5/10
Peter Cushing stars in the second Frankenstein film to churned out from the Hammer production-line. The Revenge of Frankenstein seems incredibly dated and gives you the impression that the entire film was thrown together in a week. However, it is saved by a fine script and good performances from the evergreen Cushing as well as Matthews and Gwynn in the other leading roles of Doctor Kleve and The Monster, making it a lot more enjoyable than the majority of horror films made in the last twenty years.
Although cheap, the set design of misty graveyards and underground laboratories containing colourful potions and brains kept in specimen jars creates an eerie atmosphere. Watch out for one of the worst choreographed fights in cinema history when the monster escapes to the lab - fantastic.
Hammer fans will not be disappointed.
Peter Cushing stars in the second Frankenstein film to churned out from the Hammer production-line. The Revenge of Frankenstein seems incredibly dated and gives you the impression that the entire film was thrown together in a week. However, it is saved by a fine script and good performances from the evergreen Cushing as well as Matthews and Gwynn in the other leading roles of Doctor Kleve and The Monster, making it a lot more enjoyable than the majority of horror films made in the last twenty years.
Although cheap, the set design of misty graveyards and underground laboratories containing colourful potions and brains kept in specimen jars creates an eerie atmosphere. Watch out for one of the worst choreographed fights in cinema history when the monster escapes to the lab - fantastic.
Hammer fans will not be disappointed.