The First Vampire: Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions (2004) User Reviews

Interesting Premise, but not well done.

[erictheredbaron · 4/10 · 3 November 2007]

At the heart of this film is a very interesting premise with great potential for a short. Unfortunately, because of bad storytelling and writing, and the introduction of horror film clichés, we are not given a way to approach this idea such that it becomes artful and interesting. Instead we--at least, I, was a little disappointed. I also found myself a little confused that the story limboed between something cliché and something truly original.

The Cinematography, on the other hand, is excellent, being among the best I've seen in short films. I would recommend anyone who is interested enough to read this review to watch the actual film; I just don't recommend that you have high expectations of it.

Loved this short. I wish it had been made into a full length movie

[fowler-denise · 9/10 · 8 March 2014]

The First Vampire is not the first movie of the same or similar name, however the sub-title delineates it somewhat from the others. It is written by a medical Dr. and focuses on a little known or understood illness of the day (probably in the 1600s). It pits science and religious beliefs against each other.

My feeling is that it is too short to fully understand the concept, so I was left wanting more. Had the producers been given the opportunity to develop the story, I believe it could have been a successful full length film.

The filmography is well done and although it was filmed in Utah, it portrays the setting of an old world European country as very believable. The First Vampire: Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions is not a typical vampire movie but instead has a twist that leaves you wondering if the mythical legends of vampires could not have been born from such a concept as this.