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Witness the origin story of one of legend's most captivating figures in the action-adventure, Dracula Untold. The year is 1462 and Transylvania has enjoyed a prolonged period of peace under the just and fair rule of the battle-weary Vlad III, the prince of Wallachia (Luke Evans, Fast & Furious 6, The Hobbit series). But when Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper, Captain America: The First Avenger) demands 1,000 of Wallachia's boys—including Vlad's own son—become child soldiers in his army, Vlad must enter into a Faustian bargain to save his family and his people. He gains the strength of 100 men, the speed of a falling star, and the power to crush his enemies. In exchange, he's inflicted with an insatiable thirst for human blood that could force him into a life of darkness and destroy all that he holds dear.
Bonus Content:
- Luke Evans: Creating a Legend
- Alternate Opening with Optional Commentary by Director Gary Shore and Production Designer François Audouy
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Gary Shore and Production Designer François Audouy
- Day in the Life - Luke Evans
- Dracula Retold
- Slaying 1000
- The Land of Dracula
- Feature Commentary with Director Gary Shore and Production Designer François Audouy
Aspect Ratio : 2.40:1
MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.47 ounces
Director : Gary Shore
Media Format : Blu-ray, Subtitled, NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 33 minutes
Release date : January 19, 2021
Actors : Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance
Producers : Michael De Luca
Language : English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B08N1K7937
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: jasmine good
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good movie
Review: Good movie
Reviewer: This tubing is a harder type of plastic. Doesn't like to lay flat and tries to return to coiled shape. Its trash IMO. Would NOT buy again...
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good show
Review: Classic
Reviewer: madscientistandartist
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Dracula Untold is dark fantasy at it's throat-ripping best!
Review: This movie is a grand example of how one should not trust the reviews and half-assed critiques one will find regarding movies that are all too often pushed aside for common sensationalist pap. Take a chance, and trust in your own instincts regarding films, and you will find that many will suit you just fine, and may in fact, prove to be far better than you ever would have thought. This, my friends, is one of the good ones.For the fans of the classic legends of vampires, this movie shows that it is possible to bring a new spin to a venerable creature of the night. Even the fans of the "fluffier" style of vampire might enjoy the romantic side of the titular character. But, unlike modern vamps, who are written to avoid the difficulties of daylight, or blood, or silver, Vlad Tepes/Dracul brings us back to those roots and demonstrates how an old school vampire manages 'like a "sir"'."Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans) is the Prince of Wallachia /Transylvania. Vlad and his men find a helmet that means an Ottoman scouting party is clearing the way for an invasion force. At Broken Tooth Mountain, Tepes finds a cave littered in bone fragments. Inside the dark depths they are savaged by a fiendishly strong man-like creature, whose speed, sharp teeth and keen red eyes, spell the death of all of Tepes' men, but not without cost. The wounded creature attempts to make Tepes his victim, but halts when sunlight causes his blood to burn and turn to ash on the wind. Vlad returns to his keep, and a monk informs him that a vampire, once a man who bargained with the devil for power, is accursed, and must remain in his rocky prison until he can pass his curse to another through a pact sealed with the vampire's own blood.Time passes, and Tepes is with his wife and son when a Turkish entourage arrive and see audience. Tepes offers them the customary tributes of silver coins, but the Sultan, named Mehmed, states that a contingent of Turkish men are missing, with the clear indication that Tepes was behind their disappearance. He then demands an additional tribute of 1,000 boys to be trained as soldiers. Tepes refuses the demand, but he knows his army is insufficient to repel the Turks if they should attack, so he asks Mehmed, who has known him since childhood, to show leniency and leave the children be. Mehmed is not swayed by his request and Tepes then offers himself in their stead. The Sultan then demands that Tepes' own son must come also. The boy tells his father that he is ready to join the Sultan's army, but Tepes kills the Sultan's men knowing that his actions will lead to war.Driven to desperation, Tepes revisits the cave seeking help from the vampire who tells him of the steep price of such a bargain. He holds forth a skull bowl containing a large amount of blackish vampire blood, and informs him that if he is able to resist human blood for three days, the deal will be nullified and he will retain his humanity. But, should he fail, he will inherit the blood curse of vampirism for all eternity and he will be required to render aid to the vampire when he finds his maker and seeks revenge upon him. Knowing that he has no choice if he is to save his people and his family, Tepes agrees and drinks the creature's blood completely. Immediately, he is wracked with pain, and through gritted teeth he asks:"What