I will never understand why studios feel the need to show the creature in the trailer. Allow audiences to be surprised/afraid when the creature is finally revealed.
If you've actually read Stoker's novel, you would know the Demeter voyage is easily the creepiest part of the book. The ship's crew have no idea they are carrying Dracula's coffins--with Dracula inside--and one by one they disappear as the voyage progresses. At the end of the chapter, the ship pulls into the harbor empty of all passengers, except the captain (or the first mate? I'm not sure) who has tied himself to the helm--dead, of course.
I wish this movie had more of the creep factor, mystery factor. I wish it left most of Dracula to the imagination. More Alien. Less in your face monster. I would have like to see the aftermath of his work, from the perspective of the crew that must deal with the situation and less the perspective of each victim. Especially if you knew there would be really basically no survivors, then blow your tell on Dracula early on, like this movie did. Then it's kind of what's the point. My two movie going compatriots each fell asleep in the theater....
Ya know, whenever they adapt Dracula they always seem to forget that sunlight doesn't kill vampires in the book, it only weakens them. Coppola's film being an exception.
I appreciated how Hellsing took that into account by having sunlight mildly annoy Alucard (aka Dracula) but all the new age vampires in the story can’t take it.
@@alexkogan9755 Well Hirano took some influences for his version of Dracula from Coppola's 92 adaptation and since that stuck to the book with regards to sunlight only weakening vampires, I guess Hirano decided to use that detail as well.
I think this movie will have a solid turnup at the theatres because the majority of the people who read the book ALWAYS remember the chapter of the Demeter, it's the one that scared the shit out of all of us.
I guess I’m in the minority having read the book but with no recollection of that chapter whatsoever. I know it’s there and I know the name of the ship. That’s it.
I feel like those are the best monster stories, when the story involves the characters in a situation and the monster//creature is more or less incidental. It's just there, and we're here to relate to the cast.
That would be more a drama where the monster is conflicted and suffering identify crisis fighting against his own urges. Morbius, interview with vampire and other films have done that.
A film about a vampire relentlessly hunting people down and feeding on them, with the unique part being the "vampire" is feeling major guilt for falling prey to his own vampire urges and fighting to hold on to his own humanity. Eventually, by the end, he goes insane and it properly sets up that a certain bug has to take him down. That I could get behind.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (the novel) is one of my favorite books of all time. Dracula is described as a monster in it and this adaptation is quite accurate. He doesn't present himself as a gentleman in the book. He's a brutal beast of the night. If they make more of these, they could do a whole movie based on Jonathan Harker's stay in the castle and then a third movie to end it (where it's all about Dracula in London).
Maybe not a gentleman, but he definitely has an intellectual cruelty and mad aristocratic demeanor in the book. He has a massive library and a very rich speaking manner. Love the novel.
I think the portrayal of him as European aristocrat, sadistic, yet a bestial malevolent force when vampire mode, is a pretty good depiction of Dracula tbh.
No no not even the name They just straight up plagarized dracula And she sued and the film was to be destroyed by order of the courts for being an unlawful adaptation By saving grace 1 copy was stored away. Thus one of the worlds most influential films survives to this day, by sheer dumb luck
Completely agree. David Dastmalchian and Robert Downey Jr's journey from being addicts and overcoming it and then having successful careers is amazing. Always makes me sad about Heath Ledger tho, wish he was able to overcome his struggles like them.
@@ARBLACKxdoubtful since ledger had anxiety disorder. He should have just taken meds correctly. Downey was already connected and in movies when he became an addict. So it’s not some amazing regular guy did something great with his life. He already had tons of help and luck on his side.
@@marsoblivi0n945 Anyone who overcomes their traumas and demons to become a better person deserves their flowers. Anyone who has overcome anything really hard had some help to different extents. To try and diminish the accomplishment and in turn the kind of person it takes seems like a non issue and says more about the person who thinks that way.
I'm gonna have to give this a watch. I'm a huge fan of the original Dracula movies. Fun fact, there's a remake of Nosferatu in the works from the director of The Lighthouse, with Bill Skarsgard as the count.
