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Post by WarrenPeace on Jan 23, 2019 6:45:42 GMT
And by best, I mean which version comes closest to following the book by Mary Shelly?
I'm reading the book and I might wanna watch a movie based on it later.
Which one should it be?
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 23, 2019 6:58:17 GMT
Best Frankenstein Movie?
Are we REALLY gonna do this AGAIN?
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jan 23, 2019 8:47:33 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Jan 23, 2019 8:48:02 GMT
1931.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 23, 2019 9:12:25 GMT
Terror of Frankenstein 1977 is the closest basic adaptation I have seen although the acting is rather cold--but I like the overall mood and atmopshere Supposedly the Hallmark version around 2003 is even closer but I hear the creature doesn't even look creepy. I haven't see a movie that captures the basic relationships in the novel faithfully.
By coincidence I am currently re-reading the book.
"Nothing tranquilizes the soul as much as a steady purpose. A point on which the soul may transfix its intellectual eye."
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 23, 2019 9:29:31 GMT
The 1994 version comes closest to the book but it’s not a great movie. Just watch Young Frankenstein instead.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 23, 2019 17:14:49 GMT
The 1994 version comes closest to the book but it’s not a great movie. Just watch Young Frankenstein instead. Back to back with BoF. |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 23, 2019 21:18:21 GMT
The 1994 is way off.
The second monster is not anything like what they show.
And Walton does not beg the creature to stay with him.
Another version is Dan Curtis' Frankenstein 1973. A tv version. I thought it was the saddest. Has a clever ending. Doesn't follow the book much either though.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 24, 2019 4:13:20 GMT
I would say the 1994 movie is closest to the book. It's not a bad film either, in spite of the negative press it tends to receive.
Personally, I'd recommend the Hammer Frankenstein movies. Though I should note that they are not even REMOTELY similar to the novel.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jan 24, 2019 5:25:33 GMT
Best: Bride of Frankenstein
Closest: 1994 Frankenstein
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 24, 2019 6:16:37 GMT
None really capture the book. The creature isn't a mute. He's not a child in a man's body. He's super ugly, but he's not evil. But he isn't a saint either. Frankenstein the creator isn't evil either. Every version makes some kind of adjustment to the basic relationship. This is the most non frills faithful cinema version of the book: www.imdb.com/title/tt0076881 |
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Post by kolchak92 on Jan 24, 2019 6:22:32 GMT
Closest: 1994 Frankenstein That movie sucked some major ass. |
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