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Rating: 3/10 (4 May 2004)

I think that the hype for this movie has billed more as a horror than it truly is. Truth be told it comes off as a cross between Adams Family Values and Underworld at best. Many of the effects are interesting but not necessarily appropriate. Some of them threw off the time period of the movie especially the Frankenstein `monster'. Then there is also the fact that the costumes are never right for the time period but this one took the cake, especially when it came to the Masquerade Ball costume of the sidekick. Then there is the drawing from a thousand other films. The Brides of Dracula rather reminded me of harpies as portrayed in other films. This film is at best a film for renting and watching when you are sick and tired of watching Friends or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although I must say that I did see at a sneak preview and it was nice to not have to pay for it, even at the cheapest rental price.
This isn't to say that it doesn't have entertainment value but I guess I have become spoiled over the years. If you can handle a vampire ridden, Mark of the Rose-ish Melodrama then you are good to go.