Reviews

It was a very good movie up until the end where it made no logical sense. I got Michelle sleep walks and has sex with Luke and almost with her friend and therapist but her husband Dan's actions at the end makes no logical sense. He killed Luke and framed Michelle for it because of their romp which he knew it was as a result of the sleepwalking.

Yes Michelle and Dan's marriage was on the rocks but his 180 to want to murder her when he was the one rejecting her for sex, was hard to buy.

Its still a very good movie which I enjoyed.

I enjoyed this move starring Penny Pax as Emma Marx who finds herself seduced into a world of BDSM. I have seen many movies (on Cinnemax) like this but the man ruins it by introducing a new person into their secret love affair. Here he does not do that which I am glad about. He cares that she is loving this as much as he unlike the Cinnemax movies He makes it clear that she can leave at any time. Her feelings of importance to him.

Also, unlike in other such movies, there is mutual respect on both sides.

I liked how Emma lay ed out the ground rules at the beginning as to what she will not accept such as choking, knife play etc. He gives her a safe word for her to say if she wishes to stop.

She lives with her parents and older sister Nadia who is engaged. Emma likes this secret life but has doubts when Nadia's fiancée Ray, notices rope marks on her arms and her sister mentions red bruises on her rear end. Emma overhears them judging her lifestyle which makes Emma upset and when she speaks of this to Mr. Fredrick, he is quite upset and lets her know this.She informs him that she loves him but is not sure about this after hearing the opinions of her sister and her sister's fiancée. He is angry that she has allowed the opinion of others control her feelings.

She quits being his slave and helps Nadia plan her wedding. Emma apologizes to her sister for not be more supportive earlier but Nadia accepts it and says that she is happy and that is all that matters and no one can dictate what is right for anyone else.

Emma then goes back to Mr. Fredricks and they resume their master/slave relationship.

I enjoyed this movie so much I purchased it.

I found this movie very fascinating and at the same time disturbing. I agree with some of the other posters who say it has many elements of drama like murder, incest, revenge, etc.

The main character Elvis served his country which is honorable and upon leaving the navy seeks out his biologcal father who is a preacher and not surprisingly, rejects him since he does not want his past to ever be revealed. Elvis's mom being Hispanic is probably the main reason for this action. One can see Elvis's pain at the rejection and he goes off to lick his wounds.

Instead of just leaving town as some would do, Elvis decides to seek revenge on the father by seducing his daughter who is also Elvis's half sister Malorie. One condemns him for this of course since his quarrel is with the father not with her. Their love scenes are both erotic and disturbing since they are half siblings. He does seem to care for her when she becomes pregnant and helps her get an abortion rather than deserting which I had thought he was going to do. Not that it erases this relationship not at all.

His actions become worst when he murders his half brother in cold blood.

One can see that the father, the mother especially, loves the son Paul very much. The daughter's relationship with the father is non existent as we see. He dotes on his son and his son only.

The father, either wanting to make up for his previous rejection of Elvis or he wants to replace his disappeared son, brings Elvis into their lives. Why the father does not wonder if Elvis had anything to do with Paul's disappearance is strange.

I hated the ending. Did not like Elvis killing Malorie and her mother and burning down the house. Not sure how I would have ended it though. Maybe with Elvis confessing his sins and killing himself, or telling Malorie and she turning him into the police, or the father killing him.

Anyway, this movie is does make an impression on the viewer. It certainly with me.

I very much enjoyed Vlad. What attracted me was first, I love horror movies and the actors who were in it such as Kam Heskin, Francesco Quinn, Billy Zane, and Paul Popowich each of whelm played their roles very well.

I love "Dracula" movies that give you a back story as to how he became who he would become. It helps the viewer to understand why he is who he is and that he is not just a one dimensional villain.

Circumstances beyond his control were the reason he would become Vlad Dracul. Francesco Quinn portrays Vlad very convincing as well as give you the person as well as the demon he has become. One can't help but feel empathy for him.

Kam Heskin, from Sunset Beach, plays Alexa Meyer, who becomes the object of Vlad's desire and he obsession to possess her which he does. She plays her role well as Alexa goes from being scared to being Vlad's slave. The viewer believes the transformation. The seduction scene was very well done. Not too much or too little. It was just right. On the DVD, they have an alternate ending which shows that Alexa still under Vlad's control and that she is no longer who she once was.

After Vlad kidnaps Alexa, her brother Jeff played by Paul Popowich goes to rescue her from Vlad's clutches. Along with him are the other companions who went along with them on this trip to Europe.

The fight scenes were very good and not at all cheesy as some horror movies can be. You could see the characters fighting to the death.

The other actors were just as good at playing their roles. The priest who tried to empathize with Vlad by understanding him was good even thought it did not work as he had wanted but he tried all the same.

It was a wonderful movie and I would recommend it to anyone who liked horror movies or Dracula.