tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post5379667828657937152..comments2024-03-16T18:31:16.417+00:00Comments on BLACK HOLE REVIEWS: FRANKENSTEIN - THE TRUE STORY (1973) the longest, the dullestMark Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-35322458751527146022014-06-03T00:15:47.785+01:002014-06-03T00:15:47.785+01:00I thought this was a brilliantly intense movie, bu...I thought this was a brilliantly intense movie, but then I was doing acid when I watched it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-43464375871948932822008-10-26T04:33:00.000+00:002008-10-26T04:33:00.000+00:00I just finished the first 1/2 of this. I thought i...I just finished the first 1/2 of this. I thought it was excellent. The first segment or 'film' is great in itself. I didn't find it boring.<BR/>I'd say one of my favorite Frankenstein movies. Just one guy's opinion I guess. I thought his creation was unique in the canon of Frankenstein films. I would recommend to Frankenstein fans, especially if the aesthetic of early 70s film generally appeals to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-81485867853578201472007-07-15T20:56:00.000+01:002007-07-15T20:56:00.000+01:00Susan! I look forward to reading your book. I'm ...Susan! I look forward to reading your book. I'm a great connaisseur of the original novel and I'm endlesslly frustrated by the film adaptations. Film after film claims to be true to the text, but none comes close. The novel is much tougher and much less sensational than any film versions. I guess Hollywood can't abide an ambiguous monster and a "hero" of poor character. Further, the social commentary still seems to make people nervous all these years later!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-38265999146166495872007-05-27T13:26:00.000+01:002007-05-27T13:26:00.000+01:00Yes I have seen FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, in 3D even...Yes I have seen FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, in 3D even! I love it! Outrageous, gory and funny, though obviously not trying to be a telling of the original story.Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-1868173356875587042007-05-26T22:36:00.000+01:002007-05-26T22:36:00.000+01:00I haven't seen this, but was just wondering what y...I haven't seen this, but was just wondering what you make of Flesh for Frankenstein?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I love it.Aaron Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615883629233021365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-52653431080288902882007-05-26T03:51:00.000+01:002007-05-26T03:51:00.000+01:00I agree that there is a lot to criticize in FRANKE...I agree that there is a lot to criticize in FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (which is far from the true story, if you consider Mary Shelley's novel the original truth). But there is a fascinating wisdom to Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy's renovation of the relationship between creature and creator -- a narcissistic love affair in which the love object (the creature) is beautiful so long as he is loved, then turns ugly when his maker scorns him. Isherwood didn't really approve of what the TV producers did with his script -- and didn't write the title. Read about this and more in my forthcoming book, Frankenstein: A Cultural History, from Norton this fall. Meanwhile visit my blog: www.monstersightings.blogspot.com/ for occasional comments on the monster we all love to fear.<BR/>-- Susan Tyler HitchcockSusan Tyler Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652818230539075993noreply@blogger.com