the audience applauded

one of my absolute favorites!

Just perfect...

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

4.9 is underrating this movie. It is a great movie. This is a Dracula sequel and it is very scary. It is one of the scariest movies of all time. This movie does not scary then no movie will scary you. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Patrick Lussier is a great director. Gerard Butler is a great actor. He is very scary in this movie. Justine Waddell is a great actress. Jonny Lee Miller is great actor. See this movie. It is a great movie. It is no 4.9. It is a lot better. If you want to scared you should see this movie. It is a true masterpiece in horror. Try not to get to scared.

So here's the bare bones. Dracula is alive, kept in stasis by Abraham Van Helsing since 1887. Van Helsing has regularly injected himself with the vampire's blood to sustain his life. His protégé, Simon Sheppard-whom is officially nicknamed Puddles due to his tendency to follow Van Helsing like a puppy, believes his mentor is merely Van Helsing's descendant. A group of the stupidest on screen thieves ever conceived break into Van Helsing's antique store and come across the coffin of Dracula. Assuming it's valuable, they take it with them on a plane to New Orleans. Dracula attacks the thieves after being inadvertently revived. Their plane crashes in a Louisiana swamp and Dracula escapes. Van Helsing, realizing the coffin is gone and Dracula may be awake, follows with Puddles close behind. Dracula is looking for Van Helsing's daughter, Mary, since she was conceived after Van Helsing was injecting himself with the vampire blood, there's some magical hoodoo about her being a dhampir or something. Dracula quickly eats three women, making them 'brides' which in turn ambush and murder Van Helsing after he arrives in The Big Easy. Puddles is left alone without training pads and the responsibility of finding Mary before Dracula can have his way with her.So, not only is this movie bad, the soundtrack is filled with early millennial nu-metal and rap-metal bands who suck: Saliva, Papa Roach, Disturbed, (hed)p.e., Taproot, and Linkin Park. It's almost surprising that Limp Bizkit didn't make into the film since it looks any band who had a hit or was reasonably popular could've made an appearance. Besides the ridiculous slasher feel brought to a classic horror character, some of the worst acting witnessed occurs as Vitamin C (Colleen Fitzpatrick) makes her on screen debut as Mary Van Helsing's roommate. Corporate branding was never a bigger eyesore due to the now-defunct Blockbuster Music stores shown all over the place as Mary and Vitamin C work there together.

Yeah. OK. I guess Vampirism had to originate from somewhere - But Judas Iscariot betraying Jesus Christ!!?? Duh. Like - WTF!? Am I really supposed to accept this bull? C'mon! Give me a frickin' break, already!! I mean, how thick-headed can people get? London Antique Dealer, Mathew Van Helsing, and his young sidekick, Simon, head to New Orleans to rescue Virgin Megastore clerk, Lucy Westerman (who has transfused blood of the 'Goth' neck-nibbler flowing through her veins), from falling under the hypnotic charms of Cinema's Most Famous Bloodsucker.This modern-day take on the Vampire Classic clearly shows us why some legendary characters are best left to their own era.Dracula 2000 has a few good moments and better performances than one might expect, but basically it's a really-really dumb movie. This film was followed by 2 utterly terrible direct-to-video sequels.

In 1897, while the credits roll, rats crawl around some presumably dead bodies on a ship. Without explanation, we are diverted to 2000 London. Elderly antique collector Christopher Plummer (as Matthew Van Helsing), presumably the descendant of Bram Stoker's original vampire hunter, discusses business with surrogate son Jonny Lee Miller (as Simon Sheppard). Meanwhile, a gang of thieves looking for treasure break into Mr. Plummer's vault. They find a sealed coffin. The crooks assume it to be filled with riches, although they are unable to look inside. The take the coffin to New Orleans by plane...The titular "Dracula" is released, by daring Danny Masterson (as Nightshade). Gerard Butler (as Dracula) acts the roll vainly. There is a good deal of vampire action. The women herein are very sexy, beginning with beautiful bed camera angles uncovering "Virgin" clerk Justine Waddell (as Mary Heller). She has a secret. Also look out for seductive roommate Colleen Fitzpatrick (as Lucy), self-described sucker Jennifer Esposito (as Solina) and luscious TV newscaster Jeri Ryan (as Valerie Sharpe), The film has a twist on the "Dracula" story which you may find clever or stupid; my reaction was definitely the latter.**** Dracula 2000 (12/22/00) Patrick Lussier ~ Gerard Butler, Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Christopher Plummer