Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000
R | 09 August 2004 (USA)
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In the year 3000, the deep space salvage ship Mother III locates the vanished starship Demeter in the Carpathian System. Captain Abraham Van Helsing and his crew composed of the blonde assistant Aurora Ash; the crippled navigator Arthur "The Professor" Holmwood, who believes that he is a genius; the strong and dumb Humvee; the intern Mina Murry; and the drug addicted 187, decide to claim the possession of Demeter. While exploring the spacecraft, they see a tape of fifty years ago of Captain Varna telling that he was locked in his cabin since his crew was acting weird after getting a cargo of coffins in Transylvania station. When 187 decides to search in the coffins for some possible hidden dope, he cuts his hand and his blood awakes Count Orlock, a.k.a. Count Dracula. When Aurora discloses who Dracula is, the survivors try to find a way to destroy the vampire.

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Forumrxes

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

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Taha Avalos

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Zandra

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Kayden

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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adonis98-743-186503

Count Dracula terrorizes the crew of a spaceship. I have no idea why i even watched this film to begin with but since i did it let's review it. First of all the acting was pure garbage but then i guess you expected that already from a movie called 'Dracula 3000' especially Coolio was just playing himself, Casper Van Dien's part was completely forgettable so the only thing i remember is Erika Eleniak and that top of hers that was kind of revealing other than that pretty much nothing. Plus the whole Dracula thing? it's barely even in the movie and i was left disappointed that Udo Kier even agreed to appear on this garbage and overall don't waste your time. (0/10)

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zardoz-13

Indeed, writer & director Darrell Roodt's ultra-low-budget chiller "Dracula 3000" doesn't qualify as a masterpiece either Gothic or cinematic. Nevertheless, the premise promises more than it can muster with its futuristic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel. Roodt and "White Lion" co-scenarist Ivan Milborrow never let things get too deep and some may object to the ending. Meaning, Roodt and company couldn't have made a legitimate sequel because everybody dies in the long run. Basically, what they have done is transferred Dracula into deep space and appropriated the setup from Ridley Scott's unforgettable creature feature "Alien." Mind you, movies about Dracula set in deep space are few and far between so "Dracula 3000" possesses some marginal distinction. One huge problem with this movie is that Dracula doesn't cut much of a figure. Roodt is no Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, or Gary Oldman. Worse, he doesn't show up until 42 minutes after the film unfolds. Naturally, he is fleeing from a dying world, and he has loaded his multitude of coffins aboard the freighter. In this respect, "Dracula 3000" is like the novel because the Count took more coffins than "Nosferatu" and any other Dracula incarnation to his destination. Specifically, Roodt and company borrow only the basics from Stoker's novel. Dr. Seward doesn't put in an appearance, and a surprise awaits us about Van Helsing's descendant. As the skipper of the salvage ship "Mother III," Captain Abraham Van Helsing (Casper Van Diem of "Starship Troopers"), a distant relative of the original Van Helsing, learns about a derelict cargo ship "Demeter" that has been missing for 50 years. The interesting question here is why does it drift for half of a century. Even with the skipper dead on all the other ships, the vessel reached its destination. Dracula readers will remember that Dracula sailed to England aboard the Demeter, and the skipper died, bound to the wheel of the ship. I thought Roodt did an adequate job at preserving parts of the novel in the action. In this version, the Demeter's captain has left a video log of events. These clips are interspersed throughout the film and sometimes they seem almost haphazardly inserted into the action. Initially, Van Helsing worries that his five man crew will not be up to the task of salvaging this vast spaceship. Confined to a wheelchair, Professor Arthur "The Professor" Holmwood (Grant Swanby of "Starship Troopers 3: Marauder"), acts as their science officer, while two African-Americans perform the heavy lifting. Humvee (Tommy 'Tiny' Lister of "Friday") and a man simply designated 187 (Coolio of "Pain & Gain"), who grew up together in the same neighborhood, provide the comic relief. Fleshing out the cast are former Playboy bunny Erika Eleniak, cult European actor Udo Kier, Alexandra Kamp, and Langley Kirkwood portrays Dracula. Kirkwood looks sinister, but he doesn't surpass either Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee. He is dressed appropriately and makes atmospheric entries and exits. The ending is tragic with our heroes sacrificing themselves so that they can vanquish Dracula. The banter between Coolio—doing a hilarious stoner act—and grouchy Tiny Lister is amusing. Lister;s dialogue is rather profane but funny. The film would be considerably more tame without his presence. Coolio's death scene is a must see, particularly after he entices Van Helsing to shoot him repeatedly in the chest. Coolio milks his role for maximum effect. He looks cool with his fangs. "Dracula 3000" seems to have more than its share of detractors. The concept that God is no longer believed is different, too. The performances are okay, and "The Professor" uses some standard British rough language. Somebody could remake "Dracula 3000," beef up its production values, and cast some big names, and it might pass muster. Eleniak looks good in tight-fitting black.

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Zachary Berno

Excuse the blah in the title, I cannot end a title with a preposition even if the title is not a sentence. On the contrary do not simply ignore the blah. The blah is a metaphor. An ending finishes a story. While the preposition "for" is where the conversational meaning ends was added to the title to make it proper. The ending of Dracula 2000 was such a horrible way to end a film. I loved it so much. The ending is like a shotgun wedding for me, it was rushed, I felt the rush, and for some reason it ended with a happy marriage. Overall the movie was mostly horrible and would deserve 3 stars but the experience after the movie dropped made it one of my favorite bad movies up there with "The Room" and its ending. The ending left me giddy, rushing up and down the stairs for about a half of an hour, it was a wonderful feeling and that is why that this review is one of the higher rated ones.

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Stanjaudit

Some folks really downgraded this movie and the two main stars, Casper Van Dien and Elelnia Eliniak by stating their careers were over because of this movie. Come on folks these two are professional actors and know how to act. This movie was not as horrible as some would have us believe nor did their careers end. Just because one did not like the movie is no reason to slam dunk the actors. The movie was actually quite good because of the two main stars It's quite conceivable for a character named Van Helsing not to know at one time in earths ancient culture he had a relative who was a vampire killer. As far as the script it was okay, the cinematography was good as far as one can be from being inside a spacecraft. The vampires exhibited great strength and stealth. They were tall dark and handsome or beautiful and tempting. In the end all the vampires were slain at the expense of most of the crew. To see which vampire remains and which crew members remain and how the movie ends which the movie. I subscribe to Netflix and have it streamed to my iPad2. I'm sure it's out on DVD. Get it and enjoy

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