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@davidmartinssilva8812

Жыл бұрын

Now can you talk about the Hellsing Ultimate anime vampires please?

@madewithsoul8456

Жыл бұрын

You just made a recap and tricked me into watching it hoping it was a vampire brake down video. If your videos are recap type then name it as recap or otherwise you'll rune the movie for new comers

@samuelhardy3334

Жыл бұрын

Casting no reflection is probably a reference to mirrors being made with silver backs. I can't explain newer digital cameras, but old school films were made with silver nitrate. Since this Dracula has a special relationship with silver, that is probably the cause.

@JordansLube

Жыл бұрын

congrats Logan honestly its been incredibly fun watching your content these last few months

@grantpflum6844

Жыл бұрын

Can you do Dracula 3000 next?

Say what you will about this movie, but the twist of Dracula being Judas was ingenious.

@matthiascerebri3315

11 ай бұрын

Eventhough Judas is normally Phantom stranger

@naughtysmurf64

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, this explains the fear of the cross and silver....I liked that twist.

@grigoris.7732

10 ай бұрын

​@@naughtysmurf64it really did make a brilliant sense, and you had an oh shit moment when the logic hit

@christophergleason1307

10 ай бұрын

It was a brilliant idea, and it ties really well into how and why Dracula hates Christian relics

@nomysweetsummerchild3984

10 ай бұрын

Agreed, I very much liked that narrative . Plus I have some affection for the soundtrack. Very of the time and nostalgic for me. and Gerard Butler is hot as Dracula tbh

Mirrors used to be made with silver behind the glass to be the reflective surface. And Photographs were developed using silver nitrate. Thats another reason they dont show up in them.

@williamwinder3466

Жыл бұрын

And it's the reason they show up on video recordings.

@williamwinder3466

Жыл бұрын

If memory serves, the series Moonlight touches on this and since silver is no longer used for mirrors and photographs, they show up just fine.

@TheManWhoTypes

Жыл бұрын

​@@williamwinder3466he didn't show up in the recordings in this movie.

@nicholasbennett7367

Жыл бұрын

Wrinkle for the brain! Never knew that

@Schelbig

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same way with the strigoi from in the strain only silver backed mirrors where they would show up blurred and distorted

Judas as Dracula is a great spin on vampire lore. Being cursed to never see the sun again because of his treacherous actions at the expense of the son

@fauxtool952

9 ай бұрын

Judas is unfairly maligned as it was the Jews who paid Jesus and ultimately killed him. They should have cursed Jews instead.

@hoibsh21

9 ай бұрын

@@fauxtool952 Vot r we to do vit zese Jewz?

@bobbybobstar1496

7 ай бұрын

It's dumb.... Why would god create an immortal murderer with the taste of god's favourite things .. plank

@arturocardona140

7 ай бұрын

@@bobbybobstar1496 Chill. It's just a prank, bro. -God

@bobbybobstar1496

7 ай бұрын

@@arturocardona140 it's not tho

One of the most underrated vampire movies. Gerard Butler was pretty awesome as Dracula. Christopher Plummer was a good Van Helsing too. The whole cast was pretty great imo.

@grantpflum6844

Жыл бұрын

I actually thought Butler's performance was exceptionally lacking. For anything that didn't require an action scene he fell incredibly flat. If the movie leaned more towards the campy side of horror like the original Universal movie it would have worked better but for this? It didn't take the movie down too much though.

@arkhamsfinest80

Жыл бұрын

Isn't this the one that says dracula is Judas Iscariot and punished for betraying Jesus?

@shilohwehrmacht2947

Жыл бұрын

​@@arkhamsfinest80 yep

@JamesFromTexas

Жыл бұрын

@@grantpflum6844 yeah but to me that flatness was because he's 2000 years old. I can imagine if I was 2000 years old I'd be emotionless quite a bit. It just played to the character to me.

@wayneanderton4953

Жыл бұрын

Ahh I didn't realise it was Gerard Butler till you said. He might have said it in the video but I'm not a great listener

Love most of the lores of vampire origins. Judas in this movie, Vlad Tepes (Bram Stoker's Dracula), Cain ( Vampire the Masquerade), Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles), Walter (???)(Castlevania), Master Vampire (Dracula Untold), Markus (Underworld).

@RyuJinsoku

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Origin stories are always awesome. As fir castlevania, it's Mathias cronquvist, Leon Belmont best friend ironically. Funny how that works out.

