Frankenstein
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Movie Reviews of Frankenstein
Movie Review: The Best Frankenstein Yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never enjoyed a Hallmark movie before, but they completely redeemed themselves with this one! Frankenstein has been my favorite novel since I was 12, I have seen every version that I have been able to get my hands on, and none of them are as good as this one! (Although dont get me wrong, Boris Karloff and Colin Clive did an excellent job in the 1931 version.) This is the way that Mary Shelley intended Frankenstein to be. Luke Goss is absolutely amazing! I would recommend this to anyone who has read the book and subsequently seen the movies and been disappointed (like Kenneth Brannagh's--which wasn't half bad until the ridiculous ending...and the fact that Brannagh himself stared in it when he was way older than Victor Frankenstein should have been.) It is unfortunate that there was not a great deal of advertising for this movie; I just happened onto it while flipping through the channels.Movie Review: Highly Recommended!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Certainly not a monster film.
A drama of one man's attempt to play God, then abandon the one he had forged in order to escape the consequences of his actions. Yet, the living and breathing creature Victor Frankenstein helps bring to life will not allow him to simply forget.
"Man or Monster" was the under-title of the series. One has to wonder who was the man and who was the monster. The one who sought to play god, then abandoned his creation, going as far as deciding to kill him before any such murder had even taken place?
Or is it the one who longed for love and acceptance, and only after this is denied does he seek vengeance on the father who thought so little of him, to help bring him to life as a mere experiment, without realizing he was something more?
Movie Review: At last, Frankenstein!
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with (most of) the previous reviewers: This is a very faithful version of Shelley's novel. There is a big difference between the 1931 Universal film and the book; both are classics in their own right. Kenneth Branagh, although a great director, missed the mark in his version. But this version (by Hallmark, of all companies!) have produced, in my opinion, the definitive Frankenstein. It captures the tortured souls of both creator and creature. Mary Shelley's novel was a 19th century novel that blended the Victorian age with gothic horror. And this film version approaches its story in that same way. It's perfect! Now if only when can get Hallmark to do the same thing with Dracula!Movie Review: One Of The Best Frankenstein Films
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really suprised the care Hallmark took in this very faithful retelling of Mary Shelly's classic. Kenneth Branaugh's film was good but really didn"t hit the mark,but this version is excellent!I grew up watching the old Universal films and the first three Frankenstein movies with Karloff were hands down the best! after that between Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange the creature was portrayed as a stiff legged brutal mute, he didn't even talk or growl in "Ghost Of Frankenstein". except when He had Igor's brain swimming around in his cranium. This a very well crafted film and if you are a fan of this genre you will enjoy it.Movie Review: THE Frankenstein
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow. What a great movie. Not only was it the only Frankenstein movie that came close to the book, it was so close I'm hard pressed to find differences. Lots of the dialog was straight from the book. It is at least as good as the book, if not (dare I say it?) better. Great acting, creepy scenes. Best bringing the monster life to scene I've ever seen. It was gruesome & everything it should be, without being gory. I can't wait until Oct 26 so I can buy it. Be aware though, that like the book, it is a bit less of a horror movie than a tragedy. And it's so well done you can't help but feel melancholy at the end. A must have movie!