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Threads like these really never go anywhere good.....but who cares!
Now, before I get into my reasons why I dont like this film at all, i'll point out some of the issues, and insults I see coming up.
Yes...I am 18 years old. However, since I hope to be a film director, I do appreciate movies, no matter when it was made, as long as it has a good story, filled with great characters. We have a film class, where we watch films ranging from Raiders, Star Wars, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men, Godfather...and Frankenstein. And I enjoyed most of them. I really enjoyed Casablanca, and Kane. A lot. More then I thought I would. So dont tell me I cant enjoy older films. Because I can.
However, Frankenstien just annoys me as a movie. It, for me, lacks any decent main characters. When we first meet ol' Frankenstein...he's nuts. Like, bat ____ crazy, stealing corpses with his freaky little friend. Now, how are we supposed to like this character when he begins the film doing something incredibly wrong? I could forgive him if the guy was at all interesting.....like if he was Mal Reynolds or something...but he's not. He's crazy. And so the film begins.
So we continue forward. He sends his little idiot friend to do something that he should've done himself. And in return, the bumbling idiot ____s everything up. Ok...i'm still with ya movie...we'll see where it goes.
And then we meet the wife. And somehow the expect us to understand their love...and such. I dont know, the whole thing just seems really...rushed, but I cant fault the movie. It was made in the 30's.
The movie for me, really goes down hill is when the monster comes into play. Karloff was good..for the most part. But he does things...very weird, and very....unnessesary things with his body and face.
More on that in a second.....
So we see that Fritz begins to torment the monster. For no apperent reason. I guess one can infer that Fritz has been bullied so much, he now has something he can bully himself....but I never saw much bullying in his and the Dr.'s relationship. Aside from the much needed yelling when he was acting like a complete moron.
And so after tormenting him, he gets killed. Good I say. Why is everyone so pissed? The little ____er had it coming. But no, they have to kill the monster for defending himself? Bah.
I love how his body just...disappears. I can forgive small continutiy errors such as a bottle missing, or maybe someone wearing a slightly different pair of cloths....but a body just...gone? Damn.
Back to Karloff, the scenes where he displays emotion other then GRRR are really good. Props to him for humanizing the monster.
However, points taken off for the weirdness like the whole Mission Impossible scene where he's escaping the windmill place...seriously, add the Mission Impossible theme to it. It'll work.
And the whole "Rwaallll" Austin Powers things he does when he sees the wife. WTF....
Anyway, the film does have some good moments of suspense, such as the death of the other Dr. scene, and the little girl scene. However, I find that scene to be utterly ____ing hilarious. But that's just me.
The movie just kinda moves forward, showcasing one piss poor decison after another. Frank locking his girlfriend in the bedroom, knowing the monster is lurking about, Frank going off alone (he could've, and should've gone back and got the other guys).
Then it rushes to it's conclusion and ends in a firey blaze! Hoo raw! The monster screams and flairs his arms around like a child...and then dies.
But not before HURTLING his creator off a ____ing windmil, to which he actually HITS the goddamn propellers....and basicly snaps his body in two. And yet he's ok! Just some of grandma's old wine will do the trick...which he doesnt even ____ing get thanks to his senile old father.
And aside from all that, this film has one of the worst endings of all time. Yes I know...it was a reshoot, and the original ending was to have Frank die....but still. What a godawful conclusion.
For those that dont wanna read my rants.....here ya go.
I had to rant, because I can for the most part understand, and appreciate the love for classic films. The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane are great films, and while I may not care for some, I get the love...but this film? I've seen it twice now, and my opinion hasnt changed. I really think this is a poor film. By any generation's standards.
But this is my opinion. Which I probably dont share with anyone...
It'll make a damn fine discussion..that's fo sho.
Now, before I get into my reasons why I dont like this film at all, i'll point out some of the issues, and insults I see coming up.
Yes...I am 18 years old. However, since I hope to be a film director, I do appreciate movies, no matter when it was made, as long as it has a good story, filled with great characters. We have a film class, where we watch films ranging from Raiders, Star Wars, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men, Godfather...and Frankenstein. And I enjoyed most of them. I really enjoyed Casablanca, and Kane. A lot. More then I thought I would. So dont tell me I cant enjoy older films. Because I can.
However, Frankenstien just annoys me as a movie. It, for me, lacks any decent main characters. When we first meet ol' Frankenstein...he's nuts. Like, bat ____ crazy, stealing corpses with his freaky little friend. Now, how are we supposed to like this character when he begins the film doing something incredibly wrong? I could forgive him if the guy was at all interesting.....like if he was Mal Reynolds or something...but he's not. He's crazy. And so the film begins.
So we continue forward. He sends his little idiot friend to do something that he should've done himself. And in return, the bumbling idiot ____s everything up. Ok...i'm still with ya movie...we'll see where it goes.
And then we meet the wife. And somehow the expect us to understand their love...and such. I dont know, the whole thing just seems really...rushed, but I cant fault the movie. It was made in the 30's.
The movie for me, really goes down hill is when the monster comes into play. Karloff was good..for the most part. But he does things...very weird, and very....unnessesary things with his body and face.
More on that in a second.....
So we see that Fritz begins to torment the monster. For no apperent reason. I guess one can infer that Fritz has been bullied so much, he now has something he can bully himself....but I never saw much bullying in his and the Dr.'s relationship. Aside from the much needed yelling when he was acting like a complete moron.
And so after tormenting him, he gets killed. Good I say. Why is everyone so pissed? The little ____er had it coming. But no, they have to kill the monster for defending himself? Bah.
I love how his body just...disappears. I can forgive small continutiy errors such as a bottle missing, or maybe someone wearing a slightly different pair of cloths....but a body just...gone? Damn.
Back to Karloff, the scenes where he displays emotion other then GRRR are really good. Props to him for humanizing the monster.
However, points taken off for the weirdness like the whole Mission Impossible scene where he's escaping the windmill place...seriously, add the Mission Impossible theme to it. It'll work.
And the whole "Rwaallll" Austin Powers things he does when he sees the wife.
WTF....Anyway, the film does have some good moments of suspense, such as the death of the other Dr. scene, and the little girl scene. However, I find that scene to be utterly ____ing hilarious. But that's just me.
The movie just kinda moves forward, showcasing one piss poor decison after another. Frank locking his girlfriend in the bedroom, knowing the monster is lurking about, Frank going off alone (he could've, and should've gone back and got the other guys).
Then it rushes to it's conclusion and ends in a firey blaze! Hoo raw! The monster screams and flairs his arms around like a child...and then dies.
But not before HURTLING his creator off a ____ing windmil, to which he actually HITS the goddamn propellers....and basicly snaps his body in two. And yet he's ok! Just some of grandma's old wine will do the trick...which he doesnt even ____ing get thanks to his senile old father.
And aside from all that, this film has one of the worst endings of all time. Yes I know...it was a reshoot, and the original ending was to have Frank die....but still. What a godawful conclusion.
For those that dont wanna read my rants.....here ya go.
I had to rant, because I can for the most part understand, and appreciate the love for classic films. The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane are great films, and while I may not care for some, I get the love...but this film? I've seen it twice now, and my opinion hasnt changed. I really think this is a poor film. By any generation's standards.
But this is my opinion. Which I probably dont share with anyone...
It'll make a damn fine discussion..that's fo sho.
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