@@mssonoma1 I really love the idea of the lighthouse director doing it. The tricky thing with remaking Nosferatu is not only was it a silent movie, but it was a German expressionost film. It can't just be like any other Dracula movie. It needs to have an artsy quality to it. I think this director would be perfect because of the visuals from Lighthouse and The Northman.
Jeremy out here championing the return of the 90 minute movie for us. Can't tell you how many times I've given a movie a shot that I might otherwise have skipped just because it was short. We've all got a lot going on, and that extra half hour for some reason makes it a lot harder to fit a movie in, real problem is when it's even longer than two hours, though. Feel like half the movie I've seen this summer have been two and a half hours long.
Same here. I wanna say ever since Marvel did Infinity War/End Game most movies now are just long as hell for no reason. I’ve been wanting the 90 minute movie to come back for a while now
So, I see a movie that's two hours and I'm satisfied, yet streaming adaptations go for 6 to 12 episodes and don't feel nearly as rewarding. There has got to be a balance of crap that gets included. A three hour movie that has me folding after an hour and 50 blows.
@@Snow_Man138a lot of movies need longer time to establish a good story and character development My most recent exemple is the Mario movie, while being really good, it would have been better imo if there was 30min more to immerse ourselves in the world and to see Mario evolve to get good, all of this felt really short and in like a blink of an eye, Mario got confortable with parcouring and everything
Haha ha I'm the opposite. If I see a movie is only 90 minutes I feel I'm not getting my money's worth for cinema so give it a pass. If I gotta buy a ticket then I wanna get at least 120 minutes of entertainment even if the movie is bad.
Agreed. By the time things have settled down enough for me to watch a movie there's no way I can stay awake long enough for a 2hr+ movie. When searching for a movie to watch I almost always end up choosing the most interesting short movie I found quickly.
I saw it last night with my daughter. I absolutely enjoyed the Last Voyage of the Demeter. Its easily the best vampire film I've seen in years. Its such a great setup for a horror movie being stuck in the middle of the ocean on the ship where land is days away in any direction. The cast did an amazing job. The ship itself is an important character with creaking of the wood and people knocking on the deck. I wont give away any spoilers all I can say is watch it yourself and enjoy what happens lol
I totally agree. I had to go see it to support the movie. A solid 3 ⭐ creature feature like Alien, Jeepers creepers, deep rising, the thing, prey, the descent but where this movie falls short is it's missing a third act where humans fight and beat Dracula. Okay they don't have to beat Dracula but at least put up a good fight like in Jeepers creepers the police don't beat the monster but tried. Here you just see the crew getting eaten one by one. Where's the fight? It's like Alien but missing the final act where Ripley ejects it into space. I get maybe this movie stuck with the source material like the books though it would be nice to see more fight. But amazing cinematography, the play on light and shadows, fog, silhouette, creepy atmosphere, water ripples and floorboard creaks. Acting was okay. We need a sequel with more action next time.
@@TruthSeekr2662Same. But I’ve seen two good reviews & seen some positive comments. I’m also a sucker for any movie that has sailing old ships as a base of its story. So I’ll definitely check it out.
I really enjoyed this movie, and you're right, the cast is what makes the movie - also, enjoyed the lighting design! That eternal full moon above the ship made the shadows more effective and we could still see what was going on without the light seeming artificial. SPOILER!! The one thing I really liked about the ending was that Clemens' trauma is not denied - they don't dwell on it, but you get the feeling of uncertainty of "Ok, has he actually caught up to Dracula and the Count is toying with him, or was that cane noise a trigger for a disassociative episode?"
Coppola Dracula is a golden standard - sure a more fairytale but still amazing My favourite version has to be Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman. One of the best Dracula in movie history right next to Christoper Lee version. Also worth mention is version from 1979 with Frank Langella - creepy, haunting, Mina as a vampire was scary. Really good movie with score from John Williams. Deep down we all know that the best Dracula movie is Dead and Loving it with Leslie Nielsen.
