Picking up a strange haul, the team aboard a derelict space ship learns they've inadvertently released the vampire Count Dracula onto their crew and must try to stop the deadly creature before he takes over the entire ship.This wasn't as bad as its reputation through it does have a few problems. The biggest issue with this one is the rather cheap and cheesy feel throughout here which makes for the most troubling aspects of this. From the absolutely ridiculous equipment throughout the ship to their tactics and behavior, there's little to this that really gives off any sense of serious ambitions in this. Almost all aspects within this also showcase this feature, from the simple story and goofy action to the dialog and vampire-battle that are a part of this as this one tends to land on the goofy and cheesy quite often. That storyline factor does come into play here by being blatant about ripping off other sources from the novel as well as several other films out there so not only does this reek of being familiar with the back-story but also familiar with other films that utilize this particular setting. That does bring up the rather few flaws here in this one manages to bring up some nice imagery about traditional vampire lore into outer space with the use of the caped Gothic-styled vampire and his dress, the use of wooden stakes and finally the use of the coffins within the cargo bay as a sort of connection here to the past. Likewise, some of the action isn't' all that bad as the brawl with the vampire henchman as well as the shootout in the main hold are somewhat decent enough. Nothing, though, compares to the finale which is one of the most atrocious, ham-fisted, poorly conceived and laughable conclusions which not only undermines the whole film as well as feels entirely improvised but also seems ludicrous in concept as if it was tacked on simply to get an ending without doing anything about it. That also damages this along with the other flaws to really knock this down.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence and intense drug use.

What troubles me the most is that there are some people who trusted a crew and equipment to this guy.. is it Darrel? And why they didn't kill him during the preview? Coolio did not save the movie, neither did Casper Van Dean and not even Udo Kier. Nobody could save it, because literally nobody was directing.. But.. Perhaps there can be only one reason for making this .. product..?I think they made a movie to show students - how the horror movie should NOT be. And since they spent some money and wanted it back, they made a H.R.GIGEResque poster, wrapped and released this piece. And they just got away with it..

The characters might seem progressive - black, white, male, female, disabled, ablebodied - if they weren't stereotyped to the point of almost being offensive.Naturally there's foreshadowing (about as subtle as a punch to the face) and no one follows through on anything remotely related to logic or critical thinking.Plot: A crew of 6 people (the captain being named Van Helsing) flies on a salvage ship to a long-lost cargo ship (which had been flying from "Transylvania station" to the "Carpathian galaxy") in attempt to claim its contents before the government gets there. --SPOILERS BELOW--As they explore the cargo ship, their own ship is somehow disconnected and flies off. Two of the crew find a bunch of coffins filled with sand, and they open some. The guy known as 187 cuts himself doing so, and bleeds on some of the sand. Of course it's a vampire, and reanimates offscreen; it bites 187 and disappears.The crew rushes to 187 at the sound of screams and all proceed to act like idiots (for example, they look at his newly-broken leg and ask what's wrong). Eventually he turns into a vampire and does absolutely nothing which makes any sense.We see the vampire who bit 187 and it's assumed that this is Dracula himself, although someone calls him Count Orlock, and apparently some people know vampires exist. Orlock is allegedly the last of his kind, despite all the other coffins around. Personally I'm curious to know how he's been doing all this stuff (like disconnecting Van Helsing's ship, etc, unless he didn't do it... but that makes even less sense) if he was dust/sand in a coffin, and this is never explained.187 is done in by a pool stick (a wooden stake in space, how convenient) and the second-in-command is revealed to be a robot because somehow that makes sense to the writers.Then nothing interesting happens. All the characters are terrible and unlikeable, and I find myself wishing the ship explodes and kills them all. There are plot holes and continuity errors so large you could pilot a 747 through them.By the last 20 minutes I'm convinced this was made as a comedy instead of a serious sci-fi film. When the end of the movie comes, it's so sudden and unexpected I'm not sure what to feel except relief that this awful thing is over. My wish has been granted.--END OF SPOILERS--I'm not sure what to rate this film. Is it horrible? Is it supposed to be a parody of vampire movies? Am I supposed to enjoy this ironically, like The Room? Watching Dracula 3000 simply leaves me confused.

I can honestly say that I would have gained more satisfaction from seeing the $2 I used to purchase this bit of cinematic filth ripped to pieces, set on fire, and then extinguished by the urine of an odorous homeless man than I did from this abomination of nature. The moment I put it in my DVD player, my corneas spontaneously combusted and profuse amounts of blood and what I assume to be cranial fluid seeped from my eye sockets. The director can expect a hefty medical bill sent his way as well as a law suit for compensation on account of my emotional distress caused by the viewing of this "movie." I am now blind and have to rely on a machine that prints web pages out in braille to write this review for you, dear future-viewers. Do you know how much paper I've wasted simply to navigate this web page? I'm certain that I am now personally responsible for 60% of deforestation in the tropical rain forests. Please save yourselves!