Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

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Originally Posted by Sculpt

Son of Frankenstein (1939)
6/10

Frankenstein's son (Basil Rathbone) takes over his father's estate and work on the monster (Boris Karloff), with the help of degenerate Ygor (Béla Lugosi).

Back to the serious tone of Frankenstein (1931), in contrast the oft silliness of Bride of Frankenstein. I wish I had seen Son of Frankenstein before I saw Young Frankenstein, as I would have gotten 30% more of the parodies. But sadly, I never saw Son of Frankenstein aired on TV. Oddly, had quiet a cultural impact on horror and film.

It comes across as an episodic adjunct to Frankenstein '31, not attempting to say or do anything significant, original, scary, horrifying nor suspenseful. In that sense, it's rather dull... but at the same time it manages to be mostly succinct, with some odd and ultimately iconic characters and scenes, becoming marginally culturally significant, like the first two films.

Next to Frankenstein 31, SOF is my favorite of the Monster films. I'm with you on this sequel not looking to break any new ground, but the spirited performances by Rathbone, Atwill and Lugosi carry the picture splendidly. As you stated, theyve created some iconic figures that never get old in my opinion. One of the unheralded assets of Son of Frankenstein is the humor. More subtle than the laughs found in Bride, the characters of Igor, and Atwill's one armed Krogh, each have several smile inducing scenes. Rathbone seems to enjoy his more manic moments as the Son of the Minsters creator, and his gleeful madness is another aspect that has humorous elements. As far as tension and horror or anything very frightening, you're dead right Sculpt. This flick doesn't make an effort to scare the audience, but it succeeds as an entertaining Monster flick because of Karloff (in the Monster makeup for the last time in a Universal film) and company, a solid script and a sense of humor.

[roshiq]

If.... (1968)



>>: A-


Animal Farm (1954)



>>: A-

[FryeDwight]

CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962). Still a great one. Get the Criterion Collection which has some wonderful extras. ****1/2

[SerialKiller]

Mad Love-1935. 8/10.

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Originally Posted by SerialKiller

Mad Love-1935. 8/10.

I that movie and Lorre's performance in it.

[FryeDwight]

DR CYCLOPS (1940). While some of the music and acting ain't so hot, the effects in here are wonderful and Albert Dekkar gives a good psycho performance. ***1/2

[SerialKiller]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

I that movie and Lorre's performance in it.

Me too, Sir. I'm watching classics more often than the new stuff. Not to say that the new stuff isn't any good. Sometimes they surprise me.



Beauty & the Beast-1946-French version. Brilliant and gorgeous to watch.

[Repo'd]

How to Make a Monster 1958

I love this flick! It's a perfect film for rewatching.

[FryeDwight]

TALES OF TERROR (1962). Probably my favorite of the Corman/Poe films...not crazy about "Morella", but "The Black Cat" (LOVE the jousting between Peter and Vincent!) and "Valdemar" (pretty damn creepy with Basil so slimy!) are great. ***1/2

[roshiq]

The IPCRESS File (1962), Funeral in Berlin (1964) & Billion-Dollar Brain (1966)



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