Friday, April 11, 2014

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1972)

aka Dracula Contra Frankenstein; aka Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein; aka Dracula vs. Dr. Frankenstein; aka The Screaming Dead

How bad is it? It's not very good, but watchable.
Should you see it? Maybe on a slow night.

This is the third film with the same title in three years, but this one was directed by Jesus Franco, rather than Al Adamson. Unlike most Franco films, this one has no nudity (a shame - there's one pretty blond I was hoping would strip) and the violence is muted. This film also has a wolfman. There's little dialogue, little characterization, but plenty of attacks (though no real confrontation between Dracula and Frankenstein). The make-up is poor, as are the effects and there are too many zooms - a Franco trademark.

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