AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

George Taylor A decent, if not perfect adaptation of the Novel, is more true to the material than any other. It does take some liberties, but it is worth watching.

ancientliteraturehistory Woefully underrated, this cinematic take on Mary Shelley's novel returns to the source material for the first time, and faithfully reproduces scenes from it while expanding the elements in the source material, much like James V. Hart had done with Bram Stoker's Dracula two years earlier.Shakespeare veteran Kenneth Branagh stars as Victor Frankenstein, provides uncredited rewrites and directs this magnificent photo-play. Two time Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro co-stars as The Creature, Helena Bonham-Carter co-stars as Elizabeth, and Tom Hulce co-stars as Henry Clerval, Victor's friend (a part that is usually combined with another character). Patrick Doyle (Branagh's collaborator) provides the music, and as always, his contribution is a huge part of the film. Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola produces the motion picture.Contains mild spoilers.Yes, this version also takes certain liberties with the source material, but like Bram Stoker's Dracula, these serve to expand the source material and do not hurt the movie in any way. However, I am curious about one thing: Why were scenes in the trailer and television spots cut from the film? It is always annoying when that occurs, but the least that can be done is to put those scenes on the DVD, and explain why they were eliminated from the final cut of the picture.As always in Kenneth Branagh's films, this one is well acted, well written and well directed.Rated R for horrific images.

Rainey Dawn This is a pretty interesting film version of the story. In a roundabout way, it's similar to the Universal Classics because The Monster or Creature is created by Frankenstein and becomes abandoned and lonely for "someone like him" - a bride - but that's about as far as the similarities go. The Creature himself is more similar in looks to the classic Hammer Horror "Frankenstein" with Christopher Lee than any of the Universal Horror Classic 'Monsters' (Karloff, Chaney, Lugosi & Strange).As far as the story goes Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) has a good take on the tale but not nearly as good as Universal or Hammer Horror films. That's just my opinion. If you do not compare films (film companies) then you have a pretty darn good monster movie here that is worth a watch if you like this sorta film.6.5/10

chazwyman Not sure what was on Branagh's mind here, but casting De Nero as the monster was way off beam, and the make-up didn't really work. When you know the face of the young Don Corleoni us under that mask you are just waiting for the next smart remark. Thankfully he avoided the excessively philosophically thinking, eloquent and educated monster that was utterly incredible in the original book, but the one moment of reflection between him and Frankenstein in the ice-cave simply did not ring true. There was a poor understanding of the big screen. And some ridiculously comic moments that were too staged. See Bonham Carter running across the lawn to meet Frankie's horse, just makes you ask why he did not ride up to the house? Then after the monster has harvested the field of turnips, the camera pans to De Nero's face in - to let us all know who did it - just looks so pantomime and silly. But the worst thing is that Branagh seemed to use any excuse to get his shirt off. This was a six-pack too far.