Mark of the Vampire

Before the film's infamous twist ending, this strangely disappointing derivative "Dracula"/vampire movie had already settled into being quite the well polished bore. Although I had become desperate for some kind of escalation or twist, the reveal brought with it only minor relief to the story's blandness. While there are some charming spookies and some decent atmosphere scattered about, the movie never really becomes more than just mildly watchable with its bungled plot.

Browning does a nice atmospheric job with this _London After Midnight_ remake that further benefits from fine perfs delivered by Bela and a couple of Lionels. Unfortunately, it's all an elaborate hoax, as the movie contorts itself to the point of breaking to avoid being an actual horror film. Red-herring Bela's few lines at film's end are eerily prophetic.

It's pretty boring, and the end was pretty retarded, but I'm cutting it some slack because of it's standing in the timeline of vampire movies. I also give it a plus for Lugosi and Barrymore.

Well, that didn't make a lotta sense at all. Typical cluelessness whenever MGM tries to do horror. Cool sets though and very nice on the eye (thanks to Mr Howe). The scenes with Luna stalking through the graveyard more than a little reminiscent of Plan Nine (coincidence?--I think not). One great moment: Luna flying into the scene on wings.

The specter of James Whale forced Browning to step his game up with this one. It's pretty eerie at times - Bela in the hallway, Luna turning into a bat are both well done, and the whole creepy crawly castle bit is a lot of fun. The twist is a torpedo to the story's broadside, but it's a fun ride getting there.

This dull horror-mystery fails to deliver any intrigue or creepiness at all, with a strong cast wasted upon characters without an iota of personality. The late twist however does lift what would otherwise be one of the blandest vampire films of all time. Still, it's a major disappointment from a director as accomplished as Tod Browning.

Considered notable by many critics for its alleged lesbian subtext and its "meta" self-reflexive narrative, both attributes are overstated. The former barely registers and seems to have been thought up by more modern pretentious types looking for ways to justify all the hosannas they've bestowed on overrated director Browning; while the latter is accurate, but results in a highly implausible & confusing narrative. To its credit, it does move along at a brisk pace before unraveling completely.

It's mostly good although the ending kinda lets out the air

Eerie and atmospheric (The shot of Bela Lugosi running towards the camera in slow motion is truly chilling) but that twist KILLS this movie.

Oh god, I saw the twist ending coming a mile away and it was still terrible. Its atmosphere is completely derivative of Dracula without the quiet beauty. It's also extremely depressing to see Lugosi sending up his own image less than five years after Dracula. What a dumb movie.

Poses as Dracula ripoff, only to reveal itself as Dracula spoof. The twist works, even if it's the kind of twist that invalidates everything that came before rather than elevate it. Far better special effects than Dracula, but there's a reason we remember the original and not the (admittedly ambitious for its time) deconstruction.

Not bad, but it's needlessly convoluted and never provides enough motivation to care about the turns it takes. The ending would make a certain no longer popular modern director proud.

It has atmosphere and several creepy shots, but the story of a woman being hounded by vampires is territory even by 1935 that was too well tread. There are some bright spots from the cast anyway. There's clearly large parts edited away which makes the ludicrous ending that much more confusing, out of place, abrupt, and frankly bloodless terrible garbage nonsense.

Like Bride does to Frankenstein, Mark takes all those same Dracula set pieces and enhances them. Browning learned a lot since 1931 and increased the pacing, humor and Gothic touches. They nailed the atmosphere with a lingering fog. Plus Carroll Borland is a true find. And also like Bride this was hacked to pieces by the studio but unlike Bride only a sense of the original intent remains.With Lugosi barely in it and a narrative in shambles we're left with only a hollow shell of Browning's intent.

Some striking visuals can't save the ludicrous plot.

Wonderful spoof of Dracula, with the "real" Dracula Bela Lugosi parodying himself! Sure it's a bit confusing with scenes being edited out and such, but I loved this more then Tod Browning's original Dracula (1931)! Cheesy and spooky with a wonderful assemble of actors playing the parts. Almost a all-star selection playing the characters to perfection! Not sure if it's a guilty pleasure movie or if it's a legit great one, but I don't feel guilty liking it!

70.000

A perfect Halloween movie, with Carol Borland flapping around in bat wings and the whole vampire thing merely an elaborate hoax to flush out a very non-supernatural killer. As the DVD reveals, Bela had more lines (and fun ones!) in the trailer than he does in the movie! "I command all those within the sound of my voice . . ."

Fun, quick and creepy, with a twist.

Tod Browning nascia há 140 anos. Esse filme é ótimo porque temos Browning e Lugosi satirizando a si próprios, o problema recai é que só quase no final que sabemos ser uma sátira, até então era mais uma espécie de reamke de Drácula. WEBRRip RARBG.

Silly and disappointing

Browning remakes two of his own films simultaneously. As expected, it has atmosphere to spare, and it is technically superior in many ways to Dracula and better paced, although it lacks that film's originality and eerie quiet. Extra points for that ballsy ending though, which Lugosi thought was completely absurd. He was right, it is, but Browning would have been crazy to play this cliched material completely 'straight' in 1935. It is just a shame that his cut was mutilated by MGM.

that plot twist tho

Cute but pretty unsubstantial little horror mystery with a perhaps too clever by half solution that was apparently ripped from an earlier Browning film. It's significantly better than some other Lugosi vampire type films that were made to try to cash in on his Dracula persona. Some good production values, but it doesn't work all that well to modern eyes. Okay, though.