I thought that this was an excellent sequel to the original Frankenstein. The story was very interesting and entertaining, just like the original film. I actually think this film is better than it's predecessor. There were a lot of briliant scenes, I thought the scene in which Frankenstein becomes friends with a blind man who lives alone in the forrest was beautiful. The ending scene was great as well, after Henry Frankenstein and his wife escape from the tower in which he created the monster, the monster destroyes the building and kills everyone in it (including the bride).
Wow, I don't know about this one. I was recently a little disappointed by my Frankenstein rewatch, and Bride did not address any of the flaws I saw in the original. Indeed, this seems to be the prototype of an IP cash grab that now dominates our modern landscape. A series of implausibilities allows a retcon of the original (turns out, nobody died) and a sequel that hits all the same notes in all the same ways. I was disappointed by this.
i enjoyed this very much. the bride not showing up until quite late in the film was a bit annoying, but the monsters character and the development and the learning to speak, i think this was way more fun and cool than the original.
A classic of fantastic cinema.
I felt like this movie had no reason to be. The bride is there for a very short amount of time and the rest of the time is just people moving places. They humanized the monster just for him to not grow from it by the end of the movie
"She hate me!"
Wow...what a choice, to have the bride show up in the last ten minutes and then have the monster blow everybody up with a "we should be dead!"
Watching this movie in theaters in the 30s must have been incredible!
I didn't know the titled bride was going to be in it for only ten minutes! But I can't say I was disappointed. The build up to it was good.
The third film of Peacock's history of slasher/ curated by Jamie Lee Curtis collection. Wow, how do you improve a great first movie? Add a girl boss to it! Both lead women are great! Also for a movie that isn't based on a book or anything it's damn good! Love the set pieces and locations like the lab or the top of the castle.
If you simply watch the movie and don’t worry about the source material or take the movie too seriously, it’s more entertaining than the original. It’s not really horror as much as comedy though.
In the scene where the hunters find the monster in the home of the blind man, they yell that it's the monster created by Frankenstein, yet prior to this no one knew that Frankenstein was the one that created the monster.
What a strange departure. Where the original Frankenstein was simple but direct, lean and effective and memorable for the right reasons, Bride of Frankenstein is forced, meandering and overproduced.
Disregarding the ending of the initial adventure is a bad way to start, especially when that moment was such a key part of what made the story so powerful. Here, after a long dalliance in Mary Shelley's parlor(?!) and a rapid recap of the saga so far, we learn that creature and creator have each miraculously survived near-certain doom, and neither appears to have learned from their mistakes. I say this because both are almost immediately right back at it, doing the same crap that delivered them to death's doorstep in the first place. For a mindless monster, that can be forgiven (though Bride quickly transforms him from a stumbling hulk of raw emotion to a speaking, stogie-smoking antithesis), but Doc Frankenstein had effectively denounced his own actions when last we saw him. And why should I buy in for the epic conclusion this time, knowing how permanent the last one turned out to be? You just erased it an hour ago!
Still, the chase to replicate the mad doctor's one-off experiment is a catchy catalyst; the potential of a mate for the lonesome creature a tempting tease. The giant's passing friendship with a blind priest is strong material, if far too fleeting and simplistic. There are several such effective flashes, glimmers of potential amidst all the oddball distractions and broken promises, but they're entirely unrefined and unrealized. Worst of these offenders is the bride herself, who exists more as an idea than a legitimate character. After so much anticipation, it's tough not to feel deflated when she springs to life for all of five minutes at the very end and then fizzles out like a wet firecracker. Efforts are made to conclude the story with profundity once again, but this time the lesson is less organic and nuanced. A blunt, strained farewell for a gaudy, pointless sequel.
I had higher expectations for this one. It’s kind of a satirical take on the original Frankenstein film, which could have been great with a bit more ambition, but the whole thing falls flat by being a rather dull retread of the original’s basic story line. Still somewhat worth watching for it’s visuals and the deliciously campy portrayal of the bride in the final act.
The scene with the blind man is hard to take after the parody Young Frankenstein. But there are great scenes in this movie.
The Frankenstein story continues in The Bride of Frankenstein. The series gets a little meta as the storyteller joins the story with Mary Shelley revealing a horrifying second chapter to her tale; where Frankenstein’s colleague, Dr. Pretorius, blackmails him into continuing his experiments to create life by making a mate for the Monster. The film does a fairly good job at continuing the story, thought the plot’s a bit thin and there are some continuity issues. But once again the film is able to deliver some iconic and powerful scenes, and continues to address controversial topics. The Bride of Frankenstein is a well-crafted and suspenseful tale of horror that has become a masterpiece.
It's a lot of the same of the first one but with bigger ideas. Not sure I want a monster that can talk but it makes him more of a sympathetic character.
This is a great movie and even greater sequel.... the monster wants a mate and gets her. Great to see the monster speaking. Sympathy begins for the monster high was surprising time. A great watch. A must see!
Cinema Paco 2. Iamgen 3.5, Sound 3. I liked more the other, his tone not understand the title for 3 minutes
Review by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-15T15:41:26Z
What a great old horror movie this is! Actually, there are classic horror elements, but it plays as much more of a tragic comedy.
Karloff as the Monster is incredible. One moment he's raging and frenzied, the next he's calm and caring, even shedding a tear. The scene when a blind man befriends the Monster and invites him into his home is touching. They share food, wine and cigars and we finally get to hear the Monster speak. Karloff's facial expressions previously indicated plenty of emotion, but now that the Monster speaks it brings even more sympathy to the character.
One of the difficulties when watching the original "Frankenstein" was developing any feelings for the characters. Dr. Frankenstein seemed insane and tough to read because of his devotion to his work. The ease with which he suddenly detests this work and obsesses over his soon to be wife was a hard leap to make (hmmm...even tougher than the fact that he just created a man from dead body parts?). But, in "Bride of Frankenstein" there's a truly demented and evil character present in the form of Dr. Pretorius. His blackmail of Dr. Frankenstein is all we need to feel sympathetic towards he and Elizabeth's struggle to leave this nightmare behind and move on with their lives.
There are many scenes that I seriously enjoyed. The reintroduction of the Monster, the previously mentioned blind man befriending the Monster and the bringing to life of the Bride. And speaking of that, the laboratory set is fantastic and the editing of that scene is perfect.
A couple of items are a little perplexing. I'm not sure how Dr. Frankenstein fitted his lab with all of the new monster-making equipment so quickly. Also, why would the lab be equipped with a "self-destruct" lever?!? Those things aside, I believe that this sequel is actually superior to the original movie