THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER Movie Review | Dracula | Horror
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- They should have just called it "Vampire Boat." Instead, the clunky title is "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," which is as bland and forgettable as the movie itself. Christy and Alonso review the horror film, inspired by a chapter of Bram Stoker's "Dracula," about a ship that was doomed when the bloodsucker stowed away en route to England. Directed by André Øvredal, written by Bragi F. Schut and Zak Olkewicz. Starring Corey Hawkins, Cavid Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Liam Cunningham and Aisling Franciosi. In theaters now.
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Just checking this channel out. Harloff personally, virtually sent me.
That's wonderful, welcome! Thanks to our good friend @TheKristianHarloff. Hope you enjoy.
Saw it Friday and loved it. The pacing, sound design, creature design, score, acting and direction are top notch for most horror films. At last, a Dracula as a primal, demon entity. What Hollywood does not need is more Jason, Mike Myers, Chucky, Freddy, or even M3GAN. It may not be your cup of tea, but it was mine. I want more films like The Lighthouse and The Witch.
We like The Lighthouse and The Witch too!
Same bere, liked it a lot. Seemed Christy and Alonso were predisposed to dislike it because it's released in August.
exactly...this was one of my favorite horror films in YEARS.....
It was QUITE solid, I thought! It was actually better than I expected it to be. The director took a B-movie concept and made a film that's about as intelligent and thoughtful as it could be, considering the subject matter.
I have always enjoyed the atmosphere of mystery and horror films set during this time period and the filmmakers did a great job of bringing the time period to life and overlaying it with a dank and foggy ambiance.
I also appreciated how practical and tangible and non-CGI 95% of the film felt.
If they give us a sequel, I will show up.
Glad you had fun!
This was the scariest we've ever seen Dracula, I loved the slow pace, how Dracula was rationing his food, the way he looked, the small but to the point, back story of him and how terrifying he was to the villagers. I get this is not for everyone, but people who truly love a good old fashion horror movie, will enjoy it. I would love to see a sequel with this Dracula.
The creature effects were very well done.
Wow, someone whose attention span is actually larger than their eyeballs.
More than what can be said for most critics.
R rated horror, practical effects. This movie was fine. It’s not Oscar material, but it’s a cool movie. No celebs, which may make some of the critics balk, but it’s a cool flick🤘🏻
Glad you enjoyed. We are not balking over lack of stars!
Why would critics "balk" over that?? Critics are the ones that love little indie films with no one whatsoever of star power. Idiotic comment.
Christy's angry face on the thumbnail never gets old 😂😂😂
Ha, thanks.
You know it wasn’t as great as I hoped but it was still a good solid old fashioned monster movie in my opinion. 🤷🏾 a light 7/10 for me
Glad you enjoyed.
Guy Branum tweeted “Finally! The story of Dracula's COMMUTE!” and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head
Ha, Guy is good.
Dracula didnt need to be more man on the boat as it would serve no purpose for the crew is accounted for, therefore he was more animal.
I enjoyed this movie.
This film in my opinion and I know movies are subjective but it was.......awesome!!
This movie did not dissapoint I was able to see Dracula in the most primal state being basically hangry and showing this side of him that reminded us of how evil, dangerous and how scary he truly is. Rarely I get scared with movies but this one I couldn't watch it at night time on my own. Dracula was the devil himself he was not only satisfying his appetite but he was also enjoying the fear and confusion he was instilling on the crew.
I totally disagree with the comments of these guys as this is your typical movie of a monster on a spaceship killing all the crew one by one. There was not more to it than to go and see the events unfold that we all knew as an audience that it was going to be Dracula killing the crew but we were waiting to see the version of the monster and how he was going to carry out the obvious.
A great movie a truly scary tale that moves away from the dashing Dracula seducing the ladies and although I am a fan of Coppola's movie, we all needed to see Dracula the way he was portrayed in the last voyage of the Demeter.
Christy in thumbnail 🤐
Christy in video 😄😀
I thought it was really atmospheric, well acted, with interesting characters, and a strong sense of dread and suspense. It didn’t end how I thought it would. Not sure why it’s getting such a cold shrug. It could use more critical support given that it got no advertising.
Glad it worked for you!
