For fans of vampires and vampirism and those who know the story (legend) of Elizabeth Bathory, this is a delight. It tells the story of an immortal Bathory living in the present day. Good taste, luxury, sensuality, luxurious settings, eroticism... in short, a delightful fable with a sensual and beautiful vampire. For non-fans, well, it's difficult.

I wasted my time watching... It gets annoying

This latest MCU newcomer goes beyond what is typically offered by Marvel, hence why audiences and critics are divided. It is flawed, yet stays true to its premise. It is not an action movie, as it is more grounded and humble in its presentation of its theme - mainly that of very human instinct of protection, love and choice. At the end of it all, this film has a quiet, melancholic undertone that can only be felt upon reflection after watching the movie, rather than invoking it superficially during the screening. For any MCU fans, this is still a must see for those who love to go deeper into the MCU's ever-expanding lore.

Emotional movie. A lot of people can relate to I'm sure.

Apparently the bad reviews this film gets kept the writers/directors/producers from ever getting another credit to their names. This is actually too bad as I found the movie to be quite stylistic at times, containing one of the coolest scenes of all-time (the cover shot) as well as some highly-charged erotica. And, in the middle, it actually felt a bit like a horror. The trailer is lame.

Okay. this goes on the list of Worst Films I've Ever Seen. Why did I want t isee this? Because it was supposed to be about Erzbet Bathory. Horrible. Worse than horrible. And what did they guy say? A Polish Family? Hello! Hungarian! Someone didn't do homework. That painting was awful, too. And murdering them by pricking them in the neck? And biting? Also, most of these girls were clearly not virgins. What a waste. The only thing on screen was betrayal and lust. Maybe someday, someone will make a REAL film about Erzbet.

This film desperately wants to be a cross between THE HUNGER, COUNTESS DRACULA and all of the lesbian vampire movies by Jean Rollin but fails to be suspenseful, scary or sexy. For its subject matter it has way too little actual nudity. But it wasn't entirely boring either.

cop, vamps sex, blood enough for movie

Ouin bon.. je ne l'ai même pas terminé, mais j'en ai vu une bonne partie et c'était vraiment moyen.. J'accroche juste pas..

BY PAMELA DE GRAFF <I>Eternal</I> is a decent thriller, but not innovative enough that I can recommend it to demanding horror aficionados, or to anyone other than a cadre of die-hard Elizabeth Bathory and vampire fans. <B><I>ETERNAL</I> (2004)</B> Canada WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Wilhelm Liebenberg and Federico Sanchez FEATURING: Conrad Pla, Caroline Néron, Victoria Sanchez, Sarah Manninen, Ilona Elkin, John Dunn-Hill, Yves Corbeil, Ted Rusoff, and Nick Baillie GENRE: <B>OCCULT-THRILLER / MYSTERY</B> TAGS: Horror / Occult/Crime lesbianism, vampirism, ritual murder, lesbian rape <B>PLOT: When a Montreal police detective's wife mysteriously disappears, he tracks her final moments through am erotic Internet chat site and winds up in over his head on the trail of a murderous occultist.</B> COMMENTS: When Detective Raymond Pope's (Pla) wife Jessica (Manninen) vanishes, he makes the disturbing find that she led a double life when he traces her activities on a lurid lesbian website. Jessica met a stranger for kinky sex and was never seen again. When Pope determines that her liaison was with an enigmatic heiress named Elizabeth Kane (Néron) and her sexy personal <I>Renfield</I>, Irina (Sanchez), Pope's investigation of Kane's recreational quirks leads to an unraveling of his personal life and exposure of his own extracurricular activities. Worse, bodies start to pile up faster than you can say, "deliver me from evil." The corpses are the victims of salacious, violent sex crimes, and Pope's (ahem) <I>DNA</I> shall we say is somehow all over the cadavers. Pope is blamed for adultery with his partner's now murdered wife, and a Vatican detective pays Pope a visit with a veiled warning about Elizabeth. Pope's quest to locate his wife, exonerate himself of the sex murders, and uncover