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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783235028
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 078323502X
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 31676
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1935
Editorial Review:
Description:
One of the most popular horror classics of all time and an acclaimed sequel to the original Frankenstein. The legendary Boris Karloff reprises his role as the screen's most understood monster who now longs for a mate of his own. Colin Clive is back as the overly ambitious Dr. Frankenstein, who creates the ill-faed bride (Elsa Lanchester). Directed by the original's James Whale (hislast horror film) and featuring a haunting musical score, The Bride of Frankenstein ranks as one of the finest films not only of the genre, but for all time.
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It appeared, at the end of the epochal 1931 horror movie Frankenstein, that the monster had perished in a burning windmill. But that was before the runaway success of the movie dictated a sequel. In Bride of Frankenstein, we see that the monster (once again played by Boris Karloff) survived the conflagration, as did his half-mad creator (Colin Clive). This remarkable sequel, universally considered superior to the original, reunites other key players from the first film: director James Whale (whose life would later be chronicled in Gods and Monsters) and, of course, the inimitable Dwight Frye, as Frankenstein's bent-over assistant. Whale brought campy humor to the project, yet Bride is also somehow haunting, due in part to Karloff's nuanced performance. The monster, on the loose in the European countryside, learns to talk, and his encounter with a blind hermit is both comic and touching. (The episode was later spoofed in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein.) A prologue depicts the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, being urged to produce a sequel by her husband Percy and Lord Byron. She's played by Elsa Lanchester, who reappears in the climactic scene as the man-made bride of the monster. Her lightning-bolt hair and reptilian movements put her into the horror-movie pantheon, despite being onscreen for only a few moments. But in many ways the film is stolen by Ernest Thesiger, as the fey Dr. Pretorious, who toasts the darker possibilities of science: 'To a new world of gods and monsters!' Absolutely. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - First class movie making
Bride of Frankenstein is one, if not THE best, Universal horror movie made in their golden era of the 1930's. A direct sequel to Frankenstein, but in nearly every way a better movie. This is a much more artistic work. Sure there is still some hammy acting and the not so special effects are, by comparison to today laughable.
However, as a movie, this has many things that most modern horror films lack. The cinematography is marvellous. There are dozens of moments in the film where I wished ... Read More
Rating: - Domestic dispute: Bride vs. Frankenstein
Can a sequel outdo the original? Audiences, critics, and (more importantly) many of my friends seem to think so. And they all have a solid case. The Bride of Frankenstein is a remarkable continuation of the previous masterpiece.
It opens with a haunting murder scene. The visual setup is completely electrifying. Karloff still has his commanding presence. The entire cast does an outstanding job. The script is rich, witty, and has some powerful subtext. There are some underlying jabs ... Read More
Rating: - An all time great horror classic
One of the best horror movies ever made. A much more human monster is seen here with Karloff making friends, smoking a cigar and even speaking. All the supporting performances are just right, especially Lanchester in the title role and Thesiger. The humor, both dark and otherwise, adds another layer to this classic. Director Whale was at his peak here and he had the story and the cast to present his masterpiece with.
Rating: - MY LOVE FOR THIS ONE NEVER ENDS IT HAS EVERYTHING
WHERE DO I START? THIS MOVIE JUST IS A LOVEABLE ENJOYABLE JOURNEY THAT PACKS IT ALL,ANYTIME I CAN CATCH THIS ONE I STOP AND DO JUST THAT BORIS WAS EXTREMELY JUST WONDERFUL!!!! AND THE BRIDE..MAN SHE PLAYED HER PART TO THE EXTREME AND THAT CRAZY DOCOTOR WASNT BAD HIMSELF, SOMEONE MENTIONED THE BRIDE,IT WAS BETTER BUT IT WAS A EXCELLENT REMAKE OF THIS ONE THAT DIDNT LOUSE UP ITS REPUTWA.
Rating:  - The Only Monster Here is its Montrosity of Failure
They should have brought this sequel back to life instead of the bride, even though it is widely hailed as the superior installment in the Frankenstein canon. I was not expecting a comedy, but it was a huge disappointment, mostly due to the fact that Colin Clive's Dr. Frankenstein is portrayed as a weak and manipulated character, which is a surprise and real failure to this story. They ask too much of the audience - the monster goes from being mute to learning to speak to enjoying cigars and alcohol to ... Read More
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