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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 27772
Released: October 26, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Obsessed with violating the laws of nature & death scientist victor frankenstein constructs a creature from the limbs of the dead! once brought to life the creature proves more human than his creator.. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/13/2005 Starring: Luke Gross Julie Delpy Run time: 204 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Kevin Connor
Frankenstein Reviews:
True to story 
2009-11-30 - I used this video with my ESL students after reading an abridged version of Frankenstein. THey were able to relate it to the story we read. It is long, though, but worth it if you can spare the time.
If Not For The Creature 
2009-10-06 - First of all, I am a Luke Goss fan. I will definately like his performance whatever he's in. I may or may not like the movie as well. This one is a perfect example of those statements. If it hadn't been for the creature, I probably wouldn't have liked the movie. I could tell because I got a little bored waiting for the creature part to start. When he FINALLY showed up, I kept feeling like I had missed bits and pieces of the plot from time to time. I don't know much about film making, but I think maybe this one wasn't edited well. I wondered if the book was written that way. I still think the story itself is beautiful and I still think it was told beautifully in this movie. It wasn't as powerful as I thought it would be, but it was tolerable (in a positive way). I thought it would rip my heart out and make me cry for the injustice (and I'm easy to cry. I cry at TV commercials) so I was a little disappointed that it didn't move me more. Also, I think the story is supposed to be about Frankenstein not the creature, but it turned out to be the creature's movie...for me anyway. Even if I hadn't been a Luke Goss fan, his is the only performance I remember. The creature character seemed to tower over all the other characters. Again, I had to wonder if the book was written that way. Maybe I'll read the book.
Yes, I have a few complaints, but I'm not sorry I bought the DVD and I do intend to watch it again and I won't give it away like some other DVDs that I bought and hated.
Great stuff
2009-05-08 - Wonderfully accurate to the book and entertaining as well. It's worth watching just for the entertainment value.
It would be an excellent idea to use the book and this movie together, as a teaching tool.
Closest to Shelley's Original Novel
2009-02-07 - I am an English professor and often teach Frankenstein in my classes. I own about 12 versions of the novel on DVD, and this one is the best by far. It's the closest to Shelley's original novel; the few additions made don't detract from the spirit of the novel and don't distort (as Branagh's version does) her themes or characterizations. What I love most about is that the creature is quite young and, while still horrifying, not so monstrous as to make us forget that Victor intended to create a beautiful being (i.e., you can see the potential handsomeness despite his sickly hue and a few visible scars). His youth makes it easier to understand that the creature is initially an infant, despite his stature--one abandoned by his "father" and left to learn from the random persons and experiences he comes across. All this makes it easier to empathize with him and to ask the question: Was it his inate nature or the lack of nurture that made him into a "monster"? My only real quibble is that while Donald Sutherland gives a fine performance, the difference between his and Walton's age and Victor's takes away from the doubling Shelley intended.
OK, a lot of this review sounds pretty academic. Let me say that it's an exciting production of Frankenstein, very enjoyable. My students laughed their way through Branagh's version and definitely thought this was the best one I showed them.
Closest adaptation--who knew it could be a Hallmark movie?
2009-01-16 - Purchased this for my husband, a high school English teacher who teaches Frankenstein every year. He must own at least half a dozen different Frankenstein movies, and wa totally impressed with how close this comes to the book. No, it's not perfect--but pretty darn close. He shows his classes this after the finish reading the book. And he's recommended it to others, including a college professor who has notoriety as a Mary Shelley authority. Definitely recommended!!!!
