Blu-ray Review – Dracula (The Dirty Old Man)

Something went wrong with whatever 1969's "Dracula (The Dirty Old Man)" was originally intended to be. Instead of pursuing a lost cause, the producers elected to beat critics to the punch, following in the footsteps of Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" by dubbing over most of the feature with goofy comedic lines, turning a bad sexploitation effort into funny business. It's a salvage job for an already bizarre picture, and whatever writer/director William Edwards originally had in mind for this no-budget take on the world of vampires and servants has been hastily reworked in the pursuit of laughs and cheap titillation. Humor isn't labored over in "Dracula (The Dirty Old Man)," with the whole endeavor slapdash, with perhaps mere hours devoted to taking something monstrous and turning it into tomfoolery. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com