I'm in the minority with the Dracula movie. After reading the book I disliked the film so much. And what the hell was Keanu doing? The only parts I tolerated were Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman performances. The rest of the characters just pissed me off.
@@wheniwasaweelad902you are not the only one. I still can't forgive Coppola and Winona Ryder for turning Mina into a cold blooded adulterer. That was just straight up character assassination imo.
@@whitbyabbey4830 That was the most infuriating part for me. Mina was such a kind, loving, religious woman in the book and it was because of such kindness that the men bonded together to defeat Dracula. The way the movie portrays her was so unnecessary. Lucy was just as worse.
Its good to hear that there is a dracula story nowadays that remembers that he is a fuckin monster. Dont get me wrong, i love "plays with his food, has a ball" Dracula but it totally makes sense that he would be on a ship with no one around to help this group of people for miles and be like "yeah there is no reason to pretend here" and just going full monster
Agreed. I liked that about the trailer. Dracula is a vampire who disguises himself as a man so he can get easier access to food and not be hunted down. He has no reason to bother with a disguise on an isolated ship where no help will come for the crew, just use the superhuman abilities to feast.
Im glad this film is getting more love...it's gonna be a cult classic...the ending definitely was Universal It would of been cool if they kept it ambiguous with no one surviving the demeter ship
I just got done watching the movie. I’m not even a horror fan, and I genuinely loved this movie. Sure, it has some weak points (as every film does), but I really enjoyed the movie. You didn’t have to have read the book to understand what was happening, but having read the book, I found that the movie was even better because of it. They really nailed the “creature of the night” vibe. Dracula is ridiculously powerful compared to the crew of the ship, even when he first wakes up, and I loved it.
I have a feeling this movie is for the people who are a little bit tired of ONE FACET of the vampire that is Dracula. We really only have seen him in movies as a man THEN becoming the monster. Or in movies like Hotel Transylvania we see he is a monster who ALSO has a bit of humanity to him. But movies like this are always refreshing and a good reminder that yeah...he IS what people think about when they hear things go bump in the night.
I’d love to see other Dracula movies that take place at different parts of the book. Like I wanna see a whole movie of Jonathan at the castle dealing with this weird guy that turns out to be a vampire
That would be amazing. Honestly there's a lot they can do with the dark universe and I'm wondering if a movie like this could launch a TV series and a prequel about that weird guy you mention. It can be like Marvel and DCU. The lore is rich and they can do so much with it.
Bruh, I just finished this movie tonight, and damn... it's definitely a good movie way better than I thought it would be. It's definitely a hidden gem because it makes Dracula a true menace
A good movie? It's one of the weakest and most frustrating movies I've watched this year because whoever wrote the script didn't have the intelligence to write that script. The characters were dumb because the writer was dumb, and there were so many TWD logic moments that it was just awful. You know how in TWD they can clearly see there's thousands of zomies coming their way, yet they still shoot at them 1 by 1, wasting finite bullets they can't just replenish easily, all while wasting precious escape time shooting at them until they figure out that whoops the couple dozen bullets won't stop the huge wave of walking corpses? That's how this movie was in terms of logic. The final scene required intelligence of the main character to defeat dracula, and there was just the suggestion of that happening, but we didn't see any ignenuity in how he did it because the writer didn't have that ingenuity and just made a random thingy fall on him. The main character was so confident in that final moment and there was 0 reason for him to be like that, he didn't do anything, he couldn't have even known the thingy would fall on him, and even if he somehow did and Dracula didn't, Dracula has such faster reflexes that it shouldn't have been a problem for him. It was infuriating watching all of that bs and more.
Considering Dracula doesn't plan on leaving any of them alive, it is no wonder that he shows the monster that he is; on that ship he has no reason to hide his true form.
