Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection [DVD]

I used this when teaching Frankenstein. I show the original, first one. The kids were engaged with it, and actually laughed at some of the parts. It isn't SUPPOSED to be funny, but I found myself laughing when I previewed it before showing it to them. It was neat to compare the differences of the novel vs. film.

What a great collection of all my favorite Frankenstein movies! Well worth to price for sure!

No horrer fan should be without it. These classic movies stand the test of time.

The Frankenstein movies I ordered were brilliant.I never imagined they'd be more than just dumbold black & white movies, but holy crap.They restored these films so nicely.And the movies themselves...See them!***SPOILER ALERT****The first film surprises you because every Frankenstein'smonster you've ever seen doesn't compare to Boris Karloff'sface. It's special. And then he actually KILLS the little girlwhich leaves your mouth agape, as the towns peoplebecome enraged and burn him to death in a windmill.This is NOT the tame old movie you'd expect.In movie 2 (Bride Of Frankenstein) we see sci-fi elements.The scientist meets another scientist who's working on thesame thing, but he grows his people in a bottle,and he shows them, and the movie is great!And then movie 3 (Son Of Frankenstein)...wow.It's actually 30's Sci-Fi, in glorious blu-ray.In the era of Art Deco architecture,it was filmed with bright spots and shadows, and diagonal lines(even if the architecture had to be changed to create them).In the walls are those hallways that get smaller as they go.And in the town: cool looking houses you'd never see in real life.It's visually stunning. And the story keeps your rapt attention.From there (the set has all 8 original Frankenstein movies)I found movie 4 to be "just an old b & w film".It, and movies 5, 6 & 7, are the ones Boris Karloff refused to do(He did actually play a role in one of them)But he said, after the third movie, that the story had been played out,and he was right. But the movie company saw profit in rehashing it.And they did so repeatedly, each time adding more monsters to the cast,to lure kids into the theaters...so you ended up with movies that ridiculouslyhad the Wolf Man and Dracula and Frankenstein all in one movie.And they'd even advertise the "mad scientist" and the "hunchback" as part of thecircus type attractions cast. I got tired of the whole thing during movie 5, 6 & 7.And then movie 8 is Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which was actually okay.But I'm telling you -->the first three movies, wowee!Well worth the admission price to see historic film greatness beautifully restored.___________________________________________________________________________________________NOTE: I added a photo of the album cover from King's X's 1989 album, Gretchen Goes To Nebraska, because -though I could be wrong - I'm convinced that cover was inspired by some scenery in Son Of Frankenstein. A 'window' in a wall, at some point. Very visually cool movie!

Good collection of Frankenstein movies

The film restorations are excellent. But why does Son of Frankenstein have no audio commentary, but Abbott & Costello does? SOF is by far the superior film: it has a fine script and direction, Rathbone, Karloff, Lugosi, and Atwill lead the cast, and the set designs are striking. The original Frankenstein and Bride have commentaries, but the 3rd and last to star Karloff doesn't. Who at Universal Studios made this decision? I'm very disappointed.

As with the other Universal monster franchises, the first three films are the best, after that it's as if the scriptwriters got tired of going over the same ol' theme and gave up. After the first film, the titles are also a bit of a play on words. The "Bride of Frankenstein" refers not only to Henry's bride but also to the bride he creates for his monster; the "Son of Frankenstein" is his actual son Wolf, but also the monster, and the "Ghost of Frankenstein" is Henry himself, appeared in a vision to his second son. "Son of Frankenstein" also introduces Igor, played by Bela Lugosi, a role which I considered done much better than Dracula, though few people remember him in this role, assigning it to Dwight Frye who was the hunchbacked assistant in the original. It's also ironic that Lugosi, who turned down playing the onster in the original, later played him in one of the last of this series.Some of the stories are well-scripted and well-acted, others are the usual mishmash. The early ones bring to life the pathos of the monster, generating sympathy for the artificially-created man, instead of the fear exhibited by the villagers. It's almost irritating to see them scream, run madly, and fall into near-convulsions the moment he appears, with never a question as to why he's there, but... That was the mindset then, so... The stage was set for audience sympathy for the monster, but as with the vampire, it would be any years before the wheel turned enough to portray either creature in a more understanding light.These are good fun for all, with a bit of good acting thrown in, as well as a bit of nostalgia for the days when suggestion rather than full-out blood and gore splash across the screen could scare us.

There are six of these Universal Studios Legacy Collection sets; and I got this one for helping to complete my collection.Played fine.

Great collection of classic horror

A TREMENDOUS ARRAY OF SUPERB FILMS, AND ALL SEVEN OF THEM ARE SUPERB...

Excelente colección de la saga original de Frankenstein. La remasterización de Frankenstein (1931) es simplemente impresionante. Probablemente la mejor y más sorprendente remasterización que he visto. La imagen es limpia, los tonos están bien balanceados (con un excelente detalle en las sombras y negros profundos). Está de más mencionar, a parte, que se trata de una gran película, junto con Bride of Frankenstein, la primer secuela. Ambas obras maestras de los géneros de monstruos y terror. La remasterización de Bride of Frankenstein también es excelente (y no le pongo ningún contra, pero no es tan impresionante como la de Frankenstein). La entrega com Abbot y Costello también tiene un gran trabajo en la presentación. El resto, aunque no es de mala calidad o mala presentación, no tiene tanto trabajo como las tres ya mencionadas. Y es entendible, y realmente no molesta, pero no se debe esperar la misma calidad en esas entregas. Son pocos los extras incluídos, pero los documentales sobre Frankenstein y Bride of Frankenstein valen mucho la pena (alrededor de 40 minutos cada uno).En todo caso, está es una colección muy disfrutable, con dos joyas del terror, una muy buena comedia, y disfrutables secuelas de terror clásico.

Les films Frankenstein de Universal réunis dans ce coffret blu ray. Image remasterisée, parfaite et des sous titres sur tous les films avec même un doublage français (récent, apparemment et mal fait) pour certains films. Pour les fans de Boris Karloff , Bela Lugosi et Lon Chaney. Les trois premiers sont vraiment les meilleurs (Frankentein, la fiancée et le fils de Frankenstein) et les autres ont un intêret certain. Une belle édition

Seulement 2 en français les autre toute en anglais bon film pour les amateurs de vieux films