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Old 11-05-2013, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Sculpt View Post
I agree with you. I wouldn't think to start someone with Bride of Frankenstein if they haven't seen Frankenstein 31. Many parts would be confusing, and many references would be left hanging. Having seen it recently, it's a lot more referential to Frankenstein than some might assume.
When I picked Bride, I guess I was just picturing some of my "irl" friends, who would have been surrounded by pop culture up to this point. I would assume they knew the story of the original Frankenstein. I can't feasibly picture anyone being like, "What is this 'horror' thing you speak of?".
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