Thrilling and exciting retelling based on Mary Shelley classic novel . In 1794, in the Arctic Sea, Captain Robert Walton (Donald Sutherland) is a man obsessed to reach the North Pole, pushing his crew to exhaustion. When his ship hits an iceberg, it is stranded in the ice. Out of the blue, Captain Walton and his men overhear a dreadful cry and they see a sick stranger coming to the ship. He introduces himself as Victor Frankenstein (Alec Newman) and he tells the Captain the story of his life since he was a little boy . Victor Frankenstein in love for his half-sister goes University where learns lessons from illustrious professor (William Hurt) . He decides to drop out and to continue his studies alone . Then Frankenstein attempting to create an artificial monster of his own . But he's creating a man made being but inadvertently giving him a criminal instinct . The bloodthirsty monster asks to Victor trying to alive a recently executed for give him a lover but Victor rejects him and the monster flees . When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature (Luke Goss) gets away and swears vengeance. The monster begins a killing spree , terrorizing the countryside and everything gets worse .The prowl goes on , continuing his revenge against Frankenstein and back again , until the end in the freezing Arctic where they meet a captain of a galleon
A TV version that deserves to be appreciated , this is a stylish , brilliant and faithful adaptation of the immortal , durable novel, sticking close to the original story . It's a well designed recounting of Mary Shelley's horror tale . A luxurious and colorful adaptation in the wake of Kenneth Brannagh's Frankenstein (1994) , this film was nominated for ten Oscars or Academy Awards , but it achieved none of them . Well based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, this TV miniseries tells the story of Dr. Victor von Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life , then his experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses , but it's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions when he's coerced by the evil monster into creating a mate for him . Spooky images creates impact of numerous key sequences as at the monster creation in which Frankenstein creates a simple creature from various body parts ; then he subsequently turns into a killer monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him . This is a good entry of the very adapted yarn , it has several ghoulish scenes , alongside with some touches of romance . Although creaky at times , but it's still breathtaking for its impressive images . Terrific acting by Alec Newman and Luke Goss in his portrayal of the creator and the monster , the latter with a sinister and weird performance . It's an entertaining movie if you catch it in the right frame in the mind . Spectacular and glamorous shots by cameraman Alan Caso make this picture a real treat . Sensitive and evocative musical score Roger Bellon . Here director Kevin Connor gives some very Baroque images and guiding us through the tale of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge and a strong confrontation between the astonishing monster and his creator . This ¨Frankenstein¨ (2004) is one of the multiple versions of the vintage tale , the best ones are the Universal's cycle , starting with ¨James Whale's Frankenstein¨a nd going on sequels such as House of Frankestein¨, ¨son of Frankestein¨, ¨Frankestein meet the wolf man¨ and ¨ The Zingara and the monsters¨
The motion picture was well and competently directed by Kevin Connor .who has a long and prestigious career . Sir Richard Attenborough gave him his break to edit his first directorial film "Oh! What A Lovely War." Connor's directing break came from Amicus Films producer, Milton Subotsky, a horror film - "Tales from Beyond the Grave", that lead to a series of Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy/adventure films made in similar style , the agreeable movies : ¨The land that time forgot (1975)¨, ¨All the Earth's core (1976)¨, ¨The people that time forgot (1977)¨ and ¨Warlord of Atlantis¨ (1978) . Connor moved to Los Angeles 1980, directed "Motel Hell" and 'Sunset Grill'. He found himself drawn to high-profile international mini-series, "Master of The Game", "North & South Book 2", "Great Expectations", "The Old CuriosityShop", "Iran, 444 Days ", "Frankenstein", "Blackbeard" and most recently "Marco Polo". Connor has directed some 100 + Film and Television projects , continuing engaged in producing and directing feature films. Rating : 6.5/10 .Highly recommended , despite being an unknown rendition.
A TV version that deserves to be appreciated , this is a stylish , brilliant and faithful adaptation of the immortal , durable novel, sticking close to the original story . It's a well designed recounting of Mary Shelley's horror tale . A luxurious and colorful adaptation in the wake of Kenneth Brannagh's Frankenstein (1994) , this film was nominated for ten Oscars or Academy Awards , but it achieved none of them . Well based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, this TV miniseries tells the story of Dr. Victor von Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life , then his experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses , but it's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions when he's coerced by the evil monster into creating a mate for him . Spooky images creates impact of numerous key sequences as at the monster creation in which Frankenstein creates a simple creature from various body parts ; then he subsequently turns into a killer monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him . This is a good entry of the very adapted yarn , it has several ghoulish scenes , alongside with some touches of romance . Although creaky at times , but it's still breathtaking for its impressive images . Terrific acting by Alec Newman and Luke Goss in his portrayal of the creator and the monster , the latter with a sinister and weird performance . It's an entertaining movie if you catch it in the right frame in the mind . Spectacular and glamorous shots by cameraman Alan Caso make this picture a real treat . Sensitive and evocative musical score Roger Bellon . Here director Kevin Connor gives some very Baroque images and guiding us through the tale of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge and a strong confrontation between the astonishing monster and his creator . This ¨Frankenstein¨ (2004) is one of the multiple versions of the vintage tale , the best ones are the Universal's cycle , starting with ¨James Whale's Frankenstein¨a nd going on sequels such as House of Frankestein¨, ¨son of Frankestein¨, ¨Frankestein meet the wolf man¨ and ¨ The Zingara and the monsters¨
The motion picture was well and competently directed by Kevin Connor .who has a long and prestigious career . Sir Richard Attenborough gave him his break to edit his first directorial film "Oh! What A Lovely War." Connor's directing break came from Amicus Films producer, Milton Subotsky, a horror film - "Tales from Beyond the Grave", that lead to a series of Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy/adventure films made in similar style , the agreeable movies : ¨The land that time forgot (1975)¨, ¨All the Earth's core (1976)¨, ¨The people that time forgot (1977)¨ and ¨Warlord of Atlantis¨ (1978) . Connor moved to Los Angeles 1980, directed "Motel Hell" and 'Sunset Grill'. He found himself drawn to high-profile international mini-series, "Master of The Game", "North & South Book 2", "Great Expectations", "The Old CuriosityShop", "Iran, 444 Days ", "Frankenstein", "Blackbeard" and most recently "Marco Polo". Connor has directed some 100 + Film and Television projects , continuing engaged in producing and directing feature films. Rating : 6.5/10 .Highly recommended , despite being an unknown rendition.