Thu 31 May 2007
James Whales sequel to his 4-star original is breathtaking in ambition and execution. It far out paces the original in all aspects.
The film is,in no particular order, a slap at religion,ethics,family values, and homophobism.
And yet…it works, because of……THE BROAD HUMOR!
I saw this film for the first time at age 9. As weird as it seemed to me,it stayed with me. Excellent script,cast,and direction can do that.
This film is sci-fi,horror,comedy, and social statement,all rolled into one. If one pays attention,there are telephones existing with horse and carriage,with modern electrical equipment. A complete “fantasy” universe.The greatest American fantasy film,…including “OZ”….
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June 20th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
This is a film I also saw as a child and has always stayed with me as well. The humor, the religious undertones of the Monster, Franx Waxman’s perfect score and, of course, the strong directing hand of Whale makes this my personal fantasy favorite…more so than Oz.
June 22nd, 2007 at 11:47 am
Yeah….the only thing that surprises me is that most people see this as strictly a Universal “Horror Film”, as in “The Wolfman”, “Dracula”, etc……..