Review of In Search of Dracula

This documentary essentially traces some of the myths relating to vampires back to their original Romanian sources and incorporates the legends related to the 15th century Transylvanian warlord Vlad the Impaler-also known as Vlad Dracula. The documentary then details how the writer Bram Stoker used these myths, legends and traditions to come up with the notorious vampire known as Count Dracula in his best-selling novel in 1897. From there it was used in silent films and eventually brought to modern films beginning with the 1931 film "Dracula." And for added effect the documentary is annotated by one of the most popular actors to play the part-Christopher Lee. Now as far as this documentary is concerned, while I liked having Christopher Lee as the annotator and I appreciated some of the clips from his movies, I would have preferred some of the more horrific scenes from these movies rather than the rather lifeless ones presented. Likewise, there have been a number of other movies related to vampires since this documentary was produced which has left much of the analysis here seem somewhat obsolete or out-of-date. Regardless, this documentary didn't really show me anything I didn't already know and for that reason I have rated it accordingly.