I Frankenstein..Breathe Life Into this Old Story?

I FRANKENSTEIN: -+: 2014: ACT:  So if you combine Underworld, Resident Evil and some other current movies to the time traveled tale of Frankenstein, does it make for a better story?

OK, so this Frankenstein doesn't wear a purple blazer and isn't intellectually challenged, but that didn't stop the previous Frankenstein, who was no other than Robert Di Nero.  Please don't remind me.  Why?   He was just not right.  I pictured him saying lines from The Godfather, not Frankenstein.   That movie was an abomination.  Was this one?  


Argh, this Frankenstein was disgusting..."Yhea Suuure!"

I was somewhat relieved when they made this Frankenstein less of a monster and more of a character that you might actually want to watch.  I understand, he's a monster, which is a point that Aaron Eckhart makes abundantly known.  It's just that he doesn't need to be an atrocious fiend of a thing.  This movie got it right and made it aesthetically pleasing to the eye, which is a welcome change to the treatment.  The effects were awesome.


Not eye candy, but better than hideous Robert De Niro.

The Robert Di Nero character just seemed lost, hopeless, and ridiculously pathetic.  Yes, he was strong, we get that, but not the part that Shelly envisioned.  After all, he only wanted a girlfriend..So why watch this movie?



Don't believe everything you hear.  This movie was literally trashed by everyone.  Why?  Well, maybe they didn't pay the right people or maybe this movie wasn't meant to be made, i.e. if Robert Di Nero played it then why bother?  

Well this movie has a lot to say for itself and good for it!  Sometimes when a movie get's horrifically trashed by Rotten Green Crap holes, I want to see it just to see why?  Why trash a movie so badly? Surely you have some WoW game to play or something?  Maybe paint some figurines?  Why 'you mad bro?

The effects in this movie were pretty good, nothing spectacular, but I didn't expect them.  Plus the addition of a whole other enemy in the gargoyles was a welcomed difference in the story.  Nice way to keep it fresh.


The gargoyles were sick!  Love the killing effects!

The fighting sequences were on par of killer martial arts movies, so again, why destroy this movie?  The action and effects were fine, borderline awesome.  The story even had merit.  I think that this is a movie that exposes how corrupt movie rating is currently. It's totally obvious.  This movie didn't deserve a 3/10 from Rotten Crap Tomatoes.  Seriously, STFU.

LEARN HOW TO RANK A MOVIE!


There was even some nice chemistry!

Put the guy as Two Face in Batman  and make him Frankenstein, plug in some great action, some love interplay, and a decent plot, and you trash it?  Well, I guess I'm just a fan boy.  I welcome some sequels to this one.  I wouldn't have had an issue sitting through this.  Ganster Squad  on the other hand, wow, that sucked.  Plus Rotten gave that a 32%.  What are they thinking?  :::73%

Fire Walk with Me: David Lynch's Masterpiece?

FIRE WALK WITH ME:  1992: ++: PSYCH HR:  Although many "David Lynch Enthusiasts" thought that Fire Walk was the movie where he completely lost his mind, it is one of my favorites.  It was rated in a "short" earlier on in this blog's history but it deserves it's own entry due to it's ground breaking use of foreshadowing, montage, back-story, and course, Lynch's addictive plot/subplots, characterization and dramatic interchange.   



It also features a large number of cameos, a David Lynch trademark. Why were so many celebrities willing to star in his movie? Well, it's sometimes hard to figure out. OR is it? These include, but are not limited by, David Bowie and Chris Isaac, who are among the "usual suspects" found in the, sometimes forgotten, sequel/ prequel, to the TV mini-series. .   How can a movie be both? Read on..


(Ahhh, all the cameos)

This is a psychological/thriller- horror- that has some of the oddest, most disturbing images found in any one of his movies or in the TV series. (See Blue Velvet & Lost Highway).  Some scenes are downright horrifying and will definitely stick to you like the autopsy scene as well as the scene in the wood cabin. Some are comical like when the horse is the wife's hallucination and appears in her bedroom

Starring Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer and Dale Cooper as Kyle MacLachlan, this is supposed to be the series finale in the much heralded Twin Peaks television series.  David Lynch directs Robert Engels' often convoluted story that will have you scratching your head while trying to figure out what the ending means. 


(aforementioned scene with the horse in it)

One of the most bizarre sections is when the FBI agents have to "dissect" symbols from a woman wearing a red suit and a blue rose while she dancing in place. Many of the fans were initially confused, perturbed, and disappointed but now it has grown to have cult status. 

At times this movie resembles a prequel, especially with Agent Cooper's background. Overall though, it is a sequel that shows Laura Palmer's last week of her life. If this wasn't enough, it shows insane montages that have dwarfs speaking backwards (one of Lynch's peculiar touches). The music is also one of the best elements because it creates an atmosphere of horror while giving it very suspenseful motifs.




The movie completely flopped in the US and was received VERY poorly in Cannes. Often asked why he made this movie, Lynch said, "It was the story of Laura Palmer and it needed to be told". At this time, Lynch was also living in seclusion in the forest and had very little contact with people. The movie did very well with Japanese woman and was somewhat successful to that international demographic. GO figure!


(The backward speaking, "Garbonozia" guy)

Having watched this movie many times, there are erotic, sex-crazed scenes in Canada, very interesting scenes with bass lines and some use of narcotics, and of course, a mystery that combines in three intersections. After watching it a few times, they actually make sense.








Flynn Bolye isn't in this movie, but Donna Heyward is played well by..watch it and you will know. (hint) she get's naked.
I still love the scene in the bar, when Donna is warned not to let the innocent branches burn, and of course, when she is with her BF, killing for some excitement in the woods. Yes, this movie is confusing, but who wants life to be predictable? Lynch captures the perfect disharmony of life when it can go awry::::91%