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Title: Slow, slow ........ very slow !
Review: I have never liked this extremely poor version of the 'Frankenstein' myth. Made by Hammer Films in 1957 this is such a watery story. The acting is great from all the cast particularly Cushing. For me though the story just fails completely. For one thing it takes a good 40 odd minutes to get going, with lots of thumb twiddling moments to endure. I know that people love a good story and well most horror movies from this era certainly have this (See Hammer's 1958 Dracula), but this lacks any sort of build up and when the Creature finally appears it is a complete let down (Looking like the result of a custard pie fight!), and for me the whole film is a really dull anti - climax. Much better and with a heck of a lot more atmosphere is Hammer's version of 'Dracula', which is spot on with suspense, story and genuine horror.
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