Review of Bride of Frankenstein (1935) by Senor C — 28 Nov 2009
Most probably the first film sequel to surpass the original in overall quality.
This film is great, Karloff's portrayal is worthy of an Oscar as are the effects/makeup. The story continues right from the end of the first movie and tells of Dr. Pretorius wants to work with Henry Frankenstein on his experiments with life.
What makes this film better is Karloff's portrayal of the monster. In the first movie he is more of a monster, being pieced together from the dead, given an abnormal brain and then being brought to life in a lab with lightning. We have an idea there is more to the monster than a rampaging hulk and in the Bride of Frankenstein we see there is more humanity in the monster than most of the other characters.
From nearly the start you are on the side of the monster and throughout the film the viewer will sympathise more and more with it. It is an abomination against nature but still does not deserve the treatment it recieves. Several very touching scenes clearly display it is humanity which is the monster.
This film is fine by itself as at the beginning recaps the first movie but I would suggest watching them together for the full effect.
This review of Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was written by Senor C on 28 Nov 2009.
Bride of Frankenstein has generally received very positive reviews.
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