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Title:
Dracula III: Legacy
Region:
One
Genre:
Horror
Stars:
Jason Scott Lee, Jason London, Alexandra Wescourt, Diane Neal, Roy Scheider, and
Rutger Hauer
Writers:
Joel Soissen and Patrick Lussier
Director:
Patrick Lussier
Feature
length: 90 minutes
Extras:
Feature Length Filmmakers’ Audio Commentary, Interviews, Cast Auditions,
Deleted Scene, Alternate Ending, Home Video Trailers and Previews
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Subtitles:
English Captions and French and Spanish Language Subtitles
Chapter
Stops: 17
Sound:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Year
of DVD Release: 2005
Home
Video Distributor: Dimension Home Video
MPAA
Rating: R
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
The
fearless vampire hunters played by Jason Scott Lee and his young companion
played by Jeremy London have tracked Dracula (Rutger Hauer) to his Eastern
European stronghold to destroy him once and for all. “Dracula III: Legacy”
was actually shot at the same time as “Dracula II: Ascension” as if it were
one feature film, but the intention was always to make it a new Dracula Series
for Dimension Films as a trilogy as noted by Writer and Director Patrick Lussier,
who directed all three films. The film is somewhat disjointed, neither feeling
like the completion of a trilogy as the second film set up nor feeling
particularly whole. To be blunt, “Dracula III: Legacy” lacks a bit of soul.
Dimension
Home Video presents “Dracula III: Legacy” on DVD with a clear anamorphic
widescreen (2.35:1) aspect ratio with a full English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Soundtrack and optional English Captions for the hearing impaired as well as
French and Spanish Language Subtitles encoded onto the dual layered DVD as
options. Writer and Director Patrick Lussier, Producer Joel Soisson, and Special
Makeup Designer Gary Tunnicliffe provide a very articulate and enthusiastic
feature length audio commentary that is quite detailed and actually more
entertaining then parts of the film itself. Among the extra value features is a
discussion with Writer and Director Patrick Lussier regarding the mythology of
vampires (4:38), and it is fascinating because he goes into great detail about
the various cultural stories that exist worldwide regarding these undead
creatures. Special Makeup Designer Gary Tunnicliffe also provides several
interview clips that can be viewed individually or as one reel (8:05). Sections
from all three original screenplay treatments are also available for examination
and comparison.
A
reel of cast audition tapes (13:31) as well as a letterboxed (2.35:1) deleted
scene (2:28) and an alternate ending (1:19), which I actually prefer to the
ending that exists on the film is included too along with home video trailers
for “Dracula 2000” (1:20) and “Dracula II: Ascension” (1:02). Bonus home
video previews that include “Hellraiser: Hellworld” (: 56) and “The
Prophecy: Uprising” & “The Prophecy: Forsaken” (1:26) as well as a
reel of upcoming and available home video advertisements before the opening menu
that include “Sin City”, “Cursed”, and “Hostage” (6:32) wrap up the
bonus features included on this DVD.
The
main menu features scenes from the film while the subsequent menus are all
standard interactive still frames that are easy to navigate. You can complete
your twenty-first century Dracula Trilogy with “Dracula III: Legacy,” which
can be purchased at retailers on and offline courtesy of Dimension Home Video on
Tuesday, July 12, 2005.
©
Copyright 2005 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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