Dark Prince - The Legend Of Dracula Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

The Real Dracula

This movie follows the life of Prince Vlad Dracula or Vlad Tepes rather than the fictional vampire Count Dracula of Bram Stoker's book. Rudolf Martin gives a memorable portrayal of the 'Dark Prince' and his life as ruler in Transylvania, the time he spent in Romania, and also as a 'captive' in Hungary. The scenery has an authentic feel to it and the movie is dark but very compelling. Roger Daltrey gives an adequate performance as the King of Hungary, but Martin is very believable as Prince Vlad.

Nice idea, must try again...

I have always wanted to see a film about Dracula BEFORE he became a vampire. This tries to do the job, but falls short. It's not really scary in any way, so doesn't fall into the section of a horror film, it's about as factual an attempt I have seen to try to show Vlad Dracul & how he earned his much heralded reputation as The Impaler & the films star is quite good, in fact I'm sure I've seen him playing the Count in an episode of one of the later series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but ultimatetly it's obviously limited budget is it's undoing. Now if Peter Jackson was to have a go, it might be something to watch.

Fangs for the memories!

Not at all bad... interesting to see the story behind the whole vampire thing. Certainly worth a look, I enjoyed it.

Quite an interesting film. Don't rent it if you expecting Gothic Horror, as Dark Prince attempts to show the reality behind the myth. Rudolf Martin is perfectly cast as Vlad the Impaler - a prince striving hard to free his people from oppression, but finding his gory methods have left him unpopular. Jane March is also good as his wife (and looks great!). The location shots are very impressive, and add to the credibility of the film. With the exception of certain places where the plot seemed far too hurried, this was both entertaining and educational - showing us the reality of the human dilemma faced by the man who has become a legend. Well worth watching.

A new Take

Bram Stoker and Hammer gave us a very specific take on the legend of Dracula. For the first time we now have a transyvanian take. Vlad is shown as a man living in turbulent times, with battles to establish power beteen grasping nobles and king, while the country was a battle ground between large empires with treachery and deceit on all sides.

Vlad brought peace and security to his people by methods simple and brutal (assasinating all the Nobles who killed his father was just a start) and eventually dies through treachery from an unexpected quarter.

The film is beautifully scripted and presented with very high production values and is well worth watching.

Dark prince-this film is the truth!!!!!!

Love this film as it told the truth of Prince Vlad the impaler, seeing him as a human not a vampire.

If goths are out there Watch This Film as it is our dark prince that we love and hate... enjoy people!

This is the story of Vlad Dracua and not a vampire movie as some may expect. It is well played and the characters are believable even if the "legend" portrayed seems somewhat distorted. If you want a vampire movie - watch Bram Stokers Dracula. If you want a fairytale (or nightmare) watch this.

Boring

Too much like a documentary, not enough horror.

Miss it out!

Total waste of time - don't even go there!

Something a bit different

As another reviewer mentioned, don't expect the usual Dracula fair here, this film concerns Vlad Dracul (the impaler) from where the Dracula legend seems to have began. It can be a bit gory at times, but then again, if it's a true account it adds to the film. Worth watching.