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Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) a score of 2.4818 out of 4
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Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bloody-DistgustingBloody-Distgusting
It’s a pity that HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN did not catch the fancy of audiences when it was released, as it sets the stage perfectly for an ongoing series about a Victor Frankenstein completely devoid of moral or ethical reservations. Bates ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
This '70s inflected rendition of the Frankenstein story isn't terribly faithful to the original text, but it does feature a grandiose performance by Ralph Bates as the doctor obsessed with resurrecting the dead. His '70s hair and puffy shirt is reason ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In the late 1960s, Britain-based Hammer Studios, having gained fame and fortune in the late 1950s by reimagining old Universal horror flicks as gaudy, full-color Gothic shockers, was in trouble. The mood in horror and science fiction films had shifted ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Stephen Cooke)Daily-Reviews.com (Stephen Cooke)
In her interview, Carlson identifies the appeal of the Hammer films in the way they take you back to another world in a way that modern horror films don't even attempt, and anyone who's seen one of their titles on the big screen can attest to this effect. ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Stephen Cooke)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
An occasionally funny, but largely uninteresting take on a story we've seen far too many times before. ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Sangster's excursion into irony and black comedy under the guise of Gothic horror was a daring step in the right direction, even if that step was somewhat awkward and unsure ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
This was the fifth film in Hammer's Frankenstein series. By 1970 Hammer had regurgitated most of their monsters themes several times over. And The Horror of Frankenstein came right at the point Hammer were starting to inject new blood into ...read the complete Horror of Frankenstein movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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