Victor Frankenstein (Post-release)

[Vivek]

Trailer for Victor Frankenstein starring James McAvoy & Daniel Radcliffe | The RPF Pulse

I skipped the other recent modern Frankenstein movie, but this one I might check it out.

 

[SmilingOtter]

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Looks good. Seems like they've added a touch of "Herbert West, Reanimator" to the story.

 

[Axlotl]

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Oh, good. They've Michael-Bayed another literary classic. :facepalm

 

[Probe Droid]

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That looks like a hoot and a half!

 

[Dreddful]

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The UK trailer looks great. But what's with all the explosions?

Anyone got a picture of the monster?

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Oh, good. They've Michael-Bayed another literary classic. :facepalm

Ha! Just saw that.

 

[Contec]

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Some jokes looks like they stole them from Young Frankenstein

 

[Probe Droid]

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Come on, it's the reverse of what's in YF, that's the gag.

 

[Krull]

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It looks good,one thing is for sure if they make it follow the book (or gawd if you've ever read it) it's titanically boring,this is one case where the film/hollywood version is better.

This kinda looks like a Hammer film so it ought to be fun.

 

[weaselflinger]

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"Robert Downy Jr's version of Sherlock Holmes was successful. What if we did the exact same thing with Frankenstein? We'll cast actors that nerds already love so it will have a built in following.'

Except in the source material, Dr. Frankenstein is the villain, and the creature is a tragic victim. Even Young Frankenstein understood that.

 

[Jedifyfe]

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It looks "good"...not GREAT!

 

[harrisonp]

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I will probably end up seeing this, I'm a sucker for the RDJ Holmes movies and I loved Van Helsing as a kid (not sure it holds up though) so this seems right in that vein to me. Something about the occult/science angle in these Victorian settings just appeals to me I guess. I do like them to actually be somewhat period pieces though, because I really did not like I,Frankenstein and its modern setting.

 

[Betamin]

Looks interesting. If I don't see it at the theater, I'll definitely add it to my DVD queue. (yes, I still get DVD's in the mail. Don't mock me!!! I...am not...an animal!!!)

 

[Probe Droid]

A decent little flik. McAvoy and Radcliffe are always fun to watch, and the film had a nice look and feel to it. Nothing great but fun enough and worth a shot if you're curious.

 

[Monkey67]

I watched this right after Crimson Peak on the same night. Wasn't too bad, it had its moments from time to time. McAvovy & Radcliffe worked great together as a team. The story was a bit boring and should have called the movie "Igorstein" since it seem to be his story with victor madeness. c+ rated

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

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...
Except in the source material, Dr. Frankenstein is the villain, and the creature is a tragic victim. Even Young Frankenstein understood that.

Frankenstein is a victim of his hybris, he´s not evil per se and definitely not a villain. He did not really think things through when he created the creature. but got carried away by the excitement of the possibilities. When the "creature" became self-aware and began to feel alone among the humans, an outcast, Frankenstein was surprised by its wish of having a mate. Frankenstein was like a parent who was unfit to handle his child, a motif that we later saw in a lot of other scifi or fantasy movies like Species.

I´ll very likely watch the new frankenstein over the weekend, I am really curious about how much it was "Bayed".