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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. |
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English actor Gary Oldman delivers a sympathetic
performance as the Count, in this case more the Prince of Pain than Darkness, especially
when he cries bloody tears for his lost love. Also with Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and
Anthony Hopkins.
SEX/NUDITY 7 - Sex with vampires, male and female, some female nudity, lots
of writhing around and sexual innuendo. In order to become a vampire, one must go through
a ritual where each drinks the others blood. There is a scene where this ritual is shown
in a sexual light. A woman drinks the blood of a man by opening a wound on his chest.
Another scene where three female vampires are shown nude, seducing and sexually teasing a
man. He is terrified, but seems to enjoy it.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - The opening scene is of Dracula stabbing a cross after he
discovers his wife is dead, the whole room fills with blood. Decapitations, blood pouring
from inanimate as well as animate objects, people are impaled (in silhouette). There is a
scene where Dracula is shaving another man and he cuts him with the razor. Vampires are
beheaded, off screen, but we see Anthony Hopkins throwing their heads off a cliff.
PROFANITY 0 - None. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Selling one's soul, extramarital sex, sex with vampires,
reincarnation, the occult.
MESSAGE - If you truly love someone, you must love them enough to set them
free.
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Special Keywords: S7 - V7 - P0 - MPAAR |
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A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
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