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Diary of a Vampire - the Legacy of Bram Stoker

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I am a huge vampire fan! I love anything from the cheesy to the scary. Bram Stoker definitely leans to the scary! His groundbreaking Dracula creation in 1897 was prefaced with eight years of researching European folklore. He was dedicated to his craft and it has shown! This background information is in a very watchable format and is highly recommended to any vampire fan!

The actual production values are mainly computer animated by what appears to be an 18 year old boy. The number of bikini clad vampires was amusing but counter productive. THE BIG PLUS: The actual narration, research, and script is incredibly deep and insightful. The material presented was more sophisticated than what I received in some of my master-level English courses.

As an educator I found the scope and contextualization of Stoker's work extremely valuable. I had hoped to show it to some of my students; but as I said, it looks more like a racy video game than a serious documentary.

Well worth a look...but realize you will not get a product with the same values as say AE's Biography or The History Channel

The "birth" of Dracula, the origins of Gothic style and stories as they relate to the life and times of Bram Stoker. Was he a bigot who believed Muslims studied the occult? Were occult secrets hidden in the works of authors such as Alexandre Dumas, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Verne? Pretty compelling stuff!

I thought this might be a horror movie, turns out it is a well made documentary about Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula. It seems the idea of the vampire was not new in fact Stoker was very aware of earlier stories revolving around the dark, mysterious creature such as a vampire. None the less, he was the one who perfected it, unlike any other. If you are a horror buff and are into vampires and/or Dracula you gotta check this one out.

This DVD shows up in searches on Amazon.com, when searches are done for the actor, Gary Oldman. Nowhere, on this DVD is he mentioned or shown.
Gary Oldman was in the movie Dracula, but does not appear in this DVD.
I had to assign a rating, in order to post this information. I do own this DVD.

I learned so much from this. It was very interesting.I love Bram Stoker so knowing all this was great for me.

Dracula is perhaps one of literature's most famous monsters and although many contemporary books and movies have transformed vampires into heartthrobs and prime-time soap stars, Bram Stoker's Dracula remains a true villain. This documentary appears visually to be the work of an amateur, although the actual narrated content proves otherwise. The documentary is extremely well-researched and provides a revealing look into the life of Dracula's creator - Bram Stoker. It explores the influences of gothic and occult cultures and details how these elements appeared in other literary works as well. I think I was introduced to the novel in high school and didn't really give it much thought then. It was fascinating to learn how much time Stoker spent researching to create his legendary character. Vampire fans and literature enthusiasts alike will enjoy this eye-opening Diary of a Vampire.

The way this DVD started with the opening credits I expected it to be really cheesy, but I was pleasantly surprised! This film is filled with lots of great scenes and photos, mostly focusing on Bram Stoker and the novel he spent 8 years gathering information for: Dracula. Although Mr. Stoker wasn't the one who invented the idea of vampires, he's definitely the author who is synonymous with the name Dracula. Because of his book, written over 100 years ago, people today are as hooked on vampires as they were over a century ago. Whether you find them intriguing or frightening--or a little of both--without Bram Stoker vampire lore may have faded into oblivion. Diary of a Vampire also gets into occult secrets hidden in the works of authors such as Alexandre Dumas, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Verne. This film is a must-see for anyone interested in vampires and their history, as well as Bram Stoker and how the novel Dracula came to be born.

A biography on Bram Stoker and events leading to the "birth" of Dracula.The origins of Gothic style and stories, bigotry and the relating of Muslims to the occult, and occult secrets hidden in the works of authors such as Alexandre Dumas, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Vernes are also explored in this documentary, as well as the role of the Church in creating splinter societies.

I like just about anything with Vampires but found this to be an enlightening expose on Bram Stoker and all things Dracula really, has a lot of neat computer graphics and is well researched, enjoyed this film.