Hi all, this tumblr mainly exists as a way of tracking all the movies I've been watching and some of the initial thoughts, and general feelings, I've had about them.
5/5 - Fantastic movies; movies which need to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.
4/5 - Movies which are very good but don’t have that spark which compels you to make others watch them as well.
3/5 - Average movies; watchable and enjoyable, but nothing which elevates them higher. The baseline all movies are given before watching.
2/5 - Can be watched but really bland and forgettable.
1/5 - Minimal to no reason to watch these films. It may have some redeeming factors e.g. it’s so bad it’s good or there’s one character that’s awesome enough to make it not a total waste of time.
0/5- Total waste of time. Nothing redeemable about these films.
As with every review blog/site, this is all my own personal opinion so feel free to take everything with a grain of salt.
Also I'm Scottish so all reviews will be in UK English. Get used to theatre, colour and words ending in -ised.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
#34 Frankenstein (1931)
Medical student Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) decides to create life by re-animating and combining bits of corpses together. After exposing the body to electricity, Frankenstein succeeds but soon grows afraid of the Monster (Boris Karloff) he has created.
Continuing right along with golden age Universal monster movies. Made in the same year as Dracula, partially in response to it, Frankenstein went on to be an even bigger hit and it’s clear to see why. Much like Lugosi did for Dracula, Karloff made the character of The Monster his own (and would go on to reprise it several more times in his career).
Personally I preferred this movie over Dracula mainly because this film had more life to it. It was a little slow to get started but once the monster is up an moving it keeps building towards a climax that doesn’t disappoint. It also felt a lot faster than Dracula and had less hanging pauses present throughout as well.
This is a 3/5 but i get the feeling this was probably a 3/5 when it came out suggesting it is less prone to aging in the same way Dracula is.
