At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turks at a terrible cost. As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom. Who can't appreciate a fight scene shown on the mirror edge of a sword? Or traveling swiftly as a swarm of bats? The special affects were beautifully crafted. This isn't a documentary, but superb entertainment.The setting and costumes of the highest caliber. The story thoughtful, the characters complex and full. Paced perfectly.Score haunting. Action packed, and a backstory of a romance. Perfect movie to watch together as a couple, or a family with older children! To summarize this movie: There is a reason it is "Dracula Untold" and it is because it was so bad that no one told it before. Untold tales like this one must remain untold.<br/><br/>The cast wasn't so bad. I myself counted three Game of Thrones actor, including Charles Dance, the best one in the movie. And also, the protagonist just made the Hobbit trilogy, he is a good actor too. I know it isn't a horror movie, it is an action/dark superhero kinda movie, but still, the story was so lame. A plot based on revenge with lack of chemistry between the actors and all that squeezed in a 90 minutes movie. Although it was a short movie, I felt like it never ended. <br/><br/>I understand there was people that felt this movie was pure entertainment, but I couldn't even watch it with this vision. There are a lot of "ok" movies that are better worth watching than this one and that will entertain you more. <br/><br/>The end was funny. They thought it would have a sequel. Much like the recent, widely reviled I, Frankenstein, this misconceived project mainly signals a need to go back to the drawing board.
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