Elizabeth's secrets leads him on a high-stakes mission to Venice. There he discovers that Elizabeth and Irina are into some kinky weirdness that is way, way out of his league. The Erzsébet Báthori (Elizabeth Bathory) legend is revived in this cross-genre vampire hunter thriller with shadings of <I>Eyes Wide Shut</I> (1999), <I>Caligula</I> (uncut: 1979), <I>The Hellfire Club</I> (1961)</I>, and <I>Baba Yaga</I>(1973). Sadly, <I>Eternal</I> does not meet the quality of aforementioned films, though it certainly has its colorful moments. The film somehow lacks the sort of tension that it's suspenseful plot points should build, and while creepy, falls short of being really scary. Pope is regrettably, a walking collection of detective movie stereotypes, whose every action is a cliché, and whose every other word starts with 'F.' As an example, after a scholarly bookseller eloquently recounts the amazing true history of Countess Báthori, a mug-faced Pope responds banally, "That's one f**K of a story!" Quite. Néron is marginally adequate in her performance as Erzsébet Báthori incarnate in the modern world, but crude and sleazy, she is about as well cast for the as would be Ricardo Montalban, physically unequipped to replicate the 17th Century Countess's reputed beauty, femininity, poise, sinister quirkiness and capacity for abject rage. The dialogue that Liebenberg and Sanchez scripted for her is more befitting of bar talk uttered by nouveau riche housewives on an episode of the "reality" show, <I>The Hills</I>, than the measured prose of a modern incarnation of the multi-lingual, classically educated, centuries-old aristocrat whom she portrays. The most photogenic character is Kane's minion Irina, nicely embodied by the coy and pretty Victoria Sanchez, who is no Ingrid Bergman, but who has the screen presence to carry the role of a scheming, alluring, upstart occultist toady. Character actors Yves Corbeil, Ted Rusoff deliver the only interesting performances as the Vatican agent and the literary curator respectively, but their screen time is limited to a few minutes. To its credit, <I>Eternal</I> sports a great look and feel. Striking architectural shots, historic Italian venues, Venetian canals, location Renaissance interiors, along with Baroque masquerade costumes, all filmed in a semi-neo noir style, present a commanding visual signature. All of this is not enough to salvage the film however, which fails to deliver twists, surprises, squirmy chills, or imaginative supernatural or occult revelations. The story is adequate, but not creative enough to do justice to it's stylish, chromatic production design. Instead it relies heavily on the voyeurism and sensationalism or strong lesbian themes, lesbian rape, necrophilia, ceremonial blood-letting, nudity and sex. Not that these are elements one can't enjoy, but they require a stronger context to justify their use, otherwise they become gimmicks and plot substitutes. <I>Eternal</I> is however, the first film I am aware of which takes its cue from Erzsébet Báthori and relates the historical facts about the 17th Century Hungarian countess absolute historical accuracy, notwithstanding the miscasting of the lead. Despite its authenticity though, it shies away from depicting the full range of the legendary serial killer's flamboyant perversions, focusing only on the most salient highlights of her twisted debauchery in a contemporary, almost sanitary context. <I>Eternal's</I> plot is more or less fresh for a vampire hunter movie, combining mystery, occult and crime suspense. "Cinephiles" will want to avoid it nevertheless, as will jaded, thinking horror fans. Vampire lovers, and Erzsébet Báthori enthusiasts however will find <I>Eternal</I> to be a worthwhile change of pace from the glut of blood-sucker tales that has recently washed over the media channels in a sanguine tide of predictable mediocrity. <div style="width:120px;font-size:10px;text-align:center;"></div><a href="http://www.flixster.com/videos?videoId=11150245"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/T80gmoQaCSE/0.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="font-size:10px;width:120px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com"><I>Eternal</I></a> - trailer</div>

