Review of Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) by Ben S — 20 Jul 2007

The story of the making of this film is almost as good as its plot. A man with a singular, if consfusing, vision - bring Frankenstein back to the screen, but make him a lot bigger so he can fight King Kong! Well, that didn't happen, and nor did a planned rumble with Godzilla himself (even during a creative nadir where Godzilla Vs. Satan was seriously considered), but the film was finally made. There's even a direct sequel, but they lost the Frankenstein licence so it was released as "War Of The Gargantuas".

You wouldn't credit it, but this is decently plotted and quite well acted and paced. The big let-down is Baragon, who looks a bit too goofy with his big floppy ears. Still, this is better than some of the worse Godzilla films, so not a bad effort really.