DVD : Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
starring: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce, Aidan Quinn
directed by: Kenneth Branagh

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
FRANKENSTEIN (MARY SHELLYS/DVD/P&S/DD5.1/DSS/SP-FR

Amazon.com:
Let's be honest: this should be titled Wretched Excess' Frankenstein. Swooping, wild, bloody, and energetic, this is bad moviemaking from the best, which makes it all the more lovable. Kenneth Branagh plays Victor Frankenstein, a man so obsessed with conquering death that he decides to create life. What he gets, after a protoplasmic mud wrestle, is a Mean Streets monster (Robert De Niro) that isn't particularly happy to be back from the dead or thrilled about all the stitches. Helena Bonham Carter may, at several points in this film, actually be channeling Ramtha. The supporting cast couldn't be peopled with better performers (Tom Hulce, John Cleese, Ian Holm) but they all look like they're ringside at some Ultimate Fighting competition. A must for any midnight movie collector for the shock factor alone. A hoot. --Keith Simanton

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony Pictures Home ENT
EAN: 9780767811095
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0767811097
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 043396787193
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 29, 1998
Running Time: 123 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 1994

Customer Reviews

I love everything about this movie--except the Creature.
I mean, really! Short little Robert de Niro as the Creature? What was Kenneth Branagh thinking? Everything else is fine. True, Frankenstein's attempt to resurrect Elizabeth wasn't in the book, but it rings true with the character. It's exactly what he would do! If only Branagh had cast somebody more physically imposing as the Creature, this could have been a classic.

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