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Good Movies / Re: Chainsawmidget and the Uni...
Last post by chainsaw midget - Today at 10:40:16 AMSon of Frankenstein.
THIS is the movie where they knock it out of the park. Good camera work, fast moving plot, strong characters, no lapses in logic or forced comedy relief. This so far, feels like the gold standard. It's got Karloff, Lugosi, Lionell Atwill, and Basil Rathbone all giving top performances.
For the first time, our sequel doesn't pick up right after the previous movie ends. This time it takes place a good deal longer. How long? So long that a child who wasn't even born in the last movie has grown up to be Basil Rathbone and has a young boy of his own.
The Son of Frankenstein (now Von Frankenstein for some reason), has returned to the town where his father ... well, you know what his father did. There he encounters a broken necked convict named Ygor who leads him to his father's monster, and he revives it, obviously FOR SCIENCE!! and to clear his father's good name. Things go bad.
One amusing tidbit is that even back then, the character expressed frustration that people were calling the monster by his family's name.
The character work in this is great. Wolf von Frankenstein (great name by the way) is even MORE arrogant than his father had been, and when he finally looses his cool, even more unstable.
Bela Lugosi is completely unrecognizable as Ygor. He lacks any of the charm and class you expect from Lugosi, while managing to pull of the evil just as strongly. Within seconds you know this is a very dangerous man, a man that cannot be trusted, and a bad liar. And unfortunatly, he's the only one the Monster of Frankenstein will listen to. They're "friends" and as his friend, the monster kills whoever Ygor tells him to.
Lionell Atwill plays the town's Inspector, a far more reasonable and understanding person than you would expect, especially given how when he was a child, the Monster ripped one of his arms right off. There are scene with him and Basil where the two of them seem to be doing their best to act act the other. It's fun stuff.
While the monster himself doesn't get a lot to do, there are a few really good scenes with him, especially how he handles the death of his only real friend.
The movie also has one of the first real action scene we've seen so far.
if there's anything bad I can say about it, it's just really minor things. The movie doesn't seem to follow continuity of it's predecessors that well. I already mentioned the change in Frankenstein's name. The town itself has also changed names. I forget what it was before, but now the town itself is known as Frankenstein. Also, while Frankenstein's lab being far away from his house was a significant plot point in the previous movies, here it's located right next to each other.
Over all though, Grade A flick.
THIS is the movie where they knock it out of the park. Good camera work, fast moving plot, strong characters, no lapses in logic or forced comedy relief. This so far, feels like the gold standard. It's got Karloff, Lugosi, Lionell Atwill, and Basil Rathbone all giving top performances.
For the first time, our sequel doesn't pick up right after the previous movie ends. This time it takes place a good deal longer. How long? So long that a child who wasn't even born in the last movie has grown up to be Basil Rathbone and has a young boy of his own.
The Son of Frankenstein (now Von Frankenstein for some reason), has returned to the town where his father ... well, you know what his father did. There he encounters a broken necked convict named Ygor who leads him to his father's monster, and he revives it, obviously FOR SCIENCE!! and to clear his father's good name. Things go bad.
One amusing tidbit is that even back then, the character expressed frustration that people were calling the monster by his family's name.
The character work in this is great. Wolf von Frankenstein (great name by the way) is even MORE arrogant than his father had been, and when he finally looses his cool, even more unstable.
Bela Lugosi is completely unrecognizable as Ygor. He lacks any of the charm and class you expect from Lugosi, while managing to pull of the evil just as strongly. Within seconds you know this is a very dangerous man, a man that cannot be trusted, and a bad liar. And unfortunatly, he's the only one the Monster of Frankenstein will listen to. They're "friends" and as his friend, the monster kills whoever Ygor tells him to.
Lionell Atwill plays the town's Inspector, a far more reasonable and understanding person than you would expect, especially given how when he was a child, the Monster ripped one of his arms right off. There are scene with him and Basil where the two of them seem to be doing their best to act act the other. It's fun stuff.
While the monster himself doesn't get a lot to do, there are a few really good scenes with him, especially how he handles the death of his only real friend.
The movie also has one of the first real action scene we've seen so far.
if there's anything bad I can say about it, it's just really minor things. The movie doesn't seem to follow continuity of it's predecessors that well. I already mentioned the change in Frankenstein's name. The town itself has also changed names. I forget what it was before, but now the town itself is known as Frankenstein. Also, while Frankenstein's lab being far away from his house was a significant plot point in the previous movies, here it's located right next to each other.
Over all though, Grade A flick.
#13
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by claws - Today at 10:01:25 AMQuote from: Rev. Powell on Today at 08:01:31 AMThe lower right hand corner is quite disturbing.
I wonder if copilot came up with that on its own
#14
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:11:13 AMSNORKELING (2023): Contemporary teenagers experiment with a fictional addictive psychedelic inhalant and get in trouble. Sort of like an afterschool special filmed by a director with Sundance aspirations, but let's face it, we're only here for the hallucination scenes, and they do deliver (especially when the third act turns into basically one long bad trip). Watched on Hoopla. 2.5/5, you could go 3/5 (average) if you like drug scare movies.
#15
Bad Movies / Re: Recent Movie Purchases, pa...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 09:02:59 AMTHE LAST SHARK (1981)
'Treasured Films' bluray release, not heard of them
Pretty sure I once watched this on youtube in about 9 parts, with a resolution of 3 pixels per square mile.
'Treasured Films' bluray release, not heard of them
Pretty sure I once watched this on youtube in about 9 parts, with a resolution of 3 pixels per square mile.
#16
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:24:28 AM
Who's the fairest of them all?
#17
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:10:20 AM"Allbarone" by Baxter Dury
In the early 2000s this guy put out a great neo-psychedelic album. Now he's turned to a disco/New Wave sound. Blech.
In the early 2000s this guy put out a great neo-psychedelic album. Now he's turned to a disco/New Wave sound. Blech.
#19
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:04:43 AMQuicksilver Chronicles (2019)
#20
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:01:31 AMQuote from: bob on Today at 07:23:08 AM
The lower right hand corner is quite disturbing.