tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post4675382019459595644..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: October Movies - Spend An Evening With A Monster: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill.Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82543155957129980552011-10-13T10:25:59.372-04:002011-10-13T10:25:59.372-04:00Kathy: I laughed out loud when I read your Brooks ...Kathy: I laughed out loud when I read your Brooks quote. He is such a loony. I love the man.<br /><br />No wonder Anne Bancroft married him. He probably kept her in stitches. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66838556367387391092011-10-13T10:08:50.761-04:002011-10-13T10:08:50.761-04:00Yes, Brooks if a certifiable madman, but a brillia...Yes, Brooks if a certifiable madman, but a brilliant writer, director and comic.<br /><br />I once saw him being interviewed on tv, and he was asked what he thought about being Jewish.<br /><br />He said Yes, I am of the Jewish persuasion, but I want to know -- who persuaded me?<br /><br />I eagerly await your review of the Frankenstein movie, with all of the hilarious crazies, as Cloris Leachman playing Frau Blucher and scaring the horses.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25309021849497664352011-10-10T10:01:11.507-04:002011-10-10T10:01:11.507-04:00Kathy: Mel Brooks is a lunatic. But a brilliant on...Kathy: Mel Brooks is a lunatic. But a brilliant one. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-5793496963563750412011-10-10T00:32:51.471-04:002011-10-10T00:32:51.471-04:00I await eagerly your review of Mel Brooks' mov...I await eagerly your review of Mel Brooks' movie, which will be hilarious, too.<br /><br />Whenever I think of that movie, I laugh. Not one minute goes by without humor.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8944675791817210602011-10-08T16:44:26.735-04:002011-10-08T16:44:26.735-04:00Dorian: I am a big fan of Josephine Hutchinson, th...Dorian: I am a big fan of Josephine Hutchinson, there's just something so sympathetic about her face. She's not a beauty, but she's got such an expressive face.<br /><br />Well, back-breaking IS back-breaking work. HA!!<br /><br />Yeah, my brother and I dish this film every now and then and we always bring up the kid's southern accent. It's hard to figure.<br /><br />South Transylvania. HA. I always figured it was Roumania. You know, where they still had burgermeisters and such. Transylvania probably had them too.<br />Burgermeister capital of the world, no doubt.<br /><br />I did read your Brody post and thinking I'd like to watch the film. Let me go to Firefox and I'll leave a comment. Sometimes my mind gives me the slip. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33136619149662256132011-10-08T13:18:51.428-04:002011-10-08T13:18:51.428-04:00Yvette, I got a big kick out of your pictorial rev...Yvette, I got a big kick out of your pictorial review of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN! That dinner scene in that ridiculously huge room looks like it was filmed in some kind of futuristic Art Deco hangar! Your witty captions cracked me up, like the bits about the curly-haired kid with the Southern accent (maybe he's from South Transylvania :-)), and lines like "Back-breaking is back-breaking work" and "We're going out for ice cream, kid." It was fun to see Josephine Hutchinson YOUNG after seeing her in her years in films like NORTH BY NORTHWEST and TV series like PERRY MASON; she was a cutie! Your review was a fun read, as always!<br /><br />P.S.: As a fellow Adrien Brody fan, you might want to drop by TALES OF THE EASILY DISTRACTED sometime for my review of his latest film WRECKED. ;-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66740424256301413042011-10-08T10:04:19.468-04:002011-10-08T10:04:19.468-04:00Kathy: Although I have fun with the review, I love...Kathy: Although I have fun with the review, I love this movie. Of the three Frankensteins with Boris Karloff, this is my fave because of Basil.<br /><br />Oh wait, I already said that. :)<br /><br />Glad you had time to stop by.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12409716257691251602011-10-08T01:59:05.411-04:002011-10-08T01:59:05.411-04:00I couldn't resist. I came back to read the hi...I couldn't resist. I came back to read the hilarious review.<br /><br />A Frankenstein with a Southern accent? Give me a break.<br /><br />Anyway, I see that you like The Bride of Frankenstein also, and that you like Mel Brooks' movie, but it's to be reviewed at another time. So I'll gladly wait for that one.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-70672576658567004062011-10-08T01:46:01.546-04:002011-10-08T01:46:01.546-04:00I have to say that while I don't watch "m...I have to say that while I don't watch "monster" movies, the Frankenstein movies won me over years ago.<br /><br />One I really like is The Bride of Frankenstein. Elsa Lancasteer as "the bride" with her crazy hairdo cracks me up every time I see her.<br /><br />And I also like Mel Brooks' The Son of Frankenstein with Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucher, Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn.<br /><br />That movie is just a riot.<br /><br />And while I stopped here for a moment after a tiring many hours, I just caught a few tidbits of this review and I can see it's another Show of Shows hilarious review by Yvette.<br /><br />I will come back tomorrow refreshed and read every word and laugh.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8651758503768618962011-10-07T15:40:19.599-04:002011-10-07T15:40:19.599-04:00Hi John, I did see GODS AND MONSTERS, but I'd ...Hi John, I did see GODS AND MONSTERS, but I'd have to see it again to remember any pertinent details. <br /><br />My favorite scenes in BRIDE are the ones with Doctor Pretorious and his little people in jars. So eerie and frightening.