tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post3193792835630680904..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE SLIFR 100 (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EDITION): #7 THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEINDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-83559887440567681542007-10-28T16:57:00.000-07:002007-10-28T16:57:00.000-07:00Although I've seen the original James Whale Franke...Although I've seen the original James Whale <I>Frankenstein</I> about a dozen times, I have yet to view this much acclaimed sequel. Perhaps this Halloween I shall finally remedy that situation.<BR/><BR/>Nicely done, Dennis, and rather timely too given that today (the 28th) would be Elsa Lanchester's 105th birthday. :)Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-74798266069627836542007-10-24T18:07:00.000-07:002007-10-24T18:07:00.000-07:00Bottom of the first 3-0. Ouch!Bottom of the first 3-0. Ouch!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-34372677467469549742007-10-24T15:25:00.000-07:002007-10-24T15:25:00.000-07:00Hey, I never thought of that! Of course, I knew t...Hey, I never thought of that! Of course, I knew that Karloff played the CREATURE (not monster!), but it never occurred to me that Elsa Lanchester wasn't the one being referred to in the title "The Bride of Frankenstein". Clearly, it should have.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, hey, I like Whale's "Frankenstein". I just think the comedy aspect of "The Bride of Same" is pretty weak, and hurts the film badly. There's good stuff in it, though. Apart from the creature tearing up the lab at the end, I also like his line, which I probably don't have exactly right, "I...love...dead."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-85840076438381882742007-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:002007-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:00Well since we're all clearly obsessed with the Leb...Well since we're all clearly obsessed with the Lebowski post and Bill doesn't know what he's talking about I shall reveal the answer to my previous trivia question. <BR/><BR/> Most movie buffs and cinephiles think the reason the question is being asked is because Elsa Lanchester is not listed in the credits and so they immediately answer her name... BUT the question asked for who played the title role and Elsa plays the bride of the <I>monster</I>. Valerie Hobson plays the bride of Frankenstein. The same question trick works with the first movie. Ask a movie buff who plays the title role in <B>Frankenstein</B> and you'll get "Boris Karloff" every time.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-31111964425902610902007-10-24T06:06:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:06:00.000-07:00The black comedy in this film never worked for me....The black comedy in this film never worked for me. In fact, it sort of kills the movie, in my opinion. The moral transgression, the creature going ape-shit at the end, that's all good stuff. But the movie is too "goofy" for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-15579137289303579602007-10-24T06:01:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:01:00.000-07:00Dennis,Great write-up. This is a masterpiece acros...Dennis,<BR/>Great write-up. <BR/>This is a masterpiece across the boards. James Whale had a visual sense that far outdoes any of the competing genre directors of the time. Tod Browning may be remembered because of <B>Dracula</B> and <B>Freaks</B> but with the first it is mainly because of introducing the world to Bela as Dracula and with the second it has to do with the story and the fact that real people were used in the sideshow roles instead of actors with make-up. I've just watched both again in the last month and can tell you that Tod Browning has all the visual and pacing flair of a claims adjuster on valium. Dear god was he an unimaginative director. <BR/><BR/>But Whale! He's something! Every shot in this, in the original, in <B>The Invisible Man</B> is perfectly framed and beautifully realized. And I love that after the prologue it picks up exactly where it leaves off in the first so it makes for an absolutely natural Part I - Part II movie. <BR/><BR/>Just a bit of fluff now - when I was a kid there was a trivia question I saw in a lot of movie books. It was "Who played the title role in <B>The Bride of Frankenstein."</B> You'd be surprised how many people miss it. Of course, you know the answer.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.com