I always wondered about how it all went down on that ship. Did he kill the crew last? or did Dracula steer the ship himself for a considerable amount of time?
No survivors 😂sounds like a winner, finally a horror film that’s not scared to be one😂
It is Alien on a boat, except Alien is so much more interesting.
It's Jason X on a boat, except Jason X is much funnier
Well. Everyone has their opinions. And apparently here are some bad ones. The movie was great. It was a little long, but it was good old fashioned monster horror. It was exactly what it was supposed to be. They built the tension well, the score was good, the dracula design was great. It was bloody but not overly gory and it had some really dark moments. By far the best vampire movie I've seen in a decade.
Huh? “Everyone has their opinions. And apparently here are some bad ones.” I think that is an opinion. And there is not so much good or bad opinions but rather opinions you agree or disagree with. Opinions are all subjective taste. They can’t be right or wrong or good or bad. But you believing opinions are absolute are wrong.
@@brianng8350perhaps they meant "negative" opinions 🤔
Glad you enjoyed it more than we did.
The darkest moment for me, was when the kid changed and burst into flames, and then you see him drowning all burnt, and a look of pain on his face.
Woody Norman (C'Mon C'Mon) was so good in this film!!!
The two half wits dont seem to have read the book nor appreciate gothic novels. This was a creepy sliver of the book that always fascinated me, that was fleshed out well. Excepting a dud of a last scene and the campy voice overs.
Well thank you so much for watching our review, even though you think we're half wits.
Movie was awesome I loved it!
That's good!
Based on the source material I expected better. The movie was so slow in its pacing I never really felt the anxiety one should have in a movie like this so I think trimming the runtime might have been a good thing. Also, the ending after the ending seemed more like a post credit scene than an ending. So you noticed too that the dog always survives in the Meg.
L M A O That is just knit picking on The Meg . The dog Pippen is a joke thrown in there for fans of JAWS where the dog Pippen was swimming then vanishes . We assume the shark ate the dog but never see it happen .
Really just wanted to see this movie for woody norman and because i love dracula of course (:
He's very good here!
Yeah he's always awesome to see 😃
Awe I quite liked it.
Had some cool actors (The amazing Aisling Francosi from the Nightingale!!!), practical sets, and some ghastly violence.
I liked it! But I get Alonso’s critiques. But that’s why you hire good faces!
Yeah right, give me a break. And trolled them all before he did it. I'm all in for those movies.
Woody norman is a amazing young actor (:
He is!
Obviously didn't read the book..
Way more interesting then these two are making it sound..
This woman is a horrible reviewer..
This is the crews perspective.
Has a Alien Vibe..
But they are entitled to their opinion.
"...doling out snacks." Said by Alonso Duralde regarding the pacing of this film. Highly doubt that will make it onto any ads😉. That issue and jump scares, made my decision to skip this film until it streams and I have access to the fast forward feature.
Let us know!
I saw the trailer months ago before Renfield and finally saw the finished product last night. Not a total bust but extremely flawed (and thank you for mentioning the overbearing score, Christy. Love Bear McCreary usually but his score was so annoying here with the choral arrangements and hard strings). So much potential here and it was all squandered at almost every turn. I feel bad for the director in particular because his Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark was excellent.
Thanks for your thoughts!
6:05 this is a good discussion.
What I gathered from the trailer was Dr. Dre vs Dracula lol. I do sort of want to check this out despite your bad scores, b/c I like the actors and hope they level the film up.
Ha, thank you!
IS THIS RANKING 1 OUT OF 5 OR 10?
Out of 10
ALIEN .. equals Dracula .. The Demeter equals Nostromos.. it has similar to Ridley Scott ALIEN vibe ..
It does, but not nearly as well executed. Thanks for watching!
I’m always ready for a good Dracula movie. Heard mixed or lukewarm reviews; this one is probably the worst.
I don’t know…. I did not listen to you on 65. That was my biggest regret this year so far…. 😂😂😂
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Don't believe them, check it out for yourself. They're dead wrong on this one. Easily a 7/10 from me, and lots of people like it (75% from audiences on RT right now).
A terrific vampire horror movie.
