Monster Crap
Inductee: Dracula 3000
Dracula...............IN SPACE
2004
Kids………you
remember when vampires were awesome.
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Okay,
I will admit………..I was never the biggest fan of vampire movies. Hell, one of
the biggest “what the hell” moments I get is when I mention that I was not a
big fan of Fright Night.
I
Don’t Mean That Film…………Although I Think That Film Was A Joke.
Yeah,
The Original.
Now,
I am not saying I hated the film, but it just never got my interest at all. But
that is neither here nor there; honestly…………I am merely mentioning that vampire
films were never my cup of tea. But remember when they weren’t relegated to
being met mostly by anyone with a Y chromosome with complete disgust.
I'm Looking At You, Sparkler
With
all the nonsense that has been out there, it feels like it has been so long ago
although the first Twilight book was actually written in 2005. And before you
even go with the Anne Rice stuff, I would like to add that even Anne Rice kept
several parts of the vampire lure in her world instead of do a complete 180 on
the crap like Stephanie Meyer did. Anyway, when not brooding over their own
curse (most vampires did that), they were being very savage for the most part
in sucking people’s blood. Now the most synonymous of vampires is a guy by the
name of Count Dracula.
Instead
we are talking about a film that looked to pass itself off as a sequel by
calling itself Dracula 3000, even though there was already an actual direct to
video sequel called Dracula II: Ascension was released in 2003, one year before
this travesty. They also decided that let’s do a brilliant idea that several
films have already done in putting this vampire in space……because I have
already mentioned in my Jason X induction on how well that works out.
Hell,
Space Vampires Isn’t Even That New As Lifeforce Did It In 1985 & That We
Will Eventually Induct As Well One Day
But
now we need to mention how I found out about this film. It was during my
ill-fated job working at Blockbuster that while I was stocking the shelves,
this film caught my eye and since Blockbuster employees had some perks in
renting movies for free (I think it was one movie a week, but I can’t
remember), I decided to rent this movie. So what made me remember this movie
for half a decade? Well, you are about to find out.
Hey,
At Least A Production Company Is Completely Honest With Us That This Film Is
Fiction, Although The Idea Of This Movie Being Nonfiction Makes Me Laugh.
We
start off this film with credits…….long-ass opening credits, but no opening
title just yet. Oh they are saving that so you can see Udo Kier basically just
show up to get his paycheck.
Dracula
3000: Infinite Darkness? But My DVD Cover Just Has Dracula 3000. Oh Well……….I’m
Still Calling it Dracula 3000 As There Is No Other Film With That Title.
And
yes, for those snobs out there………..I know that this spaceship being called the
Demeter is actually a nod to the Russian ship that transported Dracula to
London in Bram Stoker’s novel. You’re going to get of nods to the actual
Dracula story that are more hammer you in the head subtle than actually
subtlety. This is actually one of the few times where actual subtlety is met.
We
also get introduced to our crew first starting with our narrator Captain
Abraham Van Helsing.
Okay,
That Isn’t Even Anywhere Close To Subtle.
Oh,
but that isn’t the biggest problem I see here. Look down below at the years he
served in Special Forces and then look at when he was honorably discharged.
Basically after he was honorably discharged, he served five more years in the
Special Forces. I’m pretty sure that once you get discharged (honorably or
dishonorably), you are done. I don’t think you get five more years.
Also
that is Casper Van Dien, who this may actually be the first time I am doing a
film that this guy has been in. I find that actually surprising because this
guy has been in a load of stuff that I would consider Monster Crap and I am now
getting into this guy. Basically, his biggest career move was in Starship
Troopers, which was meant to be extremely cheesy, a science fiction satire and
a complete jab at those good old war-time propaganda films. It was enjoyable in
my mind although it is a very polarizing film. That was in 1997…….he fell
pretty hard in terms of getting roles from then.
He
talks about how his ship Mother-3 got a tip that a long lost ship the Demeter
has been found in the Carpathian system (like the Carpathian mountains, where
Dracula’s Castle is supposed to be on) and Abe & his crew is trying to get
to the ship first before the Confederation lays claim to it, the ship is
theirs.
