"Frankenstein: The True Story"
What's your opinion on this nugget? I loved it when it aired waaay back in '73, and was totally unprepared for the ballroom scene. Yeah, I know the girls in the room were ga-ga for Michael Sarrazin,...
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I recall it first-run... I was annoyed at the fact that it didn't merit its subtitle, and thought it really played like a bigger-budget, smoother Hammer. Did like Aggie Moorehead and the final...
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I hear ya on the subtitle, Wich ... too much teaser for a class act! I guess there's the cheese aspect which couldn't be avoided ... the cast ... stellar! I know folks have made hay over the Baron,...
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There were 2 really good made for TV Frankenstein films around the same time - Frankenstein The True Story & Dan Curtis' Frankenstein. Both are totally different but I love them both. Each has...
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I have the disc as well, and I'd been searching for it because this film was one of the first great horror movie experiences of my life. I relish the memories of getting to school the next day and...
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Kudos, Crow! I do recall that TV Guide article too, dunno if I was patient enough to read it. The official disc set ... does it have the teaser introduced by Mason? There were bootlegs of an AMC...
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Saturday8pm, Yes, the DVD does include James Mason's intro. The only thing missing is the "Scenes for Part 2" and "Recap from Part 1." Would have been nice to have included them as bonus footage. This...
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I also love this film, have fond memories of watching it first run, promptly bought it when it came out on DVD. Showed it to my son last year, and he loved it also. All this talk about it has me...
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Pretorious: Yep, worth that review! Crow: Thanks for the details. Oddly, I never knew about Dan Curtis version 'til I came here!
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Count me as a fan - I distinctly remember this one on TV the first time on tv, though I was too little to stay up and watch the whole thing. I got to watch the first hour of both nights, and I was...
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"is it the only film that accurately places the film in the same era as the book was written" No. TERROR OF / VICTOR / FRANKENSTEIN does. And if I recall correctly, the Randy Quaid and Hallmark TVers...
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the bit where the victim of a cartwheel road accident gets his arm hacked off without anaesthetic [to the horiffic audio strains of hacksaw on bone] was one of the most unforgettable scenes for...
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Leonard Whiting kinda looks like Stuart Townsend there. Kinda...
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I liked it then and now. One thing it has going for it... For me, it's about the only version since Karloff to feature a monster who is both sympathetic and genuinely frightening. (Not just one or the...
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