I will never understand why studios feel the need to show the creature in the trailer. Allow audiences to be surprised/afraid when the creature is finally revealed.

I love that Liam Cunningham is type cast to ship captain in most movies, no complaint, the guy rocks the roles. :P

If you've actually read Stoker's novel, you would know the Demeter voyage is easily the creepiest part of the book. The ship's crew have no idea they are carrying Dracula's coffins--with Dracula inside--and one by one they disappear as the voyage progresses. At the end of the chapter, the ship pulls into the harbor empty of all passengers, except the captain (or the first mate? I'm not sure) who has tied himself to the helm--dead, of course.

Ya know, whenever they adapt Dracula they always seem to forget that sunlight doesn't kill vampires in the book, it only weakens them. Coppola's film being an exception.

Fun fact Nosferatu is a Dracula adaptation but Bram Stoker’s widow sued saying they couldn’t use the name Dracula

I think this movie will have a solid turnup at the theatres because the majority of the people who read the book ALWAYS remember the chapter of the Demeter, it's the one that scared the shit out of all of us.

I feel like those are the best monster stories, when the story involves the characters in a situation and the monster//creature is more or less incidental. It's just there, and we're here to relate to the cast.

David Dastmalchian is awesome. He was homeless and an addict before he got his life together and became a very well known actor. Dudes a BAMF

This is the Morbius movie we needed

Bram Stoker's Dracula (the novel) is one of my favorite books of all time. Dracula is described as a monster in it and this adaptation is quite accurate. He doesn't present himself as a gentleman in the book. He's a brutal beast of the night. If they make more of these, they could do a whole movie based on Jonathan Harker's stay in the castle and then a third movie to end it (where it's all about Dracula in London).

Considering Dracula doesn't plan on leaving any of them alive, it is no wonder that he shows the monster that he is; on that ship he has no reason to hide his true form.

I'm gonna have to give this a watch. I'm a huge fan of the original Dracula movies. Fun fact, there's a remake of Nosferatu in the works from the director of The Lighthouse, with Bill Skarsgard as the count.

unironically dracula untold with luke evans is my favourite dracula story about the lengths a man will go to to defend his family and his country

Bruh, I just finished this movie tonight, and damn... it's definitely a good movie way better than I thought it would be. It's definitely a hidden gem because it makes Dracula a true menace

Jeremy out here championing the return of the 90 minute movie for us. Can't tell you how many times I've given a movie a shot that I might otherwise have skipped just because it was short. We've all got a lot going on, and that extra half hour for some reason makes it a lot harder to fit a movie in, real problem is when it's even longer than two hours, though. Feel like half the movie I've seen this summer have been two and a half hours long.

Its good to hear that there is a dracula story nowadays that remembers that he is a fuckin monster. Dont get me wrong, i love "plays with his food, has a ball" Dracula but it totally makes sense that he would be on a ship with no one around to help this group of people for miles and be like "yeah there is no reason to pretend here" and just going full monster

I loved it. Some pacing issues. But the production value was great, cast was great, and dracula was solid af! 8/10

Coppola Dracula is a golden standard - sure a more fairytale but still amazing My favourite version has to be Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman. One of the best Dracula in movie history right next to Christoper Lee version. Also worth mention is version from 1979 with Frank Langella - creepy, haunting, Mina as a vampire was scary. Really good movie with score from John Williams. Deep down we all know that the best Dracula movie is Dead and Loving it with Leslie Nielsen.

I saw it last night with my daughter. I absolutely enjoyed the Last Voyage of the Demeter. Its easily the best vampire film I've seen in years. Its such a great setup for a horror movie being stuck in the middle of the ocean on the ship where land is days away in any direction. The cast did an amazing job. The ship itself is an important character with creaking of the wood and people knocking on the deck. I wont give away any spoilers all I can say is watch it yourself and enjoy what happens lol

I’d love to see other Dracula movies that take place at different parts of the book. Like I wanna see a whole movie of Jonathan at the castle dealing with this weird guy that turns out to be a vampire

The concept of this movies immediately makes me remember of the episode "Bad Travelling" from Love, Death & Robots. That episode was INCREDIBLE!