@shilohwehrmacht2947

Жыл бұрын

Walter? Castlevania? Do you mean Hellsing ultimate?

@willn8664

Жыл бұрын

@@shilohwehrmacht2947 No not talking about the butler from that anime. In the Castlevania prequel, Lament of Innocence, the main villain was Walter Bernhard who was a vampire. But the reason I put a question mark in parenthesis is because he is chronologically the very first vampire in the whole series that we know of pre-dating Dracula who ryu stated already is Mathias. Walter is the first in the series but it was never stated that he was the very FIRST/original vampire in the Castlevania universe. Like in the other lores that I mentioned, each of those were the original and first vampire in their universe. Well technically in the Vampire Chronicles it was Akasha AND Enkil as the first vampires but you get the point. In Lament of Innocence, we don't know how Walter became a vampire. Dracula/ Mathias became a vampire after Walter was defeated and then he had Death absorb Walter's soul into the Crimson Stone.

@shilohwehrmacht2947

Жыл бұрын

@@willn8664 well also the crone/Lilith may have been first vamps and so may have zapathasura and set and Osiris depending on which canon you accept but timeline wise Lilith/crone and Cain were the oldest first vamps

@RyuJinsoku

Жыл бұрын

@Will N my mistake, thought you were talkin Dracula origins. Yeah, shame CV doesn't go further back. Another would probably be Janos Audrin from Legacy of Kain...I think...I can't recall if he was the fist vampire in that series

Its actually incredibly satisfying to see someone like dracula have some sign of redemption, you dont usually see things like that against demonic beings.

Dracula really being the Biblical Judas Iscariot was a genius creative move. Regardless of whether you think the movie is corny/cheesy or amazing, that back story was bad ass and highly original.

@xMrBlack

26 күн бұрын

It wasn't a creative move at all. Judas being the first vampire goes back to ancient Hebrew legends. The idea is older than the Bible itself.

I totally forgot about this movie. I remember loving it and even rewatching it. Love the history of Dracula in this one

Someone in the show The Strain also used vampire blood to stay alive and healthy in order to hunt longer. It also mentions the silver in mirrors and even adds a reactive element to the mirrors when a vampire is in front of one. It's an amazing show and has amazing lore about the original vampires and their connection to each other. You should really check it out, i've been blown away watching it for the first time recently.

@faithgoga3983

10 ай бұрын

Abraham

@canceledpublicaccessproduc1167

7 ай бұрын

The books blow the show completely out of the water to the point I couldn’t watch them and I’m not that type of person even a little

@pauls8227

6 ай бұрын

Has anyone any thoughts on the graphic novel series? I understand the show is quite good and the books are excellent. Where do those who've gone down the strain rabbit hole stand on the subject of the comics?@@canceledpublicaccessproduc1167

Dracula 2000 has for many years been a staple in my movie collection, I always love those deep dark back stories, like in The Ring when Rachel's son talking about girl says "..she never sleeps", that's blood chilling information, or in Blade: Trinity when King tells the origins of Drake.

I always liked that explanation of who Dracula was, and answered almost all of the "why's" of Dracula really well.

My sister (who has since passed) and I went to go see this movie on New Year's Day 2000. We loved it and fell in love with GB! He was a great Dracula. I loved the premise of the movie.

I really liked the way that Dracula finally was able to die in this movie. This isn't the first time that I've heard Dracula being Judas but I do think it is the movie that made the best tie-in with this chosen lore angle since it used Judas' story as Dracula's only way to truly die. Personally, I'm always a fan of the Judas identity for Dracula because it is something a lot of people already know the story of so it isn't something you have to go too into detail on; I think that Judas or Cain make the most sense for being the original vampire since both are considered monsters in their own ways in Christianity.

@ShadowCthulhu

Жыл бұрын

Did you see He Never Died? Henry Rollins plays a vampire in that one.

@imjustwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowCthulhu I've seen it and the sequel several times. I don't know if he is called a vampire directly in that movie, is he? He feeds on blood, sure, but also flesh so I'm not quite sure I can call him a vampire.

@Vandelberger

Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowCthulhuI thought he was a demon?

