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Bride of Frankenstein, a review by Tom

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: James Whale Writing: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Original Characters By), William Hurlbut (Screenwriter) Length: 75 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1, French: DTS 1, Italian: DTS 1, German: DTS 1, Spanish: DTS 1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Danish, English, French, German, Finnish, Commentary, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Karloff as The Monster
Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein
Valerie Hobson as Elizabeth
Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Pretorius
Elsa Lanchester as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Plot:
In one of the most popular horror classics of all time, Boris Karloff reprises his role as he silver screen's most misunderstood monster, who now longs for a mate (Elsa Lanchester).

Awards:
Nominated:

Academy Award (1935)

Best Sound Recording (Gilbert Kurland (Sound Director, Universal Studio Sound Department))

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Commentary
• Trailers
• Photo Gallery
• Featurettes
• Bonus Trailers

I found the first half quite boring. And the overacting of most of the cast really bothered me. It incuded again the old lady from Invisible Man, who I complained about also then. The cast act like they are on a bad stage play instead of a movie.
But I enjoyed the second half. The scenes with the monster with the blind man were fun to watch and also the finale with the bride was great. The acting of Karlof was again the best thing of the movie. Also the bride did a great job.

Rating:

(From Tom's 2013 Horror Marathon on October 20th, 2013)

The Good the Bad the Weird, a review by dfmorgan

The Good the Bad the Weird

Year: 2008
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Cast:
Overview: Set in the 1930's Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. Do-Won (Jung Woo-sung - The Warrior) is a bounty hunter who tracks down dangerous criminals. Chang- yi (Lee Byung-hun - GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra) is the leader of a group of tough-as-nails bandits. Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho - The Host) is a train robber with nine lives. The three strangers engage in a chase across Manchuria to take possession of a map Tae-goo discovers while robbing the train. Also on the hunt for the mysterious map are the Japanese army and a horde of marauding bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map, who will stand as the winner in the end? Forget Indiana Jones and The Man With No Name and experience the incredible, the original, the outrageously unpredictable The Good The Bad The Weird!

Watched: 3rd Mar 2010
My Thoughts: And now for something completely different. After half a dozen animated films thought that I ought to do a live-action one again. Can't get much different than a Korean Western I enjoyed this film very much with its nodding references to Spaghetti Westerns. In some areas I was reminded of films that I used to enjoy going to see like Terence Hill and Bud Spencer films. The chase/shoot-up sequence set to Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. a remix I think of the Santa Esmerelda version, was glorious. In fact I'm sure I've heard that music in another film but can't place it at the moment, was it a Tarantino film   ?

I loved the final sequence
My Rating: A glorious 4

Dave

editied to answer own question above

(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on March 3rd, 2010)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

6. The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco
Original Air Date: 11/5/2003
Feeling disconnected from his real mission to be a hero for the people, Angel befriends an elderly mail clerk at the firm who was once a hero too and who feels the same way.

Guest Stars:
Danny Mora
Bruno Gioiello

My Thoughts:
This one never really impressed me that much. Found it to be a bit slow and uninteresting. Probably one of my least favorite of any I have watched so far.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 22nd, 2010)