Dreadfully Boring

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I would have never guessed this movie was made for TV if I didn't know that information because the film is that well made! Outstanding well written biography and performances by the cast.Dark Prince tends to have a little bit of everything: Drama, War, Crime, Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure and, yes, Horror... not a bad combination for a biographical film.Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula should become a favorite (staple) for those who want a smarter, educated, Hallows' Eve movie festival since it is in fact a biography of Vlad Tepes, the real life Dracula.10/10

Though there are some historical inaccuracies I found Rudolf Martin's portrayal of Dracula to be incredibly good. It is no wonder he reprised the role for TV's Buffy verses Dracula (Season 5, episode 1 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer).This is a very good movie that looks at the good and bad of the historical Dracula and at the end of the film even ties in some of the vampire story so that the film works as a loose prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Gray Oldman. I strongly recommend this film for any fan of Dracula or of the history of the middle ages. The film is very well done, very moody, very atmospheric and surprisingly educational.

After I Saw The BtVS Episode "Buffy V.S Dracula" I Loved Rudolph Martin's Dracula Performance When I Found Out He Made This I Looked For It. This Was Not As I Thought "Vlads Transformation" No Its About His Actual Life Separating Fact From Fiction. From The Point Of View From A Guy Who Only Knows Dracula As The Vampire I Enjoyed It. If This Version Is Accurate Of What Vlad III The Impaler Was Like...I Would Know Not To Get Him Ticked Off Seriously The Guy Put Spears Through Anyone Who Was "Asleep On The Job" & "Did Not Serve His Country" Well Kings Or Princes Could've Had You Killed If You Looked Bad So All I'll Say Is "Even Though This World May Not Be Perfect Its Not As Bad As It Could Be" & This Also Explains Why Dracula (Vampire) Was Believed To Have Had Those Weaknesses. Let Me Explain He Grew Weary Of The Sun Because He Was In That Prison, The Rumors About Him Having The Blood Of His Victims In His Wine Cellar, He Made A Memorial To His Wife Over A Mirror & He Was Unloyal To The Catholics, Need I Go On. The Ending Did Not Make Sense To Me Vlad Comes Back To Kill The Priest...If This Film Is Implying Something Did Kill That Priest But Nobody Ever Found Out Then The Director Can't Just Throw A Wild Accusation...The Thing That Kinda Made Me Think "Wow" Was The Explorers Dug Up Dracula's Tomb & Found Nothing But Animal Bones In 1931...Weird. There Should Be More Vlad Dracula Movies I'm Not Talking About The Vampire...We've Seen Enough Of That I'm Talking About The Actual Man Too Many Films About Other Kings That Are Famous For Who They Were Not Fiction(King Henry VIII Springs To Mind Not That I Hate Movies About Henry) People Know Too Much About The Myth & Too Little About The Man So I Am Trying To Force You, The Reader, To Watch This. So You Know More About The Man & Not The Vampire...Even Though I Liked The Book I Liked This Movie As Well...AS MUCH AS THE BOOK! You Will Love This Movie If You Love The Book. Rudolph Martin Does The Best Vlad III EVER!

I was watching the Sci-Fi Channel when this movie started and when I saw the title, I thought someone finally did a biographical movie and started watching with interest. I admit Peter Weller starring in the movie got my attention too. It started OK with the maps like Bram Stoker's Dracula had, but when the first ever scene started, I knew this was another fantasy Dracula movie without the vampires. Expect only a very few points of facts from the actual history here. I compared it to history and might sound like too much criticizing but since it claims to be a true story I couldn't help it. If it was to have just the title, I would have watched it as fiction.*POSSIBLE SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT. There are really no spoilers here but just some historical comparisons. But if you don't want to see it or think you'd be bored by it, or that it can be a spoiler, then I'd suggest not to read beyond this point* The costumes of the Turks are far from accurate (They look like they wear WWI British desert hats made out of metal. The outfits are not even close to the actual uniforms of the Ottomans.), the sultan wears an Arabic outfit rather than the actual historic Ottoman one, is made to look like a gay, dark and long haired Fabio who has a crush on Romanian boys (Which is funny because the Sultan himself was rarely present there if not never). The Sultan tortures a kid in front of his soldiers which is unseen in actual history. All of Vlad's atrocities and sadism, while shown in a few hints in the movie, are actually reversed and reflected in the Turks and Vlad himself is shown like a poor innocent victim of the circumstances who couldn't help it. If I didn't know any better, I would have sworn that the movie was made by Romanian fanatics of Vlad Tepes. Not a lot other than his atrocities and sadistic pleasures is known about Vlad himself since most of his historical records were burned to ashes by Romanians themselves since they've tried to cover up Vlad's attempts at helping the Turks conquer his own country to save himself from execution for what he's done to the Turkish prisoners of war. The Sultan in actual history offers several chances at peace to Vlad before commanding his generals to have Vlad's head brought to him after hearing what has been done to prisoners of war and his messengers. The death of Vlad Tepes in the movie is not even remotely close to actual history either. Sure there are a few scenes which have historical facts in them but like I've said before, they are very few.I think movie makers are starting to abuse the quote "A True Story" or "Based On A True Story" taking only a grain of fact and building a mostly fictional story on it. As a fantasy movie with very few hints of facts it's very entertaining. But to call this movie historically a true story would be a crime and be like calling The Adventures of Baron Munchausen a true story. I have yet to see a movie based on the true story of Vlad Tepes with historical accuracy. Don't get me wrong, this movie tries very hard to look real, but it's not.As an entertaining movie I'd give it more than 5 stars but calling it a true story, it gets 5.I hope those who've read this found it informative. Those who think I'm getting into a flame fight, I really am not. I'm merely sharing my own opinions about this movie and everyone is entitled to their own if yours is different.