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The Horror of Frankenstein ** (1970, Ralph Bates, Kate O’Mara, Veronica Carlson, Dave Prowse, Dennis Price, James Cossins) – Classic Movie Review 2777

Ralph Bates stars in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) as a reborn Dr Victor Frankenstein, the role having been played by Peter Cushing five times previously in Hammer horror movies. Victor ruthlessly arranges the death […]

Aug, 03

Frankenstein *½ (1994, Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Briers, John Cleese) – Classic Movie Review 2034

Kenneth Branagh comes a cropper as both actor and director of this plush band ambitious but stodgy and unconvincing 1994 version of Mary Shelley’s classic horror tale that just seems to be going through the […]

Jan, 02

Frankenstein Unbound ** (1990, John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble, Bridget Fonda, Jason Patric, Michael Hutchence) – Classic Movie Review 2033

Director/co-writer Roger Corman’s 1990 reworking of the Frankenstein legend with a sci-fi spin is an intriguing horror movie, if only a partial success, with some good performances getting lost in an unfocused screenplay, based on […]

Jan, 02

Young Frankenstein ***** (1974, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Gene Hackman) – Classic Movie Review 1,939

Mel Brooks’s deservedly much-loved 1974 horror comedy film masterpiece Young Frankenstein mixes homage and spoof to perfection. Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman are beyond brilliant. Director Mel Brooks’s deservedly much-loved horror comedy masterpiece Young […]

Dec, 09

The Curse of Frankenstein ***** (1957, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt) – Classic Movie Review 458

Director Terence Fisher’s 1957 trailblazing Hammer Films studios Gothic horror movie The Curse of Frankenstein is told in flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) awaits execution for the murder of his maid Justine (Valerie Gaunt). […]

Nov, 27

Frankenstein ***** (1931, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Dwight Frye, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan) – Classic Movie Review 31

Made in 1931, this is still the archetypal horror film of all time, retaining its startling power to disturb and delight, and it is also high among the cinema’s most glorious and imaginative fairy-tales. The Baron […]

Jul, 08

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