Frankenstein (Hammer Series review)

[@TheMole2005]

The rape scene was shoehorned in completely, it's never even remotely mentioned and Anna and Frankenstein afterwards communicate like nothing ever happend, most senseless scene I've ever seen in a movie

[@bossviper2833]

A Big-Lipped Alligator Moment !

[@lisardo]

Didn't really seem to fit Dr Frankenstein. I guess Hammer was really trying to turn the Doc into a sadistic basturd!

[@banzairunner9997]

I wish my basement looked like a vintage Blockbuster Video store

[@samuelhoidel1998]

I bought one bag of vhs's during the fall of vhs. Now they're worth quadruple value.

[@1flynlow]

so from $.25 to $1.

[@samuelhoidel1998]

Depends. Horror Originals in the Plastic are worth hundreds. But something like a reprint of Frankenstein would be worth jack squat.

[@jakezillaofficial]

Banzai Runner I’m planning on making my room look like a retro video store. I mean I have 2 to 3 boxes of VHS tapes, so why not?

[@bentramer682]

I wish I could make mine into a Frankie lab

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Peter Cushing truly made every film better when he was in it.

[@AmoralPhat40oz]

Even when he was CG in R1.

[@stevelindstedt8858]

....Not in "At The Earth's Core".....(w/Doug McClure)....Nobody could save that horrid piece of crap.

[@ChaseMC215]

Even after his death, his amazingly detailed CG version is still gold

[@RavenHouseMystery]

@@ChaseMC215 Agreed. One of the highlights of Rogue One without question.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@stevelindstedt8858 But Cushing's presence elevated it from putrid to horrid.

[@esbimbamjoh]

"The ending is a complete farce with the monster being shot in the balls..." 😂 That one got me good!

[@tmrezzek5728]

Good video! And the rape scene from 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed' WAS shoehorned in at the last minute. According to a Filmfax interview with Veronica Carlson, she, Fisher, and Cushing hated it but had no choice in the matter. Fisher hated it so much, he didn't finish it--there was supposed to be a couple more set-ups to do, but at one point he just yelled "CUT! I can't stand it anymore!" and left the set.

[@odothedoll2738]

That is amazing

[@michaelhughes8057]

My favorite Hammer Frankenstein Movies were Curse of Frankenstein)1957) & The Evil of Frankenstein (1964).

[@thedemonicstudio39]

Your woke clown big a hole and hide inside you mother 🤬

[@Sol-Cutta]

Hans was inside the girl...the night before he died so at least he got some..😅

[@KeacePeeper]

Wait, wait, wait...this Fankenstein Series is actually about Dr Frankenstein? That's crazy!

[@unstronzo3517]

At least people now get et that Frankenstein is the Dr. 𝙉𝙊𝙏 the monster

[@KeacePeeper]

@@unstronzo3517 Isn't the Doctor meant to be the "real" monster? And since Adam is his Creation, and therefore kinde like his son shouldn't he be Adam Frankenstein as well?

[@kevinr.3542]

Universal themselves helped perpetuate this rumor by calling it Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and having it be in reference to the monster.

[@ericmoss8928]

I haven't seen these movies yet, but Darth Vader, Tarkin, and Count Dooku are all in Frankenstein movies? Awesome!

[@Popcultureguy3000]

George Lucas is a genuine film geek, *of* *course* he wanted cast Hammer Horror alumni into his films.

[@Golem29]

Calling the character "Count" was also a direct nod to Dracula

[@bentramer682]

Darth Vader too!

[@jackgarcia5926]

Count dookula, how did i miss that.

[@mytigger1957]

I just finished both the Hammer Frankenstein and Dracula series, I cannot thank you enough for these reviews or I wouldn’t have thought of watching them.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

Same, James introduced me to Hammer horror and I couldn’t be more appreciative!

[@kevinr.3542]

Same here and its become my new Halloween tradition. I look forward to seeing these movies every year, and luckily they're always on TCM or other classic movie channels..James definitely introduced Hammer to me.and now I'm surprised I didn't know about them earlier.

[@penilewrinkle69240]

You said it bud

[@Jesse12489]

Who brain did you steal? Abby. Abby Who? Abby Normal.

