Claes Bang – Dracula (2020)
2. Christopher Lee – Dracula (1958) 2. Bela Lugosi – Dracula (1931)
3. Zhang Wei-Qiang – Dracula: Pages From a
Virgin’s Diary (2002)		 3. Christopher Lee – Dracula (1958)

1. Claes Bang – Dracula (2020):  Until this year Bela Lugosi was the definitive Dracula for me.  Claes Bang changed all of that with his performance in Dracula (2020).   Bang’s Dracula is truly terrifying, seductive and powerful.  Like Lugosi’s Dracula, it’s a movie that I will enjoy revisiting.

2. Bela Lugosi – Dracula (1931):  Lugosi was perfectly cast as Dracula and until this year his performance had risen above all others in playing the Count.  I still love his performance and find it sad that he was never able to shine so brightly in another movie.

3. Christopher Lee – Dracula (1958):  It’s only been in recent years that I’ve come to appreciate Lee’s Dracula.  The Hammer films didn’t resonate with me when I was younger.  I guess I was spoiled by the Universal Monsters.  Christopher Lee’s Dracula is the favorite of many folks and it’s hard to argue against him because he was great in the role.

Click over and check out how your favorite Draculas faired in BATTLE OF THE DRACULAS: WHO IS KING OF THE VAMPIRES?.