I just got done watching the movie. I’m not even a horror fan, and I genuinely loved this movie. Sure, it has some weak points (as every film does), but I really enjoyed the movie. You didn’t have to have read the book to understand what was happening, but having read the book, I found that the movie was even better because of it. They really nailed the “creature of the night” vibe. Dracula is ridiculously powerful compared to the crew of the ship, even when he first wakes up, and I loved it.

I have a feeling this movie is for the people who are a little bit tired of ONE FACET of the vampire that is Dracula. We really only have seen him in movies as a man THEN becoming the monster. Or in movies like Hotel Transylvania we see he is a monster who ALSO has a bit of humanity to him. But movies like this are always refreshing and a good reminder that yeah...he IS what people think about when they hear things go bump in the night.

I really enjoyed this movie, and you're right, the cast is what makes the movie - also, enjoyed the lighting design! That eternal full moon above the ship made the shadows more effective and we could still see what was going on without the light seeming artificial. SPOILER!! The one thing I really liked about the ending was that Clemens' trauma is not denied - they don't dwell on it, but you get the feeling of uncertainty of "Ok, has he actually caught up to Dracula and the Count is toying with him, or was that cane noise a trigger for a disassociative episode?"

Crew on a ship getting picked off one by one? Surprised 'Alien' wasn't mentioned.

I liked this movie a lot. I actually hope we get a sequel. Something about these monster movies will always have a close place to my heart. I wish van Helsing got a sequal all these years later

Jeremy's "No alcohol required" is rapidly morphing into IGN's 7/10

Looking forward to seeing this over the weekend. The previews make it feel like it kind of has an Alien vibe. Not my favorite Dracula movie, that's Coppola's obviously, but I always felt Dracula 2000 was underrated for what it tried to do in a modern setting and explaining the origin. Plus we got Gerard Butler as Dracula

I liked the casting, atmosphere, and some of their use of practical effects. Im looking forward to Eggers movie now.

This is the first movie in a while that I want to see on the big screen. Glad to hear that it´s a good time!

Every time there’s a new movie I wanna see. Jeremy is the first review I go too!

I thought the film was exactly how it needed to be as it was only a short chapter in the book...the End of the film (the very last scenes on the water) is where the film should have ended, and it would have been perfect for the Book. The way they did it though seems to be for a sequel with a huge divergence from the source material... making the whole thing more interesting, and not a bad thing. Thoroughly enjoyed the film. Oh and it finally showed Dracula as the monster the novel portrayed... Something to think about.

It would've been cool if they made it seem like it was just a 'who done i?t' on a ship and not spoiled the vampire angle.

The original novel by Bram Stoker is famous for good reason: it's a fantastic read. The Castlevania mini-series is probably my favorite film adaptation of a vampire story, although it isn't an adaptation of Stoker's novel at all, and is just a different vampire story with a primary character that has the same name.

Coppola’s Dracula is my jam as well! My personal favorite version. Saw this movie yesterday, absolutely loved it! Director Andrë Øvredal made Trollhunter and The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and is a definite horror talent to watch. The atmosphere and lighting in this was flawless. I’d love to see him tackle werewolves next.

I love the Victorian era horror movies. Especially the old Dracula/ Frankenstein classics. Something about that time period. Loved this movie too. Watching it again this weekend.

A strangely perfect alternative to this is episode 2 of the BBC Dracula miniseries. That too is entirely contained aboard the Demeter, but plays out more like an Agatha Christy story with a very traditional Dracula.

Thank you dude. Thank you I needed this movie to be at least passable and you have given me an excuse to go see it in theaters

I'm happy to see a horror Dracula again. Bram Stoker's was the one that gave me chills (but I was also a child when it came out). Nosferatu was insane.

My only problem was that I’d had two sodas and was fit to burst by the end of the movie. One of the things I noticed was the sound design. They let the sounds of the ship and the ocean work for them. The creaking and the wind helped build tension as you are listening for the sound of Dracula moving about. It’s definitely more of a niche film for fans of horror, period pieces, and seafaring stories. It was fantastic, but definitely needs to be a standalone piece, as anyone familiar with the century old classic already knows what happens to Dracula next.

