Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman

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Julian S Even the title feels cheap. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review Johnathon W Cheesy entry in the franchise that doesn't contain the pathos of the original films but is still a fun watch. The cast is solid and it is notable this is the film Bela Lugosi played the Frankenstein monster. However, Roy William Neil's direction is more fun over well-crafted. Thankfully, not very long so worth checking out if part of a collection. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review Elvis D Con el éxito de The Wolf Man y el decaimiento que comenzaba a manifestarse en la saga de Frankenstein, Universal tomo la decisión de hacer una película de esta franquicia de monstruos que pudo haber sido el gran evento del año. El resultado final no fue para nada lo esperado, pero al menos sirvió para dar inicio al concepto del universo cinematográfico. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man fue el primer crossover cinematográfico que comenzó a unificar dos películas que no parecían estar relacionadas en un principio. La película narra una fascinante historia que sigue el hilo narrativo de The Wolf Man y The Ghost Of Frankenstein. Lon Chaney Jr. tuvo la oportunidad de volver a interpretar al único personaje que lo dejaría marcado para siempre en la historia del cine. Hay que decir que la película empieza bastante bien con el regreso de Lawrence Talbot como un inmortal condenado que está sufriendo a causa de su maldición. Es a partir de esta película que comenzaron a desarrollar más a Talbot como personaje y se convierte en lo mejor de toda la película. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man funciona como una secuela aceptable de The Wolf Man, pero todo se derrumba cuando comienza a tratar de seguir la continuidad de Frankenstein. Hay que decir que tiene bastantes cosas en contra como secuela de The Ghost Of Frankenstein. Elsa es la única que mantiene la continuidad con la película anterior de Frankenstein, pero hay bastantes errores que arruinan la continuidad. Lo más incoherente es que el sanatorio de The Ghost Of Frankenstein haya sido reemplazado por un castillo en ruinas que hace que uno se pregunte si esta no es una recuela de las primeras dos películas. Tampoco tiene mucho sentido que Frankenstein haya terminado atrapado en una prisión de hielo después de un incendio. Bela Lugosi tuvo la oportunidad de interpretar a Frankenstein años después de haber rechazado este rol para la primera película. En cierto aspecto tiene sentido debido a que Lugosi había interpretado a Ygor y tomando en cuenta lo que sucedió en el trasplante de la película anterior, se entiende por qué Lugosi fue escogido para interpretar al monstruo. El monstruo iba a tener diálogos, pero eso se quitó debido a que los realizadores se rieron por la voz de Lugosi. En parte eso arruino la continuidad porque no tuvo mucho sentido que el monstruo volviera a su estado principal y parece que ya no estuviera ciego. Aun así, Bela Lugosi sigue actuando como un sonámbulo y eso hace que este Frankenstein sea algo ridículo, cosa que termino estableciendo la estereotípica caminata de Frankenstein que muchos conocemos. No se sabe con certeza si los diálogos hubiesen mejorado o empeorado la imagen del monstruo. Por algo es que el acento de Lugosi tratando de pronunciar algo que no puede fue parodiado en Ed Wood. La confrontación entre el monstruo y el hombre pudo haber dado un buen espectáculo si hubiese durado al menos 15 minutos. No cabe duda de que Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man es una de las películas más inferiores de la franquicia de monstruos clásicos, pero sigue siendo divertida de ver. Aunque esta película no termino siendo tan buena como las anteriores, al menos fue gracias a ella que la franquicia de los monstruos clásicos se convirtió en el primer universo cinematográfico de la historia y terminaría dando lugar a otras franquicias como Marvel, The Conjuring o el MonsterVerse. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 6/10. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/05/25 Full Review Jay W The first cinematic universe begins with its first crossover. Before jumping into this movie, let us briefly go over the oddly complicated lore that was set up before this film. Boris Karloff is no longer playing Frankenstein's monster. In the previous film, "Ghost of Frankenstein" he is being played by Lon Chaney Jr. But wait? Lon Chaney Jr. Play the Wolfman. How is he going to play both roles? Well, they recast the monster with Bela Lugosi. Appropriate, because in "Ghost of Frankenstein" Bela Lugosi played Ygor. At the end of the film, Ygor had his mind transferred into the monster's body. So I guess it makes sense that the monster would just slowly transform into Bela Lugosi. Oh, and because of this mind transfer, the monster is now blind. The Wolfman continuity is pretty straight forward, he was killed, but now he's back and wants to die. He thinks that Dr. Frankenstein's granddaughter might know of a way to kill him. More of this would have been explained in the movie, but they cut out all of Bela Lugosi's lines. Test audience's thought it was silly hearing Dracula's voice come out of the monster's body. Consequently, the movie is far more Wolfman than it is Frankenstein. This movie is a ton of fun, it oozes Halloween spookiness in every scene. Lon Chaney Jr. Continues to kill it as the sympathetic Larry Talbot. You really root for the guy; I hope somebody does kill him. That is what he wants after all. The pacing is a bit off, they spend way too much time at the German Festival and too little time on the conflict. But overall, this is a real fun time. You should meet it for yourself sometime. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Blu B Crazy to think everyone thinks Marvel came up with the Shared Universe idea. And than Universal tried copying Marvel with an idea THEY came up with 80 years earlier. Universal created it, Marvel perfected it is more like it. There is defintely a novelty to seeing the origins of the Shared Universe whether your a Horror fan or not. That being said....it's alright. It starts out really strong and feels more like The Wolf Man 2 than a shared crossover. It sets the plot up lighting quick, Lon Cheney is solid in this and easily the best thing, the special effects are really good on his transformation just like the first, and the set designs are good. The problems really start really in the final 30 minutes. The Legosi's monster is just alright and is very forgettable. Mainly because the plot doesn't really know what to do with him. We take so much time setting up The Wolf Man and building everything around him, we kind of forget about any development for The Monster. He feels like he's just there. Lot's of the plot around Larry revolves around things we already seen in the first one, so despite being well done, we've already seen this in the first. It feels like The Wolf Man 2 and a crossover movie merged together and not fully complete yet. The editing and pacing are alright. This isn't really scary but it's cool to see these two icons together and clash at the end although it's literally only the last 60 seconds or so. If your expecting a Godzilla like monster fight or Hulk vs Iron Man, you will be extremely dissappointed. The acting & cinematography aren't bad here but again it's stuff we've seen already and certain scenes like the festival really feel ou of place near the end. The Baroness and new doctor are alright. The ending is as you expect with Frankenstein's castle destroyed AGAIN. Although at least this time not by a angry mob. It feels like this just needed another 30 minutes at least to set up The Monster and than come up with a way to focus on both of them rather than just Cheney and original ideas. If your a hardcore Universal Horror Monster fan or want to see the origins of the Shared Universe give this a watch. Most could stick with 2012 The Avengers instead though. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Joel H Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a fun idea in theory, but I don’t think the screenwriters knew how to handle that idea. Actually, that’s kind of what happens with most movie character crossovers. This film is just over an hour long and yet it’s mostly recycled storylines, stretched out scenes, and a full-length musical number. It also doesn’t seem to want to follow any of the plot points established by previous movies. Lon Chaney Jr. is fine in his role, but it’s a little strange to have Bela Lugosi playing Frankenstein’s Creature. Overall, this horror film is just missing the spark it needs. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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