film start off great in 1872 with a violent and bloody fight between dracula ( christopher lee ) and van helsing ( peter cushing ) . dracula be impale and dissolve to dust van helsing also die . somebody gather dracula ash and buries them in the ground of a church . cut to 1972 here where the film fall apart . we be instantly hit over the head with loud and bad 70 music and horrible fashion and silly dialogue . when this be make hammer be lose money and decide to try anything to get a hit . put dracula in the 1970s be not a good idea . the fashion and music and dialogue date the movie horribly . be introduce to a bunch of annoy kid in their 20 who decide to have a black mass for a giggle . naturally they have it at the church ( now abandon ) and naturally revive dracula . it a good thing a descendant of van helsing be around . but dracula go after his niece ( stephanie beacham ) in revenge . lee and cushing be great a always in their role and whenever theyre on screen the movie get a much need shot of energy . the opening and end battle be the highlight of the film ( although the end be spoil a lot by play lousy 70 music ) . also the main ringleader of the kid be name johnny alucard ( christopher neame ) a truly stupid name that date back to the 1940s . the film also have scream queen caroline munro look absolutely great . the film be well direct and pretty well act but the plot be stupid and the constant barrage of 70 fashion and dialogue and music get annoy real quick and i be basically bore silly . most hammer fan agree this be one of the bad dracula movie it followup ( satantic rite of dracula ) be the bad and the last hammer dracula film . this get a 2 just for cushing and lee .