Frankenstein (Universal monster series reviews) Originally posted in Sequel-athon 2011. All reviews combined. #retro #retrogaming #nes #snes #jamesrolfe #mikematei #atari #playthrough #gameplay #gamereview
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@jonesey2516 жыл бұрын
i always chalked Fritz tormenting the monster to someone who'd no doubt been kicked his whole life finally found someone "lower"
@joshuapray4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@DrDolan20003 жыл бұрын
That makes sense
@darknessanddistance44693 жыл бұрын
1-2-3!
@toddholmes44803 жыл бұрын
@@darknessanddistance4469 Call me crazy, but I always wondered what would happen if Fritz had been kind to the monster. After all, they were both "handicapped" and outcasts. Perhaps Fritz would be the monster's master, and do his bidding (Sort of like Ygor in the Son of Frankenstein).
@darknessanddistance44693 жыл бұрын
@@toddholmes4480 it seems very strange to me also, but evil begets evil even in the real world. Consider all of the molested children who have become child molesters, case in point
@RandomRiot6 жыл бұрын
“Dracula’s on the run from the cops” might be the funniest thing I’ve heard all day.
@Brainwave1014 жыл бұрын
They're after him because he didn't pay his taxes.
@TheHero1364 жыл бұрын
Well I would say that Dracula has some "grave" problems.
@nealord29894 жыл бұрын
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@ecoblastro73953 жыл бұрын
@@Brainwave101 Enjoy Yoshi as your cell mate, Drac
@robocop61463 жыл бұрын
I guess he forgot to bribe them with his blood money...
@robocop06474 жыл бұрын
"Karloff throws Carl off." This made me laugh so hard.
@williamwu88584 жыл бұрын
nop
@crowthewicked83443 жыл бұрын
@@williamwu8858 Nop?
@d_son19783 жыл бұрын
@@williamwu8858 nop?
@ghristophermyers6663 жыл бұрын
Nop
@B775482 жыл бұрын
That*
@nextabe15 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for addressing the lax safety standards in Frankenstein's lab, regarding the self destruct lever. OSHA requires all lab self destruct levers to have at least two safety interlocks to prevent unintentional actuation.
@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc96684 жыл бұрын
I'd kick it up to three
@dEAdAimGUNSHOT4 жыл бұрын
Being in construction and being familiar with OSHA, I find this comment amusing
@poiuytrewq114222 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, it only matters if there's an Inspector.
@ntcnetwork9934 Жыл бұрын
Idk man, my secret evil lab’s self destruction level passed the test with just one. And I’ve only had 5 incidents! (Curse you Perry the Platypus…)
@your_belief_vs_everything Жыл бұрын
Especially in your secret illegal lab where you store monsters.
@ReaverLordTonus6 жыл бұрын
Haha, I always thought the Abnormal brain thing was only a joke in Young Frankenstein. Didn't know it was actually in the original movie.
@kentonclarkson14495 жыл бұрын
Correction: the brain in Young Frankenstein is an abby normal brain. Now walk this way!
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
@Devonte Huntley Because he is an abomination maybe?
@greenatom4 жыл бұрын
@Devonte Huntley He wasn't evil, just misunderstood!
@paulharries95582 жыл бұрын
"Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain in a 7 foot tall, 54 inch wide GORILLA!!!???"
@Tom_Van_Zandt6 жыл бұрын
Basil Rathbone is such a bad ass name.
@justinw9473 жыл бұрын
i cant decide if the spelling of rathbone would be better as wrathbone or if its just better being a homophone
@bentramer6823 жыл бұрын
All of these classic actors had badass names
@BlueOceanBelow3 жыл бұрын
@@bentramer682 They're the reason the names are badass!
@RavenHouseMystery6 жыл бұрын
All your classic Frankenstein reviews in one video. Thank you, James.
@barbarabrooks20904 жыл бұрын
A biographer said that Karloff always refused to discuss his childhood, the implication being that he may have been bullied or abused because he had East Indian blood on his mother's side, which made his skin tones darker than usual for an English boy in a culture that was so class and color conscious. I suspect he brought this to his portrayal of the Creature, which made it so memorably poignant.
