Dracula the Series- Episode 9 Damsel in Distress
We open with Max making a mess while trying to create a surprise for his mom. She then comes into the room and tells him that she's unable to keep their plans, which she does in a very robotic way.
We then see her in a meeting, representing Lucard Industries. The business manager makes a pass at her, and is unnerved when she suggests Lucard join them.
Back at the house, Gustav consoles the kids about how they were brushed off by their mom. He calls her at work and is mystified when she tells him to leave her alone. We then see her with Lucard in his office.
Meanwhile, the kids return from the park for dinner to find that their mother never came home and never bothered to call. Then the man she'd had the meeting with shows up with flowers for her. Gustav takes the message and the flowers, reading the note they realize that their mom is working with Lucard.
The kids decide to rescue their mom from the castle on their own.
Back at the castle, their mom and Lucard are on a business date, where he shows off an original painting of himself by van Gogh. Just then the kids arrive to save her, not knowing that she's already turned into a vampire.
Gustav then shows up at the company of the man who had shown up at the house earlier, and we find out that he's a vampire as well.
Back at the house, the kids try to figure out what to do about everything, and then learn that Gustav has been baited into a trap. We then see Gustav at the castle being put into the basement. We learn that Lucard is planning a massive worldwide business take over, putting as many vampires into as many CEO positions as possible.
The kids then show up at the castle to try to rescue both Gustav and their mom. They get caught have to kill a few vampires. They rescue Gustav and decide that the best way to save their mom is to seal her up in a tomb. Meanwhile, Lucard is trying to convince their mom that she needs to turn the kids in order to fully enjoy being a vampire. They end up in a battle but their mom is unable to turn her own family, and it seems to break the spell Lucard has over her. Gustav then makes a final statement by staking the painting which burns when the wooden stake hits it. (sort of a nod to Dorian Grey)
The next morning, Gustav and the kids try to piece everything together, and realize that their mom doesn't remember anything.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
365 Days- Day 47
movie: Roger Corman Presents Dracula Rising
starring: Doug Wert, Christopher Atkins
genre: Horror
year: 1993
format: VHS
plot: At an art gallery fundraiser, a young female artist meets Vlad, who she's instantly attracted to. Soon, she starts to have odd dreams about him. Within days, she's offered a job in Romania restoring a painting from the 1400's. She arrives to find herself face to face with Vlad, and learns that the dreams are actually memories from a past life they shared when he was a monk. Meanwhile, the two lovers are being tormented by another person from their shared past, whom just happens to be another vampire.
This movie was done back in the early 1990's when few movies were being produced in Transylvania. The plot is thin, but the locations are breathtaking.
The movie is told mostly in flash backs, more so then even the modern half. I sometimes wonder if this wouldn't have worked better having been strictly set in the middle ages and only given the modern scenes a tale end, instead of being cut back and forth between them.
I also, can't help but think of Star Wars during parts of this movie. We learn that Vlad is the son of Vlad the Impaler, and in one of the flashbacks, he's being "tempted from the light to the dark side" by his father - who is wearing a long black outfit, cape and mask- and the final scene has the main character dressed in a tanned colour outfit that just seems like it's right out of Luke Skywalker's wardrobe.
There are a lot of really cheesy one liners, which are all delivered by Doug Wert who plays Alec the evil vampire, but it's what gives this film it's punch.
what do i think i learned from this film?
"Hunger makes beasts of men, and demons of beasts" (quote from the last scene in the film)
starring: Doug Wert, Christopher Atkins
genre: Horror
year: 1993
format: VHS
plot: At an art gallery fundraiser, a young female artist meets Vlad, who she's instantly attracted to. Soon, she starts to have odd dreams about him. Within days, she's offered a job in Romania restoring a painting from the 1400's. She arrives to find herself face to face with Vlad, and learns that the dreams are actually memories from a past life they shared when he was a monk. Meanwhile, the two lovers are being tormented by another person from their shared past, whom just happens to be another vampire.
This movie was done back in the early 1990's when few movies were being produced in Transylvania. The plot is thin, but the locations are breathtaking.
