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Victor Frankenstein: The Emperor in His Same Old Clothes

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James McAvoy, Mary Shelley, Paul McGuigan, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvESrJ5GdHc Victor Frankenstein. 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays, Spencer Wilding, Robin Pearce, Andrew Scott, & Callum Turner. Davis Entertainment/TSG Entertainment/MPC/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 110 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★ As a fan of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein, …

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Frankenstein: Fun But Less Penetrating Shelley

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Classic Horror, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Movies, Novels, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir.  James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …

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