Christopher Lee is one brutal Dracula in this film. There is lots of impaling and killing of all methods, bats and scary looks. A great Hammer film

I love the Hammer movies, I love gothic horror, however this is the most boring Dracula movie I have ever seen. We follow three characters, and I can't even tell you what happens to one of them; Either the movie never showed it or I immediately forgot. We, of course, get the legendary Christopher Lee returning to the lead role, but he has little to do; Only in a handful of scenes, and with barely any dialog. On the plus side, we do get the most adorable fake bat I have ever seen. There were some tonal shifts early on that bothered me tremendously; Although, the movie does so much wrong, I wouldn't simply pin the failure on merely that. I would only recommend this to diehard Hammer fans; Even then, it's a battle to get through. So many better Hammer movies to choose from, go watch one of those.