The movie is told mostly in flash backs, more so then even the modern half. I sometimes wonder if this wouldn't have worked better having been strictly set in the middle ages and only given the modern scenes a tale end, instead of being cut back and forth between them.
I also, can't help but think of Star Wars during parts of this movie. We learn that Vlad is the son of Vlad the Impaler, and in one of the flashbacks, he's being "tempted from the light to the dark side" by his father - who is wearing a long black outfit, cape and mask- and the final scene has the main character dressed in a tanned colour outfit that just seems like it's right out of Luke Skywalker's wardrobe.
There are a lot of really cheesy one liners, which are all delivered by Doug Wert who plays Alec the evil vampire, but it's what gives this film it's punch.
what do i think i learned from this film?
"Hunger makes beasts of men, and demons of beasts" (quote from the last scene in the film)
Saturday, March 16, 2013
365 Days- Day 46
Dracula the Series- Episode 8 What A Pleasant Surprise
We open with a black and white movie that Gustav and Max are watching, it's an old vampire movie. Gustav is gushing about the actor, and ends up hurting himself as he does an impression of the character. As the cinema empties, we see Lucard standing in the lobby.
Back at the house, the kids are having breakfast, talking about sports. Gustav finds out that Lucard Industry is buying the old cinema, and thinks there is a vampire related reason for it, he tells the kids to start doing research on the building while he goes to city hall.
Meanwhile, at Dracula's office, he finds out about the issue with Gustav and pays someone off to keep Gustav from interfering.
Gustav then goes back to the house to get his hunter's kit, believing something personal about the cinema is the real reason Lucard Industries is buying it. He then goes to the cinema to search for answers.
Meanwhile, Max puts an ad in the newspaper saying that he's looking for information on the cinema, and for anyone who might have any to come there that night and ask for him. Unknown to him, Max has just put out a public invitation to all the vampires in the town.
Back at the cinema, Gustav discovers that the actor from the movie they had been watching earlier, is in fact a vampire and has been hiding in the cinema basement all these years.
Back at the house, the kids hear a knock on the door and find their mom has arrived for a visit.
Back at the cinema, Gustav is star struck by his favourite actor, who is planning his return to movies, and telling Gustav why he became a vampire to begin with. He tries to bite him, but is unable to stomach the idea which is why he's been hiding for all these years. They end up talking about all the movies he did before becoming a vampire, and he tells Gustav about how he met Dracula back in the 1930's, and if he'd known back then that "real vampires" could not show up on film/photos he would never have become one.
Dracula then shows up and we learn that he but a curse on the cinema, trapping the vampire movie star in the basement, but that now the curse has worn off. This is the reason he bought the cinema, so that he could tear it down and build something new, which would destroy the vampire movie star's resting place. The two vampires then fight, and the vampire movie star grabs a stake from Gustav's hunter's kit, forcing Dracula to flee. He then turns the stake on himself and fades into nothing, the sound of a movie reel flickering behind him.
The next day, back at the house, the kids find out that Max's ad in the paper was what tipped him off the night before, and why he showed up at the cinema. We then see Dracula in his office in a business meeting with the kid's mom.
This episode guest stars Kim Coats (Innocent Blood, Red Blooded American Girl) as the movie star vampire. It also starts a small arch in which Dracula starts to turn his attention to the women of the show. (giving a slight nod to Lost Boys)
We open with a black and white movie that Gustav and Max are watching, it's an old vampire movie. Gustav is gushing about the actor, and ends up hurting himself as he does an impression of the character. As the cinema empties, we see Lucard standing in the lobby.
Back at the house, the kids are having breakfast, talking about sports. Gustav finds out that Lucard Industry is buying the old cinema, and thinks there is a vampire related reason for it, he tells the kids to start doing research on the building while he goes to city hall.
Meanwhile, at Dracula's office, he finds out about the issue with Gustav and pays someone off to keep Gustav from interfering.
Gustav then goes back to the house to get his hunter's kit, believing something personal about the cinema is the real reason Lucard Industries is buying it. He then goes to the cinema to search for answers.
Meanwhile, Max puts an ad in the newspaper saying that he's looking for information on the cinema, and for anyone who might have any to come there that night and ask for him. Unknown to him, Max has just put out a public invitation to all the vampires in the town.
