jacobjohntaylor1 This is a sequel to Frankenstein. It is pretty good. It is scary. It has a great story line. It also great acting. It also has great special effects. This one of the best horror movies from the 80's. If it does not scary you no movie will. 5.3 is underrating it. This is a true horror classic. It is kind of a love story. But still it is a very good movie. It is a great monster movie. Doctor Frankenstein his a bad guy. And the monster is a good guy. So it is not quit the traditional Frankenstein movie. Frankenstein (1931) is better. But still this is a good movie. The Bride of Frankenstein is better. This is better then Frankenstein (1910). It a great film.

gwnightscream Sting, Jennifer Beals, Clancy Brown, David Rappaport and Cary Elwes star in this 1985 romantic horror film adaptation of Mary Shelly's novel. Rock Legend, Sting plays scientist, Frankenstein who recreates 2 people intended for each other until they're separated after a lab explosion. Beals (Flashdance) plays Eva, the woman who is taught about life and herself by Frankenstein. Brown (The Shawshank Redemption) plays the man, Viktor who wanders around the countryside. The late, Rappaport (Time Bandits) plays Rinaldo, a dwarf who not only befriends Viktor, but teaches him to follow his heart and dreams. Soon, Frankenstein tries to keep Eva for himself, but she and Viktor eventually find their way to each other. Elwes (The Princess Bride) appears briefly as Josef, a young man who takes advantage of Eva. I've always liked this film and think it's underrated. It's got some dramatic and suspenseful moments, Sting & the cast are great as well as Maurice Jarre's score. I recommend this.

moonspinner55 The beautiful young ward of Baron Charles Frankenstein tires of being his student and rebels against his strict tutelage, unaware that she was indeed brought to life by the mad doctor--sewn together from corpses--and that a male counterpart to whom she was intended is roaming the countryside. Director Franc Roddam and screenwriter Lloyd Fonvielle's underrated, well-paced rethinking of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein" hasn't much intrinsic spirit, though it does have lyrical scenes and an absorbing narrative which qualify it as a fascinating misfire. As the Baron, rock star Sting poses sufficiently and glowers moodily, though he's all on one-note; Jennifer Beals is somewhat better as his charge--with feminist leanings--and a number of her scenes (such as her first run-in with a cat, and her dialogue with a derelict traveler) are quite beguiling; Beals however can't escape her ineffectual delivery (a non-musical sing-song), and though Roddam's close-ups of her are very pretty, she doesn't have much going on underneath (it's beauty without mystery). Clancy Brown is the sympathetic star here playing Frankenstein's initial creation, and his relationship with happy-go-lucky dwarf David Rappaport is marvelous. A better film than many critics gave it credit for being, "The Bride" is surprisingly ambitious and yet it isn't paced like a tableaux "epic". Roddam is careful but also spry, and once the plot takes hold, coupled with the handsome settings, it makes for a rather grand experience. **1/2 from ****

michellemurmurs6244 This version of Mary Shelley's famous story has often been heavily criticized surprisingly. Actually I find it a refreshing and imaginative effort. It concerns the efforts of Baron Charles Frankenstein (Sting) to create, control and ultimately to conquer the perfect woman. After an electrifying creation scene the baron's first male creation comes to claim his counterpart but disaster results and he runs off into the night. After rescuing the raven haired beauty from the flames engulfing his laboratory the baron decides to tell people she was brought to him after being discovered unconscious in the woods. He gives her the name Eva and begins educating her. In the meantime the male creature befriends a dwarf after rescuing him from a group of tormenting schoolboys. The dwarf looks beyond the creature's unusual appearance and sees a man simply longing for friendship and acceptance. He gives him the name Viktor teaches him about life on the road. The two stories intertwine until circumstances bring Viktor back to the Baron's castle to try to win back his "bride". The Baron's creations are played by Jennifer Beals and Clancy Brown. The late Dasvid Rappaport plays the dwarf Rinaldo. If I have any criticisms it's that Sting in his portrayal of the Baron has a constant irritated look on his face and final confrontation between Eva and the Baron could have been better written. Other than that I really enjoyed it.