Del Toro's Frankenstein

[belrog999]

I'm looking forward to watching this. It has been his dream project for many years.
Steve

[Squidy53]

Me too. By all accounts it's a remarkable movie. It's part of a local film festival running here soon.

[bucketfoot-al]

[Tim Casey]

I got through it last night at a the Coolidge Corner, a GREAT theater in Brookline, Mass. It has its moments.

But it's slow, and the girl who plays Elizabeth is either an awful actress or was given an awful role. At any rate, her character is important but ill-defined.

Call me a curmudgeon, but I don't think anyone ever will top the 1931 film, nor do I think they should even try.

[Tim Casey]

I should add that, in its favor, the monster makeup is great - and designed by Mike Hill, who's sculpted many a kit.

Done like only a modeler can!

[DEADMAN]

I havent been to the Coolidge theater in a while, I saw Friends of Eddie Coyle and the Wild Bunch over there. I used to go to the Brattle as well

[belrog999]

I got through it last night at a the Coolidge Corner, a GREAT theater in Brookline, Mass. It has its moments.

But it's slow, and the girl who plays Elizabeth is either an awful actress or was given an awful role. At any rate, her character is important but ill-defined.

Call me a curmudgeon, but I don't think anyone ever will top the 1931 film, nor do I think they should even try.

I'm interested to see if it follows the novel. None has, so far.
Steve