@Marcustheseer

Жыл бұрын

Dracula didnt die in this movie there are 2 sequals to this movie,in the 3rd movie he is decapitated and a priest forgives him in the name of God,but i dont think he is dead during the movie ita implied that the only way he can die is to ask God sensirely for forgiveness mening his ego is his curse only when he lets go of his ego and asks for forgiveness wil he die

@JonathanHayes-uz3ee

10 ай бұрын

@@ShadowCthulhu in that movie, He's Cain, not a vampire. He was cursed to have a craving for human flesh, and cannot die. However, he his not a vampire. That movie is based off my favorite short story, and in that short story, it explains that Abel went to heaven to live with god, but could not face his brother, his killer. So God complied. Cursed Abel with immortality to forever keep the brothers apart.

There's actually 2 direct to video sequels to this movie, the first one is called Dracula II: Ascension.

@crimsonffire

Жыл бұрын

Any good?

@nSaintwilliams

Жыл бұрын

​@Amanda Ball not as good as 2000 but if you love the genre it's worth a look.

@crimsonffire

Жыл бұрын

@@nSaintwilliams thanks I'll have to check it out.

@nitrokid

Жыл бұрын

Is the one with Jason Scott Lee as a vampire hunting priest is part of the franchise?

@crimsonffire

Жыл бұрын

@nitrokid oh I nearly forgot about him so that's what he ended up doing

As far as vampire movies go i have found this a under appreciated movie, as far as explanation for why Dracula would exist, feels perfectly natural. The first one true vampire was made by God

bro is this movie underrated??? Never heard of it and I love Gerald Butler. Definitely gonna watch it! And such a good storyline with the whoole Judas and Jesus thingy.

Slayer- Bloodlines is a really awesome vampire based song. "I smell of death. I reek of hate. I will live forever." Is dracula summed up in one line.

There is the theory that Vampires don't have a "reflection in a mirror" because originaly mirrors were made by coating one side of a pice of glas with silver. Similar it goes with fotos and film. Originaly those were processed with a "solution which contained silver". Finaly the first Vampires in fiction used to be vulnerable to silver because it was a "clean/holy" material. I loved how this movie connected all the dot's in this unique fashinon.

I saw Dracula 2000 when it was in the theater. I absolutely loved it! Thank you for breaking it down like this.

Man I love anything vampire related. I really wish there would be more vampires in media, and not the corny twilight like vampires, but instead these ones. I loved the ties of Dracula as Judas since it's the closest even we have to supernatural that is actually believed by people.

@michaelkantner6420

Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you, another person who believes that REAL VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE!! 🧛‍♀🧛‍♂🧛

@alexkatc59

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelkantner6420 Yes, this is so annoing, when all always ask you to sparkle everytime. Idiots!

@ayushguharoychowdhury6938

11 ай бұрын

​@@michaelkantner6420vampires should be monstrous.They crave for blood nor love.I don't love Twilight series personally.

@troyberecz2774

9 ай бұрын

What I liked about Twilight was that there were vampires worldwide from different times and not seemingly connected to a single line. This leaves one to question what may have been happening with history.

@inferiorinferno8859

7 ай бұрын

​@@troyberecz2774 As a female vampire enthusiast who also consumned Twilight, there is actually some really great lore in this novel who unpacks the backstory of every vampire we know off in the series and every fan who's read that book is pretty much like, 'This is way more interesting then Bella and Edward are'. Like those Italian maffia vampires, the Volturi have some great political drama going on to this day because two of the leaders are hiding they killed the third leader's wife thousands of years ago which is why he's deeply depressed and they even have a vampire who has the ability to basically manipulate emotional bonds and they use her to keep the third leader emotionally hostage because otherwise he would have committed suicide a long time ago. In a reimagening the author wrote with almost everyone being genderbent, Edyth (Edward) makes a remark about a new vampire addition to the Volturi who found out the truth and as a result he killed the other two leaders and is now ruling over the vampires with their wives who had zero governing power in the original universe.

You may want to check out (and I'm trying to remember) "The Librarian and The Judas Chalice." If I remember correctly, it makes the same connection even saying that any wooden steak won't work, it had to be the same as the type of tree Judas hung himself from.

Fell in love with Gerald Butler because of this movie. So gorgeous.

