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Director: James Whale Year: 1935 Run-time: 1 hr 15 min - I was surprised by how good this film is, clearly superior to the original, which I'm not that fond of.  It delves so much more into the psychology of the monster character, integrating some of the more interesting aspects of the book.  The monster is developed as a tragic figure without dulling any of his terrifying inhumanity (indeed, this film I found to be much scarier than the original, without losing its camp fun). - If I have any complaints, it's that the ending is o anticlimactic.  Certainly, everyone wishes we could have more of the excellent Bride character.

Director: James Whale Year: 1931 Run-time: 1 hr 11 min Source: Amazon Video Notable For : It's the most iconic adaptation of Mary Shelley's great novel (here she's unfortunately credited as Mrs. Percy Shelley) and the second and probably the most successful in Universal's series of monster movies from this period.  Boris Karloff's performance as the monster with a hint of humanity was compelling for audiences of the time, and the film was a huge commercial success. Verdict :  It's not a bad film by any stretch, but it's not as interesting to me as Nosferatu  before it, and not nearly as gripping as Shelley's novel.  One could say that there are "shades" to Karloff's character, but there are also silly artifices working against that notion, such as the scientist's use of a "criminal's brain".  A modern viewer isn't going to find much that's thrilling in Frankenstein  - the most compelling aspect of the film t...