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Spawn Of Frankenstein
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Original Release Date:
1931 / 1935
Original Running Time:
71 / 75
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
93
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Brief Synopsis:
This remix of FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN aims for a serious tone by removing all comedy relief, not humanizing the Monster and having a darker ending.
Intention:
FRANKENSTEIN is a brilliant film. Decades ahead of it’s time. Karloff portrayal of the Monster is visceral and vicious.
However the sequel BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN changed all that. they succeeded in humanizing the monster. He now emotes and has pathos. For his sins he is crucified and thrown into a dungeon. cries because he wants a friend, falls in love and has his heart broken. Add to this the comedy relief of Minnie the Housekeeper and the Burgomaster and the sequel loses it for me. So the attempt is to streamline both films together while keeping the flavor of the original.
However the sequel BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN changed all that. they succeeded in humanizing the monster. He now emotes and has pathos. For his sins he is crucified and thrown into a dungeon. cries because he wants a friend, falls in love and has his heart broken. Add to this the comedy relief of Minnie the Housekeeper and the Burgomaster and the sequel loses it for me. So the attempt is to streamline both films together while keeping the flavor of the original.
Release Information:
DVD
Special Features
- Bonus trailers
Cuts and Additions:
– reformatted entire film to 1:85:1 and manually recomposed entire film.
– Color treated entire film for a new look.
– new opening title scene.
– added new score to most of FRANKENSTEIN.
– trimmed most scenes for pace.
– Re-cut little Maria’s scene.
– deleted Mary Shelly opening from BOF. Now the films just continues.
– deleted most of Minnie – Housekeeper. No comedy relief.
– deleted sheepherder girl rescue and Blind hermit cabin. No humanizing the creature.
– As usual for my remixes… no happy ending.
– Color treated entire film for a new look.
– new opening title scene.
– added new score to most of FRANKENSTEIN.
– trimmed most scenes for pace.
– Re-cut little Maria’s scene.
– deleted Mary Shelly opening from BOF. Now the films just continues.
– deleted most of Minnie – Housekeeper. No comedy relief.
– deleted sheepherder girl rescue and Blind hermit cabin. No humanizing the creature.
– As usual for my remixes… no happy ending.
User reviews
12 reviews
Overall rating
8.2
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(1)
Audio Editing
8.0(1)
Visual Editing
7.0(2)
Enjoyment
7.6(12)
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
8.0
Review by zeppelinrox — May 1, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
I forgot to rank this.
I enjoyed this and when I rate fanedits, I rate them based on enjoyment.
I’m not really anal when it comes to musical choices or DVD menus so I gave it an 8/10.
I forgot to rank this.
I enjoyed this and when I rate fanedits, I rate them based on enjoyment.
I’m not really anal when it comes to musical choices or DVD menus so I gave it an 8/10.
Z
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
7.0
Review by DwightFry78 — May 1, 2010 @ 7:01 pm
Given my moniker, I of course had to check this out! :-P As Bride of Frankenstein is my fave of both movies, I don’t think this new version improves over the originals, but it’s nonetheless a fine alternate take. Things I particularly liked: the new twist on the Maria sequence (exemplifying “less is more” to perfection, in fact I’ve always preferred the old truncated home video version of the sequence than the restored one), the otherwordly brownish tint, the new darker ending which is probably what Whale’s original cut looked like (while it could have been a bit tighter edited, a couple of shots scream for shortening), and particularly ALMOST NO UNA O’CONNOR who very nearly ruined Bride for me, despite preferring it to the original overall. BTW, Una DID totally ruin The Invisible Man for me. Maybe I’ll get to work on that some day.
What I didn’t like as much: It sometimes tends to forget it’s a classic, via some dissolves that scream “digital editing software” thus come across as awkward, and the too modern feel of the new credits (the lettering in green for a B&W movie, but also the overall flow of it), the use of the current Universal logo, Karloff second-billed after Colin Clive (!)… yet keeping the end credits cast list card for Bride instead of creating a new one. Now half of the credited performers are not in the movie, and half of the performers in the movie are not credited. As for the score for the first half, it’s both too recognizable and too modern-sounding. No way it could pass for something released in the 1930s. Also I must say that the blind hermit sequence is a favorite, but for the purposes of this cut it definitely had to go. The new retooling of Pretorius as the responsible for the Monster’s talking ability works fine IMHO.
However, while this comes close to resemble a movie and not two glued together, some problems keep it from succeeding, and I don’t mean the two Elizabeths. I think that the Monster-stalking-Elizabeth scene from the first film should go because it becomes repetitive in relation to the second part, and Dr. Frankenstein’s line “It’s alive! It’s alive!” referred to the Bride should go for the same reason. These things work in separate films, in the same one they become redundant. Also, the windmill sequence needs to be shortened, despite it being so good. As a matter of fact, BECAUSE it is so good. It looks like what it is: a movie climax. It needs to be turned into a middle point.
All in all, a solid, worthwhile fanedit. 7/10 overall.
Given my moniker, I of course had to check this out! :-P As Bride of Frankenstein is my fave of both movies, I don’t think this new version improves over the originals, but it’s nonetheless a fine alternate take. Things I particularly liked: the new twist on the Maria sequence (exemplifying “less is more” to perfection, in fact I’ve always preferred the old truncated home video version of the sequence than the restored one), the otherwordly brownish tint, the new darker ending which is probably what Whale’s original cut looked like (while it could have been a bit tighter edited, a couple of shots scream for shortening), and particularly ALMOST NO UNA O’CONNOR who very nearly ruined Bride for me, despite preferring it to the original overall. BTW, Una DID totally ruin The Invisible Man for me. Maybe I’ll get to work on that some day.
What I didn’t like as much: It sometimes tends to forget it’s a classic, via some dissolves that scream “digital editing software” thus come across as awkward, and the too modern feel of the new credits (the lettering in green for a B&W movie, but also the overall flow of it), the use of the current Universal logo, Karloff second-billed after Colin Clive (!)… yet keeping the end credits cast list card for Bride instead of creating a new one. Now half of the credited performers are not in the movie, and half of the performers in the movie are not credited. As for the score for the first half, it’s both too recognizable and too modern-sounding. No way it could pass for something released in the 1930s. Also I must say that the blind hermit sequence is a favorite, but for the purposes of this cut it definitely had to go. The new retooling of Pretorius as the responsible for the Monster’s talking ability works fine IMHO.
However, while this comes close to resemble a movie and not two glued together, some problems keep it from succeeding, and I don’t mean the two Elizabeths. I think that the Monster-stalking-Elizabeth scene from the first film should go because it becomes repetitive in relation to the second part, and Dr. Frankenstein’s line “It’s alive! It’s alive!” referred to the Bride should go for the same reason. These things work in separate films, in the same one they become redundant. Also, the windmill sequence needs to be shortened, despite it being so good. As a matter of fact, BECAUSE it is so good. It looks like what it is: a movie climax. It needs to be turned into a middle point.
All in all, a solid, worthwhile fanedit. 7/10 overall.
D
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
6.0
Review by Matt_Jensen — April 12, 2010 @ 4:24 pm
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
M
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
8.0
Review by r8s8fr8 — November 27, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
I liked this new take on Frankenstein a lot. Jorge, you are an artist.
I liked this new take on Frankenstein a lot. Jorge, you are an artist.
R
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
10.0
Review by Link — February 22, 2009 @ 2:58 am
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
L