Yay I thought this movie was gonna bomb but to hear Jeremy liked it and had fun makes me happy and hopefully it'll drop to streaming in time for Halloween

It’s so weird, I’m currently reading Dracula and I’m literally half way through chapter 8 at the moment. Chapter 7 was so creepy and atmospheric and after seeing the trailer for this film I feel like it won’t truly live up to the creepiness of the book

One of my favorite Vampire movies is Fright Night. The old one, not the remake. Also the guy who played Dracula in Monster Squad was a great Dracula, he scared me as a kid lol.

I loved and appreciated how this flick embraces a monster story from over 100 years ago. The film creators respected the material enough to not try and make it something it's not. I wanted an ancient lore monster flick. I got it. I wanted a well acted film that sits me in the the first person to experience the horror. I got it. I wanted a Dracula unlike one I've seen before. I got it. This film checked all the boxes for me, (though I do agree about a couple CGI shots that needed a pinch more work), but as I left the theater I was still pondering how unsettled I felt. This was rewarding. Ignore that vegetable review site. GO SEE IT. You'll be glad you did.

This was briefly touched upon in the 1992 movie Dracula by Ford Francis coppola. I was always interested in what exactly happened. This is like the alien movie. A monster trying to kill you in a small confined space.

considering that "Dracula" wasn't the focus of the book either, the film's POV seems very fitting. for those who haven't read the book, it's written entirely thorough letters exchanged by characters. so character A writes what's been happening to them to character B and so on. thus there is no first or third person's POV at all.

I like how the monster looks like wolverine with the pointy ears and glowing eyes

David Dastmalchian's story with Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is such a redeeming story. It was such a small supporting role but one that changed his mindset that gave him hope to continue going on. Such a wholesome & inspiring story!

I liked the idea that Dracula is like an animal that needs to feed to grow; they should have explorered that idea more, like he becomes more “human”, absorbing the memories and knowledge with each kill and not like an animal for the whole movie.

From recent memory I would say my favorites Dracula story with be Castlevania, they did so much right with the character and the tragedy of being immortal

Great movie! The suspense and creepiness had my heart racing, plus I fear the ocean! Great atmosphere with the dark ship and foggy stormy weather!

The ship was beautiful, the crew was very accommodating and the buffet was awesome. Best cruise ever! Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Dracula

I just saw the movie today and loved it, it's about time this chapter of the novel is told. Any other Dracula movie skips over or never addresses this part of the book in this much detail and it's a damn shame because there is so much that could be told here. True having Dracula seen in only his monster form was maybe a little odd but then again it made sense because he didn't need to blend in to look human....he was just hunting each crew member one by one and didn't need to look human.

You know it’s a good book when you can take one single chapter from it, blow it up to 2 hours, and bam! Feature film.

I just saw the movie it was amazing!! A couple of years ago I read the Dracula book of pleasure and was so excited when they made a movie based on this epic part in the book! Yes there are changes but the movie in a way was very close to those parts of the book. And man was the movie scary, classic 18th century gothic horror!!! Loved the movie! Great story, acting and music 10/10

Thanks for doing your reviews. Your a part of the cinema ritual for many and your videos bring me joy.

If you ever get a chance to watch "Forever Knight" -- the VAMPIRE DETECTIVE... Oh man. Good times. They have a whopping $12 budget they spend on flashlights and fangs, and everyone in the show is about as smart as Lois Lane when it comes to figuring out who is a vampire.

Interview with a Vampire isn't a Dracula movie but it's damn good.

Thank you for this review! It's nice to hear it from someone who knows the novel. I was intrigued when I heard they were going for the Demeter. I'm guessing the ending was changed drastically then? That disappoints but by no means surprises me. I had this whole sequel binge that Hollywood is on.

So so excited to see this! BBC’s Dracula did the Demeter so well. Now the Demeter in a feature film i cannot wait to see.

