Dracula

The third episode was simply terrible. It's a shame because the first two were pretty good. I don't know what they were thinking with the third, it's absurd and very out of place with the other two.

The first episode was excellent and I was gladly went into episode 2. There were some (what seemed to me) extreme liberties taken, and I was still on board at that point. Ok, I don't mind a little deviation, let's see how it goes. Then episode 3 started and I was in full disbelief the whole time. They must have gotten David Benioff, D.B. Weiss to write that one.

Claes Bang is absolutely delicious as Dracula, I really liked him in the part and Dolly Wells just brilliant as Agata Van Helsing.

Episode one had me gripped, episode 2 was brilliant, except had the unwelcome wiff of the BBC fitting it's agendas in, but episode 3, as others have mentioned and I wanted to test, was indeed an absolute train wreck. Not only did it completely fail the first two, it was almost a different programme and the BBC, of course, got their agendas in there. Just awful, with a rotten ending to finish it. Watch the first two, don't ruin it with the third.

10/10 for the first two, 0 for the third.

1 & 2 are placed in a different time period with intriguing takes from Bram Strokers Dracula I found it entertaining and creepy. 3 did feel like it jumped the theme. Placed in a different time period that could have been it's own season all together and more fleshed out so it didn't feel so forced. They could have put so much more into the story, and I wished they did. The acting was great, witty story telling, strong female to balance out Dracula. Worth the watch.

I like the vampire genre. This is another stab at the classic Dracula tale but with a lot of liberties. I found those liberties to be quite entertaining, however if you are a huge fan of the novel and hoping for some degree of accuracy or commitment you might be disappointed. This movie attempts to be scary, smart and funny. It succeeds somewhat. I enjoyed the campy special effects, they reminded me of the old classic horrors I grew up watching. All in all I found it to be fun. This is not a heavy duty serious gothic Dracula film, this is more like a mini series and has enough moments of humor to keep it a little lighter. Sets and costumes are beautiful. Camera work is good. Acting was good as well. I can definitely see why some people take issue with the overall storyline and some of the dialogue which can come off as modern. At the end of the day, every movie and show isn't meant for a serious award, sometimes you just spend a few hours being entertained by something new. And that's all. I enjoyed it.