Back at the cinema, Gustav discovers that the actor from the movie they had been watching earlier, is in fact a vampire and has been hiding in the cinema basement all these years.
Back at the house, the kids hear a knock on the door and find their mom has arrived for a visit.
Back at the cinema, Gustav is star struck by his favourite actor, who is planning his return to movies, and telling Gustav why he became a vampire to begin with. He tries to bite him, but is unable to stomach the idea which is why he's been hiding for all these years. They end up talking about all the movies he did before becoming a vampire, and he tells Gustav about how he met Dracula back in the 1930's, and if he'd known back then that "real vampires" could not show up on film/photos he would never have become one.
Dracula then shows up and we learn that he but a curse on the cinema, trapping the vampire movie star in the basement, but that now the curse has worn off. This is the reason he bought the cinema, so that he could tear it down and build something new, which would destroy the vampire movie star's resting place. The two vampires then fight, and the vampire movie star grabs a stake from Gustav's hunter's kit, forcing Dracula to flee. He then turns the stake on himself and fades into nothing, the sound of a movie reel flickering behind him.
The next day, back at the house, the kids find out that Max's ad in the paper was what tipped him off the night before, and why he showed up at the cinema. We then see Dracula in his office in a business meeting with the kid's mom.
This episode guest stars Kim Coats (Innocent Blood, Red Blooded American Girl) as the movie star vampire. It also starts a small arch in which Dracula starts to turn his attention to the women of the show. (giving a slight nod to Lost Boys)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
365 Days- Day 45
Dracula the Series- Episode 7 A Little Nightmare Music
We open with Lucard as a bat flying over the city, then see a woman painting, whom he stumbles upon and asks him if he wants his painting done? She takes his photograph to study from, but he doesn't have an image in it. He then bites her.
Back at the house, Chris is hanging out playing the guitar, Max and Gustav pretending to listen, teasing him about his lack of talent. Sophie then runs in telling them that a socialite came to her music class. She informs them that she's been picked to be the personal assistant for her.
We then see Sophie and the socialite walking around the city, talking about classical music. We then see Lucard and the socialite back at his office having a drink, talking about having known each other before.
Back at the house, we see the kids all talking about music again, both Sophie and Max referring to the socialite and how cool they think she is.
Back at Dracula's castle, the socialite and Dracula are having a private dinner to set up a charity event. He then gets a message and leaves one of his co-workers (vampires) there and we learn she's a vampire as well.
The next morning, once again we see Sophie and the socialite having coffee and talking about all the charity work she has to do. And Sophie learns that the socialite is staying at the castle.
Back at the house, Chris is trying to impress uncle Gustav with a song he wrote, when Sophie arrives back and starts to collect up a bunch of vampire hunting tools. She runs out of the house again, just as Max arrives back there. They discover the missing hunter's tools and figure out that Sophie has headed to the castle.
Back at the castle, we see the socialite and Sophie trying to warn her, not knowing that she's a vampire as well. Gustav and the two boys show up at the castle just as Sophie is fighting off the vampire. Dracula shows up and learns that the socialite is not what he thought.(it's hinted that she might be the Countess Bathory) The two vampires battle, and he gives her the choice of leaving or being staked. Sophie at first wonders why Dracula saved her, only to find out its because he wants to kill her himself to punish Gustav. The others arrive before Dracula can bit Sophie, saving her.
We are then at a bar where Chris is suppose to be having a gig, but the place is empty, the only ones there being Max, Sophie, Gustav and the bartender. Outside, we see the socialite trying to convince another young girl to become her personal assistant.
We open with Lucard as a bat flying over the city, then see a woman painting, whom he stumbles upon and asks him if he wants his painting done? She takes his photograph to study from, but he doesn't have an image in it. He then bites her.
Back at the house, Chris is hanging out playing the guitar, Max and Gustav pretending to listen, teasing him about his lack of talent. Sophie then runs in telling them that a socialite came to her music class. She informs them that she's been picked to be the personal assistant for her.
