a space ship cruise through the galaxy encounter a mysterious cargo ship apparently adrift in space . the crew investigate and hop to lay claim to it cargo and acquire the ship . however and once aboard the ominous vessel and their own ship mysteriously disengages and leave them to fend for themselves and battle none other then count dracula or orloff a this creature call himself . not a bad start . i mean it follow any number of typical sci fi or horror plot . the genre have be around enough that even the most original story will inevitably invoke comparison to some other film . but and when you start with a fairly typical horror convention and the legend of dracula and vampire in general and and combine it with a fairly typical sci fi convention and a crew happen upon something and become maroon to battle whatever theyre force to confront and the filmmaker well have some clever up their sleeve to imprint their own mark on the familiar genre staple . director darrell roodt and who also write dracula 3000 with ivan milborrow and be primarily responsible for this utter failure . so and no and roodt and milborrow have nothing up their sleeve but their arm . this film begin ominously enough and with a very poorly deliver voice over by caspar van dien and essentially provide enough exposition to explain who the crew on his ship be . i should also point out that van dien character be name van helsing . and and oh so very cleverly and this orloff character be from planet transylvania in the carpathian system . no kidding . i mean and come on guy and we get it . and and again and do not be goofy and use such name unless you get something special in store . so and after van helsing introduction of the crew and we have and essentially and a film about this crew trap in a space ship with a vampire lurk about . i be a very forgive viewer when it come to low budget film . occasionally and they can be brilliant and see raimi first two evil dead film . dracula 3000 have a decent budget and enough for some decent special effect and for the salary of 3rd stringer like and van dien and erika eleniak and coolio and etc . however and unlike and the evil dead flick and there be no talent behind the camera . in front of the camera and the talent be marginal and but i be go to give the actor some benefit of the doubt . it really seem like they do not know what to do . the best actor of the bunch and alexandra kamp groenveld and get kill off quickly and the ever enjoyable udo kier be reduce to be an exposition vehicle for the viewer a the deceased captain we hear and see via a video journal . grant swandby be also okay a the professor and but it hard to take seriously a scientist in the year 3000 who wear glass and rid a wheel chair . and and yes and it a wheel chair a in there be nothing futuristic about it . a for the rest of the actor and well . i be sure coolio really try to be scary after get turn into a vampire and but and well and i do not think irritate qualifies a scary in most people book . tiny lister and erika eleniak do not really provide much either . lister be never really more then the il big brawny black stereotype . eleniak actually appear unhappy throughout the film and never try very hard . eleniak be a pretty girl and even in her mid thirty and but look a little worn out and uninterested for the movie duration . this bring u to count dracula or orloff play by langley kirkwood . to be honest and i can not recall who exactly the vampire be suppose to be . he introduce himself a orloff but at some point he acknowledge himself a count dracula as well . go figure . in any case and you will be absolutely astound by just how lame this vampire be . have you ever scene those cheesy horror show host local network would have on their creature feature time slot . yes and it that bad . langley kirkwood and the actor play orlock and must have find it almost impossible to concentrate in such a ridiculous outfit . i be sure he still get hassle by his friend . there isn not much to the plot . the vampire be the last of it kind and want to go to earth and for some reason and and also and there be some lip service about want to defeat caspar van dien character and van helsing . most of the crew get turn into vampire and include van helsing and and the crew use conventional machine gun and pistol to try and defeat them before they figure out the old stake in the heart routine . yeah and that right and bullet and and yes and the year 3000. keep in that baffling vein and one of the main area the crew hole themselves up in while battle the vampire and or vampire and since there be really never more then one threaten them and be fill with old soviet poster and insignia and such . what the . there be also reference to god or religion be antiquate system . but these reference only confuse me . do the soviet union make a comeback . be there some point roodt and milborrow want to make with this . it never really go anywhere and seem dumb and the poster and etc . just look cheap . on the positive side and the film be competently shot and edit . the cinematography be nothing spectacular and but it clearly do by professional and and i have no problem with the special effect . the ships look like ship in out space . although and a i write this and i recall how god awful the corpse of the captain look when the crew discover him . what be they think . why do not someone say something . see how difficult it be to say something positive about this film without fall back on the negative . i guess and ultimately and that the thing . whatever positives you try and grant this sci fi or horror debacle and you become overwhelm by it lack of quality . poor udo kier .