Curse Of Frankenstein

[BlackLagoon]

I hesitate to say what I'm about to say because at face value it sounds ludicrous but it's true.....slowly, alot of Hammer films are getting as enjoyable to me as Universal. There I said it.

I watched this film the other night uninterrupted from start to finish and absolutely loved it. I'm now fairly certain if Cushing and Lee are within 50ft of each other awesome things will happen.

Once again (much like Universal) I found that this Hammer film had it's very own look and feel and I fell right into that. Lee's monster was fantastic. You can clearly see how he made his take on the monster unique, while almost paying a subtle homage to Karloff's.  Watching Lee slowly but surely become obsessed with his work was just as fantastic as anything else I've seen him do.

Maybe I never got a chance to sit down and "plug in" with this one or maybe I just forgot how good it is. Either way it's definitely going to be in rotation for the next little while!

[Bonomo]

Hammer movies are awesome, period. Most of them anyway lol

[BigShadow]

I started watching Hammer films about a year ago....awesome movies in their own right.

[Type3Toys]

To me, Hammer is Universal in color. I just love them both.

[BlackLagoon]

To me, Hammer is Universal in color. I just love them both.

Well said man.

[Unknown Primate]

Hammer films are true joys to watch - dig the ambience!

[Count_Zirock]

I've always held the Hammer Films in the same esteem as the Universal Pictures horror films.

[horrorhunter]

I've always held the Hammer Films in the same esteem as the Universal Pictures horror films.

I have, as well.

[mjaycox]

Hammer's main strength above all is their literacy. In their best movies, their characters speak intelligently, take things seriously, use science to combat monsters, and their hero/villains can suffer from Ahab-ian obsession/

"Curse of Frankenstein" is one of the best of these. I love it.

Matt

[Jethro]

I'll take the "Brides of Dracula" as my favorite one.  Great sets, the score, the color, and Peter Cushing, and the vampire girls of course. Did you ever notice how far down the in the credits David Peel was?

[Mord]

Funny, I just had surgery and was laid out for a couple of weeks. I spent a good chunk of my time revisiting my Hammer DVDs (especially the Dracula and Frankenstein series). I really love them all (even the weaker ones). Yep, they definitely are on a par with the Universal classics. Even enjoyed the recent entry, "Let Me In".

[Haunted hearse]

One thing I loved about Hammer's Frankenstein series, was it being about Baron Frankenstein, rather than the Monster.  Cushing was easily the equal to Basil Rathbone, when it came to playing Sherlock Holmes.

[horrorhunter]

Cushing's Baron Frankenstein is one of the most powerful characterizations in horror cinema, even cinema as a whole. He did superior work on every character he ever played, and there were many as we all know, but it was his take on the Baron that really endeared the man to me.

[zombiehorror]

Echoing the same sentiments as others....Hammer films are excellent been a fan since I was a wee lad!!  Still gotta compile a collection of these though, I only have the Dracula 4 Film Favorites and the Hammer Horror Series!

[RedKing]

I love Hammer, especially the vampire films, and the Frankensteins are all good too, but I hve to say, i am not a fan of Cushing's Baron Frankenstein. I love Peter, but his mean spirited obsessive take on Frankenstein always left me cold. Give me Colin Clive anyday! I greatly prefer Clive's neurotic, fragile Henry.Just my opinion of course.