We then see Sophie and the socialite walking around the city, talking about classical music. We then see Lucard and the socialite back at his office having a drink, talking about having known each other before.
Back at the house, we see the kids all talking about music again, both Sophie and Max referring to the socialite and how cool they think she is.
Back at Dracula's castle, the socialite and Dracula are having a private dinner to set up a charity event. He then gets a message and leaves one of his co-workers (vampires) there and we learn she's a vampire as well.
The next morning, once again we see Sophie and the socialite having coffee and talking about all the charity work she has to do. And Sophie learns that the socialite is staying at the castle.
Back at the house, Chris is trying to impress uncle Gustav with a song he wrote, when Sophie arrives back and starts to collect up a bunch of vampire hunting tools. She runs out of the house again, just as Max arrives back there. They discover the missing hunter's tools and figure out that Sophie has headed to the castle.
Back at the castle, we see the socialite and Sophie trying to warn her, not knowing that she's a vampire as well. Gustav and the two boys show up at the castle just as Sophie is fighting off the vampire. Dracula shows up and learns that the socialite is not what he thought.(it's hinted that she might be the Countess Bathory) The two vampires battle, and he gives her the choice of leaving or being staked. Sophie at first wonders why Dracula saved her, only to find out its because he wants to kill her himself to punish Gustav. The others arrive before Dracula can bit Sophie, saving her.
We are then at a bar where Chris is suppose to be having a gig, but the place is empty, the only ones there being Max, Sophie, Gustav and the bartender. Outside, we see the socialite trying to convince another young girl to become her personal assistant.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
365 Days- Day 44
Kindred the Embraced- Episode 4 Romeo and Juliet
We open with Cash and Sasha having a secret meeting in an abandoned apartment.
We then see Eddie and some of his clan talking about how they had to kill a Gangrel and how it's going to start a clan war. Trying to figure out who might be on their side if it does happen.
Back to the secret apartment that isn't so secret, as Cash learns about the murdered clan member, and leaves Sasha to get some sort of revenge on the Brujah.
We then are at Lillie's club, where Eddie and his clan of Brujah arrive, and both Luna and Lillie who happen to be watching from a back room, comment on the fact that only the men showed up and none of the women. Cash and his Gangrel clan then show up. Sasha, has followed him, and Lillie comments on how much in love they are. Luna points out that Sasha is just human and that she needs to be protected from the vampires. One of the Brujah seeing the interaction between Sasha and Cash decides to make a pass at her, and she uses him to make Cash jealous. But Luna steps in giving Eddie the idea of how to destroy him. Eddie puts a plan into motion to throw Luna into a clan war.
Back at the mansion, Cash and Luna are talking about how to stop the clan war, and Cash asks for permission to make her a vampire. Luna forbids it.
The next day at the newspaper, Luna and Caitlin are going over a story that will expose abuse at a children's hospital, when Luna realizes that one of the main doctors at the hospital is a vampire. Luna then goes to see Daedalus asking him to clean up the mess that is the situation at the hospital.
Daedalus kills the doctor, but is spotted by one of the kids. Daedalus takes the boy home with him, and finds out that the kid is dying. Luna shows up, and the kid lets them know that he can see that they are not human. Daedalus asks for Luna to turn him into a vampire, and is refused. Luna reminds him that it's against all laws to turn a child into a vampire, even though the kid is dying.
Back at the club, Sasha shows up to talk to Luna and Lillie, begging him to let the two of them continue their relationship, threatening to run away with Cash if he keeps refusing to let them. She then tells Luna that she knows they are different from herself, thinking it's got something to do with just living outside of the law.
We then see Luna and Cash talking, and Luna giving Cash permission to turn her. Cash then goes to the apartment, and finds Sasha being bitten and turned against her will, by the Brujah from the club who made the pass at her.
Back at the mansion, Luna is told by his sire that he's going to commit suicide soon, and will be leaving everything to Luna. Cash barges in screaming about how the Brujah clan embraced Sasha against her will. Luna then goes running into Eddie's office informing him that because his clan member broke the number one law of turning someone without permission against their will, they will be hunted down. Eddie tells him he doesn't care and if that means a war then fine. Luna demands both his niece and the one who turned her, or else he is going to kill Eddie.
