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Karloff or Lugosi?
This is reportedly one of the biggest "feuds" of all time. Some say they hated one another, some say that was just a rumor. So who do you guys prefer: Karloff or Lugosi?
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karloff, for sure ,normally i would go for the vamp but karloff just creeps me out and i love that.
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Here we go Lugosi for sure. Hypnotizing eyes. Blood sucking. Mummy moves too slow. |
he was in alot more things than just the mummy.
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I know and so was Lugosi. He was very good but I just dont think that Lugosi is not given enough credit for his roles. Fortunetly for Boris he had more success than Bela. Boris was an excellent make up artist though.
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im going to have to go with lugosi on this one, my moneys always on the cainite
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I want to say apples and oranges, they are both in such good stuff. But my money's on Karloff. His voice; the Frankenstein monster; his anthology TV show... he really left a legacy and Bela's pales in comparison.
The real answer is: The Black Cat, IMHO their best film separate or together. At times it reminds me of Suspiria because it's an art deco horror film... no cobwebs or shadows (except when Lugosi skins Karloff at the end) just bright and new and weird and creepy. |
Picked Karloff because his voice was awesome in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. I watch that every year!
Oh, and also because of Frankenstein and The Mummy... :D |
I have to give props to karloff he did The mummy & Frankinstin:) two great classics.
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Karloff is awesome in the Mummy this movie really scAred me as a kid, Lugosi in Dracula was excellent, and that movie about Zombies, the name escapes me but I think it would be a photo finish with Lugosi coming out just ahead,.
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Bela Lugosi...hands down..did you know he was also credited as Olt Arisztid and Arisztid Olt in his early 1900 movies..
I love him in: Naszdal 1917, Lili 1918, Tanz auf dem Vulkan 1920, Der Januskopf 1920, Fluch der Menschheit 1920, The Devil Bat 1940, Black Dragons 1942, Zombie on Broadway 1945, The Phantom Creeps 1949, Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952, Bride of the Monster 1955, The Black Sleep 1956, Innocent Blood 1992....Innocent Blood wasent that bad..could have been better though. |
Its hard to say they've both been so influential in how we view monsters.
Personally i have to say Karloff, I love frankenstien, i also love the original dracula such a hard choice. Good thread |
They are both great but something about a blood sucker appeals more to me then a creature peiced together of used parts. Dont know...:)
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lugosi hands down!
no one can dout that lugosi would win! hey ideia movie! i need to write this down!!!!!!! i'll make millions i tell ya millions!
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As for the Karloff-Lugosi rivalry, I think Karloff was probably the more versatile character actor, able to bring more subtlety to his roles. But Lugosi was the master of over-the-top melodramatic villainy, and I think his performances in horror films hit the mark more often. A lot of times, Karloff doesn't seem that menacing, and he occasionally seems to be walking through his films, wishing he was doing something better. Lugosi always through himself into everything, pulling out all the stops. The result could be hammy, but it tended to liven up some pretty dull material. |
William Henry Pratt....AKA Boris Karloff, IMO was far more versitile and added more "creepy elements" to the films he was in compaired to Bela Lugosi.
Although Bela played the monster in Frankenstein meets the Wolfman (my favorite "Frankenstein" film), comparing Bela's Frankensteins Monster to Karloffs' Monster, there is no question. IMO, Boris Karloff is the King of the 30's-40's Horror movies...bar none. |
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So in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN, Lugosi is really playing Igor in a new, stronger body. AS the story goes, the character was supposed to be blind (another piece of continuity with the previous film), and he talked with Igor's voice. Post-production editing deleted all this continuity, so it seems as if Lugois is stumbling around with those heavy-lidded eyes and out-stretched arms for no reason -- when in fact he's playing a blind character. That doesn't elevate the performance to Karloff level, but at least it sort of makes some sense. |
^ Eveything hollywoodgothiq said.
As for my preference, I'm giving my vote to Karloff. I loves me some Lugosi, but as an actor, Karloff wasmuch more subtle and versatile. Still, it's a joy to watch either of these men onscreen. And Ed Wood's great, too. :D |
In all honesty, Karloff is probably the overall better actor. That said, Lugosi wins hands just simply due to Dracula. One of the greatest horror performances Ive ever seen, even though some of his other films arent that great.
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Part of me wants to say that comparing Karloff to Lugosi is akin to comparing apples and oranges, because they both had really really unique elements that they brought to the screen.
Lugosi's major problem was, in fact, Dracula, because in everyone's mind, including his own, he was alway going to be Dracula. Whereas Karloff could play a character, play it well, and then give equally to another role. |
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And I can't choose because, as Haunted said, they're apples and oranges. |
Think about it. What are the two major Gothic novels that have shaped our notions of horror or at the very least are the most famous in the English literary world? Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) and Dracula (Bram Stoker).
How cool would it have been to be chosen to play the "Moster" Frankenstein or Dracula. Karloff was like "Hell yeah!" but he didn't did stop there. He went on, took off the make up, and could take on anything else with as much gusto. Lugosi, and Goddess knows I love 'im, could never leave that part behind. The cloak, the hair, the make up, were always a ghostly part of what ever wardrobe he was wearing. Hell, he was buried in that attire. (For the love of all good films, don't jump down my throat), but Lugosi's thrall reminds me a bit like Jack Nicolson. Sure he's played some good roles, but he always fills his character with (except in Easy Rider) with the same wicked, smarmy, devilish, cruelty. He could be playing Jesus, and he'd still act like an asshole. It's called typecasting, as we all know. Many many actors fall into that pit, and can't get out. |
You're correct, to some extent, about Lugosi, but you go too far when you say he could "never" leave the part of Dracula behind, and the cloak and hair and make up were "always" a part of his every wardrobe.
Take a look at Lugosi's performance as Igor in SON OF FRANKENSTEIN and GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN -- wonderfully creepy and absolutely nothing like Dracula. He also did a nice job with more sympathetic characters in THE BLACK CAT and THE INVISIBLE RAY. In short, he wasn't quite the one-note wonder some would make him out to be. |
Nonono... I'm saying that Dracula was alway on his mind. I think that he sort of figured that it was his best work, instead of really giving into his other roles. Maybe, I'm wrong. It's been a while since I've seen THE BLACK CAT. (Perhaps worth watching again for research on this topic, though).
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lugosi was way sexier :p
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Yes, he should have been Im-Ho-Tep in THE MUMMY. I couldn't buy Karloff's eternal love for the leading lady, but I would have believed it with Lugosi.
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with lugosi any thing is possible;)
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Karloff vs. Lugosi
Lugosi rocks. Karloff has his place and I respect his roles, but who else could you hear saying "chidren of the night what music they make". That line always gives me chills. :[
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Karloff - without a doubt. The overwhelming pathos of the monster is something lugos could never pull off
(now, throw lon chaney into the mix and its LON all the way! |
Re: Karloff vs. Lugosi
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Elton, I hope your prostate falls out your ass.
I love Bela Lugosi. |
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boris karloff
I agree with Haunted about Lugosi |
I would say a tie, they both did great films.
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I was going to say Lugosi but yesterday i saw The Bride Of Frankenstein and now i have to say it's a tie :)
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oh boy. there's no way I can pick one over the other. both actors were amazing in everything they did. no one else could ever take the place of such kick ass acting!
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Lugosi
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Bela Lugosi, no contest.
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Lugosi with no contest:)
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