Looking forward to seeing this over the weekend. The previews make it feel like it kind of has an Alien vibe. Not my favorite Dracula movie, that's Coppola's obviously, but I always felt Dracula 2000 was underrated for what it tried to do in a modern setting and explaining the origin. Plus we got Gerard Butler as Dracula
I liked this movie a lot. I actually hope we get a sequel. Something about these monster movies will always have a close place to my heart. I wish van Helsing got a sequal all these years later
@@Abrakadabro666 Exactly the sequel is the rest of the book and I imagine Clemens tries to hunt Dracula one day or night, fails and dies and that's why he's nowhere to be seen in the original story
A strangely perfect alternative to this is episode 2 of the BBC Dracula miniseries. That too is entirely contained aboard the Demeter, but plays out more like an Agatha Christy story with a very traditional Dracula.
The original novel by Bram Stoker is famous for good reason: it's a fantastic read. The Castlevania mini-series is probably my favorite film adaptation of a vampire story, although it isn't an adaptation of Stoker's novel at all, and is just a different vampire story with a primary character that has the same name.
Yay I thought this movie was gonna bomb but to hear Jeremy liked it and had fun makes me happy and hopefully it'll drop to streaming in time for Halloween
Yeah streaming isn't going to help get more films like this....Go watch at the movies. People can't say they like a movie or are interested in it and not want to go watch and then get confused when only superhero films get made. Studios make movies based on how much it does at box office.
The story from the book is actually REALLY creepy. So it definitely has a good premises set up without characters and details, so they had room to create a bit.
I thought the film was exactly how it needed to be as it was only a short chapter in the book...the End of the film (the very last scenes on the water) is where the film should have ended, and it would have been perfect for the Book. The way they did it though seems to be for a sequel with a huge divergence from the source material... making the whole thing more interesting, and not a bad thing. Thoroughly enjoyed the film. Oh and it finally showed Dracula as the monster the novel portrayed... Something to think about.
It’s so weird, I’m currently reading Dracula and I’m literally half way through chapter 8 at the moment. Chapter 7 was so creepy and atmospheric and after seeing the trailer for this film I feel like it won’t truly live up to the creepiness of the book
It doesn't in my oppinion, the good part is that dracula it's portrayed like a monster as it should be but it doesn't make you feel that fear from the crew, also they managed to introduce even in this movie something about racism.
Been a few years since I saw it so maybe I don't remember it correctly but I actually quite enjoyed the 2014 "Dracula Untold" because it mixed life of the (supposed) real life inspiration for Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, with the monster from the book to create an origin story for Dracula. While I'm not sure how well Dracula as a man who became a monster works in the grand scheme of things, it was an interesting take on the story that I can't recall ever having seen before.
Dracula untold was pretty good and is another great addition to the Dracula mythology. But there's not many books or movies about the original one and only Dracula. It's usually just another vampire story about someone getting bitten and turns into a vampire but isn't the first original Dracula.
From recent memory I would say my favorites Dracula story with be Castlevania, they did so much right with the character and the tragedy of being immortal
I really liked this movie, I was probably more excited for it than most people because my favorite subgenre of horror is monster movies, Dracula was never one of my favorites of the classic monsters but I’ve always enjoyed that original movie, and this movie looked like a really good, as well as very different interpretation, and I liked it, I think the best characters in the movie are definitely the 2 kids, they weren’t like phenomenal or anything but I enjoyed them, the movie also has a really dark, suspenseful atmosphere, for the whole movie you feel constantly on edge because you feel like this thing could just appear at any moment, also I really liked they way they did some of the Dracula mythology, particularly the vampire’s weakness to sunlight, it was very cool and very gruesome at the same time, I also really liked what they did with Dracula himself, in this movie he’s made to be more like a Xenomorph from Alien, he’s done more like a *creature* rather than a character, which I thought was a cool switch up from what we usually see in the Dracula movies, I still prefer him as a man but this was a cool take too, the movie does have it’s faults, other than the 2 kids I thought the rest of the characters were pretty forgettable, nothing terrible but they didn’t leave much of an impact either, I also wish there was a little more variety in the ways that Dracula killed