Back at the mansion, Lillie tries to comfort Luna.
We then go to the hospital, and see Sonny and another detective going through the remains of the dead doctor just as Frank shows up.
Back in Daedalus' cellar, we see him painting a picture of the boy, and Luna asking what will the Nosferatu clan will do if there is a clan war. Daedalus says at first they will not join either side. Luna finds the boy hiding under the stairs and tells him to send the boy away. He takes him back to the hospital, and the kid begs him to give him something to keep him from dying, but Daedalus says no. Sonny and Frank show up there to talk to him about the murdered doctor and the abuse, but the kid refuses to talk in front of Sonny because he knows he's a vampire.
We are then back at the club, where Sasha jumps on the back of Cash's bike and they ride off away from both Gangrel and Brujah clans who are hanging out there. She then learns that Luna is the prince of the city and that their clans are brutal enemies.
Back in the club after hours, and Lillie, Luna and his sire are talking about what to do with Eddie and his clan. A clan war could expose the whole vampire world to humans. Lillie points out that Luna is acting right then from personal feelings and not by what is right.
We then see Cash and Sasha at sunrise, as she learns that she needs to feed and Cash offers his own blood to her.
We then see Frank and Sonny once again with the kid trying to get him to talk about the murder, and where he had been for two days. Caitlin shows up then trying to get an interview with the kid. The kid meanwhile sees Daedalus in the hallway and follows him to the basement. Frank chases him, and Sonny exposes himself saving him. Sonny then uses mindcontrol on Frank to make him forget that he learned about him being a vampire.
We then see Caitlin and Luna talking about the news story, and why he gave a large donation suddenly to the hospital, and if he killed the doctor. He admits to her that he's not completely what she thinks he is.
Back at the hospital Daedalus gives the kid a small potion of herbs and his own blood which curse the kid of the cancer.
We then see Caitlin and Luna talking at night by a fountain, and her telling him that they found the kid wandering and that he some how went into complete remission.
Next scene is an old warehouse where the Brujah and Venture clans are at a stand off, and the other clans are standing around in the sidelines waiting to see what will happen. Both Luna and Eddie face off, just as Lillie arrives with Sasha and Cash. Sasha begs Luna not to start a clan war just because of her. She at first offers to go with the Brujah, but before anything else can happen, Daedalus shows up with his Nosferatu clan and demands the life of the vampire who turned Sasha. They kill the one clan member, and then put Eddie in a car, while Sasha makes her choice as to where she will live. By choosing to live with Luna instead of with the clan, they have chanced a major law.
We then see the car stop at the desert and Eddie being dumped out. The sun starts to burn him, just as Luna arrives in a second car, telling Eddie that he's spared his life this time and opens the trunk of the car for him.
We open with Cash and Sasha having a secret meeting in an abandoned apartment.
We then see Eddie and some of his clan talking about how they had to kill a Gangrel and how it's going to start a clan war. Trying to figure out who might be on their side if it does happen.
Back to the secret apartment that isn't so secret, as Cash learns about the murdered clan member, and leaves Sasha to get some sort of revenge on the Brujah.
We then are at Lillie's club, where Eddie and his clan of Brujah arrive, and both Luna and Lillie who happen to be watching from a back room, comment on the fact that only the men showed up and none of the women. Cash and his Gangrel clan then show up. Sasha, has followed him, and Lillie comments on how much in love they are. Luna points out that Sasha is just human and that she needs to be protected from the vampires. One of the Brujah seeing the interaction between Sasha and Cash decides to make a pass at her, and she uses him to make Cash jealous. But Luna steps in giving Eddie the idea of how to destroy him. Eddie puts a plan into motion to throw Luna into a clan war.
Back at the mansion, Cash and Luna are talking about how to stop the clan war, and Cash asks for permission to make her a vampire. Luna forbids it.
The next day at the newspaper, Luna and Caitlin are going over a story that will expose abuse at a children's hospital, when Luna realizes that one of the main doctors at the hospital is a vampire. Luna then goes to see Daedalus asking him to clean up the mess that is the situation at the hospital.