happens now?"The vampire turns away as he says:"Now, you die."Drawing from history surrounding the actual Prince of Wallachia, the movie incorporates a heroic view of the main character, just as residents of that area hold now. In this way, the story is a clever blend of romanticism, heroic sacrifice, infamous legend and historic events that is altogether entertaining and enjoyable. It's dark, and moody and the characters are well played. For those with teens and preteens, it's not all that bloody or gore-ridden, depending more on facial reactions and dizzying action to depict violence. There is one sexual situation that is quite tame, and the movie doesn't rely on foul language or crudity to carry the story. From beginning to end, it was a good vampire romp with great actors, great costumes, and dizzying quantities of bats. How cool is that!?If you are weary of vampires with the Star Trek: Next Gen. sinus-problem makeup to make them look "scary", or vampires that have had all the gritty, bitey fun stripped away, including the fangs, then join me in some classical throat-sucking warfare that you'll really enjoy. The end of the film implies a sequel, which I do hope eventually gets made, and I for one, want more! A lot more! I've honestly had all the wimpy sparkly vamps I can handle for one lifetime.
Reviewer: Paul Mallory I
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved it.
Review: Answered a lot of questions and was very enlightening about the real story of Vlad Tchepes, minus the fantasy part.
Reviewer: migdalivette vazquez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Movie
Review: I was happy to get this movie on dvd , it's one of my fav movie , it looks just as the picture show
Reviewer: Bradley Culley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Movie
Review: Good one
Reviewer: Martha Anderson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love this movie!
Review: Played well and great price!
Reviewer: Robert Hayes
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A rather vanilla gothic origin story, but still entertaining enough
Review: Dracula as a character has had many incarnations over the years, from Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, to Frank Langella and Gary Oldman. All of these brought essentially the same story, but what distinguishes DRACULA UNTOLD is that it tells the heretofore "untold" origin story of one of literature's most enduring villains. Or is he really a villain? That's also something different that this retelling/reboot brings to the table: it recasts its titular character as a conflicted antihero, as is the fad right now. All of these elements could potentially make for a great film, but what Universal has delivered here is bland and uninspired at best. That's not to say this isn't a well-made film, but for all of the hoopla surrounding what is hoped to be the beginning of a Universal monster cinematic universe this film doesn't exactly inspire confidence in that regard. Even if you've never seen a Dracula film before, you probably already know about the character's origins as a Transylvanian prince. When the Turkish Sultan (Dominic Cooper) reinstates a tradition whereby 1000 Transylvanian boys (including Vlad's own son) are conscripted into his army, Vlad goes to a mysterious mountain in search of a way to protect his people. First, I'll get the positives out of the way. For the most part, the acting is solid. Luke Evans is decent as the titular Dracula, and he does a good job of selling him as a conflicted character. Dominic Cooper, although maybe miscast as Sultan Mahmed/Mahmoud, still acquits himself nicely by turning in a decent performance as well. I also liked some of the production design and sets. The visual effects were little more hit or miss, though. The first couple of times they show an effect of someone turning into a group of bats was pretty cool, but then they reuse that same effect over and over again. To make matters worse, using it so much obscured a lot of what was going on in and around it. This leads me to what is probably my biggest gripe: the bowdlerization of what is actually some fairly adult source material. Leaving aside the sexual metaphor of being bitten by a vampire for a little bit, Vlad in real life was an extremely violent and cruel man who intimidated invading armies by impaling people on stakes for them to see, hence his nickname. Not that the film needed to show this happening, but in general the film goes out of its way to obscure violence of any kind, be it sword fights or whatever. For a film about a bloodsucking madman, this film is curiously lacking in that department. What few battle sequences there are also take place at night, and the darkness serves as yet another way of hiding the brutal reality of medieval warfare. The film also neuters its source material by eliminating almost any sexual connotation associated with being bitten by a vampire, and worst of all never shows any penetration when someone is bitten. All of this combines to create the feeling that the PG-13 was used for profitability instead of being a purely artistic choice. Still, I wasn't ever bored while watching this. Sure, the story wasn't too original or even that well written, but despite my complaints I still think that this will satisfy the demographic its being targeted towards. The acting is decent, as is the general look of the film, despite being overly dark in some scenes. Overall, it probably won't win over any fans of previous versions of Dracula, but it is a suitably entertaining popcorn movie for the tween/teenage crowd.
