Alright, yet another edition. Let's get to it!
Why Didn't I See The Last Voyage of the Demeter?
Simply put, there wasn't a showing. Which really bummed me out, because I really liked what André Øverdal did with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
What is The Last Voyage of the Demeter?
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a supernatural horror movie, based on "The Captain's Log" chapter of Bram Stroker's classic 1897 novel, Dracula. It was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Storyworks Productions, Studio Babelsberg, Phoenix Pictures, and Wise Owl Media and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Last Voyage of the Demeter was written by André Øverdal and Bragi Schut Jr. and directed by André Øverdal.
The story is, the crew of the Demeter think they're just making a simple drop off of ordinary cargo. But they soon realize one of the crates has a blood thristy creature in it and it has escaped. Now they're all praying they'll survive.
My Thoughts
The Good: One credit I'll give goes to André Øverdal's directing. He really did a great job with how the movie looked. This looks like a perfectly dark movie. Almost like something from a more old school horror movie. Then there's the cast. Even though the material was decent, they really did keep you engaged.
The Bad: I've got nothing.
The Okay: There's four mixed bags with this movie. One being the pacing. It's okay in some areas, others you can almost feel how slow this is. Then there's the scare factor. Now there are quite a few times where yes, it's a little creepy. Mainly cause you don't know exactly where Dracula is. However there's times where you're not scared, but hey you're entertained. But I don't think that really helps too much because the movie is shooting more for an almost claustrophobic feel. Now to move onto the characters. Some are okay. I won't be putting them in my favorites list anytime soon, but there okay. Others are very dry, so when they die you'll be like "Oh well". Which now brings me to the story. Now I do like how this movie did have a focus on being this truly monstrous creature, and not the more traditional smooth gentlemen. I really dug that. However who drove me a little crazy was the ending. Cause it felt like there was two endings and they were combined. One being somebody made a self-sacrifice and feeling as though the other character's fate was gonna be left ambiguous. That really fit the tone of the movie. But then who we thought was gonna be left ambiguous, shows up, sees Dracula, and feels like it we're baited into thinking a sequel will happen. That didn't fit at all.
Final Verdict: Okay.
That's all for today. Come Back on Thursday, Sept 5th, for my A Look Back at review of Beetlejuice. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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