May 15, 2014Son of Dracula was an over-ambitious and overly silly novelty film starring Ringo Starr as Merlin, and Harry Nilsson as the titular son of Dracula, Count Downe. Count Downe was supposed to be crowned the king of the netherworld or prince of darkness or something along those lines, but ended up vying with Baron Frankenstein for the title. The problem was the count never really wanted the title, he just wanted to play music and sleep with his human girlfriend, but Baron Frankenstein was so nefarious that the powers that be, namely Merlin, had to make sure the count was crowned. As convoluted as that whole story was, they decided to throw in to the mix all sorts of other creatures, from werewolves and wax people to mummies and other various ghouls. If they had been able to pick a direction and stick to it, I might have enjoyed the film more. As it was, the 90 minute run time felt like an eternity with no focus or clarity to keep me interested.
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