Dracula: The True Story (1997)
** (out of 4)
This documentary was released 100 years after Bram Stoker's novel and tries to tell people about the author, the original man the Dracula character is based off of and various traditions of the time that played into the story.
I must admit that there's a great bit of knowledge given in this documentary as historians as well as a relative of Vlad Tepes are interviewed and discuss a wide range of subjects. These interviews certainly give off some good information but does it really matter if you're bored by what you're watching? I thought the documentary was cheaply produced and this is especially true when it comes to the various bits of stock footage that are used. We get clips from NOSFERATU (1922) throughout and I'm guessing it's this film because it is in the public domain and the clips are free.
The narration is rather dry and this doesn't help matters. It also doesn't help that he also narrates the interviewees who don't speak English. Dracula: THE TRUE STORY has some good bits of information but you'd be better off reading a book instead.
** (out of 4)
This documentary was released 100 years after Bram Stoker's novel and tries to tell people about the author, the original man the Dracula character is based off of and various traditions of the time that played into the story.
I must admit that there's a great bit of knowledge given in this documentary as historians as well as a relative of Vlad Tepes are interviewed and discuss a wide range of subjects. These interviews certainly give off some good information but does it really matter if you're bored by what you're watching? I thought the documentary was cheaply produced and this is especially true when it comes to the various bits of stock footage that are used. We get clips from NOSFERATU (1922) throughout and I'm guessing it's this film because it is in the public domain and the clips are free.
The narration is rather dry and this doesn't help matters. It also doesn't help that he also narrates the interviewees who don't speak English. Dracula: THE TRUE STORY has some good bits of information but you'd be better off reading a book instead.