@katiebayliss98874 жыл бұрын
barbara brooks also I read his dad was half Indian
@justinw9473 жыл бұрын
awesome tidbit
@DrDolan20003 жыл бұрын
Poor guy. Your blood and skin tone doesn't hurt anybody
@michaeljudge50893 жыл бұрын
He was an air raid warden in London during WWII. The children loved him. They were not afraid of the bombs because Frankenstein was protecting them. Everybody who worked with Karloff described him as a true and kind gentleman. Great man, great actor.
@Themanwhocameback23 жыл бұрын
@@michaeljudge5089 He had a tea break every afternoon during filming, with a silver tea service, linen napkins, et alia.
@FadeIn2Obscurity3 жыл бұрын
Videos like this make me really appreciate James as a creator. You can tell he’s passionate about the movies and games he talks about outside of character. While I’ve found myself moving away from the reviewers who play angry characters, I always come back to James. Even older AVGN episodes that I’ve seen countless times are still entertaining because now I have the context of the passion he puts into his videos.
@sperrin3 жыл бұрын
The monster can be called Frankenstein, it's even in the book: "At length the thought of you crossed my mind. I learned from your papers that you were my father, my creator; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life?" The monster self-identifies as the doctor's son and everything that goes with it, including his name.
@rufust.firefly24742 жыл бұрын
Not specifically, only metaphorically
@sperrin2 жыл бұрын
@@rufust.firefly2474 No, actually specifically.
@The_Sharktocrab2 жыл бұрын
Isn't the creature named adam
@quite_contrary_99562 жыл бұрын
@@The_Sharktocrab he only really compares himself to Adam (“…I should be thy Adam…”) not really naming himself Adam.
@hallking74412 жыл бұрын
In Son of Frankenstein the Baron laments that the townsfolk refer to the creature as "Frankenstein".
@tomsmurf42255 жыл бұрын
Excerpt from Mary Shelley's early draft of Frankenstein: "And before the creature disappeared into the shadows, I heard him call from the darkness: "You can call me Frankenstein if you want to, I really don't mind!""
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
Mary Shelley didn't even write Frankenstein, she was dating Lord Bryon at the time, who in a drug and alcohol binge in a lake cabin, wrote the story then released it under her name. It's like the Beatles with the white album, he wanted to see if his work would still be a hit without his name attached.
@heartlandqueen824 жыл бұрын
@@A_Black_Sheep94 Mary Shelley did write Frankenstein though it was published anonymously in 1818 and republished in 1831 with her name added in but she was not dating Lord Byron, it was her future husband Percy Shelley.
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
@@heartlandqueen82You know Lord Byron is a pseudonym that he used right?
@heartlandqueen824 жыл бұрын
@@A_Black_Sheep94 No. There was a real Lord Byron, George Byron. And Mary Shelley was the daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.
@jaksida3004 жыл бұрын
@@A_Black_Sheep94 This is pure bullshit that's easily debunked. Lord Byron and Percy Shelley are two seperate people. There's no arguing about this. Mary primarily wrote Frankenstein but her husband Percy Shelley altered it. We have enough existing evidence to know what she wrote and what Percy wrote. Furthermore, Frankenstein was never published under Byron or Percy's name and was initially published ANOYMOUSLY until future publications in the 1830s credited Mary as the author.
@edgewiseCL5 жыл бұрын
"Son..." Is such an underrated classic. Definitely my favorite of the Universal Horror movies.
@DrDolan20004 жыл бұрын
I like it a lot too!
@lynnkay417 Жыл бұрын
I agree!!! It's awesome!!
@QueenOfTheNorth65 Жыл бұрын
Whale’s introduction of the Monster in Frankenstein is brilliant. Showing him from the back, then a closeup, then a tighter closeup, in complete silence. I can just imagine what a shock his appearance must have been to audiences back in ‘31.
@Captain-Cosmo Жыл бұрын
A nice little retrospective. Thank you. The original '31 FRANKENSTEIN is a film with no music. During the pandemic, I painstakingly adapted a score which I believe really takes the film up a notch. I did the same thing with the '31 DRACULA, and prefer watching both films with the music. IMHO, the absence of a film score is one of the primary elements alienating modern audiences from these films.
@markt5090 Жыл бұрын
Thats interesting, do you have a link to a file we could play along with them?
@jonathancampbell77989 ай бұрын
Where’s the link
@Jiub_SN9 ай бұрын
I disagree. It's the lack of color and old effects. Films don't need music to most people, they just need consistent sound l
@ninjabluefyre38158 ай бұрын
An original score or repurposed?