Oh
And Enjoy Loads Of Computer Screen Effects Because That Is How They Do
Basically Everything Outside Of The Studio They Shot This Film.
Next
up we have Arthur Holmwood aka The Professor.
Yes,
Another Bashing You In The Head Reference To The Dracula Book, But A Rather
Crafty One As In Most Adaptations, Arthur Holmwood Is Left Out Of Them So Most
People Wouldn’t Equate The Two…………But I Can.
Through
narration, Abe says they would be in a better position if he actually knew half
the things as he thinks he does. So yes, he is an egotistical geek or go ahead
Ogre……….
NERD!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry,
I don’t think I will ever get over making that joke. It’s just so easy. Anyway,
next up we have……..
Really
Movie…………….MINA, As In MINA HARKER.
Now
I know you are going to say “hey……..her name is Mina Murry, not Harker”. Well,
here is the thing; Harker is the name she took from her husband Jonathan
Harker. Her maiden name is Mina Murry. So yeah, this movie is basically ripping
off characters and whole places from the Brom Stoker novel, but put it in
SPACE!!!!
She is the navigator and as Abe mentions, she is not that good at her job. Next………..
Finally
A Name That Is Not From The Book.
I
looked and there is no Reginald Parker in the Dracula book. The closest I got
is there is a Reggie Nalder and Kay Parker who are cast in the 1980 Dracula
porn spoof, Dracula Sucks. But if I am putting more thought into this than the
actual filmmakers and lord knows I don’t want Porno Pete showing up.
He
is of course played by Tiny Lister, who while I will always remember as Deebo
from the Friday series…..wrestling fans will remember him fighting Hulk Hogan
as Zeus in No Holds Barred
Despite
The Fact That No Holds Barred Flopped, Zeus Was Made An Actual Wrestler In The
WWF And It Was Worse. Hulk Hogan Also Gave Him A Call To Be In WCW As Z-Gangsta
When Hogan Was The Hot Name In WCW.
His
nickname is Humvee and basically we will be calling him that through the rest
of this film. As Abe explains, he is basically all brawn and no brains. The
only real good thing he contributes is he is hugely necessary in salvage jobs.
Next up is……….
Holy
Crap………We Have Gone Two Characters Without Any Dracula Reference.
There
is definitely no Fransisco Brett in the Dracula book. I can’t even give you a
“giving more thought than the filmmakers did” line. So yay……………original name.
But
then that ends when you realize that it is fucking Coolio. Coolio was a rapper
who in the early 90s was very successful. The man actually got Grammies for his
great song, Gangsta’s Paradise…………which a parody by Weird Al Yankovic called
Amish Paradise caused a huge spat based on a misunderstanding between the two.
His career in movies on the other hand, is a complete joke as he has two modes:
Boring & Uncaring to Over-Acting & Mugging For The Camera. In this
film, he does the latter.
As
Abe says in his narration, 187 is basically a pothead who is only looking for
drugs and money to buy drugs. Finally, we have…….
So That’s
Three Names Ripped Off The Book And Three New Original Names.
Oh
and she is played by Erika Eleniak. Who is she, you might ask? Well, she is a
former playmate in 1989. Her main role was in 1989 where she was one of the
original lifeguards Shauni McClain, in the hit TV Series…..Baywatch.
After
having a major film role in the Steven Seagal hit Under Seige, she left
Baywatch to try and capitalize on that success. Needless to say, it didn’t work
out.
Anyway,
this is her first mission despite being second in command (don’t ask how that
works) and she is very abrasive.
We
are now in the ship and we see Mina looking around to find any crew. She thinks
she hears footsteps despite the ship being basically empty and she runs. She
runs into Humvee who gives her a scare and somehow, got on the ship before she
did…….despite her being clearly the first one on the ship. Basically this whole
scene was a fake-out and a complete waste of our time.
