A fascinatingly deep horror film, especially for its era. Full of proto-film noir cinematography and lighting, and social commentary that seems shovel-to-the-face obvious now but clearly flew well under the radar in 1935. Frankenstein and Bride are a must-watch double-feature for us every Halloween.
The visuals in this film and the original Frankenstein are so beautiful to look at. It is amazing the atmosphere and effects the film makers were able to create with the limited technology of the time. The graveyard, the castle, the crypt. So well constructed and lit spectacularly. I know that some younger horror fans (or just movie fans in general) are turned off by these movies because of the age but I wish they would give them a chance. They are great entertainment and have an authentic and handmade feel about them that I find very intimate and personal. Modern horror has a hard time producing those effects for me.
79mmeier I didn’t care for the first film but this one I absolutely love. Having exposure to the book before hand. Now most people myself included treat these 2 films as one because they add up to 2 hours the general modern run time for films. The second actually has semblance to the book and I’m far more okay with the liberties this film takes. I’m good with every film after this at least with what I’ve seen. Everything before Frankenstein meets the Wofman. Oh and The Wolfman is the best universal horror film of that very general era I’ve seen.
I was thinking that just the limitations of the set space could save so much on a modern movie. If they'd only focus on the actors and a physical space and not add/waste with computers. I'm 35 yrs old.
During the monster's escape scene, you were mistaken in your description. The scene with the guard, lighting his cigarette, happened in "Young Frankenstein", not in this film. In "Bride", he simply rips the chains off and escapes.
Yes I know, it's been corrected many times over by now. I made a mistake. That happens when you film a dozen reviews at once, sometimes details get muddled.
Are there any scenes where the music is most memorable? I ask because I want to reuse some of it. At times it reminds me of tv. Did they kind of co-op some of these score parts? Ave maria?
Great review, love your channel; as a literary historian though, I was perplexed when I heard the explanation of Fritz. I'm sorry, but there is no "Fritz" in the book. The young man's name is actually "Felix." Thank you for being such a good reviewer!
The "Citizen Kane" of classic horror films.
It would have been cool if Dwight Frye got to play Dr. Frankenstein 😁
that's sure an interesting idea :)
Eh I could maybe see that
A fascinatingly deep horror film, especially for its era. Full of proto-film noir cinematography and lighting, and social commentary that seems shovel-to-the-face obvious now but clearly flew well under the radar in 1935. Frankenstein and Bride are a must-watch double-feature for us every Halloween.
The visuals in this film and the original Frankenstein are so beautiful to look at. It is amazing the atmosphere and effects the film makers were able to create with the limited technology of the time. The graveyard, the castle, the crypt. So well constructed and lit spectacularly. I know that some younger horror fans (or just movie fans in general) are turned off by these movies because of the age but I wish they would give them a chance. They are great entertainment and have an authentic and handmade feel about them that I find very intimate and personal. Modern horror has a hard time producing those effects for me.
79mmeier I didn’t care for the first film but this one I absolutely love. Having exposure to the book before hand. Now most people myself included treat these 2 films as one because they add up to 2 hours the general modern run time for films. The second actually has semblance to the book and I’m far more okay with the liberties this film takes.
I’m good with every film after this at least with what I’ve seen. Everything before Frankenstein meets the Wofman. Oh and The Wolfman is the best universal horror film of that very general era I’ve seen.
I was thinking that just the limitations of the set space could save so much on a modern movie. If they'd only focus on the actors and a physical space and not add/waste with computers. I'm 35 yrs old.
During the monster's escape scene, you were mistaken in your description. The scene with the guard, lighting his cigarette,
happened in "Young Frankenstein", not in this film. In "Bride", he simply rips the chains off and escapes.
That scene with the guard and a lighted match is from Young Frankenstein, not this movie.
Yes I know, it's been corrected many times over by now. I made a mistake. That happens when you film a dozen reviews at once, sometimes details get muddled.
Actually, the guard who sticks the flame into the monster’s face wasn’t in Bride, it was only in Young Frankenstein when that happens.
Are there any scenes where the music is most memorable? I ask because I want to reuse some of it. At times it reminds me of tv. Did they kind of co-op some of these score parts? Ave maria?
Great review, love your channel; as a literary historian though, I was perplexed when I heard the explanation of Fritz. I'm sorry, but there is no "Fritz" in the book. The young man's name is actually "Felix." Thank you for being such a good reviewer!
Man watched a few of your videos while drawing and you sound like Jeff Goldblum haha
I am....okay with this.
A fantastic black comedy and it's a shame James Whale didn't do a third to make a trilogy of his macabre style
Will you do a review of the other universal Frankenstein films