Frankenstein (1910)
7/10
Looks more like about 1810
2 October 2003
Warning: Spoilers
I've only ever seen the VHS video tape of this, so I'm kind of curious what the DVD looks like (if in fact it has been issued officially on DVD). I kind of like it in its original "unrestored" state, the grain and the slightly out of focus photography adds character to it.

Dr Frankenstien creates his monster by putting some sort of an elixir into a vat. The monster emerges from said vat and terrifies his creator, who then runs off back home to his fiancée. The monster follows him, and they fight over his fiancée on their wedding night. The monster sees himself reflected in a mirror, and then disappears into the mirror.

The grain, and slightly in and out of focus camera work adds character to this movie, but also makes it a bit more difficult to follow a plot. The industrial looking sets, costumes, and make up are more eerie and effectively creepy than a lot of what Hollywood has churned out since this was released.
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