Reviewer: Matteo Corbari
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Dracula Untold - SteelbookIl film a mio parere è stupendo, un vero e proprio capolavoro, storia che si tiene su bene ottimi personaggi, begli scenari con ottime scene, che di sicuro non annoia mai.Chi ancora non lo avesse visto lo faccia, merita assolutamente.Ecco anche un piccolo riassunto della storia:Il giovane principe Vlad guida la carica per respingere i tentativi dell'impero Ottomano di utilizzare la Romania come un punto d'appoggio per conquistare il resto d'Europa. In un momento di disperazione, Vlad sale su una montagna dove risiede un oscuro potere magico con la speranza di trovare qualcosa che tenga a bada le orde turche. Quel potere lo aiuta a sconfiggere i turchi, ma questo avviene pagando il prezzo della sua trasformazione in una creatura della notte.La Steelbook veramente stupenda, degna proprio di questo film.Veramente ben curata con delle belle immagini, è da avere assolutamente per un collezionista.Esternamente una bella rappresentazione del personaggio principale con a fianco uno stormo di pipistrelli.Allâinterno è raffigurato un castello con sempre lo stormo di pipistrelli al suo seguito.La qualità audio e video del BluRay sono ottime.Oltre ad avere il disco câè anche la copia digitale che potrete vederla tranquillamente ovunque PC, tablet e smartphone.Ecco alcune foto di questa Metalbox, delle lingue presenti e dei contenuti speciali.
Reviewer: Jacqueline Mcgrath
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: An awesome version of the classic Dracula movie's a must see film, delivered before due date 5 stars for both movie and Amazon
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Reviewer: Brigitte
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Très bon film j'espère qu'il y a une suite.Je recommande.
Reviewer: W. H. Boudreau
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This film gives a refreshing take on legendary prince, military leader and mass murdering horror staple, Dracula aka Vlad the Impaler. Luke Evans plays Vlad Tepes, the prince who would become Dracula as a noble, peace-loving man with a murderous past. The story is narrated by his son Ingeras (Art Parkinson ) and is an attempt to present a non-demonized depiction of Dracula which in its direct Transylvanian translation means âSon of the Dragonâ versus âson of the devilâ it would later come to signify. Evans infuses Vlad with a worried, conflicted personality, presenting equal parts strength of character and the knowledge of hidden, darker nature beneath. This might not be the star making vessel Mr. Evans has been looking for, but it is certainly a good step forward. Having two Peter Jacksonâs opuses under his belt doesnât hurt either via his role as âBrandâ in both âThe Desolation of Smaugâ and âThe Battle of the Five Armiesâ Hobbit franchise.Through âD.U.â, the character of Vlad is not presented in too sterling a light as he was a formidable warrior known as âthe Impalerâ for his vicious psychological warfare techniques. His backstory is hinted at via his sonâs narration indicating the practice of the time of the Turks ârecruitingâ young boys for the army. The technique was to bring the children in young so that they had formed little attachment to their familes; then mold them into a formidable military force under the Sultanâs Rule. The Sultan Mehmed II is played by Dominic Cooper. He plays him as brilliant, tactical and uncompromising. This is a solid, non âover the topâ performance. Mehmedâs goal is world conquest and he will get his ranks built up by any means. This is also the focal point of this story and motivation for Vlad becoming the dark force that is Dracula.We learn that young Vlad was paid as a tribute, given to Mehmedâs father as a soldier. He would go on to become an ultimate warrior, killing in Turkeyâs name using impalement as a means of demoralizing enemies. When he obtains his freedom, he is given the princedom of Translyvania, a tribute territory of Turkey. We learn that through Vlad, his people have known peace for a ten year period. As the viewer is well aware of the Dracula legend, however, we