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This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Blistering performances.

The thing that struck me most about Tod Browning's remake of London AFTER MIDNIGHT was the outstanding craftsmanship- in particular, the cinematography. The cinematography alone makes MARK OF THE VAMPIRE a must-see for Fright Film fans: it's beautiful and atmospheric and almost without peer in the genre- and Browning's direction here is even better than it was in Dracula, because MARK OF THE VAMPIRE lacks the stagey, often plodding pace that often slowed Dracula to a crawl. It would've been interesting to see a Big Screen version of VARNEY THE VAMPIRE directed by Browning; MARK OF THE VAMPIRE, like Dracula (the Novel as well as the Movie), owed more than a little to VARNEY, anyway. Lionel Atwill steals the show, here, as was his wont.

Enjoyable vampire film with Bela Lugosi again playing a vampire after Dracula. Pretty easy going and what a twist towards the end of the film as not everything is not what it seems. The twist demonstrates that this is not the kind of vampire movie that one would normally expect. It is instead a plot line that is pivotal to what is truly been going on in the movie. It is rather interesting on when this movie was released in 1935 as noted by the DVD commentators. The commentators said that this was released at a time before World War II as no one was worrying about some guy called Hitler. Looking at this with the benefit of the passage of time since its release it certainly presents the innocence of the time prior to the horrors the world would see in a few years subsequent to its release. The performances were overall fine and Lugosi seems to enjoy playing another vampire whose name isn't Dracula. Definitely a good way to pass the time. An easy-going fluff.

Mark of the Vampire apparently had a script change at some point in production, which gave it the controversial ending. I'm on the side of the naysayers- this is an above average, minor classic film, but fell flat for me at the last minute.Director Tod browning creates an incredibly eerie atmosphere, the mood is appropriately supernatural and even a bit sad....Count Mora(Bela Lugosi) and his "undead" daughter Luna radiate a convincing fear inducing allure. These are some of the spookiest moments you will ever see in a 30's horror film. The counterpoint offered by actor Lionel Barrymore in his Van Helsing-esque role is very satisfying (some find his character annoying, to me he is the eccentric uncle that everyone wishes they had)....However,the final 10 minutes upends the entire previous action, and the film concludes with a prosaic resolution. This may leave some viewers unsatisfied or even cheated.Overall, a good film that was probably marred by meddling censors. Watch it if only for historical purposes, but please watch it- late at night! Six stars.

"Count" Bela (as I call him) is as good in this film as any of his other vampire films. Carroll Borland is outstanding - her trance-like state in the film is hypnotizing for the viewer to watch.The overall look and feel to the movie is dark and creepy while the story is suspenseful. Very good older horror film.If you have never watched this particular film I won't ruin it for you but I can tell you it's not what you would expect in the end - there is a twist and a mystery solved.Great late night movie if you want a different kind of vampire story.8.5/10