[@michaelofrandom653]

Abby Normal? ...are you saying I put an abnormal brain inside my creation?

[@gigoman-hu5hm]

Are you saying... that I put an abnormal brain... into a 7 and a half foot long... 54- inch wide... GORILLA?!?!?! [Strangling Igor] IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME!?!

[@MARTalks]

QUICK...give him the...

[@ljones121]

Love young Frankenstein

[@andreavasquez4355]

I LOVE that movie.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

That producer for Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed was one weird creep.

[@Dessan01]

Bryan Egelhoff's Animation Tech Nation We gotta ‘Sex it up’ a bit lol yeah....

[@katiebayliss9887]

Peter Cushing was really upset.

[@Nick-qf7vt]

After what we've seen with Weinstein, I think most producers are perverts.

[@TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

@@Nick-qf7vt Rich men who have power over a coveted profession that employs many young girls. Movie producing is an easy outlet for predators.

[@Nick-qf7vt]

@@TheHaddonfieldRegistry Exactly. We're more aware of it today, so we can only imagine the horrible stuff that went on back then, in the 20s, 30s, and so on.

[@cynicthehedgehog385]

I'd love to see the next frankenstein alias just be him introducing himself as "Dr. En"

[@Steel_Bison]

12:00 "You're next patient is waiting Fred Fuchs" Nerd: Oh my god, it's Fred Fuchs!

[@dabeshgamer2356]

These compilations are everything I could hope for in a recapping of old horror movies.

[@astrosteve]

I find these really interesting because I never knew about the Hammer films until I saw the Monster Madness videos. I just knew the Universal ones. I've been meaning to track down some Hammer films and watch them for years and never have. I should get on that.

[@H3len50]

You won't be disappointed, I grew up watching these and still love them.

[@TheDixieBassMan]

astrosteve I haven’t seen all monster series nor did I seen them in order.Except for the hammer Dracula series even then I had to rewatched them in order.Finding them is difficult but they are worth watching.

[@kevinr.3542]

I only discovered them through James as well, and after seeking them out, i m glad I did. They have a certain charm, and attention to detail. The sets, costumes, etc. And the actors like Cushing and Lee always lend credibility to the sometimes questionable scripts and cheesy plot elements. They always give 100%

[@MyCherryHurts]

Classic films, classic actors, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are legends miss them soooo much! 👍🍒✌

[@sussmanbern]

The Hammer Frankenstein series had some distinct differences from the Universal series. To begin with, the Universal series kept bringing the Monster back, to be tinkered with by a new mad scientist (only exception: Bride of F), while the Hammer series essentially brought back the doctor (Peter Cushing) to build a new Monster which is destroyed at the end of the movie. In most of the Universal entries the mad doctor only wanted to prove his theories, thereby (incidentally) gaining fame and fortune, in the Hammer series the doctor split his motivations between that and revenge on people who had purportedly persecuted him previous to that movie. Altho the novel (actually BOTH novels) of the Frankenstein story were long in public domain, the bolt-in-the-neck makeup of the Universal franchise was copyrighted so Hammer had to work up boltless makeup for its Monsters.

[@jackhamilton9604]

Bride of Frankenstein had Dr Pretorius, really I’d say the only Universal Frankenstein film that didn’t have the Monster tampered with by another Mad Scientist was Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein, instead he was tampered by Dracula who had assistance from a mad scientist

[@lw3646]

I'd say the main difference is the Hammer films are less interested in the monster and more interested in Victor.

[@leajones722]

Peter Cushing was quite dashing when he was younger.

[@hcu4359]

Pretty dashing even as an older man, IMO, until about a year and half to two years after his wife's death. It takes about that long for his failure to take care of himself to catch up with him.

[@BrethrenOfDarkness]

James should review the hammer mummy series

[@randomusername3445]

In his defense in the second movie the name Stein was very common in the Germany region.

[@kevinr.3542]

But there's no excuses for "Dr. Frank" from the third

[@pedrovallefin8406]

@@kevinr.3542 And with "Dr. Victor" he was just asking to be caught.

[@kevinr.3542]

@@pedrovallefin8406 lol

[@solaimanakbar8046]

James Rolfe, you legend.

[@KamAroundTheWorld]

I know it's comedy but James should really do a Munster's review!

