Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V)

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

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
Drácula II - Resurrección (Spain) [es]
Drakoulas II: I epistrofi (Greece) [el]

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: The net that has been thrown onto Dracula when he's in the pool repeatedly moves up and down.

Quotes:

Luke: We had nothing to do with this!
Father Uffizi: You had everything to do with this.
[examines Elizabeth]
Father Uffizi: You're turning.
Elizabeth Blaine: [weakly] Leave me alone.
Father Uffizi: The infection must have been slight to begin with. There's still a way this can be reversed.
Luke: How?
Father Uffizi: Sunlight. Take her into the sunlight. Pray that there is enough of what's human to survive the destruction of what's not.
Luke: [helps Elizabeth up] Okay.
Father Uffizi: The agony will be unimaginable. No matter how strong her will, in the end, she will fight her way back to the dark side. You must not let her.

Movie Connections:

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

Decent, but disappointing

Sequel to Dracula 2000 stars Jason London as Luke, a med student who finds the body of a vampire that turns out to be Dracula. Naturally all hell breaks loose and one giant set up for a third movie begins. Since the whole movie plays like one giant set up, it's hard to find much to say about the flick. Did I enjoy it? To some degree. It had some cool scenes (especially the finale, good stuff) and the actors did the best they could with the material, but for the most part, the movie was a major disappointment since I really enjoyed Dracula 2000. Despite my disappointment with this sequel, I will see the third picture when it comes out. I'm giving it 6/10 since it's really not a bad movie, just a disappointing one.