She said Talk To Me was good and it was genuinely terrible with irritating kids so I'm looking forward to this and yes he was a monster? One of the few bad reviews as most reviews on You Tube about this film are really good! But we all have different opinions but because the dog dies it's bad.... Really???
Interesting
Thanks!
Alonso is the most unlikeable movie critic that I have ever watched. Since negative reviews usually get more clicks than positive ones, I wonder how much these "critics" play up the negative aspects of movies in order to make more money...
They both reek of Karen snobbery
It's okay
It is OK, indeed.
If these two read an actual book they would definitely flip their opinions
We are huge fans of books. Thanks for watching.
@BreakfastAllDay then why would you expect more from the movie?...
I hate horror movies. Their energy makes me ill.
Well then you can skip this one.
Christy... Hope all is well.. You.seemed less sparkly than usual.. Take care!
Hmm, not sure what you mean by that.
Ages old Dracula was somehow related to flying bats .... maybe if in this movie he sprouted giant leathery bat wings & could fly over the oceans to shore & back it would be better....
everyone knows that, and he does that in the film
Don't let anyone tell you how to feel about a movie. These reviewers are expressing their opinions that may or may not reflect your opinion. Why would anyone complain about graphic kills in an R RATED HORROR MOVIE?!? That would be like going to freaking McDonald's and complaining about burgers being on the menu. RIDICULOUS. This movie is an old school slow to medium burn gothic horror movie. If you like those types of movies and you don't have a microscopic attention span it may be worth a watch. I really enjoyed the movie.
@@vincej.8428 cool! My original comment was supposed to be kinda ironic actually, show's you how much I know....
My guys why are y’all so boring and out of touch😂
Oh yes, it is the cultural critic's job to mindlessly praise whatever the drooling masses deem great art so as to be "in touch."
What do you mean? It's at 44% on the Tomatometer.
Interesting.
I find the violence and visible gore in TALK TO ME to be far more upsetting than anything here.
I wonder why Christy loved that gnarliness and not this violence.
if you were on a ship and in the 1800s you'd be scared on a any boat, since there was no way to contact anyone for help. you didn't even consider that in your review. If some strange being was there, you would be scared. Consider that in your next review.
Thanks so much for the kind suggestion.
@@BreakfastAllDayhaha! Yeah Christy and Alonzo, when a movie fails to generate empathy you gotta dig deep and try to feel sorry for these unhistorical characters- come on! (Read in GOB’s voice)
Lol, way to move the goal posts. None of the character behavior was reasonable and the dialogue was simply not good. Modern Hollywood is having characters that behave like idiots . Real people trapped on that ship would fight tooth and nail to survive. The director made a mediocre movie from a mediocre script
I have to disagree. You can't go to an R-rated vampire movie and complain that the vampire kills too many people in gruesome ways. Spoiler Alert: Yes, I do give them credit for killing the boy. Having this adorable kid somehow figuring out a way to survive this ordeal was the cliché that everyone had to be expecting. And the dog? I am so sick of people who get truly hurt anytime an animal is harmed in a fictional movie. Stop it! You can dozens and dozens of human beings getting slaughtered, but one animal gets hurt, and it's a no-go?
And for me, seeing an animal die or a kid, makes it a much better horror movie, evil doesn't give a shit what or who you are, it will end your life, and seeing them die hits harder.
Maybe it's because I don't have a kid myself, but what it showed with the kid was one of the only ballsy and/or interesting things in this film. The director can't shoot a wide shot to save his life and this film was just going through the claustrophobic motions of one generic character after another getting picked off. The Dracula look and effects were good, but that was about it. Just completely forgettable horror.
It is forgettable, you're right.
the best kills in these sort of horror movies involves children. Dr Sleep with Jacob Tremble (that was done so well and terrifying) - even Talk to me with the younger teen. Hereditary. I think audiences might be now okay with this now.
dont listen to the reviews ,i went to see this movie thinking it was going to be shit.....believe me dont listen to the reviews,this movie i shit scary,
These guys hate everything though
@@asm-6547 No, they don't.
Yes, you're right, we hate everything.
Since I blind buy most movies I see, I'll catch this one on disc & add it to the collection. I'm an old horror fan & I think this will play better at home.
Enjoy!
