October Movie Challenge: Dracula (2025)

I have a theme this year, but I need to get this one out of the way first. I had heard a lot about it, both good and bad, but a quote from Director Luc Benson filled me with dread. And not the good kind.Besson had described the project as the "ultimate love story" and even going as far as to say (and I am trying to remember his exact quote) "if you read the novel it is a love story."NO.Dracula has NEVER been a love story unless you count Stoker's dedication in the novel to Hall Caine, aka "Hommy-Beg." It was only a love story in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Dracula. Well...yes other movies worked that bit of plot, but Christopher Lee's Dracula was never in love with his "brides." Bela Lugosi's Dracula was never in love. Frank Langella's...well, his Dracula was just lust-filled all the time. That is fine. I am ranting, and I have not even clicked play yet. And it is after midnight now.Dracula (2025)Ok. So right away, some liberties are being taken with the story. Not a big deal. Again,…