A monumental diaster

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2004)

The film was most disappointing to one who is a horror connoisseur. I am a man of 44 years and my first horror film I viewed when I was 5 years old in New York City called The Horror of Dracula with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Peter Cushing would roll over in his grave. As everyone knows he was the best Van Helsing the business has ever seen, hence Hammer Productions. This film was an abomination. I just hope Christopher Lee doesn't go to see this film. The gentlemen who portrayed Dracula was insubstantial. Lon Chaney Jr. played the role better when he was Count Alucard (now that's Dracula spelled backwards). For 6 months I looked forward to seeing this film. I have wasted 26 good dollars. The only time the make-up and special effect shone was the last fight between Dracula and the werewolf. Where was Rick Baker on this film? You should have spent the bucks and went with Rick. Not only Dracula, Van Helsing was ineffective too. When will Hollywood get this right? It has been a long time since 1979 and Frank Langella's Dracula. Even the master Lawrence Olivier's blind walk-through on Langella's film as Van Helsing made your film look very pale, good sirs.