Review of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) by Alexander P — 17 Nov 2010
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a close second for my favorite Hammer Frankenstein movie (Curse of Frankenstein being my favorite.) Peter Cushing strips any and all sympathy you may ever have had for Baron Frankenstein and his scientific quest while Hammer kind of reinvents the Frankenstein legend.
The last half hour of this movie and what they do with the monster is pure genius and all but forgives the plot holes (like a rape scene with the sole purpose of seeing Veronica Carlson in a nightgown that seems all but forgotten) of the first hour.
Not to mention the total vacuousness of Carlson and Simon Ward's characters. But that opening that establishes Frankenstein in the run and the scene with him berating the other boarders? Magnificent.
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This review of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) was written by Alexander P on 17 Nov 2010.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed has generally received positive reviews.
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