I know it has been a long time since I got to one of these movies, and man oh man was I disappointed by the movie I chose to get me back into the swing of things.  1958's DRACULA was terrible.  I actually liked Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, but the entire production felt like a choppy greatest hits montage.  Here is this classic scene, here is this memorable encounter.  We all know the Dracula story...but this version has absolutely no narrative pace and doesn't feel to even TELL a story...just exhibit one.  The film seems to know that we are familliar with the subject matter, so it just jumps back and forth to the scenes we expect.  The castle?  Don't make me laugh.  Leslie Nielsen's castle in DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT is far more convincing!!