Dracula Untold

Fun, entertaining popcorn movie. Why others are complaining about the historical inaccuracy is beyond me. It's just a fantasy movie about blood sucking vampires and it doesn't aim to be anything else.

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.

Finally a movie with not too much talking and not too much bla bla, the movie goes right into the action without telling an endless story that never ends and bores the spectator, I love it. That is what I was needing after watching too many movies before where nothing happened and people were just babbling the audience to death.

The special effects are good it doesn't look cheap at all. It is not a complicated story, but an interesting and appealing one in my opinion. The actors did a good job and for those that watched Games of Thrones will find Charles Dance (Tywin Lennister) again in this movie :) . I find that Luke Evans and Charles Dance were the perfect pick for this movie, they fitted so well in their role like they were made for it. The movie is not very long, it is rather short with 88 minutes, but that is not a problem and I didn't feel like it should be longer, the length was perfect for me.

Too bad that they don't wanna make a part two of this movie, I find the story very interesting and has for sure potential for one or two more sequels.

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.

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.*