these people, when you see the movie it’s very easy to notice that most of the time when Dracula kills someone the scenes where they happen pretty much all have a similar setup and execution, and so I do wish they switched them up a little more, I also thought the ending could’ve been better, seeing as how this is only *part* of the story I think we all know that Dracula lives in the end but they didn’t do a good job at conveying that, because if that’s how it is then the way to do it would be to have it be like a semi-cliffhanger ending, not like one where it looks like they’re teasing a sequel or anything but one where you can pick up that there’s still more to the story despite the movie ending here, kinda like the ending to the 2011 prequel to The Thing, but here the way it’s done makes it look like the story is actually ending and then having this totally out of nowhere surprise twist moment right before it ends, and that just didn’t feel right, it felt way too sudden, but with all that said I still really enjoyed this movie, it’s nothing amazing but I thought it was a solid monster movie, it had good suspense, it was fairly creepy and while this isn’t my favorite take on the Dracula story I thought it was a good one. 7/10
I loved and appreciated how this flick embraces a monster story from over 100 years ago. The film creators respected the material enough to not try and make it something it's not. I wanted an ancient lore monster flick. I got it. I wanted a well acted film that sits me in the the first person to experience the horror. I got it. I wanted a Dracula unlike one I've seen before. I got it. This film checked all the boxes for me, (though I do agree about a couple CGI shots that needed a pinch more work), but as I left the theater I was still pondering how unsettled I felt. This was rewarding. Ignore that vegetable review site. GO SEE IT. You'll be glad you did.
I agree. Just saw it today and loved it. It's exactly what I expected. A creepy atmospheric monster on a ship like Alien, deep rising, Jeepers creepers, the thing, the descent. Great cinematography playing with light and shadows, fog, silhouette, water ripples, practical effects and dread. Really the only thing missing which most monster movies have is the hero's journey where he fights and outsmarts the monster against all odds. Here you see crew members picked off like 10 little Indians without any fight. Only the girl gets one round off the shotgun then she dies too. But I get this was probably true to the book.
One of my favorite Vampire movies is Fright Night. The old one, not the remake. Also the guy who played Dracula in Monster Squad was a great Dracula, he scared me as a kid lol.
considering that "Dracula" wasn't the focus of the book either, the film's POV seems very fitting. for those who haven't read the book, it's written entirely thorough letters exchanged by characters. so character A writes what's been happening to them to character B and so on. thus there is no first or third person's POV at all.
I'm happy to see a horror Dracula again. Bram Stoker's was the one that gave me chills (but I was also a child when it came out). Nosferatu was insane.
I just saw the movie today and loved it, it's about time this chapter of the novel is told. Any other Dracula movie skips over or never addresses this part of the book in this much detail and it's a damn shame because there is so much that could be told here. True having Dracula seen in only his monster form was maybe a little odd but then again it made sense because he didn't need to blend in to look human....he was just hunting each crew member one by one and didn't need to look human.
The production quality was high, but god damn the plot of the movie was shit. Dracula had no appearance in the entire movie as a human, which doesn't make sense. He was shown as a beast with no intelligence outside of haunting, so how he ruled over his dominion and why even he wanted to go to London! I don't know why people are saying that it was like that in the book! No, it was not! He hired Jonathan Harker to help him legally purchase land for him in London. That is not something a beast would do! And of course, it does not even make sense because this movie belongs to the dark universe, with already pictured Dracula as Vladimir the Impaler who was an extremely sophisticated character! And the cringiest part was when Clemens talked about his past. One of the crew said we couldn't kill this beast, and he responded, “I'm a black man who is a doctor, and it was hard!” or something like that. It was not even remotely relevant to the conversation!
This was briefly touched upon in the 1992 movie Dracula by Ford Francis coppola. I was always interested in what exactly happened. This is like the alien movie. A monster trying to kill you in a small confined space.
Coppola’s Dracula is my jam as well! My personal favorite version. Saw this movie yesterday, absolutely loved it! Director Andrë Øvredal made Trollhunter and The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and is a definite horror talent to watch. The atmosphere and lighting in this was flawless. I’d love to see him tackle werewolves next.
