Frankenstein(2025) Written Review

 

Frankenstein

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elrodi, Mia Goth

Writers: Guillermo del Toro(screenplay) Mary Shelly(novel)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

*** and 1/2 *'s out of 5

Ever since we were shown The fawn in Pan’s Labryrinth or Hellboy from the feature of the same name.  Guillermo del Toro has always been a defender of monsters. His best picture winner, The Shape of Water made that point clear to show that the all American patriot(played by Michael Shannon) was in fact the real monster while the amphibian creature(played by Doug Jones) was our hero at the end.

Now del Toro has set his sights on the most misunderstood monster of all time, Frankenstein.  First introduced as a novel by Mary Shelly and than as a film by director James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the creature.   Since 1931 there have been way over two hundred different adaptations of the famed creature.  From straight up remakes to homages.  This character has been infused in our pop culture for decades.

Science Fiction Remnant: 12 Monkeys (1995) and Ex Machina (2014)

 

Hello everyone.

I recently returned to the Science Fiction Remnant  to discuss Terry Gilliam's Sci Fi Time Travel Tale,12 Monkeys starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt.   I was joined by host Robert and later cohost Giancarlo for a live YouTube show and it was a lot of fun.  My webcam  is not the best because it's a first edition webcam but I think it works great because of the whole time travel aspect of the film.

Watch our episode below but if you would rather hear us than see us.  There is a link for audio version as well