Tag: Universal Monsters

Movie Review – Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Title: Island of Lost Souls (1932) Director: Erle C. Kenton Runtime: 70 minutes — It’s hard to believe that Island of Lost Souls wasn’t made by Universal, but is rather a response to those classic monster movies. Lost Souls does a great job setting the atmosphere of this mysterious island of Dr. Moreau, but it’s still…


Movie Review – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Title: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Director: Jack Arnold Runtime: 79 minutes — Creature of the Black Lagoon is another one of the original Universal monster films, and another one that doesn’t quite deliver on the high praise it receives. Creature has a few memorable moments, including some excellent underwater suspense scenes, and some…


Movie Review – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Title: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Director: James Whale Runtime: 75 minutes — Now this is a classic Universal monster film! Bride of Frankenstein manages to do almost everything right, mixing a ton of classical horror elements like murder, mayhem, mad scientists, love, storms, and grave robbing. The opening scene comes out of nowhere, with Mary…


Movie Review – Frankenstein (1931)

Title: Frankenstein (1931) Director: James Whale Runtime: 70 minutes — *Warning: This review contains spoilers.* I’ve only recently started watching some of the classic Universal monster flicks, and I’ve still got a few to see before I can say that I’ve seen all the originals, but, after seeing Frankenstein, I can safely say that The…