In 1931, James Whale had created one of the most iconic horror movies of alltime - Frankenstein. That film, based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's book, is what gave us most of the visual ideas of Frankenstein's monster that we have today. Four Years later, he directed this follow-up. Although not actually written by Mary Shelley herself, it's a fitting tribute.
The story begins with a conversation between Mary Shelley, her husband Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron, about her famous book. She then decides to tell them the rest of the story...
The 1931 film ended with the famous burning of the windmill - but there was nothing to say that Frankenstein or his monster were killed. It seems they were not. Doctor Frankenstein is visited by a former tutor who proposes the idea of creating a bride for the monster - who finally appears in the form of Elsa Lanchester with one hell of a hairdo. Also prsent are the unsurpassable Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Valerie Hobson.
One of the best of the 1930s Universal horrors that I've seen. Particularly worth seeing for the miniature people also created as part of the tutor's experiments.
Carl B Harrison
By you've been busy oddbodd, watching, and writing reviews as well.
I've seen three so I'll comment on those. Going to try and get to see the The Illusionist this week if I can so......
Bride of Frankenstein.
Have to say Frankenstein and Bride are one of my all time classic horror movies, I would say without hesitation that Bride is as good, if not better than the first.
When I was little the horror movies were the highlight of my weekend, sitting behind my cushion. I enjoyed them all but Frankenstein and Bride stuck in my mind more than the others, the monster did scare me and the feeling I got from these two movies, I don't think I can explain, because it's nothing about the films themselves its more of another side feeling. I can remember being in my cot when I was a baby and thinking thoughts, that I can still remember today. Even at six I could sense the other side feeling... someone out there will know what I'm on about, even todays movies don't give me that feeling.
oddbodd
Carl B Harrison wrote:
Even at six I could sense the other side feeling... someone out there will know what I'm on about, even todays movies don't give me that feeling.
I think I know what you're on about - it's as real to you as anything else, 'cos you don't know any better, and that makes the emotions that the film is trying to generate feel even more intense.
Carl B Harrison
oddbodd wrote:
Carl B Harrison wrote:
Even at six I could sense the other side feeling... someone out there will know what I'm on about, even todays movies don't give me that feeling.
I think I know what you're on about - it's as real to you as anything else, 'cos you don't know any better, and that makes the emotions that the film is trying to generate feel even more intense.
By you've been busy oddbodd, watching, and writing reviews as well.
