Frankenstein Reviewed (2020): Brands of Terror
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Horror critic Steve Hutchison analyzes 39 Frankenstein movies. How many have you seen? Each article includes a synopsis, five different ratings, and a review.
Steve Hutchison
Artist, developer and entrepreneur in film, video games and communications Steve Hutchison co-founded Shade.ca Art and Code in 1999, then Terror.ca and its French equivalent Terreur.ca in 2000. With his background as an artist and integrator, Steve worked on such games as Capcom's Street Fighter, PopCap's Bejeweled, Tetris, Bandai/Namco's Pac-Man and Mattel's Skip-Bo & Phase 10 as a localization manager, 2-D artist and usability expert. Having acquired skills in gamification, he invented a unique horror movie review system that is filterable, searchable and sortable by moods, genres, subgenres and antagonists. Horror movie fans love it, and so do horror authors and filmmakers, as it is a great source of inspiration. In March 2013, Steve launched Tales of Terror, with the same goals in mind but with a much finer technology and a complex engine, something that wasn’t possible initially. He has since published countless horror-themed books.
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Frankenstein Reviewed (2020) - Steve Hutchison
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Frankenstein Reviewed
2020 Edition
INTRODUCTION
Horror critic Steve Hutchison analyzes 39 Frankenstein movies. How many have you seen? Each article includes a synopsis, five different ratings, and a review.
#1
Frankenstein
1931
A scientist gives life to a creature made of parts from exhumed corpses.
Stars
4/8
STORY
5/8
CREATIVITY
8/8
ACTING
6/8
QUALITY
5/8
Frankenstein is a high-end adaptation of a novel by the same title written by novelist Mary Shelley. Many hands handled this script in order to create a horror masterpiece that calls upon our darkest fears. By protagonizing its monster, it informs us on the grey zones of its evil. The character is written as instinctive but unintelligent. He is a supernatural brute brought back from the afterlife.
The monster’s design is memorable and highly marketable. Sumptuous matte painting is used to support his evolving state of mind. The set design suggests a surreal aura that augments his presence. He isn’t unlike Dracula, but was born from technology and is a glorified bully; not a hypnotist. The cast is limited but effective and focused. The leads, particularly, deliver an intense performance.
The castle most of the action takes place in is dark and claustrophobic. Production design did a great job of building a futuristic laboratory that sets the table for thrilling action scenes and two acts filled with special effects appearing ahead of their time. The writing and directing are impeccable and barely struggle with the technical challenges such a ground-breaking concept poses.
#2
The Bride of Frankenstein
1935
Two scientists experimenting with the afterlife bait one of their creations with another.
Stars
3/8
STORY
3/8
CREATIVITY
8/8
ACTING
6/8
QUALITY
5/8
Contrary to what we presumed once 1931’s Frankenstein’s end credits rolled, the protagonist isn’t dead and his creature is on the loose. We get confirmation on this during the first scenes. We soon revisit sumptuous surreal sets of castles and forests. This film relies on sound stages so much to furnish its backdrop that it comes out as charmingly fake.
Most of the cast got renewed but the monster is still played by legend Boris Karloff. An idea is thrown that the monster can be calmed or neutralized by feminine presence. The bride
from the title in fact gets little screen time, but makes every second count. Her design is