Product Details

• Actors: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure, Margaret Tyzack
• Directors: Jim O'Brien
• Producers: Cesare Landricina
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792158393
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,279 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

Indiana Jones finds that the face of evil is not always human in this terrifying, supernatural story. A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the First World War. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of espionage agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits him in Transylvania where he engages in mortal combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and his horrific army of the living dead. With his very life at stake, Indy must garner all his strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend and save mankind. This exciting movie was directed by Mike Newell (Enchanted April, Dance With A Stranger) and Dick Maas.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows in the mist tell intriguing stories, January 25, 2000

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tropic_of_criticism - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 17 - Masks of Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In a significant way, the two hours of this episode could not be more mismatched. Hour one is a film noir exploration of the paranoia associated with a life of espionage. Hour two takes a decidedly more phantasmagoric tack, resulting in scenes of no small terror.

In Hour One, Indy is a spy in Turkey, trying at once to get married and complete a mission for the French Secret Service. It is easily the best-directed hour of the entire series. The lighting, pulled focuses, and intriguing camera movements all evoke the bittersweet emotion the plot would have us feel.

But it's hardly an original plot. It's "From Russia With Love" meets "The Maltese Falcon" meets "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Fortunately, these are all very good films, so the trip is one we're more than willing to take.

Hour two is perhaps more questionable in this regard. It's a fantastic journey through the dark side of Romanian mythology, and while appropriately creepy for a Haloween party, it marks a significant departure from the traditional themes of Indy plots that some parents may wish to shield their younger children from. I wouldn't call the violence "needless", as other reviewers have, but it is graphic. It is, in short, classic gothic, and it's done very well.

All in all, then, this is an episode well worth your time, but, along with "Trenches of Hell" and "Temple of Doom", it's one of the few Indiana Jones episodes inappropriate for young children.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story!, November 2, 1999

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"yodacan" (Trumbull, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 17 - Masks of Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This adventure is truly amazing and is as good as any of the three movies. It is filled with espionage, with spies chasing each other through the streets of 1919 Turkey, a love story between Indy and a girl who becomes his fiance for only a short time, and ends with a climactic battle against Vlad the Impaler (aka Dracula). This film is filled with intrigue, mystery and great action at the same time. The horror of Vlad's castle is conveyed very well. This is probably my favorite of all the indy adventures, including the movies.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indy Rocks!, March 1, 2000

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Nathan Unck (West Jordan, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 17 - Masks of Evil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

All I have to say is that these Young Indy movies are great. One thing that you have to remember though when you watch them is that they are the "Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" that aired on ABC in the early 90's. ABC canceled the show because the ratings were low because people tuned in to see all of the action and adventure that they had in the Three original movies and a lot of peple don't know that about these videos. The only thing that is missing is that when the show was aired, they started off different with an on old man who was Indiana Jones at like 85 years old and he would tell the story for the one hour show. The reason that some of these videos that last two hours where the first hour is totally different than the second is because they were two different episodes when the show was aired. I kind of like it that way. You get two Indy episodes for the price of one. I think that is cool. These videos are really well made and the special effects and actors they have are really good as compared to other T.V. actors and the places they used to shoot the shows are beautiful. I rate all of the videos five stars. I promise if you look at it as a made for T.V. Series you would watch every Sunday night you will love these videos.