#DraculaUntold did not suck. It had bite. Part The Wolverine and part Batman, it was predictable but fun.
It looks like Universal will release a series of monster movies that will see the Mummy, Frankenstein and Dracula finally combine in an Avengers-like movie.
The origin story is changed and differs from Bram Stoker's Dracula. But if you are not hung up on that, it's quite a cool idea.
Former scourge of the land Vlad the Impaler just wants peace but the evil Turks want the kids from his little Christian land of Transylvania to become the Sultan's loyal soldiers. So Vlad needs to become the monster his city needs, but not the one it deserves right now.
Visually, it was a little dark. Not Dark Knight dark. No, I mean there were scenes that were hard to see because it took place at night (Dracula needs to fight at night mah). And PG-13 means you won't see any major violence that a vampire movie should show. Just a lot of Ip Man-like fights with one Vlad vs Many Disposable Soldiers.
The Europeans = Good Guys and Turks = Bad Guys thing had religious overtones that was hard to ignore. Just like the Persians didn't get any good press in 300.
Looking forward to the sequels and other monster movies coming. And probably the Universal Studios ride.