Watched this. Not sure why it's two hours and considering the premise and how few cast members there really is and how the boat does not seem expansive. It was way too slow in its pacing. The kid scene was done well though. If they chopped this down to be more efficient, it'll be a better movie. I like how the black cast member is the survivor. 6/10. Sort of bored. Sort of not. More bored than not.
Ha, well said.
I thought the guy in the back was her audio engineer. Then I realized, he's just playing a video game. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yup!
Oh wow, this sounds rough viewing. I often loath films where you can't tell who is who. It's a skill set where I feel we need name tags on these silly actors.
Saw the trailer for this at Talk To Me and literally never heard of it previously. Always a bad side...
Unrelated, but you guys should have the film Medusa Deluxe on your radar!
Seen it and reviewed it for Ebert, thought it was technically impressive but narratively kind of a bore. Thanks! Christy
Its The Last Voyage Of the Demeter
He is in one of the boxes
The Dragon is the insignia Of Dracula
Boxes for Dracula's Home Dirt he needs to sleep in
20 Years really?
Rationing Yes why get on with it Dah
Nobody every knew what it was besides the girl knew anything and she had no idea how to kill it
There was plenty of buzz
Guess it wasn't woke enough for you
It was good and you hate to admit it cause you not Horror fans. How could just enjoy it?
The movie does NOT end like the start of it suggests, and Alonso is wrong that we know how it will end.
I wasn't surprised or saddened by the fate of the dog. He was as underdeveloped as the human characters and horror movies are rarely kind to canines (or any other animals). I actually felt like the movie was toning down the violence, camera cutting away before anything too gory.
Giving away the fate of the Demeter in the beginning was a mistake. All you can do is impatiently wait for all the crew members to bite the dust.....
HAHAHA Are you seriously upset because they tell you how it ends before it starts ? You do know this movie is based on a single chapter from the novel DRACULA that has been around since 1897 and the movie is called THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER . If you could not figure out that no one survived from that I dont know what else to say to you .
Justice for Huck!
I hear someone lives
Wow, I thought maybe you guys were being little hard on this movie, but I saw it yesterday and was underwhelmed. It was so mediocre. I can't say it was a bad script. As I was listening to the dialogue, it all seemed adequate but nothing more than that. The acting was okay, the movie looked pretty good. It was just so mediocre. Very strange. I agree that the creature looked terrific though. He was the best part of the movie for me. I liked a couple of other Ovredal movies, but this kinda falls flat. Didn't hate it, but it was disappointing.
Thanks Larry!
Christy I have to respectfully disagree with you. It shows everything it’s supposed to. This film has balls. I hate movies for not showing what they’re trying to show but they lead it on with blank fillers and expect people to get it. Stop. We need movies that shows things. Sure the characters aren’t the best but I don’t like how you portray the “ me me me “ I don’t need to see this. MANY of us do want to see films that go outside of the box like this. If you didn’t want to see it you shouldn’t have went to see it. That’s just my opinion. But it’s stuff like that that literally wrecks it for the people who wanna see films do different things.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
This is the first review I watched on this channel so I have no idea what either of you like, but you definitely don't sound like horror people. Complaining about "things they didn't need to show", since when is this something we complain about in horror??
Well now that you've found us, why don't you check out our whole horror playlist? Lots of reviews there. Thanks for watching.
Was hoping this movie might be surprisingly good........guess not.
It is
Meh, I don’t want to see this. But I am interested in what’s on Christy’s TV. Classic MTV? A good movie? 😅😅
Ha, it's my 13-year-old son playing Elden Ring.
@@BreakfastAllDay Elden Ring sounds much more entertaining than Last Voyage of the Demeter 😅
You can tell when they don't like a movie every time you see them have the disapproving parent looks on the thumb nail
Ha!
It's like the only thing Christy cared about was some stupid dog dying.
We actually made many points about the movie besides that, thanks so much for taking the time to watch.
Vampire Boat! That's funny!
Vampire Boat writes itself!
robert eggers is making his version of nosferatu let's hope that's better
Ah, very cool.
Wow the horror bros are out in full force in the comments.
Ah, is that what's happening? Good to know, thanks.
