Blood for Dracula (1974)

Odd mixture of exploitation flick and social satire doesn't quite come off like it should, due mainly to a dull first half and some truly wretched acting in key roles. It does get better (and less talky) as it goes, wrapping up with a gloriously balls-to-the-wall climax that damn near makes the film worth seeing despite its faults. Takes too long to get where it's going, though, with far too many scenes with Joe Dallesandro as Mario the boring Socialist lunkhead gardener (it's in these moments that the film feels most like a bad imitation of late-period Bunuel) and a couple blood-puking scenes that go on way past their breaking point.

Grade: C+