The Transylvania shots looks like something out of a home video from a sleepy vacation in the countryside. Never has Dracula had to live in such a bleak, barren place that barely even counts as a castle. The bat props? Straight out of Lugosi's era. No wolves? No problem—just use German shepherds. Sure, maybe these are budget issues, but it's still a question of how you deal with them. The only move they relied on: zooming in to "subtly" add drama. Again and again. Everything feels cheap, rushed, and unpolished, and even the usually enthusiastic Christopher Lee has rarely looked so unmotivated.