Product Details

• Actors: Erika Eleniak, Udo Kier, Jr. Tom "Tiny" Lister, Coolio, Casper Van Dien
• Directors: Darrell James Roodt
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000654YIS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,527 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

A salvage ship on a routine mission discovers a vessel that went missing 100 years earlier. When the salvage crew boards the vessel they discover 50 long black coffins. In the blackness of space where the sun never rises the ancient curse that this mysterious cargo carries begins to eliminate the crew one by one Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: Coolio Udo Kier Run time: 86 minutes Rating: R

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67 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLY DULL AND UNORIGINAL., October 1, 2004

By	S. Phillips (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wanted to like this movie, but it is truly awful. Worse, it is dull as dirt, with terrible acting. Even Dracula fans will not be able to sit through it. Don't bother unless you need a sleep aid.

One hilarious thing...this film is set in the year 3000 and the lounge in the space ship contains a 4X3 TV and VHS machine!?

This is not a sequel to DRACULA 2000, DRACULA II or the upcoming DRACULA III.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If Only..., December 25, 2004

By	pc6 "pc6" (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews

You know, this movie had the potential to be good camp, but sadly, can't even achieve that. What can I say? The plot is lame, Dracula looks ridiculous, and the ending is incredibly stupid. Want more details? Ok, as one person mentioned, it's the year 3000, and space suits are a mix of cheap gas masks and BARE SKIN!! Hello? At least tell us they have some kind of force shield like in Star Trek! I mean, why the hell are they walking into a potentially hazardous environment with BARE SKIN? ARgh!
Then there is Drac. In the year 3000, interstellar traveler Dracula is STILL wearing a cape and out dated formal wear. OK.
Then the end. The robot turns to the only living member of the crew, mentions that in 12 hours they are going to fly into the heart of a sun, and offers to have sex with him! THAT'S THE END OF THE MOVIE!! What the hell? Let's get laid, then BOOM!
ARGH!
Watch this only if you are really, really bored. Or a huge Casper Van Diem fan. Nah, even then, it's not worth it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flawed, but Vampire Fans May Wanna Look Anyway, October 5, 2005

By	Possum-Bread (Pasadena, California) - See all my reviews

A vampire clan is somehow transplanted to a planet in deep space in the future. In Dracula 3000, the vampire clan highjacks a freight ship headed back to Earth in the year 3000. At the beginning, this story, although not terribly original, sounded interesting enough to watch. So I watched it.

Director Darrell Roodt is able to tap some real star power for this low budget thriller including Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers); Coolio (Batman & Robin); Erika Eleniak-Goglia (Tales of the Crypt: Bordello of Blood); tough guy Tommy Lister Jr., (The Fifth Element); Udo Kier (Blade); Grant Swanby; Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld and Langley Kirkwood.

The one person who looks painfully out of place is Langley Kirkwood. I have nothing against Kirkwood. But when Kirkwood's character appears in the film for the first time, the film looses any credibility as an heir to the Dracula legacy. He is simply not believable as the vampire overlord from the planet Transylvania. He'd be better cast as Napoleon Dynamite.

The story of space voyagers finding an abandoned ship in deep space is nothing new. The crew decides a salvage mission is in order, which again is predictable. Coolio proceeds to steal the show as a disrespectful, drug-addicted crewmember searching the salvaged ship for swag. He accidentally wakes the vampire overlord who had been sleeping on the ship. After becoming the vampire's first victim, Collio's character is transformed into a fearsome (and sometimes hilarious) vampire. Sadly his character's life is brief.

Other opportunities to bring the plot to life are completely ignored, such as the revelation that Van Dien's character is a descendant of famed vampire killer Van Helsing. I immediately expected some hard core vampire killing action. Instead, Van Dien is killed off. Then the plot slowly limps to an anticlimactic end.

The only other highlight is sexy Erika Eleniak-Goglia. She plays a tough second-in-command of the ship and looks good in tight, black leather. She becomes more interesting when she reveals that she is a cyborg. Not just a cyborg, but a pleasure-bot! Guess what happens next? That's right, she dies. Like I said, there are a lot of missed opportunities to make this a better movie.

The script is poorly written and there are very few action scenes (other then various crew members running up and down the endless corridors of the abandoned ship, if you can call that action). Since Roodt is both writer and director, I place the blame squarely upon him. The basic storyline was interesting and these actors have talent, but the script gave the characters no depth.

Because this movie lacks entertaining dialogue and a clever plot, it's a disappointment. True vampire aficionados may want to check it out anyway just to see Coolio's attention-grabbing performance. However, casual fans of vampire and horror flicks should probably pass on it.