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"The Curse of Frankenstein(1957) For a film of its historical importance, The Curse of Frankenstein is surprisingly bad. The movie led to the third (and longest) wave of horror pictures, lasting until the early 70’s. There would be no Hammer horror without it, nor probably Roger Corman’s Poe films or even the founding of Amicus studio at all. But the picture itself is pretty bad, boring at just 83 minuets, failing to inspire even the smallest of amount of apprehension or chills in the modern viewer and lacking the intellectual depth of Mary Shelley’s novel. The most interesting parts of the film to note are where it differs from the 1931 James Whale version. Although the novel had been in the public domain, Universal strenuously controlled the rights to their version and Hammer had to be very careful to avoid even the slightest resemblance to that classic. The most obvious consequence of this is the role of The Creature (Christopher Lee) is minimized. Perhaps ... "
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"The Curse of Frankenstien is note worthy for launching the Hammer Horror cycle, which resulted in some of the finest horror films (heck, finest movies) of the 50's and 60's. I first saw the film in high school, and was dissapointed, and watching the movie again now, I still am. It is a weak movie, badly written, boring and with a bland, pastel look. Although Mary Shelley's novel was in the public domian, Hammer had be excedingly careful to avoid similarties to the 1931 James Whale version, which was owned by Universal. Howver, it's debateble as to whether anyone involved with the production even read the book, because their are heavy differnces. Like Universal, the Creature (Christopher Lee) is still a mute monster, and there is a love story (not in the book) between Frankenstien's associate/friend (Robert Urquhart) and his cousin, Elizabeth (Hazel Court). The new changes are all for the worse: Dr. Frankenstien (Peter Cushing) is just plain evil in this movie, and the philisop ... "
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