[@darkcoeficient]

Kameron Arndt should be interesting

[@k.theartist3940]

I love that show

[@nicksrandomreviews]

I'd love to see a Monster Madness that revolves around non-horror monster stuff. I mean, he did review both Teen Wolf movies at one point, which are definitely comedies.

[@deadaccount7520]

Hans and Carl...how long after this do they attack the nakatomi building?

[@dylankaiser5546]

j p a few decades after... in 1988

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

My favorite is The Revenge of Frankenstein, it has a great fairy tale-like feel and an old-school 'otherworldly' atmosphere that classic Hammer sometimes really hit so well and other times (mostly later) missed completely.

[@Dohsoda]

The availability of these movies needs to be more wide spread.

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

"Sex it up? With a rape scene?" Harvey Weinstein would love this movie.

[@JAYCEEDOUBLE]

SkulShurtugalTCG lmao

[@KaiserSchuldig]

Allegedly, he would allegedly love this movie.

[@stren000]

I was about to say, he must have been the producer

[@handsomebrick]

At least they didn't pretend it was for artistic reasons or something like that.

[@Colddirector]

ohohoho topical humor

[@tokutickler]

Keeping a brain on ice for an extended period of time is actually incredibly difficult. Brain surgery is probably easier.

[@jobdylan5782]

It's objectively easier

[@omegarugal9283]

connected to an artificial lung/heart machine and inside a jar of warm saline solution

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

The originator of the Frankensteiner!

[@ElBribri]

Big Poppa Pump!!

[@rodangrahf]

the greatest mathematician of all time

[@niksimmons4448]

HOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME!

[@ElBribri]

*Slaps a butt*

[@CyborgWolf]

In France we'll have a hammer boxset coming at the end of October with a lot of movies in it.

[@joshuahoover6841]

Did you buy it?

[@Ragingeek]

"The secret to keeping brains in suspended animation is written somewhere downstairs, probably in his journal....." "I could only imagine what's written down in there, it probably says put it in a freezer". Buahaha! LoL. Too funny.

[@Funinightmare]

Hans- "So that is his name... Paul. Finally a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!"

[@CarbonKnights]

Hans is the new Paul

[@PrincessAshley972]

Carbon Knights Gaming and Carl is the new Hans

[@FinalBaton]

"How should we end our renowned film franchise?" "Hmmmm, let's have the monster shot in the balls and ripped apart by a bunch of mentally ill people" That's both ultra LAME and ultra AWESOME. Both at the SAME TIME!

[@cloudtx]

This is a cool video but I disagree with James. I don't see Doctor Frankenstein as an anti-hero in any way, shape or form. He's a straight up villain. A psychopath willing to do and destroy anything and anyone in his way to achieve his twisted goals. He's a great character, fascinating and memorable, but still a villain.

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

He calls him a straight up super villain at some point

[@sinisternightmare]

The weirdest thing about "The Horror of Frankenstein" is the ending. The film just stops dead in its tracks and the credits roll.

[@Ninhotep]

The ending made sense to me. He hid the monster in the evidence destroying tank and when the little girl pulls the rope, it dumps the acid on the unconscious monster and destroys any evidence that he existed. Frankenstein got away with it all, but his work was destroyed.

[@OlympicLeprechaun]

@@Ninhotep it did make sense but it was so anti-climactic as to be a joke.

[@Quester91]

Peter Cushing is a god

[@SorowFame]

Quester91 I think you made a typo, you added an "a" in there, see?

[@dylankaiser5546]

@Weedus christoph waltz? That would be golden!!!

[@rhaegartargaryen3162]

I love how hans in Frankenstein created woman wore the exact same clothes in the flashback to when he was a kid 😂😂😂

[@nick6158]

Please review Night of the hunter(1950s) its horror,film noir,fairy tale and german expressionism combined.

[@drinaldi2000]

As a priest, I can tell you that I have never once barged into a mad scientist's lair and begun smashing bits and pieces until some experiment went wrong.

[@liquideagle6884]

I love the old video store set up.

[@denniscat9395]

Watched all of these as a kids growing up in England

[@snoochpounder]

Didn’t come here for movie history/reviews but I do really appreciate now.

