Dracula 2000 (2000)
Christopher Plummer, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Danny Masterson
As a director, Wes Craven has been able to infuse his horror movies with humor and some smart, often genuinely creepy, thrills, even on his lowest-budgeted films. As a producer of horror movies, well, his record has been spotty at best. Craven tapped his longtime editor Patrick Lussier to direct ... (read more) As a director, Wes Craven has been able to infuse his horror movies with humor and some smart, often genuinely creepy, thrills, even on his lowest-budgeted films. As a producer of horror movies, well, his record has been spotty at best. Craven tapped his longtime editor Patrick Lussier to direct Dracula 2000, and the movie ends up with all the good and bad of "a Wes Craven production." A modern-day update of the Dracula legend, the script has some genuinely good ideas. Christopher Plummer (The Insider) takes a relatively juicy role as Van Helsing, owner of an antiques shop specializing in ancient weapons. He takes exception to how his namesake was portrayed in Bram Stoker's classic novel, which he's more than happy to tell his assistant (Jonny Lee Miller, "Sick Boy" from Trainspotting) without telling him the whole story. When Omar Epps leads a band of high-tech criminals to break into Van Helsing's high security vault (thinking that with so much security there's got to be something extremely valuable in there), what they end up stealing is the body of Dracula, who of course awakens from his slumber. When the story shifts to New Orleans, where Van Helsing's estranged daughter is working for the local Virgin Megastore (here metaphor is replaced by product placement), Dracula is drawn to her. The undead start to multiply, and the vampire hunt resumes. Another excellent idea deals with a new origin to Dracula, flashing back to biblical times to explain his aversion to silver and crosses. But there is a downside. Under the inept direction of Lussier the movie is never scary, inspiring instead an occasional feeling of pity for the actors. Overall, this a vampire movie for the mind, not the heart. --Andy Spletzer
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R, 99 min.
Directed by:
Patrick Lussier
Release Date: Dec 22, 2000
DVD Release Date: Jul 03, 2001
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Has to be the worst Dracula film I have ever seen. Bad acting all round. Don't bother.
I don't like scary movies but I made an exception for Gerard. You will not find a hotter vampire and the plot has the most original spin on Dracula I have ever come across.
this movie or twilight, which is the worst vampire movie? anyone care to help me figure out?
Sexy, slick, not scary updated new rendering of the classic tale. Plus there's a very good Dracula orgin tale spun within that's very buyable.
A lot of fun, but I was not a fan of many of the performances. I also felt the script was weak, but it was very pretty. Very watchable!
Despite getting absolutely horrible reviews from just about every critic from here to L.A., I wasn't actually that unimpressed. The idea of a modernized re-imagining of 'Dracula' was about as exciting to me as any modernized 're-imagining' of anythin... (read more) Despite getting absolutely horrible reviews from just about every critic from here to L.A., I wasn't actually that unimpressed. The idea of a modernized re-imagining of 'Dracula' was about as exciting to me as any modernized 're-imagining' of anything... not very... but it still managed to remain interesting and entertaining, if not at times humourous. Gerard Butler was edible however I just plain wasn't scared...
I love this movie, have since I first saw it. the sparks flying between Dracula and Mary are palpable, and I love Butler's delicious portrayal of Dracula.
lol if you take it seriously it's crap but i found it amusing because it's so cheesy
Overall, this is a pretty pointless movie, and it is ultimately more fun to watch "Dracula 2000" to see early performances from such stars as Gerard Butler and Omar Epps before their eventual rise to fame (with "300" and "House", respectively). There... (read more) Overall, this is a pretty pointless movie, and it is ultimately more fun to watch "Dracula 2000" to see early performances from such stars as Gerard Butler and Omar Epps before their eventual rise to fame (with "300" and "House", respectively). There's the odd interesting idea here and there, such as Van Helsing keeping himself alive with injections of Dracula's blood, extracted using leeches, or the idea that (spoiler alert) Dracula is actually Judas. But these concepts are few and far between, and in the end the movie is just another cheesy vampire flick.
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Dracula may stay undead in the new millennium, but there's not a sign of life -- oh, that bloodless acting -- in this sorry mess.full review
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