I remember watching this movie when I was in elementary school. This movie was played in one of our local tv channels in Indonesia. At the end of the movie I was hoping it would have a sequel since we all know that Marry still has Dracula's blood in her & was partly a vampire though not bitten... 😢 it still upsets me since we can't see any of Marry's journey/struggles living as a half vampire in any of its sequels since they don't exist! 😭

@owenbutters9610

Жыл бұрын

There are 2 sequels. Both of which completely ignore Mary

@Joshuad369

Жыл бұрын

@@owenbutters9610 I did hear in one of them they touched on the 'weakness" that the Vampire has to count the grains of spilled rice

@sonofnoone4411

Жыл бұрын

@@owenbutters9610 and it was awful and the sequels are played by both different dracula actors and they reveal that Dracula turned Jesus into a Vampire what an absolute non sense

@gabrielakrist11

Жыл бұрын

@@sonofnoone4411 really?? 😳 There r sequels of it? What r the names of the titles??

@gabrielakrist11

Жыл бұрын

@@owenbutters9610 aaawww maaaannn... that's such a waste of potential 😵

Another quality production. I honestly can't get enough of these, and there's so much lore to a lot of these stories I'm hoping you'll have many more. Keep it up my man

Neat, have you considered a video about the vampires from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? I believe that would be a fun video.

@lwinhtet3699

Жыл бұрын

Yess love this idea+

@j.greenwood423

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!!’

@Kfreitasgamer

Жыл бұрын

MudamudamudamudamudamudamudamudamudaMUDA!!!

There's two vampire myths I absolutely love. This one and Vampre Masquerade. Both have religious bases. Don't know why but these two just make sense, though I do tend to lean towards Masquerade's theory a little more with Cain and Able.

You should do a video of the 2001 vampire movie The Forsaken. It has a pretty interesting origin story for vampires too.

I won't get tired of repeating that this movie has the best Dracula origin story.

@TILLEYJS

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Makes the most sense.

@Akkatlah

Жыл бұрын

​@@TILLEYJS it doesn't make sense. He betrayed Jesús and God rewards him with great power and immortality??

@TILLEYJS

Жыл бұрын

@@Akkatlah that's the problem with myths. None of it makes sense from a rational standpoint. But under this scenario. It makes the most sense.

@KaylieRayne

Жыл бұрын

@Akkatlah immortality is not a gift, it's a curse. Image, never being able to get close to anyone, everyone you know always dies, you're doomed to repeat basically the same day over and over again knowing it will never end. Immortality is never a "gift" anyone would ever want. "We've lived too long, seen too much. To live on, as we have, is to leave behind joy, love, and companionship because we know it to be transitory; of the moment. We know it will turn to ash. Only those whose lives are brief can believe that love, is eternal." - Lorien The First One, Babylon 5

@TILLEYJS

Жыл бұрын

@@KaylieRayne I say the same thing about people thinking happiness is the way to be. If you're happy all the time..... You have no idea what happiness is because you've never experienced anything else. Same with immortality. With no time constraints, shit would have value or get done.

So Abraham injects Dracula blood after it was sucked up by leeches and this doesn't turn him into a vampire at all but him having a child while taking the blood makes her part vampire? 🤦‍♂

A unique vampire film is The Hunger. The vampires in that one are daywalkers and lack fangs. They use knives to cut their victims open to feed. They must sleep many hours per day and kill one victim a week. The main vampire in that film is a woman. However her vampirism has unfortunate side effects on her lovers later. Would love for you to do that film. Keep up the good work.

Now it's time for Dracula 3000

I feel like the crosses stop him from repairing himself and basically makes him "mortal" in a sense. The coffin was silver which hurts him, the leeches keep him from having the amount of his blood needed for repairs and regeneration, the crosses are another way to stop him from regaining consciousness and repair after he was subdued by Vanhelsing. The ending to me was.... God had already forgiven him, he just needed to forgive himself and stand in the light.

I saw this in theatre when I was around 12. I remember liking it but not having seen the Dracula/vampire movies I’ve seen today, I didn’t realize what it brought to the table in comparison. Revisiting, I think it’s rarely talked about and, dare I say, underrated. My two cents, they should’ve had the old Dracula they used on the plane in the movie longer. Looked amazing and could’ve had rejuvenated Dracula later.

If you ever cover movies about witches, check out Hansel and Gretel. The Witches are kinda like magically enhanced vampires, they eat children and probably their blood to.