[@NeilusNihilus]

Hammer horror is just awesome.

[@maxieprimo2758]

The town of *Karlstad?* Karl?

[@moritzstrohriegel8724]

r.i.p. christopher lee, peter cushing and david prowse.

[@Doskharaas]

From Korea with respect!

[@killian3803]

손지상 North or south?

[@pingASS_]

Korea is great!

[@Colddirector]

Karemaker They do, but afaik it's a restricted north korean mirror of the global internet

[@communist-hippie]

surfing the NKWW = north korean wide web

[@jojostarripple9915]

손지상 Don't nuke us.

[@JustinGewdin]

Love you James. You make October better.

[@jpstudios-11]

RIP David Prowse

[@dr.victorfrankenschtein7053]

Peter Cushing was great in everything he starred in.

[@nickmesogianes4638]

I have to thank channels like cinemassacre for showing me plenty of new options to explore in the world of horror/films in general.

[@mariea82]

Peter Cushing and Christopher lee two of the best actors ever

[@frankgunner8967]

I'm growing up in the UK it's the 70's and watching Hammer movies with my grandfather was the best.

[@jttwaddle]

I really miss Monster Madness this year

[@samvimes9510]

The monster in the very last movie reminds me of the monsters in the tokusatsu film War of the Gargantuas, which is ironic considering that film is a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World. Maybe that's where Hammer got the idea.

[@omikronweapon]

I thought it looked familiar. I also imagined the monster from the novel to look more like that than the Boris Karloff version.

[@nicksrandomreviews]

@@omikronweapon Weirdly, I always saw the Robert DeNiro one when I read the book.

[@elefanteguerreropsiquicoan8951]

@@nicksrandomreviews I have never even watched that film, but same

[@nicksrandomreviews]

@@elefanteguerreropsiquicoan8951 Its an okay movie. Bram Stoker's Dracula was better, but Robert DeNiro played the monster just fine.

[@ThePerradox]

I love the beginning of FMBD. I think the mask is excellent and would have easily worked for a creature. It also lays firm. That by this time, Frankenstein has -become- THE monster, even to himself.

[@RexusKing]

"The name's Stein, Frank Stein." ↑ This felt like something Frankenstein would say.

[@miimario44]

I know james always been a fan of movies I wonder if he had seen any original adaptions of sherlock holmes (and this includes adaptions staring peter cushing ,basil rathbone,and the legendary jeremy brett)

[@NeumanProductions]

Frankenstein created woman, I feel shows that two souls in one body. Similar to the concept of Firestorm in DC comics.

[@marklechman2225]

Loving these horror reviews, I've been watching them all weekend long!

[@WordUnheard]

BAM! HAMMER!

[@Oneirophrenian]

Word Unheard I came to the comments section just to find this. Hahaha.

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do the Phantom of the Opera movies and the play

[@Babbleplay]

Doctor Stein and Doctor Frank. Is his next psudeonym going to be Doctor En?

[@JustAnotherFilmAccount]

James do a history of the universal monsters through the 1920's to 2017.

[@robertflinch2447]

I dont really care for the new monster design, but I really love the hammer series. definitely it favorite for Dracula and Frankenstein.

[@abramsullivan7764]

The Hammer Horror films has three of the best actors Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and David Prowse before they did the STAR WARS franchise.

[@prasan7561]

October is awesome

[@Batsinthebelltower]

These old monster madness are some of jems best work , he captures that old classic halloween / horror vibe , that you just dont see on todays TV . Monster madness is my fave thing cinemassacre do !

[@airavearentertainment9186]

Dude... love it!!! I can’t believe you saved all those old VHS tapes!! Over the last few years I’ve thrown out almost all my own tapes. I miss the artwork!

[@favoritemustard3542]

For anyone considering doing this, to avoid regrets: Cut out the artwork & line them all up into a poster frame (& donate the movies to charity) 👍👍

[@thesixthgeneration6573]

Hello from UK. Thanks for all the video's James!

[@georgejones8481]

No problem 🤝

[@BrandonSmith84]

I heard that some of the props and set pieces were reused from the Hammer horror films in Rocky Horror Picture Show

[@michaeltariga5285]

11:55 "Your patient is waiting Dr. Frank. *Face of extreme disappointment Augh! Dr. Frank!

