Dracula -2000- [better]

Stoker codified many of the "rules" of vampires that modern fans now take for granted.

The film updates the Bram Stoker mythos by moving it to the year 2000. In present-day London, a high-tech heist crew breaks into a high-security vault owned by an antique dealer—who is actually an aged Abraham Van Helsing (played by a surprisingly game Christopher Plummer Dracula -2000-

Years before he roared "This is Sparta!" in 300 , Scottish actor Gerard Butler donned the fangs. Butler’s casting was a gamble; he was relatively unknown at the time. His performance is fascinating. He plays Dracula not as a shriveled old monster or a suave gentleman, but as a rock star. With long hair, a heavy accent, and intense physicality, Butler leans into the sensual and animalistic nature of the Count. He exudes a dangerous charisma that makes it believable that women would follow him to their deaths. Stoker codified many of the "rules" of vampires

The score, composed by Marco Beltrami ( Scream ), mixes screeching violins with techno beats. When Dracula walks through a club in New Orleans, the music shifts to a gothic industrial pulse that perfectly captures the turn of the millennium. For anyone who grew up listening to Kerrang! or MTV2 , this soundtrack is pure nostalgia. Butler’s casting was a gamble; he was relatively