Konterr
Brilliant and touching
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Sabah Hensley
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
InjunNose
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.
John austin
Sometimes it's difficult to rate low budget horror that can be terrible, yet you can't pull your eyes away from it. Dracula vs. Frankenstein attempts a stab at greatness on a shoestring budget with classic monsters battling in a psychedelic background. J. Carroll Nash and Lon Chaney Jr. add some legitimacy to a no-name cast, although Chaney is starting to look pretty rough by 1971. The echo effect on Zander Vorkov's voice as Dracula is priceless! Dracula vs Frankenstein would be great as a grade Z double bill with other great horror failures of the era like the Astro Zombies or maybe The Curse of Bigfoot!
gavin6942
Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.With a cast like Lon Chaney, Russ Tamblyn, Greydon Clark and Forry Ackerman, you might expect great things. I did. And you have b-movie director Al Adamson running the show, so you know any greatness is going to be offset by low-budget shenanigans. But you probably do not expect a turnout this bad.The film is riddled with problems -- an inconsistent plot (including a biker gang that has no connection to the rest of the story), a long filming schedule (causing people to age before our eyes)... and some unnecessary singing and dancing.Clean this picture up, edit out the unnecessary stuff, and you will then have a film. Still a bad film, but at least one that makes sense.
dbborroughs
I have no idea what possessed me to watch this turkey again, but it was on Monster HD and I did. Story of Dracula bringing the Frankenstein monster back to his creator so that he can be used to take over the world is amusing garbage. I've seen and hated this film (like most Al Adamson films) over the years any number of times. The film plays like a home movie with big name stars (Lon Chaney, J Carol Naish, Angelo Rosito , okay not big name but name). Amusing in the right frame of mind- giving up any hope of quality helps- which is why I think I kind of liked it this time I knew it was crap and took it on its own low level. this is a film for a bad movie night on the couch.