VHS : Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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starring: George Asprey, Alfred Bell, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Briers, John Cleese
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303418285
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303418287
Label: TriStar Pictures
Manufacturer: TriStar Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: TriStar Pictures
Release Date: October 03, 1995
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 19805
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Let's be honest: this should be titled Wretched Excess' Frankenstein. Swooping, wild, bloody, and energetic, this is bad moviemaking from the best, which makes it all the more lovable. Kenneth Branagh plays Victor Frankenstein, a man so obsessed with conquering death that he decides to create life. What he gets, after a protoplasmic mud wrestle, is a Mean Streets monster (Robert De Niro) that isn't particularly happy to be back from the dead or thrilled about all the stitches. Helena Bonham Carter may, at several points in this film, actually be channeling Ramtha. The supporting cast couldn't be peopled with better performers (Tom Hulce, John Cleese, Ian Holm) but they all look like they're ringside at some Ultimate Fighting competition. A must for any midnight movie collector for the shock factor alone. A hoot. --Keith Simanton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Truest Rendition of the Shelley Classic Yet!
I frankly don't understand the bad reviews that the "Times" and others have given this riveting remake of the Mary Shelley classic. This is the first movie rendition of the story that comes anywhere close to the Shelley novel. True to form, the story begins and ends at the polar ice cap...as in the novel. The well-intentioned, albeit obssessed, Dr. F. is engaged to the beautiful Elizabeth. I won't give away the plot by expousing on their relationship, but where past grade-B efforts have had no female ... Read More
Rating:  - Artistically true to Shelley's classic!
Although this movie was critically and publically panned, I honestly think that it is the BEST film adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Critics complained about the film, saying that it was too grotesque, too melodramatic, too epic. What critics failed to realize is that THAT is exactly what a Gothic Romance story is: melodramatic, epic, exaggerated, but still wildly poignant. I am not a huge Branagh fan, but I love this film. The cast is excellent, the period setting is done beautifully, ... Read More
Rating: - Branagh is a Genius, plain and simple.
There is a grand mad excess that triumphs in this film, overriding any of its faults. I go back to it again and again to revel in the brilliant acting, the dazzling photography, and the deliberate and bold intensity. It is very true to Mary Shelley's masterpiece, very true, indeed. And it is also cinematically magical and very simply beautiful. Highly recommended. The great moral of the tale comes through, of course. Artistically, this particular film will probably live as long as films are made ... Read More
Rating:  - Dissect this beast
If we were to improve on this beast, first we would have to remove the incessant score which permeates every minute of this film. Can we the viewer be left to trust our own emotions without having the score "tell" us how to feel? Secondly, De Niro as the creature is visually good, but we need him to talk less. When he's asking "Do I have a soul, too?" with a slight Jersey accent, it kind of blows it for us. Thirdly, Ken, Cut back on all the camera trickery. I bet you spent good money for all the camera ... Read More
Rating:  - Not at all like Mary Shelley's novel.
Do not be taken in by the statement on the cover - "true to the original." This is a poor action film with none of the sentiment of the book.
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