The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on chapter seven of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The characters are taken from the ship captain’s log and put into greater context as they sail from Romania to England whilst unknowingly carrying Dracula himself in the cargo hold. A few new characters are added to flesh out what is actually a stellar cast. First the world’s oldest vampire attacks the livestock. Then, one by one, he attacks the crew. There is now escape on the open sea.
The greatest strength of this film is the set which was the biggest ship set ever erected in the giant tank in Malta, where the exteriors of the film were shot. The interiors were shot in a studio in Germany, and are no less impressive. The ship is a character in and of itself, giving off claustrophobic Alien vibes throughout the film. A detailed masterpiece and the team who designed it deserves some Oscar credit.
As I said, the cast is great. David Dastmalchian turns in yet another memorable performance, while Corey Hawkins, Liam Cunningham, and Aisling Franciosi bring their characters to life in a heartfelt way. Stephen Kapicic’s turn as Olgaren (one of the actual characters from the book) has now put him on my radar so I’m looking forward to more projects from him.
The makeup effects of Dracula are some of the best character effects I’ve seen for the old vampire. He is more Nosferatu than Gary Oldman in this telling, all sharp teeth and grey skin. He only utters a couple of lines, but the script makes the most of his limited dialogue. I just wish there had been more of him to really show off how great the makeup is.
I give The Last Voyage of the Demeter four out of five stars, for it gives us much more than Dracula killing a ship full of unsuspecting men on the open sea.
Also, if you haven’t read Dracula, I highly recommend it. And don’t skip over chapter seven.
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on chapter seven of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The characters are taken from the ship captain’s log and put into greater context as they sail from Romania to England whilst unknowingly carrying Dracula himself in the cargo hold. A few new characters are added to flesh out what is actually a stellar cast. First the world’s oldest vampire attacks the livestock. Then, one by one, he attacks the crew. There is now escape on the open sea.
The greatest strength of this film is the set which was the biggest ship set ever erected in the giant tank in Malta, where the exteriors of the film were shot. The interiors were shot in a studio in Germany, and are no less impressive. The ship is a character in and of itself, giving off claustrophobic Alien vibes throughout the film. A detailed masterpiece and the team who designed it deserves some Oscar credit.
As I said, the cast is great. David Dastmalchian turns in yet another memorable performance, while Corey Hawkins, Liam Cunningham, and Aisling Franciosi bring their characters to life in a heartfelt way. Stephen Kapicic’s turn as Olgaren (one of the actual characters from the book) has now put him on my radar so I’m looking forward to more projects from him.
The makeup effects of Dracula are some of the best character effects I’ve seen for the old vampire. He is more Nosferatu than Gary Oldman in this telling, all sharp teeth and grey skin. He only utters a couple of lines, but the script makes the most of his limited dialogue. I just wish there had been more of him to really show off how great the makeup is.
I give The Last Voyage of the Demeter four out of five stars, for it gives us much more than Dracula killing a ship full of unsuspecting men on the open sea.
Also, if you haven’t read Dracula, I highly recommend it. And don’t skip over chapter seven.
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