Hitchcoc Obviously, if you are going to do a Frankenstein spoof, at some point you need to try Dracula. The problem is that with "Young Frankenstein," Brooks studied the artistry of the original and took it to new levels. He engaged incredible character actors like Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle and used them masterfully. While this film has its funny moments, the great comedian goes for gags and one liners. Many aren't all that funny. I did enjoy Dracula getting ticked off when his brides begin floating above the ground and yells for them to stop. Peter McNicholl is a pretty good Renfield. Leslie Nielsen has made a career out of these silly movies that are based on literal following of lines, like "Don't call me Shirley" in "Airplane." There are visual things that are pretty crafty, but overall, the timing isn't there, nor is there much of a plot.

OllieSuave-007 This is Mel Brooks's parody of the vampire classic. There are hits and misses in this film's acting, with Leslie Nielson's iconic and tastefully done comedic brand to Steven Weber's over exaggeration of his prim British accent. Most of the dialog, though, were OK and will give you quite a few chuckles in the movie, which certainly helps a little considering the slowness of the plot's pacing.The Victorian set and atmosphere are nicely done and give the cinematography an eerie feeling of fear and mystery surrounding the vampire and his disastrous deeds. The special effects weren't bad actually, and I especially liked the effect when Nielson's Dracula character turns into a vampire bat.Overall, it's not a entirely bad spoof of the original "Dracula." It's not as funny as some of other Nielson comedies including the Naked Gun films and Spy Hard, but it's worth the watch on a very slow night.Grade C+

Leofwine_draca Mel Brooks has done much better parodies in the past (SPACEBALLS is still a cult favourite for me) but Dracula: DEAD AND LOVING IT isn't too bad as they go. It's a broad spoof of BRAM STOKER'S Dracula with the ubiquitous Leslie Nielsen playing an accident-prone vampire who travels to England to prey on various unsuspecting folk.As you'd expect, the premise is played for laughs, most of them of the dumb or slapstick variety. Half the fun comes from seeing which of the American stars does the worst British accent. Nielsen is good value as always as the Count but the material is hardly up there with the wild and frenetic nature of the AIRPLANE films or indeed his NAKED GUN trilogy.The worst thing about this spoof is how many of the scenes are actually played straight when they could have been much funnier. Certain sequences, like those featuring Nielsen or the bug-eating dinner, are really funny, but many others are too serious. I was actually thinking up jokes that I would have put in as I watched. A good effort then, just not the best, a little more time on the script would have fixed that...

Rainey Dawn One of the best sub-genres of movies is comedy-horror and this is one of the best films in that category. While Dracula maybe "Dead and Loving It" I am loving this movie, it is among my all time favorite comedy-horror flicks.This is one of Mel Brook's most hysterically funny films... well, I guess most all of his films are that way. And I will take a moment to plug Brook's "Young Frankenstein" movie because it is just as much of a must see comedy-horror as "Dracula: Dead and Loving It".If you like "Dead and Loving It" then you may like a similar film called "Love At First Bite".9/10