Okay … I’ve finally seen it. And the only movie I saw that was dumber either that I did not see on MST3K or that was created by George Lucas was LXG. That was prbably the worst rendition of Dracula I ever saw, including the one in CV:SotN. And I kept calling the three brides flight attendants. Also, my sister noted that once again, Hugh Jackman was playing a rugged antihero with no memories, with connections to a wolf.
Getting back to Dracula: his transformation was scarier before we could see it clearly. It was all this tension just showing his shadow, and then just a letdown ‘n’ stuff when we get to SEE it.
Or Van Helsing. Although it occurs to me that it would’ve been much cooler if Christopher Lee had played Dracula. (On the other hand, one could say that this is just another Dracula/Frankenstein/Wolfman movie of the 30s and 40s!)