The Batman vs. Dracula

5/26/2026

The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) is a trifecta of lazy writing: a public domain-plundering, direct-to-video crossover. If that weren’t bad enough, the script is rife with campy vampiric puns that would make Adam West blush. For example, “Miss Vale lacks the bite I require in a mate,” or “You’re my second Batman tonight, and you’re both pains in the neck.” Why “second Batman”? Because the movie seems to be under the impression that “bat” and “vampire” are synonymous. The above, however, are the apex of wit compared to Count Dracula’s alias. Dracula (Peter Stormare) introduces himself as “Dr. Alucard.” Wait a second… Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards! Why didn’t anyone think of that before? Unbelievably, Bruce Wayne (Rino Romano) has to write the name down and hold it in front of a mirror