Christian C Super Reviewer. Feb 23, There are some very inventive moments but in the end this is quite a let down. Brendan N Super Reviewer. Oct 28, Wes Craven presents a bold and provocative interpretation of Bram Stoker's classic tale in Dracula In this re-envisioning, Dracula awakes from his tomb to seek out the daughter of Van Helsing after having been imprisoned by him for over a hundred years. The writing is also fairly good, and puts a fascinating new spin on the Dracula legend.
However, the directing is weak and isn't able to fully realize the vision of the script. Yet despite its problems, Dracula is an entertaining film with an intriguing story. Dann M Super Reviewer. Apr 01, Dracula: You made the world in your image. Now I make it in mine. It's the worst Dracula related film I have seen, yet it has some entertainment value in its awfulness.
You know those movies that are bad, but are so bad, they are good. Well, this isn't one of those, but it isn't so bad that it is unwatchable. Actually there are some decent ideas in the film. I really liked the connection between Judas and Dracula. Had it been used in a better way, it could have been much better. But the whole idea was executed in a hurried and sloppy way, that made it come of as idiotic, when it should have been inventive.
It is easy to see that Dracula wants to reinvent the Dracula-vampire genre. It wants to be the Scream of the vampire genre. It wants to use humor and predictability as an advantage, but it never even gets close to doing that as well as what Scream did for the slasher genre.
There are some points of interest with the movie though. Christopher Plummer plays Van Helsing, which was a great casting decision. It's too bad that he was mostly wasted though. Gerard Butler plays Dracula and he isn't terrible, but like normal, he is appearing in a movie that is beneath him. There's some well done scenes, some cool images, and I liked the use of Christianity, but on a whole it never gets to where it needs to be. The acting for the most part is pretty lifeless.
There are some beautiful women that are there just because they are beautiful. Where this movie fails the most at is with the fact that it isn't a horror film. Sure that's what it's classified as, but never in the movie does it seem like it's even trying to be scary.
It may, in fact be trying, but it never appears that way to the viewer. It seems like an hour and a half of failed laughs and suspense. I'm fine with horror movies that try to create laughs, but there has to be a sense of something in the way of horror, and Dracula just doesn't have that. In the end, it is just a failed attempt at recreating a Dracula story for a new generation.
Melvin W Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Best Horror Movies. Worst Superhero Movies. This was taken right before I put on my chain necklace and leather fanny pack. A post shared by jonny lee miller jonnylmiller on Jan 7, at am PST. Apart from Dracula , she is also known for roles in films like The Fall and Chaos A bit hard to find, but definitely worth it!
Also Read 'Over the Moon' voice cast list and details about characters they portray. Christopher Plummer is best known for his historical genre movies. Gerard Butler's female fans swooned when the handsome actor played Dracula in the film of the same name.
But in his audition tape for the role, the heart throb looks more like a caveman. In the tape, which has resurfaced on YouTube, the actor wears a wild wig and fake teeth, acting out his lines dramatically to an unknown woman in the room. Wild: Gerard Butler acts out the role of Dracula in this edition tape for the film of the same name. Transformed: Gerard fought hard for the role of Dracula, but the make-up department had its own ideas for his look for the movie. In the filmed version of the movie, for which Butler won the role of Count Dracula, the then year-old actor was made up to look completely different.
In contrast to his wild and woolly cave-man look for the audition, the young actor was groomed and dapper for his part in the real movie, his face clean shaven for the role. The horror film, which also starred Christopher Plummer, built on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, with Count Dracula resurrected in the year The movie was a critical and commercial disappointment, though it gained a cult following which resulted in two direct-to-video sequels.
During casting for the movie, the film's producers and director Wes Craven were wanting a big name in the lead role, according to IMDB. Butler wasn't much of a consideration, but his tenacity reportedly drove him to hounding the producers. Eventually, he sent them a clip of his portrayal of Attila in a movie he had just finished filming.
Tenacious: Producers of the film are said to have wanted a name when they were casting more than a decade ago, but a young and ambitious Gerard was persistent. Tasty: In his audition tape, the then something actor wore a long, wild wig, fake fangs and dark eyeliner. And after putting down his 'wild man' audition, he was eventually cast as Dracula. Attila's producers, thinking that his big-screen role might help with their own film's ratings, finished shooting a little early so he could get to work on Dracula Following these two roles, Butler developed quite a fan base, an Internet site and began appearing on lists everywhere.
Hirsuit: In the Wes Craven movie Dracula, Gerard appeared dapper and clean shaven, in contrast to his wild appearance for the audition. Ambitious: Before doing the audition, Gerard sent producers of Dracula some scenes he had done for the movie Atilla. Butler made headlines earlier this year after checking into a rehab centre for substance abuse issues. The problems reportedly arose when he started suffering from severe pain following the shooting of action movie back in Wild man: Gerard has been in the headlines more recently after checking into rehab.
Quiet: The now year-old actor has been on his best behaviour this year, apparently staying sober since checking out of rehab.
Patrick Lussier. Joel Soisson story screenplay Patrick Lussier story. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing Plummer , who has tangled with Count Dracula Butler in the past, working as an English antiques dealer.
Simon Miller is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Action Fantasy Horror Thriller.
Did you know Edit. Trivia at around 1h The line in the film where Jonny Lee Miller playing Simon Sheppard says, "Never, ever fuck with an antiques dealer," was a line the actor would say on set as a joke. The director liked it and incorporated it into the scene. Goofs The opening sequence set pre contains a shot of London, including the Houses of Parliament, with a black-roofed building opposite which, in fact, was not built until Later during the movie, now set in the present day, a similar shot correctly shows this building under construction, with bare foundations.
Quotes [while struggling with Marcus, Simon produces a cross] Marcus : Sorry sport. Crazy credits As the credits roll, interspersed in the words, are coloured pictures of things important to the movie's premise, including a row of teeth, a bat, and a cross. These pictures are seen both on the left and right sides. User reviews Review. Top review. Dracula 3 outta 5 stars I didn't expect much from this movie There are some interesting interpretations of the vampire myth as it relates to Christianity not to give anything away
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