<br /><br />Can't wait to see your Carole Lombard post. I'm not familiar with this film at all.<br /><br />Don't know how to do screen captures. One of these days I must learn.<br /><br />In these sorts of movie, sets and art direction are SO very important.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83715786611741810892011-10-07T14:07:07.144-04:002011-10-07T14:07:07.144-04:00I like that visionary art direction. Very much lik...I like that visionary art direction. Very much like <i>Cabinet of Dr Caligari.</i> I will soon be posting a review on SUPERNATURAL, a minor Carole Lombard thriller, in which the art direction - especially the settings - is the real star of the movie. I'm trying to find a way to get screen captures off my DVD player on my laptiop. I want to be able to show how striking and strange the settings are.<br /><br />Your review as usual makes me want to rent this movie ASAP for a another viewing. BRIDE OF... was on the other night and the cinematography and sets once again blew me away. BTW, ever see GODS AND MONSTERS? A lovely little film about James Whale in his final years. There are very interesting pieces of trivia about the filming of BRIDE that are true. Basically, they are dirty jokes he and the cameraman came up with to entertain themselves. They can still be seen in the movie. One occurs in the blind man's hut. Hysterical once you're in on the joke. Or maybe too juvenile for some people.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59412032585720930262011-10-07T13:23:31.175-04:002011-10-07T13:23:31.175-04:00Thanks, Becky! I'm glad you got a chance to re...Thanks, Becky! I'm glad you got a chance to read this one, it's one of my favorites. :)<br /><br />I always felt that Bela was having fun with Igor (or Ygor). He was such a hambone. I love him.<br /><br />Yes, these early originals are so wonderful. I feel sorry for people who don't, can't appreciate them.<br /><br />Basil, dear Basil. I've been meaning to read his autobiography. One of these days I will get around to it. <br /><br />For Halloween I'm watching THE UNINVITED, another classic. But I've also got a couple of other treats waiting. <br /><br />German Expressionists. Right. That was the term that eluded me. Though I pick on the sets, I love them.<br /><br />But I never could get with the kid's southern accent. HA!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-37116521208162889172011-10-07T13:17:44.859-04:002011-10-07T13:17:44.859-04:00Prashant: No apologies necessary, I assure you. I ...Prashant: No apologies necessary, I assure you. I got the gist of your post and besides, nobody's perfect. I appreciate the fact that you are a constant contributor to my blog, believe me.<br /><br />And by the way, call me Yvette. :)<br /><br />I love IMDB. Couldn't do my movie posts without it's wonderful listings of cast and creww.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-72157730496519319212011-10-07T00:45:18.286-04:002011-10-07T00:45:18.286-04:00Yvette, I too am a Basil Rathbone groupie! That m...Yvette, I too am a Basil Rathbone groupie! That man with his looks, his wonderful voice, good acting -- they just don't come much better. I am a HUGE fan of the original monster movies, the first three Frankensteins, Dracula, Wolf Man, The Mummy. This one does have those wonderful, German expressionist type sets, and the sets are a big part of why this film works. <br /><br />Poor Bela Lugosi had a nasty little part, and I always felt sorry for the once-big star. And don't ask my why, because I don't really know, but that weird hairy coat the monster wears always bothers me -- I just hate it! LOL!<br /><br />You really caught Rathbone's performance: "Rathbone is so wired in these scenes that you expect him to explode in ten different directions at once. There's just something about a hysterical man that is very off-putting. But since it's Basil, I put up with it." Amen!<br /><br />Every Halloween I pull out all the originals, plus a few of the greats of all decades, which frankly got fewer and fewer for quite some time, then had a resurgence of good ones (1963 "The Haunting", the '70s-I think- "The Changeling, "The Sixth Sense" and "The Others." All high quality, no blood and gore, supernatural greats.<br /><br />Excellent article about one of my favorite movies, Yvette. Kudos!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-47155012175066798162011-10-07T00:33:03.316-04:002011-10-07T00:33:03.316-04:00I owe you an apology, Ms Banek. I completely overl...I owe you an apology, Ms Banek. I completely overlooked your mention of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. I reread your post this morning and found I had made a fool of myself. No more IMDb!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-17539658590427395062011-10-06T20:07:56.166-04:002011-10-06T20:07:56.166-04:00Prashant: Thank you for the kind words. I do my be...Prashant: Thank you for the kind words. I do my best. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-36169788636433725672011-10-06T15:45:20.707-04:002011-10-06T15:45:20.707-04:00I have seen FRANKENSTEIN starring Boris Karloff (1...I have seen FRANKENSTEIN starring Boris Karloff (1931) but I really didn't know he had a son (1939). IMDb says he had a bride too in 1935. Now wouldn't that be obvious! <br /><br />Your picture stories, if I may call them so, are amazing and they bring these classic movies to life. One can see all the hard work that goes into the posts.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com