@PsychoIncarnate6666 жыл бұрын
I don't mind the reuse of actors. It's kind of like a cameo appearance
3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who loves acting of Colin Clive?
@Ckom-Tunes3 жыл бұрын
Nope
@DrDolan20003 жыл бұрын
His performance is elegant with a hint of viscous
@ernestoa31403 жыл бұрын
Not a big actor without doubt
@darknessanddistance44693 жыл бұрын
Yes, especially in mad love Peter Lorre
@darknessanddistance44693 жыл бұрын
@@ernestoa3140 big? You meet famous? Colin Clive was very well known. He appeared opposite Bette Davis as well. HIs death was considered a very great tragedy at the time. If Clive's acting ever seems over-the-top to you, remember that Henry Frankenstein is supposed to be hysterical. Often his acting is both subtle and charismatic.
@KR-nf3is5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why, but Dwight Frye should have been one of the main Universal monster actors. I honestly think that he has a haunting laugh and could have been a good main villain.
@greggotti97404 жыл бұрын
If only there was a ballad written for him
@travorptrebor33583 жыл бұрын
@@greggotti9740 FUNNY
@oddball99823 жыл бұрын
Well if he did play one he would've died half threw
@JEFFIE-jp6kj6 жыл бұрын
The opening sequence of BRIDE is brilliant
@Htownblokhedz6 жыл бұрын
The bride's hair is like that because of the electricity
@heitorgandra19314 жыл бұрын
Or an old version of marge simpson
@dylanstarr16726 жыл бұрын
So let me get this straight the Dracula, Frankenstein and wolfman movies all take place in the same universe? Does that mean this is the original cinematic universe?
@orinanime5 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
@joemckenzie12355 жыл бұрын
Yes. Original is best
@undergroundwarrior705 жыл бұрын
Yup. Not like DC's or Marvel's different universes. Only one universe in Universal's Monster movies. That's the way it should be.
@undergroundwarrior705 жыл бұрын
@Devonte Huntley As long it gets done the way they way it was done with Boris Karloff. Scary, not too gory and with a thinking man's storyline. Then it would. be a good movie.
@mikecarr89155 жыл бұрын
Devonte Huntley Don’t forger they already brought out and remade The Wolfman in 2010 with Benicio Del Tor, so I’m not sure what they will do with that. The next movie in the Dark Universal was supposed to be Jekyl and Hyde but scrapped it.
@mozzzca6 жыл бұрын
These villagers, man... They're like Pros by now...
@charlesheck68125 жыл бұрын
LOL
@SirDankleberry4 жыл бұрын
I mean defeating Frankenstein's monster probably nets you a lot of exp.
@p.d.l70234 жыл бұрын
They have a glass cabinet with pitchforks and ready-light torches.
@alformodoritos20764 жыл бұрын
I could just imagine a kid saying, "mom, he's making monsters again!" Mom: All right. Time to bring out the family heirloom again."
@Curlyheart3 жыл бұрын
Offer the villagers some emeralds
@tonysmith46873 жыл бұрын
Karloff is such a menace yet so sympathetic and some what relatable. He’s been kicked around all his life so when he died in the book it is actually a sad moment.
@garrettgoolsby52176 жыл бұрын
all these movies could have been avoided if Igor hadn't dropped the normal brain.
@kiddkrool6 жыл бұрын
Garrett Goolsby You mean Fritz
@thestwinner6805 жыл бұрын
*Igor Fritz...* yeah, that'll be my stage name, my... pseudonim!
@TheOGdarkknight5 жыл бұрын
@R M abby normal's brain
@vampsith5 жыл бұрын
Abby someone?
@daseal14795 жыл бұрын
This comment chain is hilarious.
@jasonpratt51266 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, in Germany a lot of monster films are named "Frankenstein" in reference to the monster, even if the monster is actually for example Godzilla! -- so they took the idea of "Frankenstein" being the monster and have seriously run with it.
@horokeusensei5 жыл бұрын
That's pretty much like in the later 80's people in US called everyvideogame 'nintendoes'
@wyatthines86905 жыл бұрын
Tony Horo Another example I can think of is how most southern US states, like Texas for example, call every type of soda “coke.” Things like this happen all the time with household names.
@icloptomlpporn47765 жыл бұрын
@@wyatthines8690 No they don't, That's a northern/Canadian thing.
