An interesting, unsuccessful attempt at vampire humor.

Slightly amusing, mainly Interminable.

More hokey and silly than amusing. The pacing is rather slow and there's just not that much of interest happening. The sets are pretty atmospheric and at least give the film some visual flair.

Heavy, slow spoof of _Dracula_, most of which shows that sense of humour is very personal; a few effective moments hardly compensate for the prevailing stodge.

Could have been legitimately funny had Polanski had a comedic cast. That said there are a couple of amusing moments, but mostly the film is very bland.

Polanski's stylish send-up of Hammer vampire films. Like _Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein_, this plays the supernatural elements perfectly straight, with the humor arising from the "normal" characters' reaction to it.

Very nicely directed. It's not a hysterical film, but it has its moments of comedy too.

71.375

Brilliant in its understated comedy, Polanski gives a pitch perfect performance in addition to a well crafted production. More like Bava's Black Sabbath than any Hammer film there's a purity to the point of reverence for the genre. It's a bit slow to start though and if they cut it back to 90 minutes (about as long as any comedy should be) it probably would have been a much stronger film.

Definitely not Polanski's shining hour.

This one gets lost in the shuffle for me; it's an ordinary work of horror parody. There was enough of the spooky and the silly to keep me happy, but there wasn't enough there for me to rank this alongside some of Polanski's other, better, films.

the reason I'm giving this a 74 instead of a 49 is because of that amazingly choreographed continuous take in the dance scene near the end.

An entertaining vampire comedy, if not always hilarious--it's generally amusing, with some quite funny parts, lovely scenery, good acting, and a very self-assured vampire. Offbeat, but kind of fun.

ger; [tanz der vampire]

A marv "ancient" Polanski comedy from 1967.

Not terrible, but clearly comedy is not Polanski's forte. There's a few good chuckles, most of it is pretty lame. Not nearly as funny as Young Frankenstein, or even Blood for Dracula. The castle is a magnificent location, though.

The perfect recipe for mixing horror with laughs. Really funny but noneless the atmosphere really is that of the classic Hammer horror movies.

Brilliant.

Amazingly bad. I love horror films and Roman Polanski, too. If I had seen this when it was new I might have killed Sharon Tate before the Manson Family did