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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2011
Pros: Pretty much everything
Cons: Karloff’s credit or lack thereof
Summary: Colin Clive stars as Dr. Henry Frankenstein, obsessed with the notion of creating life. So much so that when his superiors at school refused to allow him to indulge in his experiments, he leaves and retreats to an isolated castle, shunning even the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2008
Pros: It's all about the Boris.
Cons: Honestly, nothing I can think of.
Summary: When I was but a wee lad some 30 years ago, the highlight of my weekend was not the Saturday morning cartoons (though I loved them too), but KSTW's sci-fi theater. Every Saturday at noon, just at the cartoons were beginning to switch over to the boring ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2007
Pros: Boris Karloff's classic portrayal, James Whale's intelligent and expressive direction; evocative sets and visual effects
Cons: Broad, generically-depicted villagers and festivities, no musical score, and an obvious, flying dummy
Summary: Orbed, gangly and chaotic machinery; a covered body upon an elevating bier, is lifted to the tower lofts, to lightning; “It’s alive!” ; the flat-top head, sunken cheeks, heavily-lidded eyes, and bolts in the neck; the monster sitting, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2004
Pros: Great directing, great acting, great atmosphere.
Cons: None
Summary: The only good thing about the release of Van Helsing is that it has caused Universal to re-release many of their classic monster movies on DVD in lovely special editions. Among these is the classic Frankenstein. On the heels of the great ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2004
Pros: Boris Karloff, makeup, cinematography, sets
Cons: They don't make them like they used to!
Summary: ”Now I know what it’s like to be God!” Dr. Frankenstein This review is dedicated to my fellow film reviewer susidee34, who never met a monster she didn’t like! Directed by James Whale (The Invisible Man, Bride of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2002
Pros: Karloff's performance, great sets & atmosphere
Cons: unfairly dismissed by younger viewers
Summary: Following in the wake of the success of DRACULA, Universal's natural next step was an adaptation of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN. Bela Lugosi, the star of DRACULA, was courted to play the role of the Monster, but he turned it down. He felt that he ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 29, 2000
Pros: dark atmosphere, with some great actors, Karloff as the monster, dramatic scenes
Cons: not every movie fan is gonna like it
Summary: I've seen many Frankenstein-like movies over the years - those with Peter Cushing, the one with Sting and one ridicules movie I don't even want to mention here.
But I liked one adaption from the beginning - the UNIVERSAL PICTURES ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2000
Pros: Karloff, Clive, Sets
Cons: Not as good as Bride of Frankenstein
Summary: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein works on all of our most basic fears about science. We fear scientists' obsession with knowledge and worry that they will not be responsible with what they learn. We fear that new technology will become ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 29, 2000
Pros: Horror Classic
Cons: Stagy at times
Summary: MONSTROUS VALUE
One of the primary reasons for making the switch from VHS to DVD is the vastly superior picture and sound the digital medium offers. But often overlooked are the tremendous bonuses which are included with many of these ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2000
Pros: brilliant acting/atmosphere/Karloff as the monster
Cons: None
Summary: A young person watching this film today would probably find it amusing, but certainly not scary, but this complex film still stands as the epitome of classic Horror films. There have been some great Horror films, but FRANKENSTEIN is the best and after ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 14, 2000
Pros: You name it!
Cons: None
Summary: Is there a place in the civilized world where the name FRANKENSTEIN is not known? I think not. This is a testament to the unparallel greatness of this everlasting creation.
When one looks at the Frankenstein legacy, there are numerous ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 9, 2012
Pros: Boris Karloff, the Monster
Cons: None
Summary: I had seen Frankenstein (1931) before but I do not remember how long ago that was and, although I remembered the basics of the movie, there was a lot I had forgotten. I think I should read the book because I always like the book more than the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 28, 2008
Pros: Creepy movie with interesting plot. Boris Karloff.
Cons: Some slower scenes. Overacting by some of the cast.
Summary: Starting in the 1930's, Universal began to make movies featuring different types of monster movies that are now considered to be classics. I only started to see some of them in the last several years. I first saw Frankenstein ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 15, 2003
Pros: Boris Karloff and Colin Clive
Cons: Frederick Kerr's performance and some audio problems
Summary: Based on the Mary Shelley 1817 novel, "Frankenstein" is one of Universal Studio's classic horror mon ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 11, 2001
Pros: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, directing, photography, atmosphere
Cons: some wooden performances, happy ending, made in 1931
Summary: I really wanted to review 1977’s Saturday Night Fever starring the disco king himself, John Travolta, who ran literally like a girl in one scene, but alas, the popular movie wasn’t part of Epinions’ “vast” database. It would’ve been a perfect ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 19, 2000
Pros: It's a TRUE CLASSIC!!!!
Cons: Not as frightening as modern horror films
Summary: Ny reason for choosing this, the earliest film take on the legendary "Frankenstein" over the more visually spectacular later versions is simple: I'm a purist. As with anything, I wanted the original. Plus I get a kick out of the older ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2000
Pros: Karloff- James Whale
Cons: ???
Summary: We have a wonderful revival/art theatre in Chicago called the Music Box. This summer, as part of their Saturday & Sunday morning matinee series, they are showing the classic (and a couple of not-so-classic) Universal horror films. This weekend's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 12, 2000
Pros: A Monster to Feel Empathy For!
Cons: For it's time. . .none
Summary: Bella Lugosi refused the part of the monster in this original horror film. Later, he was said to have totally regretted making that decision! He refused the part, as he was afraid that he would become type cast for horror films, if he played the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 7, 2000
Pros: cinematography, set design, characterization
Cons: campy overacting (except Karloff).
Summary: It saddens me a great deal that FRANKENSTEIN is ranked as a horror/suspense film, as it is so much more than that. It is the story of one man's obsession with the inevitability of death and another "man"'s suffering due to his creator's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 14, 1999
Pros: Karloff, the sets, the makeup, the cinematography
Cons: stilted dialogue
Summary: When "Frankenstein" was released in 1931, the opening credits began like this: DR. HENRY FRANKENSTEIN….Colin Clive; ELIZABETH….Mae Clarke; THE MONSTER….?
That question mark was, of course, Boris Karloff. Partly to create mystique ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 1999
Pros: sets, cinematography, story, direction
Cons: sometimes hammy, sensationalist
Summary: "Frankenstein" is a highly entertaining, action-packed, and suspenseful version of the Mary Shelley classic. The sets, makeup, and cinematography are excellent, and more than enough to compensate for the hammy acting and sensational ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 30, 2009
Pros: Karloff, great set design, symbolic
Cons: Boring, lack of score, bad ending, poor editing
Summary: By now I can only hope that every self-pointed horror fan have seen all of the Karloff classics as well as genre norms such as Dracula, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy, which were all done around the same time period in the thirties when ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 21, 2000
Pros: Boris Karloff; it's a great looking film
Cons: It's not really the Frankenstein story.
Summary: It is a movie that shaped a genre. It is a movie that launched a career. It is called Frankenstein.
This film made Boris Karloff, an experienced but not well known actor, a superstar. It sent chills through audiences across the world. It also ... read more
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