#this is also just based off of how old dwight frye was then

[mothmore]

renfield was only 32 when he got turned into dracula’s familiar ,,,, he should’ve been at the club

[downtofragglerock]

My thoughts on The Invisible Man (1933)

To preface, I know that this is based on a book, but unlike Dracula and Frankenstein, I have not read the book. But I hear this isn't exactly a faithful adaptation. I will not comment on any changes that I'm unaware of.

Anyway lets get to it

James Whale is back as director, and it shows

Very well made movie

Effects are actually really good, especially considering the time period

Especially the wire work

Miniature work is also really good

There's music at the beginning and the end, but still nothing for the main duration of the film

Everyone's acting is actually pretty good, but Claude Rains outshines them by a mile

The fucking nra sponsored this movie?!

I like that the credits have to specify that yes, Claude Rains is the invisible man

I love the mystery and intrigue they set up at the beginning with Griffin and what exactly his deal is, I like the bar patrons coming up with rumors when trying to figure what's up with him

I have sensitive ears, so the old lady's screaming was really irritating and not really called for in most cases

I feel like this is the first universal monster who really gets to be a character who interacts with the cast in a relatively normal way, which makes sense given the context of the story, Griffin's just a guy

Griffin is a rude inn guest, doesn't even say thank you

They really do have a "wots all dis den?" guy here

I'm surprised how quickly they get to the invisible reveal

Griffin is terrorizing this english town by streaking

That scene where he's with Kemp and talking about killing people is really insidious

The cops main strategy for catching the invisible man seems to just be red rover

Griffin was born to be a asshole prank youtuber

Griffin has the highest onscreen bodycount of the universal monsters so far when he fucking derails a train and kills 100 people

I'm surprised how much sympathy Griffin has in the narrative

Dwight Frye makes a surprising cameo, caught me off guard

This is the first ending of these movies that doesn't feel really abrupt

And those are my thoughts, overall I liked Frankenstein more, but this is definitely second place of the movies I've seen so far

Next time we return to Frankenstein, and meet the bride