Oh
And We Keep Getting Interrupted By Random Video Log Of Captain Varda Explaining
What Is Happening On The Ship At That Time. It’s Really Annoying And The Only
Reason It Is There Is To Explain Away Some Questions With Even Worse Answers.
Anyway,
we learn that other than being a complete moron with muscle, Humvee is also a
bully who is very confident about his penis size as in his response to Abe’s
question of if he is sure the oxygen level is 87%.
Humvee: Yeah I’m
sure……..as sure as my package is bigger than yours. You wanna come out here and
find out for yourself!!!
They
take off the oxygen masks and Humvee fakes having breathing problems so he can
forcibly kiss Mina. Humvee………..he also sexually harasses women.
The
captain tells Humvee to cut it out and Humvee speaks quietly that he is never
going to get any action. Despite how hilariously ugly Tiny Lister is, I am
never going to buy that his character hasn’t gotten laid even once………which is
what we are supposed to believe in this film. Most of the crew meets in the
hallway and Abe scolds Humvee again before realizing that 187 is missing.
Captain
Varda shows up again to reveal the problems that the ship has. Like that it is
adrift in the Carpathian Galaxy and that their communicators only work halfway
in that they can receive messages, but they can’t send messages.
We
then go to 187, who is smoking a bong.
Seems
187 Is Experiencing His Own “Fantastic Voyage”
Abe
calls him and tells him to get his ass onto the ship. 187 tries to ignore him,
but is yelled at and he reluctantly comes down.
The
main group heads towards the control room and we get the tired old gag that the
stairs in the room are not handicap accessible, which causes problems for
Arthur.
Because
He Is In A Wheelchair………
Humvee
is forced to carry his ass down.
By
The Honor Vested In Me, I Now Pronounce You Cripple & Meathead
When
they get to the control pad, 187 comes in and tells the crew that he has
something they need to see. Abe, Humvee, and Aurora decide to follow 187 so he
can show them what he has found.
Captain
Varda shows up once again to explain some crap we already know like the ship
has gone to hell in a hand basket. Back in the control room, Mina gets a funny
feeling and she tries to tell Arthur not to turn on the Demeter. He of course
doesn’t listen to her because his brains are above funny feelings.
187
then shows the crew that he has found a body basically drained of blood holding
a crucifix.
We
get another message from Varda that while he has no control of navigation,
something is moving them towards Earth. They head back to the control center
where Abe reveals that this ship may be worth 15 million credits. This makes
everyone excited except for Aurora, who wants them to leave the ship and then
give it to the proper authorities. This causes 187 and Humvee to laugh and
Humvee to say that Aurora must be out of her mind. Aurora responds by…….
Flipping
Him Off Using Her Pinky????
Seriously,
you couldn’t get another take of this woman using her middle finger……..we are
just stuck with her using her pinky. Mina then goes to panic mode about what if
they don’t make it back to Earth. I think I know how to handle this situation.
Humvee
and 187 are sent to do some recon to see if they can find anything else on this
ship. While speaking, we learn more about 187’s smoking habit and the fact that
now weed is legal and regulated. Back at the control bay, the Demeter decides
to eject Mother-3 from the landing bay which means the crew is now stuck on the
Demeter with no way of escaping. Abe tells Arthur to figure out their situation
while he go looks for the video log to see if they can explain what is going
on. When 187 and Humvee get to the cargo area, they find a bunch of coffins
being used as cargo.
Nothing
Odd Here….
187
then decides that there might be some valuable stuff that is hidden in these
coffins. He tries to open up one with a crowbar, but cuts himself while opening
it. They find only sand in the casket and 187 tries to open another one.
However, with his hand cut, he asks Humvee to assist him. Humvee does so by
kicking open the next casket.
More sand is in that coffin as well and Humvee leaves. Mina comes into to be more of a bitch as she orders them to meet the professor. 187 decides to stay as he wants to open a few more because something has got to be in those caskets. However, while speaking……..blood falls into the sand of a casket.