@GrizonII5 жыл бұрын
I’m no expert, but the Wikipedia page “Names for soft drinks in the United States” states the generic use of “coke” is a Southern term.
@icloptomlpporn47765 жыл бұрын
@@GrizonII No we say soda.
@otterzrkuhl6 жыл бұрын
I can't really explain it but everyone I know just loves the bride. I think it's because she's very beautiful but also looks quite haunting. Plus you can't forget that scream.
@rufust.firefly24742 жыл бұрын
Hisssssss
@bolesoc74566 жыл бұрын
Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein were on TCM last night! Woo come on with the Monster Madness!!
@Aust519894 жыл бұрын
My theory is Ygor was the hanged man in the beginning of Frankenstein. The same one who Fritz cut down from the gallows.
@DrDolan20004 жыл бұрын
The neck was broken. But Henry said the brain is useless, indicating it was damaged. So how could he be alive? Maybe James was right: he's immortal
@ricthomas97883 жыл бұрын
Agreed!👍🏻
@jackhamilton96042 жыл бұрын
wait did they use that body for anything or just disguard it?
@Aust519892 жыл бұрын
@@jackhamilton9604 nope. Henry Frankenstein just said that the brain was useless because the neck was broken.
@jackhamilton96042 жыл бұрын
@@Aust51989 who knows, could have been Ygor then
@hneugiii12456 жыл бұрын
In Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Dracula tells the doctor they meed a brain for the Monstsr thay will "have no will of his own". That is why they want Wilbur's brain, so the Monster will be easier to control.
@ricthomas97883 жыл бұрын
Ask Chick if Wilbur is easy to control. 🤣
@gspendlove2 жыл бұрын
I finally broke down and bought Universal's Frankenstein Legacy Collection on DVD and loved every minute of it. Every horror buff needs to see these pictures. There's a reason these are classics.
@randybarnett23084 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid Frankenstein was already 35 ,40 years old but I still liked it ,it was a good movie, as for the abnormal brain, my uncle made me laugh -- he told me that brain came from a surfer dude, COWABUNGA!!!👌👍💪🏄♂️
@barryallen871 Жыл бұрын
So you were born in the 1850s??
@ontologicallysteve77656 жыл бұрын
Love Cinnemasacre in October and I absolutely love this video. James, I'm really hoping you'll do a video of this length on the Hammer Frankenstein and Dracula films. In fact, I'm not above begging: Please James...PLEASE do a Hammer Horror Film expose`.
@khoffday30544 жыл бұрын
I'd like to add something that makes the opening of Bride of Frankenstein even more amazing imo that James left out. The couple The Monster kills at the beginning are the parents of the little girl he drowned in Frankenstein, and I think it's kinda funny in a twisted way how he killed them all the same way and drowned the entire family
@MattHawes6 жыл бұрын
I think "Igor" being thought of as Dr. Frankenstein's assistant likely has its' origins in the "Monster Mash" song, as opposed to "Young Frankenstein."
@PirateX136 жыл бұрын
In a very real sense, Dr. Frankenstein is the father of the creature. This would technically give the monster a surname of Frankenstein. Especially given the implication that the monster is, with regards to mentality, a new being with no prior memories from the previous owner of his brain. Had he maintained his previous personality, like Steve Austin from the 6 million dollar man, I’d argue otherwise.
@justinw9473 жыл бұрын
its a science experiment not pinocchio he never claims to be its father.
@MephProduction Жыл бұрын
@@justinw947 still can be named after it's creator. The towns folk would naturally name him as such.
@TheDesmo545 жыл бұрын
Karloff is heartbreaking as the monster I always feel a question of why is this happening to me He has heart
@danielponder6906 жыл бұрын
Regarding the cars vs horse and buggy, parts of Europe didn't have cars as late as the 40s in the balkans and other areas, probably just a small poorer village (?)
@Themanwhocameback23 жыл бұрын
Even in the United States. And horse transportation co-existed with autos in my area up until the 1950's. Garbage collecting vehicles , because of their constant stopping and standing were often drawn by horse.
@Parkerr__6 жыл бұрын
Monster Madness is one of my favorite parts of the month. I'm sad you've stopped making new episodes but watching these old ones in a compilation are great too!