I love the Victorian era horror movies. Especially the old Dracula/ Frankenstein classics. Something about that time period. Loved this movie too. Watching it again this weekend.
My only problem was that I’d had two sodas and was fit to burst by the end of the movie. One of the things I noticed was the sound design. They let the sounds of the ship and the ocean work for them. The creaking and the wind helped build tension as you are listening for the sound of Dracula moving about. It’s definitely more of a niche film for fans of horror, period pieces, and seafaring stories. It was fantastic, but definitely needs to be a standalone piece, as anyone familiar with the century old classic already knows what happens to Dracula next.
I liked the idea that Dracula is like an animal that needs to feed to grow; they should have explorered that idea more, like he becomes more “human”, absorbing the memories and knowledge with each kill and not like an animal for the whole movie.
I liked Coppola's Dracula and when I was a child, silent movies used to scare the $#! out of me (Not because of Dracula) because I didn't understand that they were just old movies without sound. So one I saw the film NOSFERATU (Starring Max Scheck) and I was DONE! This monster was incredible and not being a professional filmmaker, it was all good to me. This monster had all the things going for him, as he looked like the the original Nosferatu combined with the winged monster from Jeepers Creepers.
If you ever get a chance to watch "Forever Knight" -- the VAMPIRE DETECTIVE... Oh man. Good times. They have a whopping $12 budget they spend on flashlights and fangs, and everyone in the show is about as smart as Lois Lane when it comes to figuring out who is a vampire.
To anyone that hasn't read the book: this portrayal of Dracula is waaaayy closer to how he is in the original novel. I have no idea why he is humanized in seemingly every adaptation, but this is what he's like in the novel: a predator and a serial killer.
I very much enjoyed the actual set, it felt like a real, old school galley where you could almost smell the mildew wood and practically catch scurvy just by watching it. With the obvious exception of Dracula himself and the rats, it didn't feel like the use of CGI overwhelmed everything and having that realistic set I think added to the film's gloomy atmosphere. Liam Cummingham was amazing as the captain, definitely the standout role for me.
It’s my favorite chapter from the book. Terrifying and real atmospheric. I’m excited to see this but it’s going to be released in our theaters late so I’mma just binge it out here.
Haven’t seen the movie. I hope they didn’t mess the ending because it is a fantastic opportunity to make a franchise to explore the book in detail as a trilogy. I think it’s not a secret for anyone that once Dracula gets to London he goes immediately after Lucy and Mina while Jonathan is held prisoner by Dracula’s maids. This could be a the 2d act of a 3 part story.
David Dastmalchian's story with Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is such a redeeming story. It was such a small supporting role but one that changed his mindset that gave him hope to continue going on. Such a wholesome & inspiring story!
He should go on and he should play the role of man bat vs Batman like in the comics. The man bat in the comics look exactly like the Dracula in this movie and seems they ripped off the creature design from the comics. 🤔
I would love a dark universe, but they don’t have to team up. Just set them up in the same world, throw some hints or nods to other movies in the universe. And let directors make some really cool and good horror movies.
My favorite Dracula story isn't a movie, it's a novel called The Dracula Tapes. It's Dracula himself recounting the events of the novel from his perspective.
It sounds like Anne Rice book series interview with a vampire where he recounts his life's event of the novels written about him as he tells it from his perspective. The anguish and torture of being immortal and the lore written about him and the truth. It's really a character study drama. The movie interview with vampire is pretty good too.
No, the netflix one is not good. It starts strong and ends with a whimper. However, if you haven't had the pleasure of watching midnight mass, you are doing yourself a disservice. It is fascinating, gripping and ends on a hell of a crescendo. Loved every minute of it. It is also on Netflix and while it isn't specifically a Dracula story(or even entirely a vampire story really, never confirms what the creature actually is) its one of the best story's that scratches that vampire itch that I've seen in years.
