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      Frankenstein 1970

      Released Jul 20, 1958 1h 23m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 18% 100+ Ratings Audience Score The baron's grandson (Boris Karloff) rents the family castle to a TV crew to fund his atomic revival of the family monster. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Being a fan of the late Boris Karloff, movies starring him usually draw my attention. While to date I have never seen a terrible movie he appeared in, there have been a few which are just OK. "Frankenstein 1970" is one such movie. As he always did in his celebrated career Karloff does very well in the role of Baron Victor Von Frankenstein, the last of his family who is allowing a movie to be filmed on his estate in order to fund his ongoing experiments (Look fast for the actual Maltese Falcon that can be seen on set.). In Frankenstein's secret laboratory, located under the family crypt, Frankenstein is creating a new monster out of various body parts. When he runs out of materials he starts killing off members of the film crew and his own butler for the body parts he needs. While I was never bored with the movie, I just felt it was simply OK. Boris Karloff has certainly done a lot better. If you are a fan of Karloff as I am, I would recommend seeing "Frankenstein 1970" at least once. You will not be blown away by it (For that you would need to watch "Frankenstein" and/or "The Bride of Frankenstein".), but you will at least be entertained if nothing else. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review dave s Why is this movie called Frankenstein 1970? Shot in 1958, there's no reason for this to be set twelve years later, unless I missed something. How did Dr Frankenstein manage to get an atomic reactor into his dungeon with the narrow staircase? Why does the monster have a head that is the size of a medicine ball and why is he always wrapped in bandages when he is clearly healthy enough to go out and kill people? And what is with all of the shots of the tape recorder when we already know that the doctor is recording the procedures for the sake of posterity? Enough questions. The lighting is good and Boris Karloff is always fun, but that's not nearly enough of a reason to even consider watching this movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a shame Boris Karloff had to do something as horrendous as this. Zero out of five stars is what I give this abomination. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Boris Karloff returns to the Frankenstein franchise, but not as the monster. This time he plays Baron Victor von Frankenstein, or at least a descendant of his who is forced to rent out his castle to a movie crew in order to get money for atomic power to conduct his experiments. While the first couple Universal Frankenstein pictures are true classics, this one is put Saturday matinee corn. Despite the low quality of the film, the studio did decide to shoot the film in CinemaScope, but outside of Karloff, there's really no reason to watch this film. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent opening and Charlotte Austin's foxiness aside, Frankenstein 1970 is possibly the dullest movie I've seen in my life. And I watched the third Twilight movie the night before, I'd like to add. I don't get the 1970 thing considering the movie came out in 1958 and didn't look futuristic at all. Boris Karloff's school cafeteria counter garbage can included. Even fans of schlock (of which I am one) are going to have a hell of a time getting through this one.... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts off good, but goes straight downhill soon after. In one of the strangest gaps of logic I've ever seen, needing eyes for his monster, Dr. Frankenstein sends his eyeless monster to get them.... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is Karloff is the only reason to watch the film. It’s Victor von Frankenstein’s world, the rest of the characters are just dying in it. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The creature looks more like a mummy with a head as square as Spongebob's, while Karloff is forced to spend too much time just shambling around his supposedly futuristic (note the title) laboratory. Rated: 2/4 Apr 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The baron's grandson (Boris Karloff) rents the family castle to a TV crew to fund his atomic revival of the family monster.
      Director
      Howard W. Koch
      Screenwriter
      Richard H. Landau, George Worthing Yates
      Distributor
      Allied Artists Pictures
      Production Co
      Aubrey Schenck Productions
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 20, 1958, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 6, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 23m