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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 36234
Released: September 13, 2005 |
| Our Price: $7.94 |
| Used Price: $1.04 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
From the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and producer Martin Scorsese comes this contemporary re-telling of Mary Shelley¹s gothic horror classic. Renowned scientist Victor Helios (Kretschmann) and his prototype creation, Deucalion (Perez) have managed to exist nearly 200 years through genetic manipulation. Now operating out of New Orleans, Helios has established a genome research institute that secretly produces a ³perfect² race of people designed to replace mankind. But tortured by their own existence, the mad doctor¹s creations are becoming increasingly unpredictable and dangerous. Learning of his inventor¹s plan, Deucalion seeks help from local detectives O¹Connor (Posey) and Sloan (Goldberg) to stop Helios from going through with his evil scheme.
Frankenstein Reviews:
Turn on a light already! 
2009-09-21 - About 15 minutes into the movie, I wanted to shout at the filmmakers "turn on a light already!". It is dark. Even when it's light (outside daylight street) it's dark, like it was underexposed two stops. My wife and I were trying to place the lead actor, and I recognized his voice, as I could not see his face.
In one early scene, people were talking in a courthouse. The background was lit, but the people were not, giving them a backlit effect. The needed key lights or reflectors were simply not present. Yet it looked like a professionally shot movie, not just some guy holding a camera. So it was an intentional effect, even to the point of distraction.
The characters were often in silhouette, with parts of a face occasionally visible. But this effect was carried through to every scene, which debases the effect when they are indeed in a creepy place. And when it looks like a normal shot except for a missing light on the subject, it just looks wrong and annoying.
Frankenstein DVD (2005( Review
2009-08-29 - It's an interesting and fairly stylish film; however, I felt the DVD ended abruptly without showing what the end would be (very strange); that's why I only give it two stars. The way each scene changed it looked as if it was a TV movie, and that a lot of editing had been done to shorten the film.
The picture and sound are very good and it's a 1.85:1, which is enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Quite good 
2008-08-03 - I got this at a flea market. It's a modern day Frankenstein. It has a really good cast and great cinematography. It seems like one of those movies where all the people involved were chosen for there talent and not there popularity so it slipped through the cracks.
Let's get real, it's Parker Posey!
2008-01-05 - Ok, First the movie stares Parkery Posey! (LOVE HER) and second it is shot in New Orleans (LOVE IT!) So how could it be too bad? It's not! Based on Dean Koontz characters this is an entertaining film. My advice is buy the books so you will really understand what is going on. I, for one, will be glad when the sequal is released so I can complete my collection.
Frankenstein gets his. 
2007-03-19 - Gives a whole other view of Doctor Frankenstein and his diabolical plot to take over the world. One feels great sympathy for the being he first created.
