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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Every decade has its own specific atmosphere. As B production of the 1980s is recognizable at first glance, so the atmosphere of this film is simply screaming 1970s. They say this film is so bad it's good. I wouldn't agree. Although the idea is quite original and the story is somewhat decent, this is an extremely cheap, amateur-directed and mounted movie and acting is terrible. One of those movies where the boobs of main actress are the only thing worth watching, and since you will not see them, better skip.2,5/10Pictures of Panda-Dracula, a formless mass that should represent Frankenstein's monster and the most explicit view of Regina Carrol's tits you can easily find on Google Pictures, so you'll know what I'm talking about.

Nobody watches an Al Adamson film in the expectation of seeing a masterpiece, but he occasionally rose above the schlock margin to craft a neat little flick ("Nurse Sherri") or at least a couple of interesting scenes ("Blood of Ghastly Horror"). "Dracula vs. Frankenstein", however, was not one of those occasions. Producer Samuel M. Sherman has noted that this is the most popular of the many horror and exploitation films that he and Adamson made together, and I have no reason to doubt him...but god, it's one jumbled mess of a movie. Mute, sweaty Lon Chaney Jr. and glass-eyed J. Carrol Naish looking as old and sickly as they were, Anthony Eisley in ludicrous hippie garb, a Dracula (Zandor Vorkov) with all the charisma of a garden hose, and the absolute worst-ever makeup job for Frankenstein's Monster (played by two different actors, John Bloom and Shelly Weiss): these are just a few of the tidbits that will delight fans of grade-Z cinema. It has in spades the vibe that permeates all of Adamson's work, but "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" lacks a certain something which the director was able to conjure from time to time.

I've recently had a chance to see this one again yes this movie is so bad it's bad but it has it's own form of entertainment value for certain audiences (albeit a small audience).The bad part about it is the fact that this is J. Carrol Naish & Lon Chaney Jr.'s final film - both of them. Fans would have rather seen their last film as something more spectacular but are glad to have this film regardless.Naish and Chaney could never give bad performances no matter how terrible the directing, script, other actors involved etc... so they are good as always in this bad film and are the real reason to watch it.The story of this one is lame yet somehow entertaining in a cheesy way.5/10

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)** 1/2 (out of 4) Count Dracula visits the ailing Dr. Frankenstein (J. Carrol Naish) and asks him to bring the monster back to life so that he can use him to bring in fresh blood. The doctor and his mute assistant (Lon Chaney, Jr.) agree but soon the monster goes off on his own and turns against Dracula. Yes, this is a really poorly made film but I seriously doubt that director Adamson and producer Sam Sherman were making this to try and nab a Best Picture Oscar. I'm fairly certain that they wanted to deliver an entertaining drive-in picture and that's exactly what they've done. It seems Adamson just took suggestions from a suggestion box and threw everything except the kitchen sink into this film and its surreal nature really makes it stand out in the genre. We've got one of the ugliest monsters ever, Dracula's weird voice and a drunken (and depressing to watch) Chaney going around with an axe. The movie has an incredibly low budget but this just adds to the charm of the film. The movie remains entertaining due to all the weirdness but I think Adamson would have made a better film if he would have cut out scenes of the couple trying to uncover the truth and stuck in more monster mania. Heck, even the dwarf is more entertaining than a lot of the scenes involving the couple. This was both Naish and Chaney's final film, which is pretty sad when you consider the type of film this is. I think both men bring a lot of fun to the film but as I said earlier, it's rather sad seeing Chaney in such bad shape due to his alcoholism. Naish actually manages to turn in a pretty good performance. When the showdown between Dracula and the monster finally happens it's a bit of a mixed blessing. The way the two fight and the outcome are very entertaining but the scene is shot so dark that it's hard to see some of the action, which is a shame. In the end, this film is pure camp and isn't meant to be judged as an Orson Welles film. If you enjoy drive-in trash then this is one of the best out there.