An invisible man can rule the world. Nobody will see him come, nobody will see him go. He can hear every secret. He can rob, and rape, and kill!
-The Invisible Man

When people think of the classic Universal Monsters they usually think of Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. The Invisible Man might get mentioned after that if at all. Sadly the movie gets overlooked. On paper the character doesn't seem as exciting as the other classic monsters, but the film itself is quite amazing.

I loved these movies when I was a kid and had fond memories of The Invisible Man. I remembered while the movie was fun, it was a little disturbing. I accounted those memories with…

James Whale will always be remembered for his two Frankenstein films but he was also responsible for a series of excellent horror films, like this adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells novel. Everybody should be familiar with the story by now - a brilliant scientist becomes invisible but his greatness is distorted into madness and murder as his newfound freedom consumes him and his drug-addled mind.

As with most of the Universal monster movies, the villain is a tragic figure but The Invisible Man isn’t as overtly nightmarish as some in the studio’s horror catalogue. In fact it is pleasingly humorous, particularly in the first half, with the doctor enjoying pranks on the unexpecting and foolish townsfolk. When the story…

A film featuring Claude Rains without ever seeing Claude Rains is a damn shame, that is my only major complaint. Rains is such a overpowering actor and his voice alone really made the performance memorable but I would have loved to have seen Rains act as the mad scientist beforehand leading up to the invisibility.

James Whale's film was a entertaining one and to be honest the idea of a murdering psychopath for a invisible man created more suspense than I originally imagined. Probably more so than The Wolf Man and a few of the other monster films. Another complaint that I have often associated with these classic monster films is poor character development for the supporting players. The love…

It's a shame to waste such a great performer like Claude Rains with a character that is invisible.

I did really like this film through the first 2 acts. The story is well told and visualized. I thought that from a plot perspective, this movie was very strong.

Also from a visual aspect, and visual effects, this movie really held up, considering it was made in 1933. The scenes where the invisible man reveals himself are very well constructed and I thought the trickery was really unnoticeable.

Going into the 3 and final act, in which the local law enforcement hunt down the invisible man, I think the movie sort of drags. That is a bad thing for a film…

Going through the Universal Classic Monsters Blu-ray box set, I was surprised at how I found The Invisible Man terrifying in a unique way. First, it's a monster who is mostly human, which makes his actions more horrifying as a result. He's not a supernatural presence like Dracula and Imhotep (I don't consider Frankenstein to be a monster or terrifying; he's a sympathetic creature, and it's the humans surrounding him that are monstrous). He's a regular guy who has gone mad with power.

I also like the central dichotomy of the character. He's invisible, and believes that will be the source of his power, but his actions and intentions speak to someone who desperately wants to be seen. He's not…