Hooptober 4.0 - 2017 - Film #27

If you haven't heard of Frankenstein then you have obviously been living under a sulfurous rock on a malformed planet orbiting an arsinic farting sun in a galaxy hiding in the blind spot on the other side of Alpha Centauri. Or somewhere like that. You get the idea.

James Whale's 1931 version of Frankenstein is so embedded in our culture that even if you haven't actually sat down and watched the film in its entirety, there is a good chance you will have seen iconic images, heard famous quotes and quite often seen entire scenes, perhaps without even realising it

So, it is without a doubt that everyone is familiar with Boris Karloff's…

This is the first of a review series that will cover the original Universal horror films. I am partnering a list with each that highlights the respective character. Frank's list is HERE

When I was not quite five, I woke up one night after my parents were asleep, crept into the den, and quietly put on the TV. Something was just ending (that I don’t recall), but what came on next changed my life forever. It scared the shit out of me, mainlined a horror addiction right into my little veins and pulled me into the world of cinema.

Universal Pictures’ Frankenstein, like it’s Dracula before, has more to do with the play Frankenstein than the Novel by Mary Shelley.…

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Frankenstein (1931)

I didn't set my expectations high for this after how underwhelming I found Dracula, but this was FAR better in every possible way, in that it was better directed, acted, and actually had stuff going on, which is surprising considering Universal produced both films back-to-back.

Henry Frankenstein toys with science a little too much and puts together a monster made from body parts he and his hunchback accomplice shamelessly robbed from a nearby graveyard. The creation seems innocent enough, but kills and escapes after being bullied for too long. The story is the typical "mad scientist" tale that's been copied countless times since. I understand it's not…

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James Whale’s Frankenstein is an iconic and historically significant piece of cinema, nothing can change that. It has inspired numerous artists and it has astounded generations of movie lovers. For people who were watching this back in 1931 Boris Karloff’s “Monster” was so terrifying that whenever he was appearing on screen they were screaming and running away from theaters! So from a historic point of view Frankenstein is a very important movie, it is not just a milestone in the horror genre, its groundbreaking technical achievements and the role it has played in defining the relationship between movies and viewers turn it into a milestone…