This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
The Invisible Man
I've seen a handful of the old Universal monster movies now, and the ones by James Whale have certainly been my favorite.
I read the original The Invisible Man novel by H.G. Wells which was a compelling little read and liked the movie as well. There are some differences. Of course they had to throw a little love story into the movie which wasn't in the book because every Hollywood needs a love story apparently. It doesn't really work, but it's not too intrusive so it's not a big deal. Also the motives between the main character in the movie and the book seem to be different. I think the character in the book is slightly more sympathetic, even though just as deranged. You get a bigger picture of his struggle and his motives. The character in the movie just seems to want power. And supposedly he's turned this way because of the drugs he took to make him invisible. The description of how he became invisible in the book is more interesting. Although the more ruthless movie character can make for a bit more excitement. He's ruthless enough to murder his old partner by sending him off a cliff in a car.
It's kind of fun to see old special effects. And to see Una O'Connor go completely hysterical. And Claude Rains has a great voice.
Rating: 8/10