It's an early and lesser known movie by Rankin/Bass who became famous for their stop-motion TV specials. Baron Boris von Frankenstein (Boris Karloff) invents a new powerful destructive formula. He invites the famous monsters of the world to his island along with his only living relative, nephew Felix Flankin. He's retiring as the monster leader and naming Felix as his successor. Everybody tries to steal the secret formula from the bumbling Felix.
The stop motion is simple joy. It's all fun and games. As a narrative, the best way to make this work is to concentrate on Felix as the lead. The point and the fun is that he is clueless to the danger and the world he has entered. He's the fish out of water. The best is Felix stumbling over Wolfman. Sure, the monsters are the most fun on the surface but they need Felix to advance the plot. He has to be the main character but the movie insists on concentrating on all the monsters for the first half. I'm not in love with Felix but it would help if he had more scenes early in the movie. Overall, this is a fascinating watch for Rankin/Bass fans like me.
The stop motion is simple joy. It's all fun and games. As a narrative, the best way to make this work is to concentrate on Felix as the lead. The point and the fun is that he is clueless to the danger and the world he has entered. He's the fish out of water. The best is Felix stumbling over Wolfman. Sure, the monsters are the most fun on the surface but they need Felix to advance the plot. He has to be the main character but the movie insists on concentrating on all the monsters for the first half. I'm not in love with Felix but it would help if he had more scenes early in the movie. Overall, this is a fascinating watch for Rankin/Bass fans like me.