I really liked this movie, I was probably more excited for it than most people because my favorite subgenre of horror is monster movies, Dracula was never one of my favorites of the classic monsters but I’ve always enjoyed that original movie, and this movie looked like a really good, as well as very different interpretation, and I liked it, I think the best characters in the movie are definitely the 2 kids, they weren’t like phenomenal or anything but I enjoyed them, the movie also has a really dark, suspenseful atmosphere, for the whole movie you feel constantly on edge because you feel like this thing could just appear at any moment, also I really liked they way they did some of the Dracula mythology, particularly the vampire’s weakness to sunlight, it was very cool and very gruesome at the same time, I also really liked what they did with Dracula himself, in this movie he’s made to be more like a Xenomorph from Alien, he’s done more like a *creature* rather than a character, which I thought was a cool switch up from what we usually see in the Dracula movies, I still prefer him as a man but this was a cool take too, the movie does have it’s faults, other than the 2 kids I thought the rest of the characters were pretty forgettable, nothing terrible but they didn’t leave much of an impact either, I also wish there was a little more variety in the ways that Dracula killed these people, when you see the movie it’s very easy to notice that most of the time when Dracula kills someone the scenes where they happen pretty much all have a similar setup and execution, and so I do wish they switched them up a little more, I also thought the ending could’ve been better, seeing as how this is only *part* of the story I think we all know that Dracula lives in the end but they didn’t do a good job at conveying that, because if that’s how it is then the way to do it would be to have it be like a semi-cliffhanger ending, not like one where it looks like they’re teasing a sequel or anything but one where you can pick up that there’s still more to the story despite the movie ending here, kinda like the ending to the 2011 prequel to The Thing, but here the way it’s done makes it look like the story is actually ending and then having this totally out of nowhere surprise twist moment right before it ends, and that just didn’t feel right, it felt way too sudden, but with all that said I still really enjoyed this movie, it’s nothing amazing but I thought it was a solid monster movie, it had good suspense, it was fairly creepy and while this isn’t my favorite take on the Dracula story I thought it was a good one. 7/10

Been a few years since I saw it so maybe I don't remember it correctly but I actually quite enjoyed the 2014 "Dracula Untold" because it mixed life of the (supposed) real life inspiration for Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, with the monster from the book to create an origin story for Dracula. While I'm not sure how well Dracula as a man who became a monster works in the grand scheme of things, it was an interesting take on the story that I can't recall ever having seen before.

Man, you are cranking these videos out. Keep em coming.

Great Review! This might me one of your best; you breakdown everything so systematically. The equivalent of ACG Game Reviews for a movie!

I've always held the BBC Dracula mini-series with Louis Jourdan as the best Dracula media I've ever seen.

I haven’t seen it but it would have been great to see Dracula take full human form at end and it be the actor from Dracula untold.

Van Helsing was my best depiction of Dracula ever. I loved the scene where he introduced himself and then lightning and thunder synced in.

I agree with your video. The side of Dracula is not is displayed in other movies, but it is in the last Voyage of the Demeter. I'm a long time ago Dracula fan (read the book by Bram Stoker in 2006), and feel like this movie honors chapter 7 very good, and it is not a love story.

I plan on watching Gran Turismo and this Dracula movie right after today, it looks great!

It’s my favorite chapter from the book. Terrifying and real atmospheric. I’m excited to see this but it’s going to be released in our theaters late so I’mma just binge it out here.

Great review! Thank you for hitting on its selling points. Now this is a movie to see on the big screen!

I'm glad to hear positive opinions on the Bram Stoker's Dracula film. I love that movie.

No idea this was coming out, now I'm excited to watch it

I would love a dark universe, but they don’t have to team up. Just set them up in the same world, throw some hints or nods to other movies in the universe. And let directors make some really cool and good horror movies.

I loved the last scene felt like a Dracula movie with his humanistic presents. and yes it hafta end like that because the book doesn't end there either. I liked it as well, a bit slow like you said but still enjoyable

My favorite Dracula story isn't a movie, it's a novel called The Dracula Tapes. It's Dracula himself recounting the events of the novel from his perspective.