Daedalus kills the doctor, but is spotted by one of the kids. Daedalus takes the boy home with him, and finds out that the kid is dying. Luna shows up, and the kid lets them know that he can see that they are not human. Daedalus asks for Luna to turn him into a vampire, and is refused. Luna reminds him that it's against all laws to turn a child into a vampire, even though the kid is dying.
Back at the club, Sasha shows up to talk to Luna and Lillie, begging him to let the two of them continue their relationship, threatening to run away with Cash if he keeps refusing to let them. She then tells Luna that she knows they are different from herself, thinking it's got something to do with just living outside of the law.
We then see Luna and Cash talking, and Luna giving Cash permission to turn her. Cash then goes to the apartment, and finds Sasha being bitten and turned against her will, by the Brujah from the club who made the pass at her.
Back at the mansion, Luna is told by his sire that he's going to commit suicide soon, and will be leaving everything to Luna. Cash barges in screaming about how the Brujah clan embraced Sasha against her will. Luna then goes running into Eddie's office informing him that because his clan member broke the number one law of turning someone without permission against their will, they will be hunted down. Eddie tells him he doesn't care and if that means a war then fine. Luna demands both his niece and the one who turned her, or else he is going to kill Eddie.
Back at the mansion, Lillie tries to comfort Luna.
We then go to the hospital, and see Sonny and another detective going through the remains of the dead doctor just as Frank shows up.
Back in Daedalus' cellar, we see him painting a picture of the boy, and Luna asking what will the Nosferatu clan will do if there is a clan war. Daedalus says at first they will not join either side. Luna finds the boy hiding under the stairs and tells him to send the boy away. He takes him back to the hospital, and the kid begs him to give him something to keep him from dying, but Daedalus says no. Sonny and Frank show up there to talk to him about the murdered doctor and the abuse, but the kid refuses to talk in front of Sonny because he knows he's a vampire.
We are then back at the club, where Sasha jumps on the back of Cash's bike and they ride off away from both Gangrel and Brujah clans who are hanging out there. She then learns that Luna is the prince of the city and that their clans are brutal enemies.
Back in the club after hours, and Lillie, Luna and his sire are talking about what to do with Eddie and his clan. A clan war could expose the whole vampire world to humans. Lillie points out that Luna is acting right then from personal feelings and not by what is right.
We then see Cash and Sasha at sunrise, as she learns that she needs to feed and Cash offers his own blood to her.
We then see Frank and Sonny once again with the kid trying to get him to talk about the murder, and where he had been for two days. Caitlin shows up then trying to get an interview with the kid. The kid meanwhile sees Daedalus in the hallway and follows him to the basement. Frank chases him, and Sonny exposes himself saving him. Sonny then uses mindcontrol on Frank to make him forget that he learned about him being a vampire.
We then see Caitlin and Luna talking about the news story, and why he gave a large donation suddenly to the hospital, and if he killed the doctor. He admits to her that he's not completely what she thinks he is.
Back at the hospital Daedalus gives the kid a small potion of herbs and his own blood which curse the kid of the cancer.
We then see Caitlin and Luna talking at night by a fountain, and her telling him that they found the kid wandering and that he some how went into complete remission.
Next scene is an old warehouse where the Brujah and Venture clans are at a stand off, and the other clans are standing around in the sidelines waiting to see what will happen. Both Luna and Eddie face off, just as Lillie arrives with Sasha and Cash. Sasha begs Luna not to start a clan war just because of her. She at first offers to go with the Brujah, but before anything else can happen, Daedalus shows up with his Nosferatu clan and demands the life of the vampire who turned Sasha. They kill the one clan member, and then put Eddie in a car, while Sasha makes her choice as to where she will live. By choosing to live with Luna instead of with the clan, they have chanced a major law.
We then see the car stop at the desert and Eddie being dumped out. The sun starts to burn him, just as Luna arrives in a second car, telling Eddie that he's spared his life this time and opens the trunk of the car for him.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
365 Days- Day 43
movie: Dracula 3 Legacy
starring: Jason Scott Lee, Jason London
genre: Drama
year: 2005
format: DVD
plot: Five years after the events of the first two films, we find Uffizi and Luke in Romania, in the heart of Transylvania, hunting for Dracula and trying to save Elizabeth. What they find is a group of rebels and a civil war everyone believes is being run by a drug lord. A missing news reporter joins the two men as they journey to one of Dracula's old castles where he's hiding in plan sight.
