❝You want them to believe that you're a god! You and I both know that you're not! You bleed like any of us! You sleep in dirt! You feed! Above all else, you feed!❞
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A vampire on a ship is a concept that could work, but Dracula on a ship doesn't hold the same intrigue because everyone already knows how it ends for the crew. So while I appreciate the new take on a beloved classic, The Last Voyage of the Demeter has a severe handicap from the very beginning.
The run-time is just under two hours, and by Jove does it make you feel every minute. It's not necessary at all to show every single death on the ship, especially when it's only one a night. On top of that, there's very little opportunity to get to know the characters, so their deaths hold no value and there's no reason to root for their survival. I also couldn't even see what was going on half the time because it was so, so dark; can horror films take inspiration from Nosferatu (2024) so I don't have to sit in pitch blackness to be able to follow what's happening?
I think the cast overall did a decent job considering the script they had to work with. The design for Dracula was alright, though his wings were a little goofy, and overall the set, VFX and atmosphere were great.
This film could've been so much better if it wasn't confined to the restrictions created by the source material, and I don't think I'll be watching it again.
❝You want them to believe that you're a god! You and I both know that you're not! You bleed like any of us! You sleep in dirt! You feed! Above all else, you feed!❞
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A vampire on a ship is a concept that could work, but Dracula on a ship doesn't hold the same intrigue because everyone already knows how it ends for the crew. So while I appreciate the new take on a beloved classic, The Last Voyage of the Demeter has a severe handicap from the very beginning.
The run-time is just under two hours, and by Jove does it make you feel every minute. It's not necessary at all to show every single death on the ship, especially when it's only one a night. On top of that, there's very little opportunity to get to know the characters, so their deaths hold no value and there's no reason to root for their survival. I also couldn't even see what was going on half the time because it was so, so dark; can horror films take inspiration from Nosferatu (2024) so I don't have to sit in pitch blackness to be able to follow what's happening?
I think the cast overall did a decent job considering the script they had to work with. The design for Dracula was alright, though his wings were a little goofy, and overall the set, VFX and atmosphere were great.
This film could've been so much better if it wasn't confined to the restrictions created by the source material, and I don't think I'll be watching it again.
