tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post3031636668761014650..comments2024-03-29T03:14:50.002-04:00Comments on Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog: The Revenge of Frankenstein WrapsPierre Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-38256927135282434602008-03-07T16:28:00.000-05:002008-03-07T16:28:00.000-05:00Tim: I, too, have wondered about the coincidence o...Tim: I, too, have wondered about the coincidence of claw imagery used in advertising — the same year — for both Revenge of Frankenstein and Frankenstein 1970. You have inspired me to post about it, and it’ll be up shortly.<BR/><BR/>I have a post about the Classics Illustrated Frankenstein in the works. It’s a significant publication. For many of us, it was our initiation to the original version by Mary Shelley.Pierre Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-72849788307270537922008-03-07T16:25:00.000-05:002008-03-07T16:25:00.000-05:00Anonymous: Indeed, the rest of the Hammer Frankens...Anonymous: Indeed, the rest of the Hammer Frankensteins stand on their own. In Evil of Frankenstein, when the Baron resuscitates a previous experiment, they even provide their own flashback sequence, as if the film was a sequel to a movie that was never made. <BR/><BR/>That being said, the unifying element is, of course, Peter Cushing, whose interpretation of the role evolves. He grows old in the part. I think we can look at the series not so much as sequels building on each other, but rather as isolated events in the extraordinary life of Baron Frankenstein. The one film that stands totally apart is the non-Cushing Horror of Frankenstein, and even that one — if you’re generous — could be construed as a story from Frankenstein’s early years.Pierre Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-27946134829495997732008-03-06T14:13:00.000-05:002008-03-06T14:13:00.000-05:00Interestingly enough, the hand of the monster in t...Interestingly enough, the hand of the monster in the REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN artwork closely resembles that of the monster seen in the fabulous opening scene of FRANKENSTEIN 1970. I suppose it was the need to stand clear of Universal's rights to the Jack Pierce makeup that led other studios to try innovating alternative images for the Creature, but I'm interested that these two concepts are so similar. They also remind me of another Frankenstein I discovered around the same time: the one featured in the original printing of the CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED comic book adaptation. Hey, there's a good blog subject for you!Tim Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745651801885417165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-23107961588123228202008-03-06T14:03:00.000-05:002008-03-06T14:03:00.000-05:00REVENGE is the only one of the Hammer Frankenstein...REVENGE is the only one of the Hammer Frankensteins to actually directly follow an earlier film. The rest are pretty much self-standing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-68724868475268878392008-03-05T10:43:00.000-05:002008-03-05T10:43:00.000-05:00that poster would make me see that movie.that poster would make me see that movie.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.com