Frankenstein

1994

Action / Drama / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi

49
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 63307 63.3K

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Plot summary

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

Director

Kenneth Branagh Photo
Kenneth Branagh

Top cast

Robert De Niro Photo
Robert De Niro as The Creature
Helena Bonham Carter Photo
Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth
Ian Holm Photo
Ian Holm as Baron Frankenstein
Tom Hulce Photo
Tom Hulce as Henry Clerval
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.11 GB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 6
2.27 GB
1920*1036
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 32

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by shoobe01-1 6 / 10

Too bonkers, too much for the format.

Reviewed by spencejoshua-22736 6 / 10

Almost a great film!

Reviewed by BandSAboutMovies 5 / 10

Could have been great

Considered the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, this 1994 movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont, who said that it was, "the best script I ever wrote and the worst movie I've ever seen."He told Creativescreenwriting.com, "t's kind of like the movie I wrote, but not at all like the movie I wrote. It has no patience for subtlety. It has no patience for quiet moments. It has no patience period. It's big and loud and blunt and rephrased by the director at every possible turn. Cumulatively, the effect was a totally different movie. I don't know why Branagh needed to make this big, loud film...the material was subtle. Shelley's book was way out there in a lot of ways, but it's also very subtle. I don't know why it had to be this operatic attempt at filmmaking. Shelley's book is not operatic, it whispers at you a lot. The movie was a bad one. That was my Waterloo. That's where I really got my ass kicked most as a screenwriter..."Branagh plays Victor Frankenstein, who starts the film as a man suffering from pneumonia who has been seeking to kill his creation, tracking it into the arctic. We go back to see how things became this dire, as Victor promises his mother, at her grave, that he will conquer death. For a time, he's joined by his teacher Professor Waldman (John Cleese), who warns him of the consequences of going against God and nature. After he's murdered (by an unnamed man played by Robert DeNiro, who goes on to play the creature that Frankenstein brings to life), his brain is used within the creature given the spark of life.Victor is horrified by his creation's appearance and tries to kill him. In his nascent state, the creature is driven from town by the villagers. Even when he connects with an old blind man, it goes badly. Finally, he burns the farm of the man's family to the ground and declares war on his creator. He kills Frankenstein's brother William, sets up Justine, the family maid who has always loved the doctor and demands that his nemesis make him a mate. When he refuses, he murders Frankenstein's fiancee (Helena Bonham Carter) and forces him to bring her back to life. She's horrified at the way she looks and sets herself on fire, which brings us back to the cold ice floes and the close of the tale.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein may be imperfect, but DeNiro is absolutely incredible in the lead. He studied the way that stroke victims who have learned to speak again sound to get the right voice. I love the way he creates his own take on a creature that has been filmed so many times and his role is the absolute best thing in this movie.
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