ascension be actually a step up in term of what the original movie be in story and in special effect . jason scott lee be good a a vampire hunter look for the count himself ( if you remember him and he be from the movie dragon and the bruce lee story . ) jason london be funny a luke and the kid who help the woman he love from a far steal dracula body from the slab . diane neal be good a the woman who steal dracula body in order to find a cure for her die boyfriend and and stephen billington be great a dracula himself . give a good performance than gerard butler do the count in the original film . roy scheider round out the rest of the cast in this movie and and he do a decent job a the mentor of jason scott lee character . this be the second sequel in the trilogy and and they be off to a good start . it up in the air whether the last film will close the series out on a good note .