Once again, the actor playing Dracula has been recast, with Rutger Hauer playing him.
The drug references hit a peak when the heroes finally storm the castle and find Elizabeth in a pit with other vampires, all feeding off each other in a euphoric state. Dracula comments that this is because these vampires still had some of their humanity and could not bring themselves to feed off of humans, but that this would lead to complete madness for them.
There is a scene at the end, where Uffizi drinks from Dracula, taking into himself the very essence of him. Thus becoming another reincarnation of Dracula.
Other then saying how much I liked this film and the series, the only thing I can really comment on is the question that both sequels bring up from Dracula 2000, and that's if at the end of the first movie the character of Mary said she had the remains of Dracula in a tomb, then how did he end up in the morgue in part two? I've always wondered that.
what do i think i learned from this film?
Sometimes, having faith in something means turning our backs on the people who gave us that first reason to believe.
starring: Jason Scott Lee, Jason London
genre: Drama
year: 2005
format: DVD
Once again, the actor playing Dracula has been recast, with Rutger Hauer playing him.
The drug references hit a peak when the heroes finally storm the castle and find Elizabeth in a pit with other vampires, all feeding off each other in a euphoric state. Dracula comments that this is because these vampires still had some of their humanity and could not bring themselves to feed off of humans, but that this would lead to complete madness for them.
There is a scene at the end, where Uffizi drinks from Dracula, taking into himself the very essence of him. Thus becoming another reincarnation of Dracula.
Other then saying how much I liked this film and the series, the only thing I can really comment on is the question that both sequels bring up from Dracula 2000, and that's if at the end of the first movie the character of Mary said she had the remains of Dracula in a tomb, then how did he end up in the morgue in part two? I've always wondered that.
what do i think i learned from this film?
Sometimes, having faith in something means turning our backs on the people who gave us that first reason to believe.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
365 Days- Day 42
movie: Wes Craven's Dracula 2 Ascension
starring: Jason London, Stephen Billington
genre; Thriller
year: 2003
format: DVD
plot: The body of Dracula arrives in the morgue after having been burned, and the coroner enlists her co-workers to steal it in order to save her dying boyfriend. Meanwhile a priest who is a vampire himself is out to destroy the remains first.
This is a straight to video sequel to Dracula 2000 (Day 41)
The actor who plays Dracula in this film, has short bleached hair making him look like what Anne Rice's Lestat sort of is suppose to look like. This is explained by adding the plot line that vampires change the way they look because they regenerate. I know it started as a way to explain why the actor is different, but I think it's a brilliant explanation as to why too certain vampires are not suppose to have reflections when others don't.
This film also pulls from folklore having the vampire unable to pass up counting seeds or to untie knots.
And following with the idea of Dracula connecting to Mary in the first film, each time someone in this film is infected with the vampire's blood, he has a psychic link established, with visions and what almost seems like a mind control.
what do i think i learned from this film?
If you are going to have faith in someone and follow them blindly, always know the whole story as to why.
starring: Jason London, Stephen Billington
genre; Thriller
year: 2003
format: DVD
This is a straight to video sequel to Dracula 2000 (Day 41)
The actor who plays Dracula in this film, has short bleached hair making him look like what Anne Rice's Lestat sort of is suppose to look like. This is explained by adding the plot line that vampires change the way they look because they regenerate. I know it started as a way to explain why the actor is different, but I think it's a brilliant explanation as to why too certain vampires are not suppose to have reflections when others don't.
This film also pulls from folklore having the vampire unable to pass up counting seeds or to untie knots.
And following with the idea of Dracula connecting to Mary in the first film, each time someone in this film is infected with the vampire's blood, he has a psychic link established, with visions and what almost seems like a mind control.
what do i think i learned from this film?
If you are going to have faith in someone and follow them blindly, always know the whole story as to why.
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