know readily enough that this aspect will be fleeting. Evans presents Vlad as a kindly husband and father whose sole goal is the protection of his people. A scouting mission brings with it the knowledge that the Turks are sending scouting parties at Translyvaniaâs borders. A subsequent search of a mountain reveals that someone or something has been eliminating the Turk scouts. A cursory examination of the cave shows that is made up largely of bones. The altercation with the cave occupant and master vampire (Charles Dance) leads to the death of Vladâs two friends and very nearly his own were it not for his fortunate scrambling toward the cave exit and the light of the sun refracting upon his sword pushing away the vampire. The stage is now set for Draculaâs origins.D.U. is very briskly paced at a tight hour and a half. There is no fat on this film. It is lean, sleek and adrenaline-fueled. Everyone knows something about the Lord of Vampires, so heavy exposition is not needed. On Easter, Mehmedâs men enter Vladâs castle imperiously and tell him that the silver tribute is not the only requirement the Turks desire. Mehmed has reinstituted the practice of taking a thousand village boys for his army. Vladâs wife presses him to meet with the Sultan and ply him with the twoâs former friendship when he was the latterâs fatherâs soldier. With due gravitas, Vlad rides off knowing the outcome is a foregone conclusion. When the meeting with the Sultan goes as expected and Mehmed makes the further demand of his son as tribute, Vladâs hand is forced. His wife Merina (Sarah Gadon) charges him with finding another way. Seeing his wifeâs distress and his son being torn from his side, Vlad takes the steps toward gaining the power he needs to stave off the Turks.Charles Dance as the master vampire is duly menacing, creepy and Faustian in his portrayal. He sees something in Vlad that mirrors his own strength and darkness. While restraining him, the elder charges Vlad with telling him how many he has killed in his military career and further tasks him with telling him how he felt after such acts. The numbers are thousands and the feeling is ânothingâ which Vlad states is an âeven greater sinâ. The master offers him a bargain where he may drink of his blood and obtain the strength he needs to defeat his enemies over the course of three days. If he can refrain from giving in to the thirst, upon completion of his task, he will revert to his mortal state and be no worse for the wear. Should he drink human blood, however, he will remain in a damned state for eternity. The master pulls for the latter outcome as it will eliminate the curse confining him to his cave to end and allow him freedom to roam the outside world. Again the conclusion is foregone, we know Vlad will become Dracula and Lord of the Vampires. The masterâs mention of calling upon Vladâs services at some point, should he escape his prison, is an extra caveat.The final catalyst to Vladâs becoming damned however is an act of sacrifice rather than hubris, giving the character genuine sympathy for the first time in a long time. The battles which ensue, including the manifestation via CGI of Draculaâs abilities, are brilliantly done. His transforming into bats to illustrate both his speed and unnatural power is fantastic. His maestro-like conducting of his winged onslaught on the Turks is masterful and meant for the big screen. Also the term âBat-tleâ is unquestionably redefined in this flick. Sorry, couldnât help using that one. The tragedy of not knowing your opponent or ultimate consequences or oneâs actions is illustrated in grand detail with the denouement at the monastery. The final battle between Drac and Mehmed illustrates the latterâs militaristic prowess and intelligence. The use of Mirenaâs fate as ultimate motivation for embracing the darkness provides a more noble aspect to the antiheroâs transformation. The filmâs finale opens the way for a sequel and a potential recompense for Vladâs suffering. The reigniting of an eternal battle is illustrated with the key line âLet the Games Begin.â Very enjoyable, epic big screen fare that is easily worth 92 minutes of your time.