Episode 40: Dracula: Dead And Loving It

The bird boys are back for round two of our Halloween spooktacular! This week the boys decided to take on one of PALMREADER’s favourite horror-adjacent comedy films, Mel Brooks' “Dracula: Dead And Loving It”. This film… is… well, let’s be real here, the critics didn’t like it much but WE CERTAINLY DO. Can you believe Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 11%?! Unreal. Criminal. Uncalled for. Illegal, almost. We take some time to unpack the legacy, context, and release of this film and compare the audience reviews to what the critics had to say. If you listened to last week’s episode you’d already know that for some reason “critics” didn’t take comedy and horror seriously for a long time. Does it really deserve that rating? We say no. Not at all. If you’re a fan of Mel Brooks and/or Leslie Nielsen and you like a good laugh, you will definitely enjoy this film. “Dracula: Dead And Loving It” is a slapstick satirical comedy based around the story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This film is just so much fun... full of laughs, gags, and witty writing. Super easy to watch and very silly. In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite scenes, hilarious lines, and what makes this movie really work. Plus, we talk about Mel Brooks, his status as a titan of comedy, muse on some of his other amazing works, and praise him for being so damn good at what he does. We also explore Leslie Nielsen’s career. may he rest in power, and chat about some of our favourite roles and movies. There’s also some Mel Brooks' Van Helsing impersonations, talk of voluptuous women, blood-sucking, hypnosis, and a bunch more. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. We also chat about vampires/vampire movies in general (there are so many) and try to rank our favourites, PALMREADER gushes about the new Netflix series “Midnight Mass” by Mike Flanagan (it’s so damn good), John Constantine, tulpas, Mahershala Ali as Blade, Marvel’s coming exploration of their darker characters, vampire and zombie fatigue, Max Brooks' novel “World War Z”, give an update on Otis’ various film projects, and a bunch more random stuff. Next week? It’s a surprise! Tune in to find out. Check out the “Regicide” Facebook page and give them a follow!  https://www.facebook.com/regicidemovie Here’s the teaser: https://youtu.be/VJmjJneRzCQ INITIATE BIRD PROTOCOL! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! Twitter: @plmrdr @otismorrisdude Instagram: @palmreadr @otismorrisdude