@buckwrestling6 жыл бұрын
Great movies, watch them every October. Love the reviews, although I always crack up when James tries to figure out continuity in the films from the 30's and 40's. When these movies were made, you saw them in the theatre once, then it would be years before you saw the next one. There wasn't TV broadcasts or video tapes for people to watch the films over and over and notice things. Remembering details from a movie you had seen two years earlier without a refresher is pretty difficult.
@NostalgiNorden6 жыл бұрын
Why did the bride reject the Monster? They where made for each other!
@YarugumaSou6 жыл бұрын
Literally.
@thestwinner6805 жыл бұрын
Oh, I thought you just answered your own question... Sometimes love just doesn't work out LMAO.
@Hats5025 жыл бұрын
I imagine it’s a reference to paradise lost, the epic the book was loosely based off of when Eve originally rejects Adam since she’s supposedly much more attractive than he was
@omikronweapon5 жыл бұрын
I see it as deeper than that. The monster is seen as hideous even to other monsters. Revealing the prejudice and ignorance in human instincts. The Bride judges him only on his appareance, not even realizing she herself is just as grotesque. It reminds me of the blind old man in the novel, the blind man gets a chance to get to know the monster's friendly character because he doesnt reject him on his appearance. but then some son (iirc) enters the hut and goes apeshit on seeing a monster. it's tragic in that, while they were literally made for eachother, the bride doesn't realize they're the same, but also that she doesn't look beyond his appareance. At the same time shattering the cliche of "being made for eachother" all together. Most people have probably met someone that made them think they were made for eachother. But the other person doesn't agree. Are you then still made for eachother? Whether or not two people are actually arent perfect, or one of them simply doesnt realize it, it's a very recognizable theme.
@freebretth5 жыл бұрын
Johnny Skinwalker LOL damn, that escalated quickly.
@jamesknight30225 жыл бұрын
Frankenstein is the monster's name. His father was Frankenstein. Making him a Frankenstein. That's kinda how names work.
@MabuseXX4 жыл бұрын
James knight and what’s his forename? His father’s was Victor.
@justinw9473 жыл бұрын
when does he claim to be the monsters father? its not pinocchio its a science experiment.
@jamesknight30223 жыл бұрын
@@MabuseXX Adam.
@ajzeg013 жыл бұрын
And Frankenstein is a monster! Boom!
@rufust.firefly24742 жыл бұрын
@@ajzeg01 the next person who calls Adam will receive my foot kicking out of their cell phone and smacking them across the face
@Grim05146 жыл бұрын
"You have booped your last boop" "AHHHHHHHHH"
@amygunnoe65585 жыл бұрын
More 🤐
@pmdk19534 жыл бұрын
and those boobs!!
@leemay77806 жыл бұрын
Weird to see this because growing up I am sure it was spelled Frankenstain
@wahmaster27886 жыл бұрын
Lee May good one
@redcomet_6226 жыл бұрын
Nah dude it was spelled frankensteyn
@grimTales16 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there :D
@Onio_6 жыл бұрын
In my universe, it is spelled Frankensteiyn.
@KnuckleHunkybuck6 жыл бұрын
In my universe, the scientist is Dr. Themonster, and his monster is called Themonster's Frankenstein.
@fanboy20155 жыл бұрын
The lever, at the end of BRIDE, was a baseball bat.
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
I've also heard my lever referenced to as baseball bat like.
@minemaster13373 жыл бұрын
Interesting fun fact
@rufust.firefly24742 жыл бұрын
@@minemaster1337 but is it true?
@justinandrews5204 жыл бұрын
When I was a child, they used to play all the Universal Monster Movies on AMC once or twice a year. Couple that with the Crestwood House orange monster books from my local library and I was hooked on these. AMC rarely showed the "House" movies, though, so I don't have quite as many pleasant memories of them. Anyway, this is a great overview of these films. Very much of their time, but I still enjoy them.
@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc96684 жыл бұрын
One could argue that the monster is Frankenstein's child, since the Doc is the one who gave him life, which would make his surname Frankenstein as well. Having two characters named Frankenstein would be confusing to the readers and viewers, so the monster is just referred to as such. Ironically, that caused much more confusion over the years when The Bride of Frankenstein came out.
@johnnydjiurkopff5 жыл бұрын
I think it's hilarious Bela lugosi didn't want to do Frankenstein but still did plan 9 from outer space
@donaldronson13873 жыл бұрын
Morphine is a helluva drug.
