I've seen this movie countless times over the whole course of my life, and still it continues to astound me. On every viewing, I can peel back another handful of its infinite mysteries; another smattering of truth reveals itself. Bride may be a monster movie and a sly queer allegory and a wellspring of cartoon parody, but it's not just those things. No, it's also a tight bundle of emotions, ideas, and images that plays around in a genre sandbox while mordantly commenting on nearly every aspect of human existence. Birth, death, sex, marriage, loneliness: nothing is absent from this story. Frankly, rewatching it makes me shocked that it ever got made—not only in the 1930s, but ever. Perhaps the…

Thrumming with an eerie, vibrant electricity, life itself is perverse, unnecessary, excessive, born from needs themselves born from depths unfathomed, from want, from desire, without division or judgement rendered. To be full of these needs inexpressible, damned to endure them alone, is to live wracked with horrors unspoken, in self-hurt or a prideful withdrawal from the ways of the living, viewing them as if from afar, going about their days and their nights, their sleep and their wakefulness, never knowing how it could be thus, out of determined order, yet existing just the same, betwixt life under the reign of the sun and the coolness and permanency of the grave, belonging to neither, longing for both. To eat, to drink,…

Count your blessings the child I once was isn't reviewing James Whale's film for it would have had a whole different outcome! Back then when I hadn't a clue as to what made a film great I was distraught over the fact they had blasphemously turned this behemoth of a monster into an all too relatable and loveable character! A giant with a big heart if you will! One that could squeeze a tear from even the most jaded cinephile! I'd have been whining at the screen "that's NOT a monster movie" instead of the more appropriate vernacular "WTF" that I would have used today!

I would have pointed out the big deal that they had made over Frankenstein receiving…

God I love these movies.

"Bride of Frankenstein" is just about everything you'd expect a sequel to one of Universal's most highly regarded pictures to be.

Everything that made the original work is still here and further expanded on, with more of a focus on showing how the monsters are more human than their actual creators.

Set quite literally seconds after the ending of the original, Frankenstein's monster is still alive and kicking and now wonders into the woods looking to escape those who want to hurt him even more. But little does the creature know that his creator is still alive, and has a new partner with a new set of toys to play with to make another creature…

“It’s a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters.”

Bride of Frankenstein has REALLY clicked with me over the past few years... I’ve always loved it and knew it was a better made film compared to its (brilliant) predecessor, but I’ve fallen in love with just how morbid some of the humor is, with Dr. Pretorius whimsically joking about the validity of both life and death, the incredible set design, great camera work, etc. There’s some fucked up morality at play here as well:

“Do you know who Henry Frankenstein is? And who you are?”

“Yes I know. Made me from dead. I love Dead... hate living” 

Yeah I can relate to that.

I…

First time seeing this film, and I haven't even seen the original Frankenstein yet. Regardless, I still really enjoyed this film, and I can see why some would call this a classic.

First off, I absolutely loved the hidden themes and messages that are creeped throughout this film. For a movie that came out 84 years ago, The Bride of Frankenstein has incredible depth and range - shifting focus onto many important issues in society that, incredibly, still apply to today. This story transcends time, and it truly could be watched by many generations to come.

The performances were outstanding. Obviously, Boris Karloff IS Frankenstein, and his look and acting in this role are universally known. The direction was also…