Sorry you didn't like this movie, but I've heard some very good things about a doc called American Homeboys about Los Angeles Chicanos. You really ought to review it.
3.4 out of…
Out of 10.
7:30
What is happening at these time stamps?
Nobody else has noticed that this Chapter VII of Bram Stoker's Dracula is the original source of inspiration for 1979 R. Scott's
Alien? 😀
That makes sense!
@@BreakfastAllDay Of course it does! Actually, it is exactly the same idea. Change the sea for the space, the Demeter for the Nostromo and the vampire for an alien and you have the movie! No kidding!
@@alfonsocalventeiglesias1398 Well we appreciate your insights, thanks.
I think more closely 1958's "It! The Terror From Beyond Space!" was the inspiration. Alien that boards a spacecraft and picks off the crew one by one...
Yeah I'm with the dude, respect to them for showing the kid's and the dog's death. A couple walked out of the theater during the kid's death scene and i can tell it was the girl who couldn't handle it anymore. But in case you have been living under a rock, horror movies wear "people not being able to finish it" as a badge of honor, not to mention if you take the cool deaths out of this equation (which is literally the only point of this movie) then why even bother? That's like taking the cool deaths out of Final Destination lol. The girl is just trying to justify herself by bringing up that dog website lol, she just couldn't handle a horror movie
I was hoping for the best because of its cool premise and promising cast & crew but the production issues & questionable release date were worrying signs. Might check it eventually
Good luck!
I wanted to see this movie until I started to hear a lot of bad reviews about it. Great review.
The bad reviews are from film snobs. Unless you like artsy crap, ignore them. This was a good monster movie.
Why can't you make up your OWN mind?..see it, YOU might like it.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524the bad reviews are from critics that want to fit in with the hip crowd, and no two reviewers seem to be dying to do that more than Christy and Alonso. Whatever the critics consensus is, they'll follow it.
I am a big fan of Francis Ford Coppolas Bram stokers Dracula from 1993 if I remember correctly the date of that movie and i remember a brief reference in quite an amazing scene was shown from that movie on the demeter with a lot of splashing of blood. Bram stokers book devoted just one chapter to this section and I have heard also the movie doesn't really increase in tension or tempo in the third act which sounds disappointing maybe 2 hrs is to long for this movie.
Will you check it out?
@@BreakfastAllDay yes but going in with reduced expectations
I actually LOVED the title , it seemed very mysterious... i wish they had saved the fact that it was a Dracula film a mystery .. that would be more interesting...
How would it be a mystery? the Demeter is the name of the boat Dracula was on lol...
true, but not everyone knows that.. maybe mysterious is not the right word, it just sounds cool to me @@adamCarter20
Iconic duo. Love you guys
So sweet, thank you!
Why would anyone watch this movie? It was only a footnote in Dracula. We know how it ends. The only alternative ending is if some of them escaped on a life boat.
If it were good it wouldn't matter.
@@mst3kpimp yes it would matter. I've never seen Titanic. I know how it ends. They hit an iceberg, the ship sinks. Roll credits.
You do NOT know how it ends. The movie has a whole bunch of characters whose fate is unknown.
@@desertsuede4 Well, the movie is (fiction). But it ends the exact same way the actual Titanic Voyage ended. It hit an Iceberg, and it sank.
@@theylied1776 nice trolling effort. You can't be serious in your argument. Not seeing Oppenheimer either, since we know they succeed in building the bomb?
I totally agree. It's a solid 3 out of 5. Enjoyed it but it feels like it's missing a 3rd act. In every monster movie Alien, Jeepers Creepers, the Thing there is always a 3rd act fight back and almost always they win. Here there is no fight back and they just get picked off one by one and it's game over so it leaves the film rather unsatisfying. They don't have to win but at least put up a good fight. But I get that's kinda how the book goes.
Our 3s are out of 10 😄
I liked the premise but the trailer was boring so I didn't hold out much hope for it. Might catch it on streaming.
Somewhere there’s an alternative trailer for this movie owning its depraved gratuity that focuses entirely on how you can get off watching the kid and dog getting murdered: “ if you like that kind of thing we go there!”
No thank you.
Yikes!
Kids and dogs die every day thank you
Vampire Boat!? don’t give up your day job…
This ... is our day job.