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

I knew it was him when I saw the thumbnail! *Salutes*

[@stefkukla8533]

Exactly! The whole series was ENTIRELY Paul's fault!!

[@Lavietto]

You should do an A Clockwork Orange review :)

[@TheMouseAvenger]

Oh, yes, please! ^_^

[@Jiub_SN]

I think the Frankenstein created woman movies monster was actually interesting. We saw in the universal films that there were more to to the body then just the brain with the monster being 2 people at once, and I think the same was going on there. It was the soul of Hans and the kind of Christina working together in one body

[@PopsHowTo]

Been waiting for Darth Vader to show up.

[@jayash6108]

Peter cushion, British acting at its best, the Brits have all the good actors

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

They sorta turned Frankenstein into Herbert West and I am slowly becoming okay with that

[@mfxjames]

James, have you considered reviewing the “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” series? Or have you done that already? Maybe next year??

[@chevleclair493]

Better yet, why not have him present a series like that?

[@brknglasses2734]

I guessed Dr. Frank... BUT I WAS BEING IRONIC!!!!! THAT MAN WANTS TO GET CAUGHT!

[@Ninjaheiro]

Frankenstein is more of a monster, then his own creations

[@dereknight861]

Universal: The Doctor is zealous but he still has limits. Hammer: FUCK THAT BULLSHIT HE *Is* THE MAD DOCTOR

[@MaryBluePL]

These videos serve as a great podcast while doing some houseworks :)

[@hypernovie]

She can make me coffee..Best part of the movie..this was Hammer

[@jacobhogan3208]

I mean to be fair, somebody's gotta make it.

[@BenRangel]

Excellent. Honestly, I've tried watching these films but rarely do I manage to get through a full one. I enjoy the hell out of these summaries though,

[@Shamershon]

Normies: I'm gonna dress up as Frankenstein for Halloween *sees friend dressed up as Frankenstein's monster* Me: GET IT RIGHT

[@big_lolo_01]

I would understand a kid callin The Monster Frankenstien but adults dont get a pass.

[@BrokenOpus]

Frankenstein, or is it Frankenstain...?

[@magnumforcemopar402]

Good call.

[@TheXell]

Neither. It's Frankenshtein.

[@n8lang]

TheXell Lol Nice one

[@grizzlywhisker]

frankenstain bears.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

that's Fronkensteen...

[@RC99_Productions]

I hope the Gamera series gets re-uploaded next

[@AlexElectric9001]

Man I should have subbed years ago!!

[@eraser400]

Good stuff! I love this series of Frankenstein movies, and love this review so much! I make sure to watch it once a year lol

[@supergeoff]

Hammer Frankenstain films always enjoy

[@Hal-Embers]

lol Dr Frank: this is my newest creation! i call it the Enstein machine. Dr Frank's enstein machine. everyone facepalm

[@FizzleFX]

*wait- hammertime was about Frankenstein?* .... now i get it

[@namegoeshere5220]

Miguel Sanchez STOP!...Frankenstein! Ohohoooooh!

[@jtothemtothee7347]

Could you make a review on 'Silent night Deadly night' love the movie and would be a good edition to monster madness

[@undeadviking3735]

I always appreciate the content that Cinemassacre provides! 💀👍🏻

[@ianfindly3257]

What about Andy Warhol's Frankenstein and Dracula? .. . are you ever going to review THOSE ?

[@pr0xy87]

They're shit. There's your review.

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

@@pr0xy87 I very much doubt that. Besides, he asked James for the reviews, not you. And that's not much of review.

[@phildicks9251]

it was actually common for Hammer to take stills and publicity photos with the starlets in semi unclothed state. You should check out a book Hammer Glamour, which focuses on the starlets of the Hammer Films. The photography is phenominal and the actress profiles are excellent.

[@cavalleri]

I learn so much watching these series reviews. Thank you!

[@paulcooper8818]

Superb review, informative, insightful and entertaining

[@groovesinman9112]

I can confirm that us priests do smash up scientific labs, like in Evil of Frankenstein. It's mostly a pass time these days though.

[@omegamaximus1727]

I read the Frankenstein book recently and wow very different from the movies.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

You can say that again.