This is one of the best portrayals of Dracula that is out there. If you enjoy this story, you will like this movie. I have always liked this version.
Viewer Reviews Dan Curtis' Dracula DIRECTOR DAN CURTIS CLEARLY HAS A YEARNING TO MAKE A GREAT HORROR FILM OUT OF BRAM STOKER'S CLASSIC NOVEL. THE BRILLIANT OPENING SCENES DECLARE HIS AMBITION. MISTS RISE FROM A BLACK TRANSYLVANIAN LAKE, LIKE THE MEMORY OF SOME FADED AND FORGOTTEN PAINTING. A PACK OF WOLVES, RUN ALONG THE DIM LAKE-SIDE AND THROUGH THE PINES THAT LINE IT. BUT WORDS SOON TAKE OVER FROM IMAGES AND RICHARD MATHESON'S SCREENPLAY IS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY FLABBY. ALTHOUGH CURTIS HAS BEEN INFLUENCED MORE BY UNIVERSAL THAN BY HAMMER, HIS DEVOTION TO HOW THINGS LOOK MAKES TOO OFTEN FOR A VERY STATIC FILM. JACK PALANCE RESTRAINS HIMSELF COMMENDABLY FROM OVER-ACTING AS THE COUNT, BUT JUST MISSES ON THE MENACE. PENELOPE HORNER'S IS THE ONE FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE: DEEP AND PENETRATING.