@Redeemer121

Жыл бұрын

Good fucking movie

@ahtaystamcauther9376

Жыл бұрын

Don’t lie, they are just witches lol they sacrifice children for more power

The death of dracula/judas may have been forshadowed in his own dialouge. "It was the my last sunset that made me what i am" thus it would be his first sunrise after becoming a vampire and being hung at the same time which undid him

Have you done "Near Dark" yet? It didn't get the shine it deserved when it dropped in theaters because it went up against The Lost Boys. And to be fair there are similarities between the two. Regardless, it's a great under appreciated "vampire" movie.

@joewaters5828

Жыл бұрын

It's under viewed and appreciated for a reason haha

@ponyboyuk01

Жыл бұрын

@@joewaters5828 Not by any fan of vampire movies it isn't, great acting, great story, great movie "finger lickin good"

@joewaters5828

Жыл бұрын

@@ponyboyuk01 you're the best of people and repliers to comments.

I am so glad someone else has this Dracula film as their No 1 because it has been mine since I first watched it back when it came out (late 90's) I think. Plus this is when I started my crush on Gerard Butler!! Lol You did a great job breaking this film down & analysing the details. I am very new to your channel but I'm so glad I found you & have now subscribed (with notification on) lol. Much love & support from the UK.

I remember when I was a kid watching this movie when it first came out. It was my first introduction to Gerard butler. In my opinion the most original and best origin story for vampires. This movie never gets old

I remember when me and a couple of buddies snuck in to see this when we were freshmen in HS. Well, one of the buddies was this death metal cannibal corpse kinda kid, and at the end when Dracula died, he stood up and screamed, "nooooooo!" A embarrassing moment at time, but not surprising as I look back at it 😂

I was literally thinking about this movie for this first time in probably a decade last night and then this pops up 😂. I think it’s a sign to go find it somewhere and watch it. It used to be one of my go to vampire movies back in the day. I was in love with Gerard Butler after watching this. Also, fun fact, the guy that plays Van Helsing is the dad from the sound of music. I just realized it lol

@JoJo-hn9gl

Жыл бұрын

That is defiantly the Universe telling you to go find a copy!! Lol I also fell in love with Gerard Butler when watching this & then when he did Phantom of the Opera about 4-5yrs later. Everyone talks about falling for him after 300 but me like yourself were there years before all the others!!; lol Much love from the UK

@counterspellgoon6854

Жыл бұрын

@@JoJo-hn9gl yooo i totes didnt even realize it was GB till just today. but loved that actor, and always thought GB looked hella familiar when i seen 300 in theaters!

@justineharper3346

Жыл бұрын

@@JoJo-hn9gl everyone gave him crap for Phantom, but I loved him in that. I definitely would have chosen the Phantom over Raul 😂

I absolutely love this movie! I’m so glad you covered it.

I think this is one of my favorite vampire films solely because of the origin story. Having Dracula be Judas adds a whole new level to all the classic vampire weaknesses...especially the silver. Just so clever, in my opinion.

Great film and a fantastic analysis! And a Sci-Fi analysis suggestion - the Blood Angels of Warhammer 40,000

Love your videos. Can you please do a video on the werewolves from The Howling (1981) and maybe a video on the vampires from from Dracula (1931). Keep up the great work!!!

This is a highly underrated film about the Dracula mythos. I too enjoyed the tie to Judas Iscariot. The arching themes of this film and Dracula’s invulnerability due to God Himself condemning him to walking Earth forever made a great deal of sense. It’s a shame critics at the time could not grasp the nuances.

You don't have to kill Dracula to neutralize him. Cut him into a pieces, put them into solid silver chests, flood them with concrete and throw them into ocean in different places :P

Vampires from The Day Watch are next *for sure*

Always forget that Gerard Butler played the main man himself.

Love these trilogy of films granted the 3rd was so far removed from the first one xD ,one line that always chilled me from the second one ia when he mentioned he turned Jesus into a vampire

I'm so glad you actually done this movie

You would probably like a UK tv series made by channel 4 from 98 i think called Ultraviolet. Idris Elba was in it. I think it would be right up your street. I seem to remember it was only 5 or 6 episodes. I really enjoy your channel, good stuff, best wishes.

@ninjabreadman8166

Ай бұрын

The whole series was on KZread as of 2023. Might still be up to

pretty sure the name on the skull referred to carmilla, a vampire from a similar novel who was similarly iconic.

