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THERE ISN’T MUCH BITE TO THIS ‘DRACULA’
Not just "Dracula" - "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000," and that humble title is a thoughtful tip that the updated proceedings cross-breed Craven's "Scream" trilogy with the classic myth of Nosferatu. It all opens promisingly enough, in 1897 with dark and moody...
‘Dracula’ sans bite
Barely arriving in megaplexes before its self-imposed expiration date, "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000" plays like a throwback to the golden era of '50s B movies, when outfits like American-Intl. could get bookings for a film on the strength of its title, before...
Twenty-first century Dracula is not scary enough
What does today's audience expect from a horror movie? Someone inevitably will follow a spooky sound into the dark, there will be some number of gory murders, the main bad guy will be really hard to kill and the dialogue will be sprinkled with one-liners. "Dracula...
Bite Club
Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 is an anemic addition to vampire lore As the wizened Van Helsing, Christopher Plummer speaks in a standard, fakey sort-of-German accent, at least until the moment he has to intone the name of the evil one. Believe me, you have never heard it...
Fangs … but no fangs
In his encore to playing "60 Minutes" interrogator Mike Wallace in "The Insider," Christopher Plummer is again going after big game in "Dracula 2000," the latest attempt at dragging Bram Stoker's well-traveled vampire into modern times - a frequent destination for the...
A surprisingly good Dracula movie
Most vampire movies are downright awful, but "Dracula 2000" is better than most, achieving some suspense and a lot of creepiness with some deft direction by veteran horror film editor Patrick Lussier, backed by a lot of flashy special effects and competent acting....
‘DRACULA 2001’ A BLOODSUCKING GOOD TIME AT THE MOVIES
JAKARTA (Japan): It seems that vampire movies never die, just like the fanged immortals themselves. However, filmmakers have their work cut out for them in the effort to make something interesting from the seemingly ready-to-use formula so familiar to audiences....
FANGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
DRACULA 2001 15 Release: Next Friday. Running time: 99 mins. Quick plot: Drac's back when some misguided thieves steal the count's coffin in London and fly him to New Orleans. Van Helsing, now an antique dealer, soon has a stake in the proceedings. ROSS: WHAT we have...
Those Wacky, Drooling, Foaming, Biting Undead
Horror films with delusions of historical grandeur have to strain awfully hard these days to come up with fresh explanations for the origins of evil. Hasn't it all been done at least 10 times over? Well, as it turns out, no. The doozy of an explanation offered by...
ANCIENT STORY COMES ALIVE IN ADEQUATE ‘DRACULA’ UPDATE
Dark prince prowls New Orleans So who is this Dracula, really? Depends on who's asking. According to Dracula 2000 screenwriter Joel Soisson, he's not a myth, a legend or the ravings of an Irish novelist. He's got a real history, this poor undead seducer of women,...
‘Dracula 2000’ is a serviceable rip-off
Watching "Dracula 2000," the new vampire movie "presented" by horror maestro Wes Craven (but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, Craven's former film editor), I was reminded how the vampire thriller is a unique mini-genre, as different from other horror pictures as...
This movie really sucks
Dracula 2000 is a pale imitation of past versions of this classic horror flick Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000, directed by Patrick Lussier; starring Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Gerard Butler. Crowfoot Crossing, Eau Claire Market, Sunridge Spectrum, Coliseum,...
WEAK PLOT PIERCES HEART OF STYLISH ‘DRACULA’
"Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000" is this film's official title, and it has a nice ring to it, seeming to promise a sly and subversive updating of one of the horror genre's pivotal myths. This is not exactly a minty fresh idea; bolder movies than this one, from David...
Dracula 2000
No, it doesn't suck. Injected with new life, Bram Stoker's celebrity vampire draws some fresh blood in this fun and surprisingly solid offering. [b Story[/b Billed as "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000," Miramax distribution vein Dimension Films is no doubt trying to...
Dracula goes commercial: Identity revealed
Dracula 2000 ** Starring: Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer Directed by: Patrick Lussier Rating: AA (horror, not recommended for children) Playing at: Orleans, Cinema 9, SouthKeys, Coliseum, SilverCity, StarCite, AMC Kanata "Hey man, what's with all the voodoo?" A...
‘Dracula’ stakes claim to Lestat’s home turf
Movie-goers who leave their brains at home should have a fun time at "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000," an update of the classic legend in which Dracula tries to stake a claim on the vampire Lestat's home turf. Designed for the music video age, the movie has a few...
300 Named Hollywood Flick of the Year, Spartans Dines in Hotel Ballroom (Blog)
One of the more overwhelming success stories of 2007 has been the ride enjoyed by 300. Clearly a summer blockbuster that studio analysts thought couldn't compete with Transformers, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean and others (or else, why would it be released in...
What Butler saw
Interview; Gerry Butler; Exclusive Film sex can be a chore, but someone has to do it says Gerry LUCKY movie hunk Gerry Butler has got to grips with some of Hollywood's sexiest leading ladies. In just about every role the jammy Paisley-born actor has landed he's been...
Ambition Burns for new star
After his blooding in the latest Dracula film Scottish actor Gerard Butler wants to play Robert Burns, writes Phil Miller Gerard Butler has Hollywood at his feet, Tinseltown producers hammering on his door and the cream of Los Angeles' talent scouts besieging his...
Craven Image
[i]He's so good, the director of Scream is willing to stake his reputation on him in the new Dracula movie. Kicking off our Hot Scots issue, Paisley boy Gerry Butler explains why the legal profession's loss is acting's gain.[/i] THERE is something strangely forbidden...