11-10-2025, 11:35 PM
(06-01-2025, 09:37 AM)Greg Wrote: Frankenstein. This fall. From Guillermo Del Toro.
Del Toro’s fresh take on the classic has some wonderful moments of his signature surreal gothic horror. I particularly liked Victor’s angel visions, as well as the overall color schemes which were blown to comic book tones. It was a tad longer than I would’ve preferred - some of the ideas lingered too long. And the preposterous of it all kept nibbling at the back of my brain. But BdT’s style lent itself well to the tale and his twists were appreciated. There’s some gruesome moments that exemplify the body horror genre. And the sheer supervillain ultravi of the fight scenes was tasty for the connoisseur of splatter - the jaw ripping off scene sticks out in my mind but there were many more. Isaac was a sconce over the top in his portrayal but it sorta works. Overall, i was entertained. It definitely had some fine BdT scenes.
If you’re into this classic story & del Toro, it’s a total D00M recommendation.
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