Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

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42% of users liked it
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The burned corpse of Dracula (Stephen Billington) is revived by a wheelchair-bound scientist, Lowell (Craig Sheffer), and his devoted students in an effort to cure Lowell of a fatal disease. They chain the demon to a slab at the bottom of an abandoned indoor swimming pool and begin their… More The burned corpse of Dracula (Stephen Billington) is revived by a wheelchair-bound scientist, Lowell (Craig Sheffer), and his devoted students in an effort to cure Lowell of a fatal disease. They chain the demon to a slab at the bottom of an abandoned indoor swimming pool and begin their experiments. But the highly contagious, extremely convincing fiend can create havoc even chained up, as Elizabeth (Diane Neal) and Luke (Jason London) find out the hard way. Luckily, vampire-slaying priest Uffizi (Jason Scott Lee) arrives with his razor-studded whip. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Patrick Lussier
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Jun 7, 2003 Wide
On DVD: Jun 7, 2003

Critic Reviews

Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
One is asked to withstand a whole lot of high-tech jibber-jabber delivered by blank-faced performers before you get to the good stuff.
Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Maybe Wes Craven can start 'presenting' better horror films because Wes Craven Presents Dracula II: Ascension is a disappointing straight-to-video sequel.
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
The only use for reviews of disposable, interchangeable garbage is to offer puerile consumer reports information.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...the filmmakers splatter the screen with buckets of blood, severed heads, and gory, close-up autopsies, but while all this may be gross and disgusting, it's not scary.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
The ending leaves open the way to yet another sequel... Now, that's scary.
Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal
The setup, which includes a subplot about a powerful vampire slayer named Uffizi, is quite good, but the execution is bland.
Staci Layne Wilson, Fantastica Daily
If you're looking for a DVD rental with a little bite and a lot of fun, then I recommend Dracula II: Ascension.
Clint Morris, Moviehole
a polished, well-toned feature..does the all too rare bustle of improving on its predecessor, whilst playing an interesting spin on the Transylvania prodigy.

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Al S

A gripping and creepy edge of your seat thriller that's packed with non-stop suspense and riveting terror. A slick and very cool sequel. You might want to leave the lights on with this one, it grabs you and never wants to let you go. An intense and chilling horror film. A… More
A gripping and creepy edge of your seat thriller that's packed with non-stop suspense and riveting terror. A slick and very cool sequel. You might want to leave the lights on with this one, it grabs you and never wants to let you go. An intense and chilling horror film. A terrifying and wickedly entertaining sequel that shines with smarts and a great cast.
Dean M

What a gore in this vampire direct-to-video sequel and Jason Scott Lee's okay as a vampire hunter.
Emily A

"Let's soak this dead body in blood for a larf and see what happens." I don't even know why I rented this movie. It would have been so much better if at least some of the cast from Dracula 2000 had come back.
Leo L

An interesting one!