I just saw the movie it was amazing!! A couple of years ago I read the Dracula book of pleasure and was so excited when they made a movie based on this epic part in the book! Yes there are changes but the movie in a way was very close to those parts of the book. And man was the movie scary, classic 18th century gothic horror!!! Loved the movie! Great story, acting and music 10/10
see, i found dracula did feel like a proper intelligent monster. when the crew saw him, it wasn't incidental; he was fucking with them to mess with their heads. at one point he's crawling around, looking like this helpless, emaciated shriveled up thing who's stuck to lure one of the crew closer before tearing him to shreds. i could absolutely see this dracula as someone who'd disguise themself as a person to plan their kills. that ending though yeah. cut it lmao.
It may be the closest to the source material, but it is definitely not a masterpiece. Neither Keanu or Winona should ever be allowed to use English accents ever again.
Personally i felt it didnt have any suspense. It felt like it was following a formula of 1 kill at night, search in the morning, rinse and repeat. The main character also was too perfect, he was extremely smart ( smart enough to do multiple blood transfusions in the middle of an ocean with only rations of vegetables to eat) , stands on the moral high ground compared to the crew, capable of working on the ship like any of the crew, he had no human flaw at all. The only bad thing about him is he cant find a job and that not because of him but because of racists. I hate characters with no flaws with a passion. I see it compared to Alien alot and i cant disagree enough. Alien had suspense, this didn't. It felt very predictable. The one unpredictable thing wasnt a good thing in my opinion and thats the ending. All in all it was just an ok movie to me. Not horrible but not good either.
Curse you Jeremy for uploading faster than me lol. I recorded last night and stuck at work now so couldn't edit yet I thought this movie was VERY well done and had a great time watching it. After suffering through Barbie i needed this lol
I agree the franchise bait at the end was unnecessary. This was a great one-and-done movie. It benefited from embracing practical sets and creature effects.
This movie follows the 2020 movie checklist. White characters: weak, dumb, inept, racist. Black character: brave, smart, victim of racism Female character: bravest, smartest, victim of some man but a survivor. Seriously gotta stop spending money on movies
Good movie but inaccurate to the book. No one should have survived that trip. Also, a certain character doesn’t seem to fit in (for obvious historical reasons). So bizarre but it was decent 😅
I agree with your video. The side of Dracula is not is displayed in other movies, but it is in the last Voyage of the Demeter. I'm a long time ago Dracula fan (read the book by Bram Stoker in 2006), and feel like this movie honors chapter 7 very good, and it is not a love story.
Yea the netflix miniseries was really good. The second part is on the voyage and that part builds some very well put together tension. It does take some liberties adapting the story away from the books but is strong enough on its own to be a solid Dracula tale
If the vampire thing you're talking about is Midnight Mass then yes, I think that is one of the most well done and chilling vampire stories I've ever seen imo.
Midnight mass is an interesting take on vampire exploring it as a rabies like virus where a pastor tries to harness its healing powers and it got outta hand. Great take.
The final scene definitely felt strange. Like straight out of a Marvel movie. Otherwise, I loved every minute of this. Even though they tell you how this ends in the first scene, even though we know how Dracula goes, I kept hoping the crew pulled off a miracle which is a sign of great character investment.
I have never read any of the Bram Stoker books and I am not a movie critic. I am just an average person that goes to the movies to be entertained and this movie was really entertaining from start to finish. Before watching the "Demeter" the best Dracula movie that I had watched was Bram Stokers Dracula with Keanue Reeves and Anthony Hopkins. The Demeter was right up there with that movie. If you are an average movie goer like me, you will really like this movie, if you are into these types of movies. On a 1 thru 10, I give this movie a 9.
Not a Dracula story but my favorite take on vampire lore the Legacy of Kain video game series. I would love to get an HD remaster collection of the whole series.
I have just seen THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER, shiver all along the film renewing a story so well known, I was hooked. DRACULA's 🦇 design is just creepy awful bloody. I say no more I advise for an audience informed of this kind of film.
