So, besides the obvious contenders (I'm going to see "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" even if they are horrendous), what else is worth seeking out? What isn't?
― mj (robert blake), Saturday, 14 May 2005 05:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Saturday, 14 May 2005 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Well, critically, I guess they are. If we're talking about actual scare value, then "horror" doesn't apply to these films, I think.
But, yes, "The Mummy" is excellently shot. The lighting, in particular. The acting is a bit cartoonish, but that is part of the era it was shot in. I particularly enjoyed the flashback sequences, those were probably the best parts..
― mj (robert blake), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:23 (eighteen years ago) link
Not all are great, especially when we start getting into spin-offs and crossovers. But I think these films are a genre unto themselves, a style of horror film that just doesn't (and probably couldn't) exist today.
The only ones that I'd say are absolutely essential are the films directed by James Whale, particularly his two Frankenstein movies. Those are some classics that everybody needs to see.
― Anthony (Anthony F), Saturday, 14 May 2005 16:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 May 2005 12:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― lildaveygeffen, Tuesday, 17 May 2005 07:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 12:35 (eighteen years ago) link
Thanks everyone. Watched "Frankenstein" and "Bride" -- and they were both wonderful. I'm going to try and find some of the other Whales directed stuff, especially "The Old Dark House" and "The Invisible Man".
What's the consensus on Browning's "Freaks"?
― mj (robert blake), Monday, 23 May 2005 17:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Monday, 23 May 2005 18:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Dracula and Frankenstien were hard to watch to my knowledge simply due to lack of sound and super sillyness. heh
― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Sunday, 5 June 2005 20:44 (eighteen years ago) link
Hoberman reviews the 21-DVD Universal Horror set, then demonstrates in his last paragraph why I've essentially never trusted his opinion on anything.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/movies/homevideo/universal-classic-monsters-puts-horror-on-parade.html
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 12:16 (nine years ago) link
Nope, that's the cherry on top.
― Eric H., Monday, 27 October 2014 12:58 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I was gonna suggest you ghostwrote it for him. Abominable.
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 14:50 (nine years ago) link
It is reassuring to know that for as much as you dog on me for my taste in comedy, yours is equally indefensible.
― Eric H., Monday, 27 October 2014 14:58 (nine years ago) link
have you seen A&C Meet Frankenstein? you know, the one both Tarantino and I love?
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:15 (nine years ago) link
Hoberman's just lucky this was Paramount
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Scarestiff.jpg/220px-Scarestiff.jpg
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
Look, I don't even like many of the Tashlin-directed Lewis films, so.
― Eric H., Monday, 27 October 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
damn, boy
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 16:14 (nine years ago) link
“Johnny Depp has been set to star in The Invisible Man for Universal Pictures, part of the studio’s new production initiative to reestablish the classic movie monsters that is a cornerstone legacy for the studio.”
http://deadline.com/2016/02/johnny-depp-invisible-man-movie-universal-1201699474/
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 February 2016 16:32 (eight years ago) link