SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

industrygeek I just saw this movie last night, cause it look interesting. An award-winning and critically acclaimed b-movie. It should work as a warning call, i know... Because if it won an award at some horror movie festival... and some critics liked it... there's a good chance it's really really pretentious! And what do you know? It was! Ha HA HAA! Some people say here on IMDb that it is an "intellegent vampire movie". This movie has the same problems most Asian horror movies has. Its too damn "smart" for its own good. And its also supposed to be romantic and sexy, because anyone with half a brain knows that the whole vampire mythology and Dracula is all about sex. But this was more like watching one of those Harlequin movies my mother likes. I'm not banging independent vampire flicks... but i've seen better ones... and worse... Vlad is better then say... way of the vampire. And in i'ts defense i can say that Hollywood hasn't put out a decent vampire movie in... well... i guess the early 70's. And yes i am counting the chick flick "bram stokers Dracula".Oh, and if they ever make a movie about Lenin, Billy Zane should play the lead! Anyway, don't rent or buy this... pick up a copy of "dracula 2001"... it's rubbish too... but you can always amuse yourself by staring at Jeri Ryans tits. Unless you're in to the whole goat boy look, then Vlad is the movie for you!

SaxxoneGirly I'm not usually a fan of horror/gore films, or scary films in general, but I bought this on impulse from Amazon and I'm glad I did. The four students do a good job of portraying their different characters and motivations, and the progression of Justin's character from a somewhat caddish Englishman (as a Brit I was highly amused) into a protective, sensitive and undoubtedly more courageous soul was well done. I'm not sure yet whether Justin and Ilona's meeting in her own time was a clever nod to fate, destiny and re-incarnation (the two of them felt they were always meant to be together) or whether it was an unnecessary 'happy ending' for the two of them.As I own the DVD, I have only seen the open ending where it is implied that Alexa is still possessed/under the influence of Vlad and that was a fitting twist, if not an entirely unpredictable one.I think allowing arguably one of the more well-known actors (Billy Zane) to play a lesser role (and die!) was a wise move, and he linked the story well, although his occasional random bouts of "Da..." (Yes, or agreement) to prove he can be Eastern European were unnecessary.This is a film that combines history with myth and it is an extremely good mix. The flashbacks and history of Vlad's family and his own problems give him a human edge, and Francesco Quinn is amazing in the role. Perfectly judged. The use of subtitles to translate Ilona's middle English speech was also inspired, as technically it's not a 'foreign' language, only an old one.No film could ever be perfect, but this is a very good addition to the Dracula saga. It is easy to see how the legends of vampires spread from stories like this one. It's also more intelligent than the usual blood-fest. In fact, there are only odd moments of violence in it. This is a film that lets characterisation, dialogue and implications tell the story and its all the better for a lack of excess gore every five minutes.Give it a look, I doubt you'll be disappointed.

TEMPKENNEDY I just laugh when you have people who want to see the same old vampire movie.Familiarity seems to be the reason, for if its good .The avoidance of something new or different for example:Put a bunch of people in a room and show them the movie vlad then show them hellboy.When you play vlad people will start to exit the room because there expectation is that of what they have seen in the past.Then play hellboy and you will have very little exiting the room because it fills the expectations of the past.Vlad,the movie explains the legend of Dracula and how it was started.But see, that is real information, versus a dark figure who bites the neck of everyone in its path,which one do you think will win out?Vlad is good movie and deserved more attention that it received.

J.R. Thompson I'd like to make a few points to einherjer9. First of all, it's obvious by his "review" that he didn't see the movie, but instead read the synopsis and made a judgment... Second, this is a fun movie to watch that does delve quite a bit into the historical "Vlad Tepes", more so than any other fantasy/horror film ever has. If he wants to see a historical film about the actual "Impaler" then he should check out "Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)", which I'm sure he would trash too. Last... This is NOT a "Hollywood" film in my opinion. "Hollywood" films are the big studio movies that are cranked out without care for much more the making money. "Vlad" was made by an independent production company, in the vein of when independent meant something, not in the sense of independent like Miramax and Dreamworks. "Vlad" was made for what studios pay one actor to appear for five minutes in a "Friends" episode... Yet it looks better than most $50 million dollar movies. So all I can say to our friend "einherjer9" is that before he trashes "the independent film maker" he should at least have the courtesy to see the movie.