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Originally Posted by Damn Heathen
I have finished my viewing and give Bride a 10/10 on its merits of pre-climax narrative, conclusive theme, horror aesthetic, and stellar performances.
I do have a few quibbles, some of which were previously discussed, but nothing that would warrant a point deduction. Although the lever of doom ending is narratively weak, it has tremendous cinematic appeal, and as the primary goal of a movie is to be VISUALLY interesting, it works well.
Some of these themes cinematically predate Bride. I must rewatch Metropolis to determine how much it influenced Bride.
I wish they had used the bookend, with a less subtle meta-comparison between Mary and the Bride.
Great point. She is merely there to reject him (and die), as she should be. Honestly, I expected more backlash from the "OMG I need oodles of characterization or I can't relate" crowd.  |
I've been thinking about this a lot on my commute this morning, especially the latter point about the Bride's role in the film - I'll comment more once I can organize my thoughts and have a break from work.
I already know that I am going to watch the film again; I need to put some space between the previous viewing.
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Originally Posted by newb
Missed both....been a bit under the weather since Sunday
Will try to hop on next one
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Bummer! Pneumonia seems to be making the rounds - Suffered through it the last couple of weeks... Hope you're on the mend!
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Originally Posted by metternich1815
I decided to watch Son of Frankenstein tonight in preparation for tomorrow. I had seen it before, but it's been awhile. I will also try to watch Frankenstein as well (that I have seen several times, but I missed Sunday's viewing). I might end up re-watching Bride before the film tomorrow too, not sure.
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Tell me about Son of Frankenstein - I'm honestly curious; is this a franchise that can hold up so many sequels?
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Originally Posted by DrFrankensteinsGirl
Sorry I've totally missed the first 2 movies but my sister-in-law just had her baby so its been a little crazy around here lately. I'm going to try and be available for today because I love Young Frankenstein so hard core.
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Well congrats to your SIL!!
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OK Fellow Fiends - I'm pretty psyched about tonight's viewing...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
Why did I pick this movie?
Despite it being an obvious and incredibly entertaining choice, the fact is - It's been a REALLY long time since I've seen it. And I am really interested to view it so closely to having seen Frankenstein and Bride. I'm especially excited that I'll be able to understand more of the Bride callbacks with this viewing.
SPEAKING of Frankenstein-related comedies - How many others can you name and are they worth watching?
The showing is at 8:00p.m. EST - I'll log on prior to post the link to meetings.io.
Hope to "see" you then!