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Discrepancies and Curiosities - Part 10

Scene 10 - Another Amulet

1. The script has Rookery describe how his ancestors had to persuade the magician to make another amulet for them to send the vampires to hell. This brings to mind the following:
1. Was the magician a sympathizer who knew a way to make the vampires human again and set out to do it for their sake?
2. Were the vampires cursed magically? It's possible in a universe where it's clear magic exists and people can use it, but was that really how that happened, or is it just that the vampires view their situation like a curse (a la, so beautiful it's a curse)?
1. If the latter, is there a progenitor, and, if so, who? Is it Dracula? Judas? In the series, Dracula is acknowledged as the ruler of all the world's vampires (and I understand he's kind of a goof), but does that mean he's the first one or just the one in charge for whatever reason (powers, age, the old one died, etc.)?
2. "It's my graveyard. It's my job. I'll do it. What am I doing?" is shortened by dropping the "What am I doing?" part, but on paper it's hilarious.
3. Rudolph is the only vampire to awaken when his brother Gregory is attacking the caretaker, followed by the other members of the family, not the all-in-one deal presented in the script.
4. The fight between Frederick and Gregory is longer in the script. For example, Frederick does not immediately jump into asking if Gregory thinks he's oblivious; instead, there is an effort by Gregory to get the other family members on his side of the argument. When he gets called on his crap that's when Frederick asks if Gregory thinks he's oblivious, and the argument continues from there.
1. Funnily enough I wonder how it would've resolved itself if Rookery hadn't intervened. I'm not sure if it's a common occurrence for Gregory to pick fights or if he was banned from running from his problems as the timeline got shorter.
5. Rookery in the final cut thanks the caretaker for his "public spirit" before his light gets shattered. In the script it's afterward (and quite frankly doesn't leave much room for anger).

Important!!!

You Need to know of this, it's as plain and simple as that. And so, it is my solemn duty to inform you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4XFreM-GWY

After our blood, freezes the flood 

All through the night and gifted with sight - 

to see in the dark 

They can see in the dark 

You know they can fly, can fly oh so high 

Live under the earth and gifted from birth 

They can see in the dark 

They can see in the dark 

Vampires, vampires 

They can see in the dark 

They can see in the dark 

All through the night and gifted with sight 

Vampires

After our blood, freezes the flood 

With dangers at hand cry out through the land 

They can see in the dark (background: vampires can) 

They can see in the dark (background: vampires can) 

Vampires, vampires 

They can see in the dark 

They can see in the dark 

With dangers at hand cry out through the land 

Vampires, vampires

You know they can fly 

Can fly oh so high 

If you see one tonight 

Don’t put up a fight 

Make peace while you can 

Make a friend if you dare 

A friend who can fly 

Can fly oh so high 

And see in the dark 

And live under the earth 

Make a friend if you can 

Of vampires

Vampires, vampires, vampires… 

Vampires can 

They can see in the dark

Source: http://kuriositaetenkabinett.tumblr.com/post/96895527122/sonntags-nostalgie-die-xii

And also, as I was perusing through videos trying to find the right one, it has been brought to my attention that the band Darkroom is a real thing, rather than something made up for the purposes of DKV85. I'm suffering a nerd crisis as I feel I've committed a serious lapse in being a nerd of all things TLV/DKV. So excuse me while I go correct this.

Hey little fangfaces!!!

In case you can't already tell I've added a countdown widget to the blog home page. In the upper right-hand corner you will see a cool graphic telling you how long we have until Halloween finally shows up and we can throw a party!!! So I hope all of my fang-faced and sympathizing followers are just as excited as I am!!!

Culross Palace

As I don't believe I've posted these before, despite being promised in TLV Abridged scene 19. So here they are at long last! Exterior and interior shots of Culross Palace (I found these online somewhere. I've never been lucky enough to be on sight).

Discrepancies and Curiosities - Part 9

Scene 9 - Getting Even/Infestation

1. The payback scene plays out differently onscreen. To wit:
• The boys are disturbed by the windows opening and closing rather than Rudolph's and Tony's voices.
• It takes them a while to catch on to the identity of their mysterious midnight visitor.
• Rudolph gives them a more elaborate speech and a greater show of his powers (he, without the aid of his hands, makes a pair of wings sprout from behind his ears, rather than pulling on his ears to produce the wings).
• If the boys wet themselves, they don't notice.
2. The flight home was cut.
3. Robert's slide presentation is manual.
4. Lord McAshton does not express a wish to have Rookery's head in the final cut (for good reasons, I'm sure).
5. There's no memo recorder, nor is there Dottie's insistence on the family talking together, though she is clearly bothered by the fact that Bob couldn't give a damn less about all the hard work she put into afternoon tea.

Guess what came in the mail today!!!

That's right, fangfaces!!! It's my copy of the Little Vampire novelization of the movie of the novel series!!!! Can't wait to read it and post my thoughts on how it differs from (and hopefully expands on) the movie!!!