Suddenly,
Abe hears a scream so the captain, Humvee, & Aurora find 187 in shock after
apparently being attacked. He also apparently has a broken leg.
Watch
As This Broken Leg With The Bone Coming Out Become A Huge None Factor In The
Future
They
take 187 out of the room and almost all of them have left except for Aurora,
who stops because she hears something. This only pauses her for a second as she
heads out to join the rest of the crew. The crew sets 187 up on a pool table
that is somehow conveniently there (even though we never saw it before). Arthur
then decides that the bone must be snapped back into place and since Humvee is
the strongest, he asks him to do it. However, Humvee does not feel comfortable
in dealing with broken bones so he says he isn’t doing it. After a small
debate, Aurora comes in and sets the leg back into place.
In
a hallway, Abe and Aurora have a conversation about what is going on. We also
get the feeling that these two are more than just business partners, if you
know what I mean. Mina interferes and tells Abe that he is needed in the Rec
Room. When Abe leaves, Mina goes to be a bigger bitch and basically accuse her
of hiding information. Aurora says she isn’t hiding anything and that’s the end
of that whole crap.
Abe
goes to the Rec Room and meets with Arthur, who tells our captain that there
are bite marks on 187’s neck.
Including
A Moment Where He Acts Like A Child
187
attacks both Abe and Arthur before Aurora shows up threatening him with a gun.
187 has this line of dialogue.
187: Did I ever tell
you how many times I’d see you and want to ejaculate all over your bazonkas….
All the times I stayed up, high as a kite, in a non-gravitational atmosphere,
while I stroke my anaconda and dreamed about your snow-white ass.
Aurora
threatens to blow his “anaconda” to kingdom come if he takes another step and
187 has this mocking face to make.
Oh,
Coolio Over-Acting Is Rich Here
187
then does every step with a phrase like this.
187: One….Betcha that
pussy’s sweeter than a honey bun.
Two….when
I’m through, I’m gonna pass you to the crew.Three…..might as well get down on your knees.
Aurora
then responds to his humor.
Aurora: Four…….you’re
gonna end up dead on the floor
Abe
tells Aurora to just shoot him, but our mugging vampire has one more thing to say.
187: Five…………ain’t
none of y’all bitches getting out here alive!!!!
I
wish he said this.
187: 1, 2, 3,
4………..get your woman on the floor. Gotta, gotta get up to get down……..gotta,
gotta get up to get down
Aurora
then starts shooting and what a shock, the bullets do nothing to him. Aurora
runs away with 187 in hot pursuit. The alarm sounds and that alerts Humvee
about something going on. When Humvee comes to the Rec Room, they explain that
187 is now up and is attacking the crew. They also explain that he’s after
Aurora, but Arthur says that he wants to tittie fuck her first. Abe and Humvee
then decide to chase after the 187 in hopes of helping Aurora.
When
187 gets to the cargo hold, he meets our lead vampire…….Count Orlock
Wait………..Orlock??
You Mean Our Vampire Is Called Orlock, Not Dracula? What The Fuck!! This Movie
Is Called Dracula 3000. The Least You Could Do Is Have Freaking Count Dracula
In This Film.
Yes,
I Know Orlock Was Another Name For Count Dracula When They Couldn’t Use The
Name Count Dracula. But The Title Of Your Movie Is Called Dracula 3000, So At
The Very Least…….You Could Call The Vampire Count Dracula.
When
187 sees our count……..he starts acting like Renfield. You know what, I think I
know how they got Coolio to do this film.
Movie Producer: Okay Mr. Coolio,
we have a good role for you in a vampire movie.
Coolio: Okay………shoot.Movie Producer: It’s called Dracula 3000. It’s Dracula in space, although we don’t call him Dracula…….we call him Orlock.
Coolio: Man, that sounds kinda stupid. But I am willing to listen so what role do you have.
Movie Producer: What we have is a character called 187 who likes to smoke a lot of weed.
Coolio: And……..
Movie Producer: And he is the first victim of the vampire attack.
