(Due to his continuing display of common sense I can no
longer show John Fetterman singing "Puttin' On The Ritz")
Posted on 11/10/2025 7:27:45 PM PST by Mariner
If anyone is a master at telling monster stories, it’s Guillermo del Toro.
For years, he has wanted to tell his version of “Frankenstein,” and now his imagining of the classic Mary Shelley novel has finally arrived on Netflix.
In true del Toro style, however, his creature is not a monster, but one filled with emotion and humanity. And that vision was something prosthetics artist Mike Hill kept in mind when creating his designs for del Toro’s film. “We wanted to stay away from classical zombies or anything like that,” Hill tells Variety.
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I had not heard of it until this post. Just started watching. I’m 17 minutes in and it’s Incredible.
“He vould haf an enormous shvanstukker!”
“Well, that goes without saying.”
“SEDAGIVE?!?!?”
Somebody is probably gonna cry. It’s really good.
You realize who the real monster is. Guillermo knocked it out of the park.
(Due to his continuing display of common sense I can no
longer show John Fetterman singing "Puttin' On The Ritz")
“Boris Karloff is Frankenstein’s monster.”
Boris Karloff played Frankenstein’s monster three times in the films Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His portrayal in the 1931 film established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels. Fred Strange appeared in House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. And during the comedy movie he broke his arm and Lon Chaney Jr, volunteered to get into the makeup for part of the movie. Benedict Cumberbatch and Aaron Eckhart have also taken on the role in various adaptations. Peter Boyle played the monster in Young Frankenstein and even danced in the makeup. His adaption of the dance was great as he was able to display the failures of the body during the movements.
wy69
Fabulous movie - highly recommended
Crap. He is Adam - the creation of a deeply flawed god
I for one, have had enough Frankenstein to last a lifetime.
Maybe from Dr. Frankenstein’s poverty, but not from the Monster.
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Karloff was the best.
Nice knockers!
“ How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful!—Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuries only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.”
The wife and I agree that it was the best Frankenstein movie ever made...
wow...great description.
It’s a famous book for many reasons.
Mary Shelley’s prose was almost like poetry. Flowed.
A great writer.......a lot of inspiration......and the film followed through.
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