@aaronl2213 жыл бұрын
@@donaldronson1387 true
@GILtheMighty6 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your reviews and history lessons on horror movies . I think posting old review on to KZbin for people to view is great. Your reviews have inspired me to watch and collect all the old classics
@jimmyzeke136 жыл бұрын
The doctor is named Frankenstein, and he gives the monster his name. Problem solved.
@DimitrisGenn6 жыл бұрын
Professor Fuzzymuffins i never remember him giving the monster his name, neither in the book nor the films
@LanceOmikron6 жыл бұрын
It can be inferred that since the monster is his creation, the monster is his child in a way. Thus, it inherits his name.
@UltimateGamerCC6 жыл бұрын
the way i see it everybody just calls the monster Frankenstein because that was the name of his creator, just like you'd share your parents' name at birth.
@z00pac6 жыл бұрын
The Gaming Paladin Someone mentions that in son of Frankenstein. The villagers refer to the monster as Frankenstein.
@JEFFIE-jp6kj6 жыл бұрын
More than anything, the name FRANKENSTEIN ideally suits the monster
@raymondsteen53165 жыл бұрын
Though I've been a big fan of the Universal film studio monsters ever since I was a kid ages 7 or 8, both the Frankenstein monster and the Wolfman happen to be my top favorites of all. Besides having numerous film books on the Universal Frankenstein films, I like drawing him as well.
@NightgauntGer6 жыл бұрын
Usually during "Halloween season" (October basically) I would binge watch stuff like Treehouse of Horror and old Monster Madness, thanks to James combining old episodes I just wave to watch whatever he puts up. Monster Madness is so not over!
@josephpalermo5 жыл бұрын
If you study film history, you'll learn about the original studio systems. All actors were contract players, thus the reuse of actors.
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
Hollywood has always been an insiders club.
@AC-gb7do4 жыл бұрын
Especially so in the 1930s to the 1960s. The studios would bend over backward to keep their money making talent, but just as quickly toss the less talented.
@omegarugal92832 жыл бұрын
cheaper by the dozen back then
@themadplotter6 жыл бұрын
Frankenstein is his last name, the monster is called Adam but calling a scary thing Adam isn't the best plan.
@b1akn3ss932 жыл бұрын
Makes sense he’d call the monster Adam
@cha52 жыл бұрын
Not quite, the monster sardonically compares himself to Adam when he’s talking to Frankenstein, “I ought be thy Adam, but am instead thy fallen angel.” Frankenstein on the other hand calls his creature terms such as “Monster” “Wretch” “Fiend” “Devil” “Daemon” Never “Adam.” One main ironic theme of the novel is that Frankenstein’s creation makes his creator as much of a wretch and a figure cut off from humanity as the monster is.
@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec2576 жыл бұрын
I think I know how Dracula and The Wolfman came back in House of Dracula. When the sun descended, maybe Dracula was revived, and The Wolfman could have been revived when he was hit by the Full moon again after his death. That would have been a decent way to solve that plot hole.
@DrDolan20004 жыл бұрын
I'll take it
@brandonmyers54484 жыл бұрын
Bryan Egelhoff's Animation Tech Nation makes sense to me
@localburnout9725 жыл бұрын
I think it’s kinda funny that one of the only versions of Frankenstein that doesn’t kill the monster is the original book, he just sort of disappears at the end
@davidbanan.3 жыл бұрын
i think he went and comited suicide if i remember correctly
@rufust.firefly24742 жыл бұрын
... lost in darkness and distance.
@cha52 жыл бұрын
@@davidbanan. He mentioned at the end of the story that he would be building a funeral pyre for himself, Although how that would work out in the arctic I have no idea. 🤔 Maybe wood from wrecked ships frozen in the ice out there?
@hypno_brain8 ай бұрын
I love videos where James just talks at length about something he's really enthusiastic about. Some of the most authentic and entertaining stuff on KZbin.
@Dejahthoris226 жыл бұрын
I love love love your classic horror movie reviews. They are the greatest movies ever made.