*Coolio prepares to leave.*
Movie Producer: But he comes back as a vampire….
*Coolio stays.*
Coolio: Do I get to overact and be like that guy who follows Dracula around?
Movie Producer: You mean, Renfield?
Coolio: Yeah, that cat.
Movie Producer: Well, we were looking for a Renfield, but you playing him as well will let us have one less actor to hire so……….I’d say we can do that.
Coolio: Ah yeah…….boy……..sign me up for that shit right now.
And
there you have what I believe is how they got Coolio. Back to the movie, Orlock
tells 187 to kill everyone on the ship and the humble servant goes to do
exactly that. But not before overacting his way off camera.
Even
Count Orlock Is Amused By This Overacting.
While
searching for either of the two, Humvee still can’t believe that 187 has gone
mad and tries to explain how 187 has a heart of gold, but Abe tells Humvee to
shut up. We then see Aurora hiding and she runs into Orlock. Orlock tells
Aurora that she is the most beautiful creature he has ever seen and introduces
himself. He then attempts to bite her and then we cut to the next scene.
Mina
is watching Arthur and being the dumb bitch that she is, goes into the hallway
and turns her back……..only to get grabbed by 187.
I
Hope You Die Slowly For Being Such A Horribly Written Character
Arthur
is devastated in losing her and screams behind the door for the vampire to leave
her alone. When Abe and Humvee show up, he reveals that 187 got Mina. They then
tell Arthur to stay where he is and they close the door on him. As the two men
search the hallway, they bump into Aurora….who explains that while she didn’t
run into 187, she did run into “him”. Of course while we know who she is
talking about, but our characters don’t. They go back to Arthur, although he
starts shooting first out of anxiety. Aurora then gets everyone up to speed on
what is going on.
You
know, I think out of all the characters, the only one who is an okay character
is Captain Abe as he is a leader and acts normally. So as soon as I say that,
he then has Aurora tied up on suspicion for being a vampire. Yeah, this
complete change in his character is not set up well and it just makes you get
confused. Abe then looks for bite marks on Aurora’s neck and even though he
didn’t find any, he is still suspicious of her and has Humvee guard her while
they go start up the ship.
Meanwhile,
Aurora tries to get Humvee to believe she is not a vampire, but Humvee isn’t
buying it. In the control deck, Arthur reveals that they can reroute the ship
to the next nearby planet, but the name of the place I can’t hear because he is
too low and spoke fast with his response.
Back
in the Rec Room, Aurora says that she needs to go to the bathroom; Humvee first
doesn’t believe her and then tells her to just go right there.
The
Lazy Eye Plus The Face He Makes When He Says That, Just Makes Me Laugh Every
Time.
Back
in the control room, Arthur while looking up vampires reveals that Count Orlock
is also known as Count Dracula. You should have called him that instead of
Orlock and not try to play your audience for fools. They also find the Van
Helsing name and Arthur comes to believe that Orlock only wants Abe. Oh and Abe
didn’t know anything about the whole Van Helsing crap. Look, I don’t care how
far in the future we are, his name is the same name as the legendary vampire
killer; first and last. Dracula is not going to be a book that is going to be
forgotten by generations anytime soon. Having that as your name and knowing
kids in school, this piece of shit would know that of the significance of his
last name. And the whole not knowing about Dracula in his time…………..really
makes me question the education of our distant future.
Anyway,
Abe tells Arthur to find him a way to kill this SOB………because in the future,
they know about vampires, but they don’t know about Count Dracula…..oh sorry,
Count Orlock. I miss the wacky antics of Coolio or the faces of Tiny Lister.
Thankfully
the next scene we go back to Humvee and Aurora where they appear to be having a
staring contest.
Oh
Aurora, You Really Don’t Want To Be Having A Staring Contest With A Guy With A
Lazy Eye, He Has A Huge Advantage Of Having Only One Good Eye Over Your Two So
Less Stress Will Come To His Eyes.
