Bingowings said:

Lee is great and Kinski is bewitching as always.

I don't think it was the plan to have a Renfield act like that, I get the impression Klaus refused to do anything and Franco was forced to just photograph him doing the little he would agree to do and yet the camera just loves his bizarre ugly beautiful/ beautiful ugly face. The off screen cries (often the source of much unintentional comedy and swooning from the two main actresses) don't sound like Mr Kinski so I assume they were just tacked on to create the impression that he was bonkers and not just having a relaxed weekend.

Everyone else (including Lom) seem to be trapped in 1970's spoof soap with nice costumes.

It's really frustrating to see so many really good moments in such an hilariously awful film.

For the record Xhonz, I was DISagreeing with myself. :-P

You're probably right Bingo about Kinski. I understand the man was nuts, and Jess Franco even says he somehow convinced Kinski that it WASNT a Dracula picture. But there's just something about Kinski, that watching him eat chips and do the crossword would be oddly haunting.

I'd enjoy a good trailer for that movie, showcasing the 3 1/2 truly great minutes.