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Castlevania (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6517102/) is an original Netflix animated series written by Warren Ellis. It's anime-inspired vampire-centric semi-horror, all three of which are outside my usual wheelhouse. But I like most things Ellis does so I decided to give it a go and have enjoyed the first two seasons enough that I'm looking forward to the announced third. (4/5 stars for what it is; don't expect high art)
Richard Armitage (who may be most well-known for playing Thorin in the various Hobbit movies) voices the lead character, a drunk and disgraced last-of-his-line Trevor Belmont. The Belmonts were a legendary family of highly trained monster hunters for centuries. But when the populace decided they feared the hunters more than the monsters, the Belmonts were driven to extinction. Or so everyone thought.
Trevor faces off against Vlad Dracula Tepesh (voiced by Graham McTavish, who you might also know from the Hobbit movies as Dwalin). Dracula is on a campaign to punish humanity for killing his wife. Fortunately, Trevor gets help from a couple unexpected sources leading to an oddball team-up and a surprisingly emotional story climax.
Along the way there's a fair bit of cartoon gore, dramatic flashing combat sequences, and some fairly pointed social commentary. The whole thing hangs together well and it's easy watching. Recommended.
Castlevania (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6517102/) is an original Netflix animated series written by Warren Ellis. It's anime-inspired vampire-centric semi-horror, all three of which are outside my usual wheelhouse. But I like most things Ellis does so I decided to give it a go and have enjoyed the first two seasons enough that I'm looking forward to the announced third. (4/5 stars for what it is; don't expect high art)
Richard Armitage (who may be most well-known for playing Thorin in the various Hobbit movies) voices the lead character, a drunk and disgraced last-of-his-line Trevor Belmont. The Belmonts were a legendary family of highly trained monster hunters for centuries. But when the populace decided they feared the hunters more than the monsters, the Belmonts were driven to extinction. Or so everyone thought.
Trevor faces off against Vlad Dracula Tepesh (voiced by Graham McTavish, who you might also know from the Hobbit movies as Dwalin). Dracula is on a campaign to punish humanity for killing his wife. Fortunately, Trevor gets help from a couple unexpected sources leading to an oddball team-up and a surprisingly emotional story climax.
Along the way there's a fair bit of cartoon gore, dramatic flashing combat sequences, and some fairly pointed social commentary. The whole thing hangs together well and it's easy watching. Recommended.
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