A
knock is heard at the door and it is 187, asking for Humvee to let him in. He
uses the old friend card and Humvee, not being the smartest knife in the
drawer, lets him in. 187 throws Humvee into the wall and goes after Aurora. Aurora
yells for Abe and he comes. 187 chides Humvee by saying he can’t believe he
fell for the friend card crap. 187 tries to bite Humvee’s neck, but Abe
distracts him so the big man can throw our vampire off of him. Abe tries to
shoot 187, but our vampiric servant says that they can’t kill him. But while
going on about his speech, Humvee basically uses a pool cue and jams it through
187’s heart.
Ah
Man……..Now Half Of The Entertainment In This Film Is Dead
After
they deal with 187, Aurora asks to be let go since it is obvious that she is
not a vampire. Basically, she tries to calmly get their attention and then
yells about being untied. You know what, while I do not hate this scene, I just
wish it was performed like Garry from John Carpenter’s The Thing.
I
Know You Gentlemen Have Been Through A Lot, But When You Find The Time, I’d
Rather Not Spend The Rest Of This Winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!
That’s
more like it. They still wonder why when this Orlock had his chance, why did he
not bite her. She reveals that she is a cyborg who works for the NWC (They
never explain what that is) as surveillance. Basically she is a spy bot. Abe
laughs and tells Humvee to untie her. When Humvee questions his decision, Abe
says that since she is a cyborg, she has no human blood so Orlock wants nothing
to do with her.
They
go to check on Arthur, but they only see his wheelchair. They get concerned,
but are relieved to find that he was under the desk trying to fix things. They
tell Arthur that they killed 187 with a pool cue through the heart. Arthur then
reveals that is since it was wooden, they drove a stake through the heart which
is one of the ways to kill vampires. He then reveals that it has to be organic
wood, not the synthetic wood product they are passing off as real these days.
Will we ever see synthetic wood? Of course not, stop asking too much of this
damn movie.
He
also reveals that crucifixes can drive vampires away, but what they really hate
is sunlight. Abe then says that sunlight might be out of the question since
they are in deep space. Aurora then reveals that there are twin suns in the
area so they can use that to kill the vampire. They then decide to look for
more pool cues, but you can see that Abe is not happy with Aurora being a
cyborg. Aurora finds one and Abe breaks it into two so they can have two
stakes. The two then head to the cargo bay, where they hope to kill Orlock.
They try opening a few caskets, but only find sand.
Meanwhile
back in the control room, we see that Arthur has become very paranoid about his
life since if trouble occurred, he couldn’t run (you know, with being unable to
walk and all). Back in the cargo bay, Abe and Aurora open another casket and
find….
Mina
Yes,
Mina is obviously now a vampire so of course they are forced to stake her in
the heart.
With
Humvee not listening, Aurora goes to the Captain’s room to grab a crucifix.
Because Arthur keeps repeating his opinion that they are all going to die,
Humvee leaves him alone because he would rather deal with Orlock than listen to
him anymore. Aurora runs into Humvee and tells him that Van Helsing needs help
in the cargo bay. Arthur then decides to leave the safety of the room to look
for Humvee.
Bad
Idea As He Meets Up With Orlock
Arthur
begs for his life, but Orlock offers him a chance to walk forever as a vampire
if he takes his hand. Arthur takes this offer because he wants to walk again.
Unfortunately for him, a door is open and Orlock decides to leave before he can
turn the cripple into a vampire.
Back
in the cargo bay, Van Helsing crawls to the floor looking like he just got his
ass kicked. Humvee and Aurora come in to help Van Helsing, but they find a big
surprise.
Abe
Is Now A Vampire
Abe
tries to bite Humvee, but Humvee is not one to go down easily. While the two
tussle, Aurora grabs the stake from the heart of Mina. Aurora then uses the
broken cue to stab Abe in the heart, killing him.
I
Fear For The Future With These People Knowing Nothing About Vampires
So
Mina attacks Aurora and of course that doesn’t last long as she keeps Mina at
bay with a cross while Humvee stabs her in the heart with the piece that wasn’t
attached to Abe’s heart.
