I love them both! and I'm bored. So let's talk about them both!
Claes Bang
- great actor
- given a great story line to work with
- excellent pairing with Agatha Van Helsing, played by another great actor.
Richard Roxburgh
- great actor
- the storyline was a great idea, but it seriously lacked depth. Too much action, too cartoony. All the actors did a great job trying make you feel like there was more depth to their characters, even though they weren't given the screentime or lines to do so. Too much cartoony action got in the way of better storytelling.
- could have had a great pairing with Anna, or some kind of demented love triangle between Anna/Dracula/Van-Helsing, but cartoony action stole the film away.
I dream of what Richard could have produced if he'd been given better story material to work with like Claes. I loved his gothic-rockstar!Dracula despite the goofiness of the action around him.
BOTH of these Draculas were definitely into producing some ankle-biters lol. Dracula, tragically lonely and always wanting to start a family. awww! 😉
Vote and comment on what you loved, hated, would have changed, etc about either Dracula. Cut Roxburgh a bit of slack since the entire movie lacks depth because it's mainly an action flick meant to imitate some kind of goofy comic book style.
I've been watching Rake recently, an Australian legal dramedy that's currently on Netflix. Richard Roxburgh plays the lead protagonist, an alcoholic sex-obsessed criminal defense lawyer who's barely better than the people he represents.
With his scruff, the way he wears his suits, and his sardonic wit, I kept thinking that Roxburgh might make a good Constantine if he could get the accent right. Anyone else agree?
Overview
The Liberal Party, furious at the loss of seats in the election, has placed the blame of their loss squarely on Jeremy Thorpe. Thorpe finally reappeared after months of solitude to announce that he was resigning as Party Leader, effective immediately. Now, the fight between the two factions of the Party, the Classical Liberals & the New Liberals, has come to a head. Will Age & Experience win out? Or will the vigorous energy of the Youth seize the day?
David Steel
The 33 year old Scottish MP is the de-facto leader of the New Liberals and is hoping to finally take the reins of the Party from the Classical Liberals. Steel argues for a more socially liberal mindset, such as a legalization of abortion for "extremely limited cases" and a loosening of divorce laws, however he has not gone as far as Labour has on social issues. He also calls for a return to the Liberal policies espoused in the early 1900s, such as the People's Budget, progressive taxation, increased social welfare, and Keynesian & Beveridge Economics. He also calls for environmental protections and a swift end to the South African War. On trade policy, he has stated that "Protectionism is necessary to preserve certain jobs & industries."
David Steel, Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles
Richard Wainwright
The 53 year old former Chancellor of the Exchequer is once again the candidate of the Classical Liberals, although this time he is running a much more spirited campaign. Wainwright is running as an orthodox Classical Liberal, supporting a slash in taxes across the board and a reduction in "wasteful spending," so as to achieve a balanced budget. He also wants to slash government regulations on many industries, move towards free trade, and "significantly" cut back the size of the government, and as such, is a supporter of de-evolution. He does however also support labour rights and the continuation of the current social security system as is.
