Dracula part II Ascension

A Wes Craven Film

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

Credited cast:

Jason Scott Lee .... Uffizi
Jason London .... Luke
Roy Scheider .... Cardinal Siqueros
Craig Sheffer .... Lowell
Diane Neal .... Elizabeth Blaine
John Light .... Eric
Khary Payton .... Kenny
Brande Roderick .... Tanya
Stephen Billington .... Dracula
Nick Phillips (III) .... Officer Smith
Jennifer Kroll .... The Victim

"Dracula II: Ascension" is a sequel to "Dracula 2000,"

With the vampire again returning from apparent extinction. This movie was nothing like I thought it would be. It takes place right at the ending of the other one.

I was unhappy with the actors that were chosen for this film. In Dracula 2000 he was placed in a coffin again and retombed in his silver coffin at the Carfax Abbey in London, although this one does not go that way. Big scripted writing errors. I'm a very detailed person, I see things that others might not. This movie brought out other story plots here such as Dracula's blood being used by a researcher (Performance by Craig Sheffer) to reverse the effects of a crippling disease. And there was a oriental priest vampire hunter killing all of them as the movie goes. There was no kick butt soundtrack with this film.

I would think Wes Craven could have given more effort to this film. The ending was left open for a return of Dracula 3. It's up to you all out there if it's worth the rental. And to Wes Craven. A soundtrack helps make the movie.

There was only one actor in that movie that I knew, and that was Roy Scheider whose wizened priest might be onscreen for a matter of seconds. I might give this movie one star based on a four star system.

Not that good.

Written by: Dunya Hopefulsoul, July 18th 2003

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