I know it was just a brief scene, but at the end of "Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists", one of Odyseus' crew came back from death and appears to be vampire-like, which provoked my curiosity.

I dig this movie. The way they explained Dracula's origin as Judas was great. It explains why he is unique amongst other vampires, and the most powerful. Also one of the oldest, the other being Adam's first wife Lilith.

He Never Died starting Henry Rollins is a personal favorite. Very interesting take on vampires. It also uses a bibical figure in a unique way.

I remember this movie!I loved it!the religious aspect was really interest to me and it's still great. Do you plan on making a video about "Carmilla"?

I know it would be a lot of work but you should definitely do vampire the masquerade

This is one of the most underrated vampire movies of all time

amazing as always

Awesome your videos are excellent this movie to me was ok and the guy who played Dracula really landed it. Respect and keep up the epic work.

Dracula 2000 was a good movie. The two direct to video sequels were pretty good too.

@WSFMontana

Жыл бұрын

What sequels? Please elaborate.

@WSFMontana

Жыл бұрын

@@loacyric now I gotta find them and give ‘em a watch

@zerodadutch6285

Жыл бұрын

I have to disagree with you on that. The sequels... were pretty terrible.

I've been waiting for you to cover this it is also one of my favorites and I think you hit the nail on the head as far as every point that you made

I always thought the not being able to be seen in mirrors was them having been made with silver prior to cheaper materials.

Still hoping to see your take on "He Never Died" with Henry Rollins as a Vampire. Also for some cheesyness look into "Suck" which has Alice Cooper as a vampire.

Hey Cogan, great video! Did you consider doing VAMPIRES (1998) with James Woods? Thanks!

“After feeding on Hyde” caught me by surprise 😂🤣🤣

@Cogan Lollins, originally mirrors were lined with silver in order to make the glass truly a reflective surface. Silver used to be a primary ingredient in film and photographic formula. That's why they originally didn't have reflections or appear in photo. So, this is why soulless individuals didn't have a reflection or appear in photos before the digital age. Also remember, the original source for vampires comes from Revenants. Revenants were ghosts that could reinhabit their bodies and escape their graves in a misty form. However, Revenants were not burned by sunlight its just made them inert or dormant. Revenants fed on blood because ancient Greco-Roman beliefs stated that life-force or vitae was in the blood. From there, novels from Polidori to Le Fanu to Stoker is where the vampire we know was born.

Thanks to you, I’ve been rewatching and paying a lot more attention to every detail in supernatural movies, specially werewolves and vamps. awesome work always

Also if you haven't seen any of it I'll recommend watching the behind the scenes, making of and the cut content. A lot of it really expands the story and how the movie evolved from its concept to what we got.

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

I just read about all the behind the scenes stuff, I didn't know there was a making of for this movie so I will definitely check it out! I like watching behind the scenes stuff as much as the actual movie lol. thanks!

Thank you for making this awesome video! I absolutely love this movie, one of the best pop culture/vampire movies, even when it gets kinda corny haha Superb cast and great attention to details, but I do have to agree the crosses did not make much sense unless when subdued the power of God keeps him down, or it just could be the lack of blood over the times making him to weak to fight against the power of God. I just wished they had kept the ending positive, Judas getting his redemption and Mary being free. Or maybe they hoped for a sequel, guess we will never know haha

I think this Dracula's back story is the best one. Describes all of the religious objects Dracula despises would make more sense. Love the twist how it was Judas all along.

Love the content as always man!!

I unironically and whole heartedly love this movie. I don't care what anyone says, I love it. There are 2 sequels, the second one is okay, but it also negates the end of 2000, so I enjoy the second one as it's own kind of Dracula movie and not actually connected with this and the third one, awful, don't do it. I always recommend Ginger Snaps (werewolf movie).

Odd question, is the vampire myth that they aren't reflected in mirrors or that they have no reflection? Would they have a reflection in a puddle? Mirrors makes sense in a way, since historically mirrors were backed by silver coating behind the glass to make them reflective.

@Marcustheseer

Жыл бұрын

They dont have a reflections comes from the folklore that they dont have a soul,depending on the vampire universe some do some dont

@magicaltour1

8 ай бұрын

It’s because mirrors used to be made out of silver, and since it was considered pure, a vampire would not cast a reflection. It’s be cool if somebody tried the mirror trick on a vampire, only for it to be a modern mirror, so they cast a reflection. Then the hunter looks at a silver platter, and realizes he can’t see the vampire in that!