@diddymuck6 жыл бұрын
"The Lever!!!" two reasons were examined; one Whale (who loved being absurd) wrote it as a quick way to tie the ending up by "killing them all" including Henry!; another, from Donald F Glut's writings, implied it was a way to get rid of evidence (grave robbing, murder, harboring a fugitive, crimes against nature) if their efforts were discovered by the authorities (and a great way to off the cops at the same time!) the reason Henry and Elizabeth are allowed to live are both to show the Monster as a noble hearted creature compared to his cohorts and to allow more sequels for what was a depression era goldmine!!
@pmdk19534 жыл бұрын
"Everything but the kitchen sink explodes" GREAT commentary! LOL.
@Totalballa416 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you make these!! makes october so much better! I didnt grow up with these movies so it is great to hear you live through them
@BaltaBueno6 жыл бұрын
*I always thought Frankenstein was the name of the monster lol* But don't blame me, blame all the entertainment released in modern times naming stuff Frankenstein without showing the doctor. Edit: Sorry, I just watched the part where you already know this :)
@Dim43235 жыл бұрын
His name is Adam
@bromodragone84053 жыл бұрын
Technically, the monster *can* be called Frankenstein. In the novel, he refers to Viktor as his father. So, by technicality, he *can* be called Frankenstein.
@mallman234 жыл бұрын
It’s knowledge to know Frankenstein is the doctor but it’s wisdom to know Frankenstein is the monster
@jimmclaren16 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic. Thanks so Much! These are some of my fav movies since i started watching them as an 80’s kid
@debbiesongMANDA6 жыл бұрын
This narrative is truly stunning and thorough. I enjoyed the quips and thoughts I thought myself. Thanks for your candor.
@jeridramos37106 жыл бұрын
I've literally watched this video like 30 to 40 times. Lol
@orinanime5 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Themanwhocameback23 жыл бұрын
Perhaps, it might be wise to get a life?
@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec2575 жыл бұрын
I saw Frankenstein, Bride and Son because of you James. Thank you.
@mikecarr89155 жыл бұрын
A lot of the actors they reused in the Universal Horror franchise we contracted they were promised so many roles and Universal decided that they should use them in horror franchise than anything else because their look was perfect for the timeline of Frankenstein. Had to edit as I forgot to say excellent video and that the Universal Horror franchise was and always will be my fav as I remember watching these movies when I was 5 or 6 they used to show them on BBC2 on a Friday and Saturday and I was allowed to stay up and watch them as we would camp out in our living room and watch them every weekend. From then on I became a horror fan and still am today!
@lowrider9936 жыл бұрын
THOMAS EDISON MADE FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER INTO A FILM!?!?!
@A_Black_Sheep944 жыл бұрын
Thomas Edison *WAS* a monster.
@BrianGengaBSide3134 жыл бұрын
It's on KZbin. Look up Frankenstein 1910
@DrDolan20004 жыл бұрын
Not the best Frankenstein movie (in my opinion), but it is pretty creative
@vanillagorilla82363 жыл бұрын
I love all those universal movies, Dracula was my favorite. The Spanish version is very well made also. And bride of Frankenstein, one of the hunters is caridine.
@douglaskurtz83575 жыл бұрын
I like to think of the "Igor" character as kind of being a composite of Fritz, Renfield, and Quasi-moto
@Barnabas455 жыл бұрын
Love your narration, thorough and hilarious at the same time!
@Safersephiroth7776 жыл бұрын
I have seen your reviews before of course. But all together...Really nice!
@83jbbentley6 жыл бұрын
Sed-a-Give!
@GrizzlyDave856 жыл бұрын
josh bentley83 "oh do you like it? I'm not one for desserts but this is excellent." "Who are you talking to?" "You. You just made a yummy sound"
@Zebred20016 жыл бұрын
That's what Abby Normal said!
@SLiMmcl6 жыл бұрын
BLUCHER!
@TrumpCardMAGA6 жыл бұрын
Anyone else hear *Dr.Clitoris* every time he mentioned the guys name? A buddy overheard me watching this and asked if that's what he said and now I can't unhear it.
@Juggalo42240 Жыл бұрын
Dude I'm so glad because I've been watching some of these old classics on peacock, and apparently a lot of these cut out scenes are still in this version.
@MountainFisher8 ай бұрын
Basil Rathbone was actually a master swordsman and trained half the sword fighters in his movies.
@kimislund10016 жыл бұрын
Needed a self-destruction leaver there because the self-destruction botton wasn't invented yet?
@omegarugal92833 жыл бұрын
how about dials and switches?
