Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers:

Joel Soisson (written by) &
Patrick Lussier (written by)

Release Date:

7 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

"Dracula II: Ascension" is a sequel to "Dracula 2000," with the ageless vampire again returning from apparent extinction...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Dracula | Dracula 2000 | Sequel | Priest

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Kroll	...	Twins of Evil
Jason Scott Lee	...	Father Uffizi
Craig Sheffer	...	Lowell
Diane Neal	...	Elizabeth Blaine
Khary Payton	...	Kenny
Brande Roderick	...	Tanya
Jason London	...	Luke
Chris Hunter	...	Corello
Tom Kane	...	Doctor (voice)
John Light	...	Eric
Stephen Billington	...	Dracula II
Nick Phillips	...	Officer Smith
John Sharian	...	Officer Hodge
Dragos Balauca	...	Altar Boy
Silviu Olteanu	...	Young Priest

Also Known As:

Wes Craven Presents Dracula II: Ascension (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Spain:18 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 | Japan:R-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Goofs:

Continuity: Luke throws a knotted rope on Dracula, which then disappears and reappears between shots.

Quotes:

Dracula: So noble what you said to the girl. About the sunlight purging her of evil. But she's too far gone and you know it. You know she will die.
Father Uffizi: Better by her own hand than mine.
Dracula: I like that. You're more ruthless than I am.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V)

Tries hard, must do better

I enjoyed 'Dracula 2000' despite it's faults and I thought the portrayal of the timeless count was very good but this was a poor sequel. After about 15 minutes I was commenting to my wife about how well filmed it was for a straight to video release but please, if you're going to do a vampire film try to please the thousands of undead fans out here in the real world. It was quite clever to include the folklore elements of vampires having to count seeds (done to good effect in The X Files) and undoing knots; but people turning into vampires within minutes of being bitten?! What happened to dying first, you know the draining all the blood and coming back as the undead bit? The obligatory black character Kenny injects himself with Drac's blood and turns into a vampire on the spot yet in Dracula 2000 Van Helsing has been doing that for years with no ill effect. I realise that this was a low budget movie but they must have cut their costs by not employing someone to cover continuity. That said, the production was good and it tried hard. Better luck next time. PS It was better than 'Dusk till dawn 2'