He’s
A Vampire………
Of
course they don’t know if he is or isn’t so Aurora decides to stab him with the
cross anyway.
Makes
You A Murderer, Don’t It?
That
it does my good man…….that it does. So with what happened that whole scene with
Orlock offering to turn Arthur and then running at the first sound of noise
was……………completely pointless. Orlock bursts out of his casket again.
You
Know Orlock, If You Keep Blowing Up Those Casket Lids In Anger; You Aren’t
Going To Have Any Place To Sleep.
Orlock
tries to attack the two, but they close the door on him……….which traps his arm.
This is where I really do not like this portrayal of Dracula (sorry, Orlock).
This vampire screams like a little bitch when his arm gets caught.
Apparently,
Being The Last Vampire Means Screaming Like A Bitch
Orlock
loses his arm when they close the door all the way and he screams about losing
his arm.
Sadly
This Is The Last We See Of Our Main Villain.
We
then go to our final scene which shows Humvee and Aurora talking about they
don’t have enough control of the ship to turn around so the ship will go right
into the sun, killing everyone. While bumming out that they are going to die,
Aurora reveals that she was a pleasure bot before she was upgraded. Humvee
talks about how he heard about those, but sadly (and tearfully in Humvee’s
case), he never had enough credits. So because the two are going to die, Aurora
takes pity on him and offers herself to him free of charge. Humvee’s response
is what all of us would probably say in the same situation.
Humvee: Ain’t gotta tell
me twice.
He
then picks her up over his shoulder and leaves the scene to supposedly make
sweet love to the cyborg.
You
Go, Humvee……………
We
go through the ship and then get a scene of Captain Varda saying he is going to
sacrifice the ship so this evil never gets to Earth. Then…..
A
CGI Explosion
And
then we get closing credits. But wait, we get one wacky scene with Humvee again
saying “That’s what I’m talking about” and then slapping Aurora’s ass while she
is still over his shoulder. And we end the movie.
First
we get to talk about the after effects of this film and………well. Not really much
to say with this cast. Casper Van Dien reprised his role his role as Johnny
Rico in Starship Troopers 3: Marauders, Udo Kier still does small roles in
cheesy horror films so he can keep getting a paycheck (although he did get
roles in the Halloween remake, Grindhouse, and Dario Argento’s Mother of
Tears), but he also was cast as Regal Monk in this travesty.
Tiny Lister, who I really do like for his funny acting, has also been in a movie I inducted.
Yes,
He Was The Prisoner On The Ferry Who Took The Switch To The Bomb Attached To
The Other Ferry, & Threw It Into The Water.
This
movie is………………….well, memorable to say the least. However, it is really bad and
makes huge mistakes that even any thinking man could see. The performance of
Dracula (sorry, Orlock) is absolutely one of the worst. And several actors
playing it straight next to this vampire is just pathetic. The references to
the book are just nauseating and the fact that because they need to explain to
the audience the whole vampire mythos, they make the characters incredibly
stupid which makes the idea of people knowing squat in the future terrifies me
more than this film.
But
the most egregious fault of this film is the fact that a lot of the deaths and
transformations are done off-screen. I know with a lot of the turns, they are
trying to go with the whole “is he a vampire, isn’t he” well, but they go to
that well way too many times to the point that you really don’t care. It is
like TNA doing the whole chaos behind the scenes story every week and it
getting old, but when WWE introduces chaos behind the scenes with CM Punk, it
felt new and fresh and when WWE started doing that once again too often, it got
tiring. You don’t go to any well too many times because it gets old and tiring.
The
only redeeming quality to this film is the overacting of Coolio (who knew he
was in a piece of shit) and the funny mannerisms of Tiny Lister, who even if he
takes the role seriously, could bring out his wacky faces to lighten the mood.
Other than that, I say if you see this movie, you will remember it……………but not
fondly. I know I won’t forget this movie and I have no desire to ever see it
again.
Evil
Frogs………….Okay, I’ll Bite.
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