@Cander51426 жыл бұрын
Feeeeeed My...Frankensteeeein.
@rocketcon6 жыл бұрын
Hungry for love and it's feeding time! :)
@CrusaderKarl6 жыл бұрын
Cander5142 That song only make sense after you realize Cooper believes Frankenstein was the monster...
@rcrites4 жыл бұрын
I'm a teenage Frankenstein
@icepops255 жыл бұрын
I really hope you review the 1931 Dracula sometime soon. Your reviews are always the best.
@jackdivers945 жыл бұрын
Kept watching James videos while I was in hospital thanks for the entertainment james
@thevoivod6 жыл бұрын
"Woof Frankenstein" is all I can hear.
@thatwhichsmashes82616 жыл бұрын
There really is a decent defense of the discrepancies between House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula, which I'm kinda surprised you didn't bring up. Both Dracula and the Wolfman have been shown to come back to life under the right circumstances, leaving Ol Frankymon to be brought back the same way he was when he was found in sulfur and ice. Yeah, there is a missing movie in between, but really they don't need it. Wolfy has the moon shine on him and Drac just has the sun go down. I"m genuinely perplex that you didn't notice that. You put so much thought into the rest.
@nanoua276 жыл бұрын
You're spoiling us this year James !
@1andonlyzara6 жыл бұрын
Damn! I misread the title! I thought this was the Hammer Frankenstein movies! Which I’m only now realizing James hasn’t posted to KZbin yet!
@icanclimbanything63844 жыл бұрын
This movie makes me feel bad for the monster. Especially when he’s screaming in the burning windmill.
@Handlethis816376 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the information and criticisms you give. Well done.
@gilbertsmith88446 жыл бұрын
This was great thanks for the amazing content.
@philipthomas75366 жыл бұрын
Any one else think of resident evil 4, when you see the pictures of the villagers, marching towards the castle, with burning torches.
@smithwesson18964 жыл бұрын
*loads Red 9* Ok, it's game time
@BriansManCave6 жыл бұрын
Frankenstein's Monster on ATARI 2600 (Let us not forget)
@jackmcgloin37096 жыл бұрын
Brian's Man Cave indeed we should never forget
@TheMrRuttazzo6 жыл бұрын
"How about it's ass? It's AAASS!!"
@TheMagicRobot6 жыл бұрын
What if there's a parallel universe that's exactly the same as ours, except it's called *Frankenstain*
@plantain.17396 жыл бұрын
Magus Dear God... That's horrifying
@BioHazard42346 жыл бұрын
Oh shit
@teeveestudios85945 жыл бұрын
IT WAS BARENTSTEIN!
@chrisrose60145 жыл бұрын
This was a very good look at the series. Thanks for doing this.
@animateangus6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can you do one on the Universal Dracula series? Also what about a Forgotten Universal Horrors video, films like ‘The Spider Woman Strikes Back’ or ‘The Mad Ghoul’.
@herbsuperb603410 ай бұрын
After all these years, I think Son of Frankenstein has actually emerged as my favorite of the original 3 to watch. I absolutely love it. The supporting cast is just so phenomenal. Well, cept the kid of course, but I forgive.
@TomTobin676 жыл бұрын
Incidentally, the Frankenstein's machine made a re-appearance in of all things rock band Kiss' 1976 Destroyer tour but was taken off due to its expense of running.
@codyhilton1750 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the enjoyable recap of my favorite monster.
@originalblob4 жыл бұрын
The reason that the continuity between those movies can be looser than we are used to now has to do with technology. Today we can re-watch movies any time we like and memorize details of the movies we love. That wasn't true in the 30s and 40s. Once a movie left theaters it stopped being available to the general public for the forseeable future. So, when a sequel came about years down the line, audiences would have only a vague recollection of the original. Also, in those movie series audiences will probably miss one entry eventually and not have a chance to watch it. So, for all those reasons, tight continuity was not expected nor delivered.
@Usagi19925 жыл бұрын
"But it's actually Fri-it wasn't until the third film..." LOL
@Ails12343 жыл бұрын
These movies have the continuity of a Tom & Jerry episode
@rebeccaprice32963 жыл бұрын
I loved this. Your very knowledgeable of a lot of movies!
@ColtDee6 ай бұрын
Karlof said the Frankenstein monster was his best friend, I reckon it didn't harm his acting career.