The Revenge Of Frankenstein Movie Review
After escaping execution, everybody's favorite mad scientist, Frankenstein (this time played by legendary horror actor Peter Cushing), reemerges in Germany as Dr. Victor Stein. After his secret is discovered by young Doctor Hans Kleve (Francis Matthews), Stein takes Kleve under his wing and they begin more experiments with reanimating the dead. Released in 1958, this sequel nobody asked for moves as a rather slow pace--not surprising, as this IS a Hammer film after all.
This guy's a bit too Hammered
As is the case with most sequels, this movie fails tremendously in capturing anything that made the original so great--this one lacks the interesting story, the unexpected, and, most unfortunate, the scares of the first film. In fact, to even call this movie a sequel is a bit of a stretch. The saving grace in this film is the acting--Cushing is good, and Matthews turns in a particularly strong performance. If you are a fan of Hammer films, you know that most follow the same pattern--a somewhat interesting story with little to no actual action leads to a thrilling finale--not so here; the ending is as dull as most of the rest of the movie.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 4
The Revenge Of Frankenstein Movie Trailer
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