a5c7b9f00b As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turks at a terrible cost.
I just finished watching this on the ultra screen with 3 other people. We all enjoyed the movie very much and I'm honestly surprised to see that it got such a low rating on IMDb. <br/><br/>Obviously people's opinions should be respected, but I feel that some of the reviews/ratings that I read we're marked obtusely low due to discrepancies in the historical story/time-line of the plot. I read one review where someone gave the movie a 3 simply because it was based 20 years previous to the actual historical time-line... I'am baffled that such an overlooked detail of the movie could warrant such an outraged review. I could understand if the person didn't care for the movie based on plot, acting, direction, etc. but to judge it harshly due to a time-line issue? <br/><br/>Another review ranted about how Vlad and the sultan never met on the battlefield and how historically Vlad didn't kill the sultan, but merely grazed him with an arrow during a night attack... <br/><br/>Well, Vlad didn't really turn into bats either, and he didn't really get turned by a master vamp trapped in a cave on a mountain. You people are insane, "I don't like the movie because the actor didn't look like the real Vlad" GREAT! Luke Evans is hotter than the real Vlad, and if I had to watch an 85 min long movie with a busted up face Vlad I wouldn't have made it a quarter of the way! <br/><br/>You people need to start reviewing and rating the movie fairly, not simply based on your hurt feelings that it was set in the wrong year, or the actor wasn't ugly enough. If you have a real issue with the movie Ex: substance, plot, acting, cg, etc. then write about THAT not about the stupid historical geeky discrepancies!
First and foremost I know it's appalling that I am giving this a 10 but because I went to watch this movie knowing fully that I ought to disregard the true history of it and the classic Dracula novel from 1897 Gothic horror by Irish author Bram Stoker. I kept and open mind and my mind was blown away. <br/><br/>Luke Evans is an amazing actor that carried out such a brilliance performances. I was so moved by the internal struggle he was portraying as a good hearted prince Vlad to the demon that he was becoming Dracula. I felt for his character deeply. It may have been a short movie in comparison to most movie out there but in that short period of time, I thought it was beautifully told how much he loved his wife and his son. How much he cares for his country and the length a good prince would go through to protect what he holds dear to him heart. <br/><br/>The cinematography was very beautifully artsy. It is not like 300 where there is unnecessary blood and gore. It's more artistic and tastefully done. No need for all those gore. This movie isn't about horror or violence's. It's about how he became Dracula. It's about the person he was before all the evils. About a men that gave everything to save the things he love and the ultimate sacrifice he made to protect his family. <br/><br/>I know there are a lot of bad criticism out there for this movie because it's not gore enough or there isn't enough bloody mess and also some that say that the special effect was a joke but I think it's definitely worth the watch and I think this movie is worthy of being in the "good movie " category. The special effects may not be as good as lord of the ring or 300 but considering the budget wasn't as high as those other movies, this movie surpassed all of them. <br/><br/>It's worthy of a movie that is consider a better movie than most out there. Give it a chance. You will not regret it.
Drab, silly and mind-numbing, this Dracula is strictly for the suckers.
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