Dracula Untold

Did Dracula just peak ? Dracula isn't the greatest franchise, but this movie just maxes out every aspect about Dracula that could possibly get interesting. The tale of seafaring Odysseus who strands on a mysterious island, fights a one-eyed giant, and withstands the singing sirens tied to a mast, has been out for 2000 years. And someone goes: we need another movie about an Undead Bloodsucker. And absolutely smashes it. I love the theme of self-sacrifice (only second to Star Wars: Rogue One), the main actor, the stunning visuals with swarms of bats. When I watched the movie for the first time, I wasn't actually surprised how good it was. I was more surprised that I seemed to have missed a whole franchise. The producers made this movie like naturals. 'Of course, this would be a Dracula. Of course, this is what his existence would feel like. It just hasn't been shown, yet.' So that's the REAL Dracula. Awesome.

For all who says that this movie is bad because it doesn't follow the Dracula story we all know from the past I say, it's not suppose to. When I sit down to watch a movie there's one thing that matter in the end: Did I or Did I not enjoy the movie? And this movie was definitely enjoyable and fun.

Manny reviewers say that this is a bad movie because it doesn't follow the historical time-line and details of the characters in it. Ultimately I really don't care, it's a fiction movie, not a documentary about the history of...

I even read, in a 3/10 star review, a reviewer that says the movie is bad because of historical falsies. That reviewer wrote in his comment : "The film might captivate some audiences who are looking for a fun time, but there is nothing memorable or legendary about it." isn't that all a movie should be about? Having a fun time is what I came for...

Dracula Untold isn't related in any aspect to the old Dracula story. It is a story of its' own and a very good one to. I think that the directors and the script writers did an excellent job writing a different side to the Dracula story.

So, for those who care about the chronicles of Dracula and close their mind to a different story don't watch this movie. But, if you're looking for a fun fiction story this is a fantastic movie.

I gave it 8/10 stars because it could have been better.

Overall this movie is seriously underrated.

*Sorry for bad English. May contain grammar mistakes.*

My God in Heaven, another movie getting crucified by a bunch of pseudo-historians because it somehow mangles the real story of Vlad the Impaler...insert palm to the head slap here!

Listen very carefully, anyone with an intelligence greater than a monkey; This is a vampire movie! It is a fictional story. Vlad the Impaler was NOT, I repeat, NOT a vampire! Gees, give it a break and watch the freakun movie and be entertained.

No, it is the not the greatest movie you will ever see. But the acting is good, particular Charles Dance playing the original monstrous vampire. The CGI is pretty good. The war scenes are pretty cool. The acting is pretty good...it's not Shawshank Redemption, but who the heck cares? I didn't check, but I don't think it won any Oscars, but so-what?

Put down the dadgum notepads and stop with your butchering of this movie and sit down with your fam by a roaring fire one night with a plate of chocolate chip cookies and watch a pretty cool horror/action movie. There are worse ways you could spend an evening. It's called entertainment. Someday, in a perfect cinematic world, a lot of folks on this website will figure out what that means. Thank me later....

Herein lies one underrated Dracula flick held back by it's PG-13 rating and the sheer lack of the studio having faith in the film to dish out a sequel even after having a somewhat of a cliffhanger of an ending. The story of Dracula Untold takes the tried and true elements of Bran Stoker's Dracula and puts it all into a blender and mixes it on high and what you get is a cocktail of an interesting take on the character turns him into a hero of sorts. He's still the tragic fallen warrior that pretty much sells his soul to the devil but this time it isn't for the fact of losing a loved one but rather to save his people from becoming enslaved and dominated by a neighboring country. The lengths Vlad goes thru to save his kingdom is quite admirable even though it means dooming himself to an eternity of pain, suffering and despair. This version of Dracula is given a choice too. After encountering the master vampire and asking for his help to rid himself of the invaders of his land, the master vampire offers to loan Vlad his powers for 3 days and if he doesn't feed on any single human in 3 days time, the vampiric powers will vanish and Vlad shall be returned to his normal state. However, if he feeds on any single human within those 3 days he then condemns himself to an eternity of being a ravenous blood lusting fiend. It's a risk vs reward situation and I appreciated the creativity behind it. Now the movie isn't perfect. It suffers from wonky CGI effects and there are some questions that get raised as to the strengths and weaknesses and limitations of the powers at hand as well as the fact that the Turkish army is simply there as cannon fodder for the most part once Vlad gets his Dracula powers on. Although the final battle did get a tad interesting but only for about 30 seconds or so. There's a lot of potential in this movie to be something bigger that's for sure it's just a shame I don't think we will ever get to see it reach that potential as there's no sequel on the horizon over a decade later. But I digress, the acting is still pretty solid, it's a short burst 90 minute film and it pretty much feels like you're watching a live action Castlevania Lords of Shadow movie which I was all about. Overall, if you want a different take on Dracula, I can highly recommend this one for sure.

Is Dracula Untold the best vampire movie? No it's not. Should you watch it with the expectation of the original Dracula? No you shouldn't.

However, the movie on its own is really exciting and interesting. I liked this movie a lot and found it to be very entertaining with a good balance of action but not being overly gory. Don't expect this to be like the classic chiller or you be very disappointed. I found it to have a good story line and really awesome action sequences. I recommend watching it, but just watch it for what it is and try not to compare, it's its own new story, not a carbon copy of the old story.