This film desperately wants to be a cross between THE HUNGER, COUNTESS DRACULA and all of the lesbian vampire movies by Jean Rollin but fails to be suspenseful, scary or sexy. For its subject matter it has way too little actual nudity. But it wasn't entirely boring either.

Awful. Don't bother.

<I>Eternal</I> is a decent thriller, but not innovative enough that I can recommend it to demanding horror aficionados, or to anyone other than a cadre of die-hard Elizabeth Bathory and vampire fans. <B><I>ETERNAL</I> (2004)</B> Canada WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Wilhelm Liebenberg and Federico Sanchez FEATURING: Conrad Pla, Caroline Néron, Victoria Sanchez, Sarah Manninen, Ilona Elkin, John Dunn-Hill, Yves Corbeil, Ted Rusoff, and Nick Baillie GENRE: <B>OCCULT-THRILLER / MYSTERY</B> TAGS: Horror / Occult / Crime lesbianism, vampirism, ritual murder, lesbian rape <B>PLOT: When a Montreal police detective's wife mysteriously disappears, he tracks her final moments through an erotic Internet chat site and winds up in over his head on the trail of a murderous occultist.</B> COMMENTS: When Detective Raymond Pope's (Pla) wife Jessica (Manninen) vanishes, he makes the disturbing find that she led a double life when he traces her activities on a lurid lesbian website. Jessica met a stranger for kinky sex and was never seen again. When Pope determines that her liaison was with an enigmatic heiress named Elizabeth Kane (Néron) and her sexy personal <I>Renfield</I>, Irina (Sanchez), Pope's investigation of Kane's recreational quirks leads to an unraveling of his personal life and exposure of his own extracurricular activities. Worse, bodies start to pile up faster than you can say, "deliver me from evil." The corpses are the victims of salacious, violent sex crimes, and Pope's (ahem) <I>DNA</I> shall we say is somehow all over the cadavers. Pope is blamed for adultery with his partner's now murdered wife, and a Vatican detective pays Pope a visit with a veiled warning about Elizabeth. Pope's quest to locate his wife, exonerate himself of the sex murders, and uncover Elizabeth's secrets leads him on a high-stakes mission to Venice. There he discovers that Elizabeth and Irina are into some twisted weirdness that is way, way out of his league. The Erzsébet Báthori (Elizabeth Bathory) legend is revived in this cross-genre vampire hunter thriller with shadings of <I>Eyes Wide Shut</I> (1999), <I>Caligula</I> (uncut: 1979), <I>The Hellfire Club</I> (1961)</I>, and <I>Baba Yaga</I>(1973). Sadly, <I>Eternal</I> does not meet the quality of the aforementioned films, though it certainly has its colorful moments. The film somehow lacks the sort of tension that its suspenseful plot points should build, and while creepy, falls short of being really scary. Pope is regrettably, a walking collection of detective movie stereotypes, whose every action is a cliché, and whose every other word starts with 'F.' As an example, after a scholarly bookseller eloquently recounts the amazing true history of Countess Báthori, a mug-faced Pope responds banally, "That's one f**K of a story!" Quite. Néron is marginally adequate in her performance as Erzsébet Báthori incarnate in the modern world, but crude and sleazy, she is about as well cast for the role as would be Ricardo Montalban, physically unequipped to replicate the 17th Century Countess's reputed beauty, femininity, poise, sinister quirkiness and capacity for abject rage. The dialogue that Liebenberg and Sanchez scripted for her is more befitting of bar talk uttered by nouveau riche housewives on an episode of the "reality" show, <I>The Hills</I>, than the measured prose of a modern incarnation of the multi-lingual, classically educated, centuries-old aristocrat whom she portrays. The most photogenic character is Kane's minion Irina, nicely embodied by the coy and pretty Victoria Sanchez, who is no Ingrid Bergman, but who has the screen presence to carry the role of a scheming, alluring, upstart occultist toady. Character actors Yves Corbeil, Ted Rusoff deliver the only interesting performances as the Vatican agent and the literary curator respectively, but their screen time is limited to a few minutes. To its credit, <I>Eternal</I> sports a great look and feel. Striking architectural shots, historic Italian venues, Venetian canals, location Renaissance interiors, along with Baroque masquerade costumes, all filmed in a semi-neo noir style, present a commanding visual signature. All of this is not enough to salvage the film however, which fails to deliver twists, surprises, squirmy chills, or imaginative supernatural or occult revelations. The story is adequate, but not creative enough to do justice to it's stylish, chromatic production design. Instead it relies heavily on the voyeurism and sensationalism of strong lesbian themes, lesbian rape, necrophilia, ceremonial blood-letting, nudity and sex. Not that these are elements one can't enjoy, but they require a stronger context to justify their use, otherwise they become gimmicks and plot substitutes. <I>Eternal</I> is however, the first film I am aware of which takes its cue from Erzsébet Báthori and relates the historical facts about the 17th Century Hungarian countess with absolute historical accuracy, notwithstanding the miscasting of the lead. Despite its authenticity though, the picture shies away from depicting the full range of the legendary serial killer's flamboyant perversions, focusing only on the most salient highlights of her twisted debauchery in a contemporary, almost sanitary context. <I>Eternal's</I> plot is more or less fresh for a vampire hunter movie, combining mystery, occult and crime suspense. "Cinephiles" will want to avoid it nevertheless, as will jaded, thinking horror fans. Vampire lovers, and Erzsébet Báthori enthusiasts however will find <I>Eternal</I> to be a worthwhile change of pace from the glut of blood-sucker tales that has recently washed over the media channels in a sanguine tide of predictable mediocrity. <div style="width:120px;font-size:10px;text-align:center;"></div><a href="http://www.flixster.com/videos?videoId=11150245"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/T80gmoQaCSE/0.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="font-size:10px;width:120px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com"><I>Eternal</I></a> - trailer</div>

It's actually not badly made, or badly acted and it is based on a true story.

Perusidea hyvä mutta toteutus tökki ja leffa melko tylsä

Blah. I won't pretend I don't prefer these vampirs to the brooding high schoolers though.

An uber good movie about a true legend..Elizabet.. You must watch to completely understand. so chilling..Such an honor[if you get the surprise at the end] All I can say is OMG..WOW..

A hidden gem that not too many know about. Ever heard about Elisabeth Bathory? One of the most notorious serial killers of 16-17th Century Hungary having killed over 600 women. The link below gives ample info on this Countess: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory_in_popular_culture This intriguing and suspenseful film is based on actual events and inspired by Hitchcockian techniques, Wilhelm Liebenberg and Federico Sanchez's modern-day film noir follows the travails of Montreal police detective Raymond Pope (Conrad Pla), who's in search of his wayward wife. But his entanglement with the mysterious Elizabeth Kane (Caroline Néron) -- a wealthy woman he meets along the way -- ultimately embroils Raymond in a murder investigation. Kane's character was very interesting. Watching this movie is like reading a good novel and the shots of Montreal and Venice are great! Highly recommended!!!

This was a pleasant surprise! A gothic-erotic take on the countess Bathory-myth, set in modern day Montreal and Venice. Thrilling, very sexy, highly atmospheric and wonderful cinematography and locations (the eye candy in this film make you forget its flaws and all the cliches).

Some of the techniques they used for draining blood were interesting.