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Originally Posted by DEATHH DREAMS author
Netflix doesn't have either London After Midnight or The Devil's Castle...bummer...
I would destroy the original Frankenstein and bring back Lady Frankenstein.
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IT DOES!!!! I've rented it, it's part of the "Lon Chaney Collection" I can't remember which volume, but it's listed as a special feature. It is presented as a series of stills with text in between to fill in the blanks of the story.
And I hate to say it, but it's a lame story. I won't go into spoilers (as this is readily available on DVD!) but the story certainly wasn't what I thought it was and not terribly exciting...and I am a
huge Lon Chaney fan.
Yes, he looks awesome. I've long been fetishizing the make-up design, but the story is weak compared to ANY of the classics people have suggested to lose in favor of this one.
Lose the Spanish-language Dracula??? I find it even moodier than Brownings version...sure it's missing Lugosi, but it's still wonderful. And Night of the Living Dead is my all-time favorite film...couldn't dream of losing it.
Very interesting thread indeed, but I love the classics too much to destroy one on speculation of what could have been.
But I'm a tremendous nerd, so...