Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star and created a new icon of terror. Along with the highly successful Dracula, released earlier the same year, it launched Universal Studio's golden age of 1930s horror movies. The film's greatness stems less from its script than from the stark but moody atmosphere created by director James Whale; Herman Rosse's memorable set designs, particularly the fantastic watchtower laboratory, featuring electrical equipment designed by Kenneth Strickfaden; the creature's trademark look from makeup artist Jack Pierce, who required Karloff to don pounds of makeup and heavy asphalt shoes to create the monster's unique lurching gait; and Karloff's nuanced performance as the tormented and bewildered creature. Frankenstein was greeted with screams, moans, and fainting spells upon its initial release, obliging Universal to add a disclaimer in which Edward Van Sloan advises the faint of heart to leave the theater immediately. If they don't: "Well...we've warned you." Director James Whale was memorably embodied by Ian McKellen in the Oscar-winning 1998 biopic Gods and Monsters. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviIf You Like this movie you can streaming Frankenstein movie without downloading HERE
Genre Movie :Horror,Classics,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mpaa Rating : Unrated Release Date : Nov 21, 1931 Wide
Actors :Colin Clive,Mae Clarke,John Boles,Boris Karloff,Frederick Kerr,Dwight Frye,Edward Van Sloan,Lionel Belmore,Arletta Duncan,Marilyn Harris,Michael Mark,Pauline Moore,Francis Ford
Visitor Ranting & Critics For Frankenstein
User Ranting Frankenstein : 3.7User Percentage For Frankenstein : 82 %
User Count Like for Frankenstein : 39,533
All Critics Ranting For Frankenstein : 8.5
All Critics Count For Frankenstein : 41
All Critics Percentage For Frankenstein : 100 %
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[Whale] did it in the Grand Guignol manner, with as many queer sounds, dark corners, false faces and cellar stairs as could possibly be inserted.-TIME Magazine
Maximum of stimulating shock is there, but the thing is handled with subtle change of pace and shift of tempo that keeps attention absorbed to a high voltage climax.
Alfred Rushford Greason-Variety
One of the most deservedly famous and chilling horror films of all time.
Don Druker-Chicago Reader
The film is unique in Whale's work in that the horror is played absolutely straight, and it has a weird fairytale beauty not matched until Cocteau made La Belle et la Bête.
-Time Out
A stirring grand-guignol type of picture, one that aroused so much excitement at the Mayfair yesterday that many in the audience laughed to cover their true feelings.
Mordaunt Hall-New York Times
As much as the later movies diluted the character of the Frankenstein creature, nothing could blunt the impact made by Karloff in the role of the most memorable movie monster of all time.
James Berardinelli-ReelViews
...a watchable yet consistently uneven horror flick that feels long even at 70 minutes...
David Nusair-Reel Film Reviews
The film has a touching, almost childlike humanity that allowed audiences to actually identify with the monster.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid
Classic monster movie still electrifies.
Teresa Talerico-Common Sense Media
Frankenstein is a horror film that turns (miraculously) into an existential tale of man's fear of abandonment
Dan Jardine-Slant Magazine
If it isn't the best American horror film of the 1930s, that's only because the extremely gifted director James Whale wasn't done with the franchise quite yet.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy
The genius of all this beauty is that it truly is chillingly scary.
Cole Abaius-Film School Rejects
From the standpoint of the story, cast, direction and photography the picture is sure to rate with the greatest in picturedom.
-Boxoffice Magazine
Beautiful photography, a heartbreaking story, and iconic moments from beginnning to end. Absolutely unmissable.
Kim Newman-Empire Magazine
A masterpiece of vintage horror. Entertaining, creepy and stylish.
-Film4
Absolutely essential.
Cole Smithey-ColeSmithey.com
Frankenstein's psychological inquiries remain both striking and potent, its morality-lined narrative brimming with existential hurdles on both ends of the scale.
Rob Humanick-Projection Booth
A classic.
Stefan Birgir Stefansson-sbs.is
Now a classic part of scream culture.
Christopher Null-Filmcritic.com
...crude but famously iconic version of Shelley's novel, which featured Karloff under 50 pounds of makeup, costume and platform boots the Spice Girls could only dream of.
Thomas Delapa-Boulder Weekly
The monster may seem campy today, but there are still occasional subtleties.
Leo Goldsmith-Not Coming to a Theater Near You
The high tide of Universal horror. Hail Karloff.
John Wirt-Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
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TagLine Frankenstein The man who made a monster.
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