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Actor: Billy Zane, Brad Dourif, Francesco Quinn, Kam Heskin, Paul Popowich
Cinematographer: Viorel Sergovici
Composer: Christopher John Fields
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Xenon

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Movie Review: Not the worst Vampire movie, but Different
Summary: 3 Stars

This was a very interesting movie about Vlad Dracula, not especially about vampires. It tried to tell a bit of history about Vlad and his origin and rise to power, and it wasn't just a cheaply made movie to show off a bunch of women getting naked and getting their necks bitten. It's actually about 4 exchange student "chosen" to come to Romania to study the history of the country by traveling to the Carpatian mountains to research the home Territory of Vlad the Impailer. But, one of them has a secret, an necklace that was worn by Vlad himself, taken off of him in his grave. Now, the movie gets strange because it is not based around getting the necklace back, but about getting this midevil English girl that has been brought through time just before Vlad was going to Kill her (or marry her, not really sure). She was warped through time by the power of the amulet. After she comes back, so Follows Vlad because she reminds him of his dead wife. The rest of the movie is the students trying to get this necklace back to the tomb so VLad will rest in peace.
I could explain more, but Its difficult. I found myself at many points wonder, why doesn't Vlad just take the dang english girl and leave, he wanders into the castle right by her (followed her scent) and attacks all the friend, and yet doesn't just walk up, take the girl and leave?. Or, if he's mad about the Necklace, why doesn't he just take it from the guy? I am not sure. Finally, as one of the other astute reviewer notes, at the end scene, One of the female student who is controlled by Vlad, attacks the friend attempting to put the necklace in the stream and back on the stone, then turns her attention to english girl who jumps on her back. Finally, this Vlad controlled student gets the upper hand on the English chick, and calmly stand by in awe as the first friend completes the task of replaceing the necklace. Why doesn't she snap the english gals neck and stop the gal with the necklace, or why doesn't vlad turn and stop her? Instead he is just merely swinging his sword attempting to kill the friend without the amulet? Just really confusing. The movie was entertaining enough, but could have been so much more. It just Kinda flaked out at the end. Again, at times i think they did throw in some nudity scenes just to capture male viewership. Their was a dream scene in the bathtub, could have been done in bed or any other time just as well, but eh, that's what B movies do. Also, they had to throw in a steaming animalistic love scene, again, B movie nescessity? So, worth seeing, just try and ignore the few script errors, and it really could have been a big film if it had been funded better.

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Summary of Vlad

Four foreign exchange students retrace a journey taken by Vlad the Impaler, the infamous Transylvania prince known as Dracula, through the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. They carry with them a powerful amulet- rumored to have been stolen from Vlad's tomb- that allows them to transcend time and witness the 15th century barbarism that molded a young orphan into one of the most feared despots in medieval Europe. At their heels is the monster himself, determined to seize the amulet and resume his reign of terror. The film stars Billy Zane (Titanic), Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, "Deadwood"), Paul Popowich ("Dark Angel"), and Kam Heskin (Catch Me If You Can).

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