mel brook have bring out a couple of outrageously funny movie and and leslie nielson have star in his own series and but this one measure up to neither standard and ala . one of the problem be that the original dracula with bela lugosi be so perfect in it thingness that and after only a few viewing and it practically a self parody . in the 1930s version and lugosi serf some drug wine to renfield . renfield represent aren not you have any . dracula represent i never drink wine . i doubt that the people involve in the production intend the line to be a joke and but that what it become . in mel brook version and the line be repeat and the camera hold on leslie nielson face and wait for the laugh to die down . a second problem be that the gag vary from funny to silly and as be usual with brook and but there aren not enough of either kind . we seem to follow the 1930s version fairly closely and almost a if it be to be take seriously . and the joke that pad out the scene simply aren not that amuse . in one conversation ( in ancient moldavian ) both nielson and brook try to get the last word in . it drag on . and in the last scene of the movie and brook be alone with the coffin contain the now thoroughly cremate nielson . he glance around and slyly open the coffin an inch and and shout in the last word of the ancient moldavian conversation they would have half an hour earlier and then slam the coffin shut and stride out with a look of satisfaction . if that the best that could be do for a climactic gag and well and there a problem . there be other problem . brook be okay in the part of van helsin and but leslie nielson be a bit old for the part of dracula and and he doesn not have the accent . ( it ought to be overblown in a movie like this . ) see george hamilton do a good job with good line in his dracula parody and love at first bite . it not a total waste and there be some funny moment . it just that there aren not enough of them .