I suspect that this version of Dracula is actually some type of higher form of a poltergeist spirit. Spirits are usually vanquished using holy objects and/ or some kind of ritual. We know about the holy objects. The specific way that he had to be killed can also be considered to be a ritual as well. Also it seems that anyone he turns can be physically killed while Dracula cannot be killed by any normal means. My guess is that new vampires still have a physical body but because Dracula’s body has decayed, to the point of no longer existing over the centuries, there is no body to be harmed. This would explain why he has powers of teleportation, shape shifting, etc. while newer vampires powers are limited because the bodies that demonic entities have taken possession of still exist. Just a theory. This was actually one of my favored depictions of the vampire lore. Good video. Keep up the good work.

I always found it (and its two sequels) to be a fun ride. Once again, I suggest BBC's Young Dracula. It's interesting in that the type of narrative matures as the characters do.

@WSFMontana

Жыл бұрын

What sequels?

@Introvertsan

Жыл бұрын

It's a very fun sequel of movies

@MoshDelgado

10 ай бұрын

​@@WSFMontanaDracula II: Ascension and Dracula III: Legacy

I actually enjoyed this one and thought it was well written. Good back story.

Logan: you're so good at advertising, I actually listen through the whole thing.

Dracula 2000 was a really good movie....definitely worth watching.

I remember seeing this in the cinema with my brothers and their friends. I really liked the different take on his origins and why silver and crosses effect them. Some of the effects where really cool at the time yes it might have some parts that didn't age as well as others but its still a good movie. Its always cool to see a new take on dracula or vampires in general.

God this movie terrified me as a teen, these days I love it and the idea that Dracula is actually Judas.

Your homework is to watch the two sequels to this film, both of which star Jason Scott Lee, there will be a pop quiz lol

You know there is a urgent need for actually good vampire movies when people recommend this 😂

Vampire weaknesses like: crosses, garlic, silver, stakes and sunlight are somewhat misunderstood in pop culture. In folklore, sunlight does not kill Vampires. Neither does garlic and stakes. Putting garlic in the mouth of a corpse and nailing it to the coffin with stakes was believed to prevent it to become a Vampire. I'm not sure about the origin of crosses and silver.

@DesignIncase

11 ай бұрын

They aren't really misunderstood, it's just pop culture refers to takes from the movies and not the folklore. The whole sexy vampire thing is pure hollywood.

@madarpauser2133

11 ай бұрын

@@DesignIncase Indeed. Vampires from folklore were more like Zombies that fed on blood. There's actually a movie called *The Revenant* from 2009. In this movie, the protagonist becomes a Vampire that is more akin to folklore.

Bespoke Post's Weekender bag is pretty great. Been using it for 4 years!

I know I saw this movie years ago and had a decent time of it. Also for an oddity of a horror comedy vampire movie i suggest Eddie Murphys's "Vampire in Brooklyn" as it has some interesting ideas if memory serves.

Great video. Watched while cooking for 4. Thanks man and yeah the back story is A+

This movie commentary is very thorough. 👍

Another GREAT video. THANK YOU!

@coganLollins

Жыл бұрын

thanks glad you enjoyed! waited a bit to do this movie because I really wanted to do it justice

@adammocaby2636

Жыл бұрын

@@coganLollins You definitely did it justice!

This analysis was so good…I saw this as a kid,I enjoyed revisiting this.

Love your content. Keep up the good work!

I enjoyed this movie 😁 I thought the twist was really interesting. Thanks for this! Keep up the great work! 😁

I’m so happy that you made this video; I love this movie 🔥💯👌🏾

Thanks for this Cogan. Even the title "Dracula 2000" screams B movie..but it's one of the best vampire origin stories.

I like your interpretation of Dracula's death in this film. I think it really fits considering his backstory.

Dracula 2000 had 2 direct to DVD sequels...I guess he wasn't quite forgiven or dead enough. Jason Scott Lee was in them as a warrior priest. Rutger Hauer played old man Dracula in the third one.

wow that living statue foreshadows all the good acting in this movie XD XD

I saw this in the theaters... and I liked it. Very underrated I agree.

I always love it when i accidently come across this movie after years of forgetting about it and then instantly remembers how much i love this movie and watch it like its the 1st time, everytime lol