I very much enjoyed the actual set, it felt like a real, old school galley where you could almost smell the mildew wood and practically catch scurvy just by watching it. With the obvious exception of Dracula himself and the rats, it didn't feel like the use of CGI overwhelmed everything and having that realistic set I think added to the film's gloomy atmosphere. Liam Cummingham was amazing as the captain, definitely the standout role for me.

When I was a teenager I read Bram Stoker's Dracula and was reading this chapter in the middle of the night lying in my bed...freaked me the f out!!! Ha!!! Looking forward to seeing the movie.

To anyone that hasn't read the book: this portrayal of Dracula is waaaayy closer to how he is in the original novel. I have no idea why he is humanized in seemingly every adaptation, but this is what he's like in the novel: a predator and a serial killer.

Just saw the movie, it was entertaining. Didn’t understand why they didnt burn the coffin and hunt during the day.

Jesus that thumbnail is terrifying

That picture to this video has me HOLLERING!!! 😂😂

This was actually one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. Actually made me interested in in it.

Actually the movie was incredibly better than what I thought it would be 👌🏻🧛‍♂️

Bram Stokers Dracula is one of the best movies ever made! It’s legit a masterpiece!

I agree the franchise bait at the end was unnecessary. This was a great one-and-done movie. It benefited from embracing practical sets and creature effects.

The thumbnail is top tier Jeremy 😂😎💯

Can't wait to see this. Love dracula movies!!

Haven’t seen the movie. I hope they didn’t mess the ending because it is a fantastic opportunity to make a franchise to explore the book in detail as a trilogy. I think it’s not a secret for anyone that once Dracula gets to London he goes immediately after Lucy and Mina while Jonathan is held prisoner by Dracula’s maids. This could be a the 2d act of a 3 part story.

Awesome Review Jearmy I have been waiting for a Dracula movie like this for a long time

Excellent Review Jearmy You crushed it again

"At sea no one can hear you scream"

Personally i felt it didnt have any suspense. It felt like it was following a formula of 1 kill at night, search in the morning, rinse and repeat. The main character also was too perfect, he was extremely smart ( smart enough to do multiple blood transfusions in the middle of an ocean with only rations of vegetables to eat) , stands on the moral high ground compared to the crew, capable of working on the ship like any of the crew, he had no human flaw at all. The only bad thing about him is he cant find a job and that not because of him but because of racists. I hate characters with no flaws with a passion. I see it compared to Alien alot and i cant disagree enough. Alien had suspense, this didn't. It felt very predictable. The one unpredictable thing wasnt a good thing in my opinion and thats the ending. All in all it was just an ok movie to me. Not horrible but not good either.

Sweet! This review was better than I feared if would be. Pretty excited for this one.

Nailed it! And you're right about the ending, which was quite different from the way Bragi Schut jr originally wrote it (you can read the script in its entirety with a quick search of the Google.)

The production quality was high, but god damn the plot of the movie was shit. Dracula had no appearance in the entire movie as a human, which doesn't make sense. He was shown as a beast with no intelligence outside of haunting, so how he ruled over his dominion and why even he wanted to go to London! I don't know why people are saying that it was like that in the book! No, it was not! He hired Jonathan Harker to help him legally purchase land for him in London. That is not something a beast would do! And of course, it does not even make sense because this movie belongs to the dark universe, with already pictured Dracula as Vladimir the Impaler who was an extremely sophisticated character! And the cringiest part was when Clemens talked about his past. One of the crew said we couldn't kill this beast, and he responded, “I'm a black man who is a doctor, and it was hard!” or something like that. It was not even remotely relevant to the conversation!

So… are we sure it’s just a coincidence that this and fellow Dracula film Renfield came out in the same year?

Thanks for reviewing this film! It sounds pretty awesome, some gripes aside

Not a Dracula story but my favorite take on vampire lore the Legacy of Kain video game series. I would love to get an HD remaster collection of the whole series.

Yea the netflix miniseries was really good. The second part is on the voyage and that part builds some very well put together tension. It does take some liberties adapting the story away from the books but is strong enough on its own to be a solid Dracula tale