In sync with their revised, Classic Monsters of the Movies editions of Tod Browning's Dracula and James Whale's Frankenstein, Nige Burton and Jamie Jones deliver a loving upgrade to their acclaimed, Bride of Frankenstein tribute.
Whale's extravaganza is considered one of the greatest sequels made, and all for good reason, as Burton and Jones detail through their informative, 36 pages. Whale's direction is brisk and invigorating, as he grants a lighter tone to Henry Frankenstein's peril. Franz Waxman's score is hands down one of the most sweeping imaginable (so grand, in fact, that it was used in the Flash Gordon serials). And then there's that amazing cast: Boris Karloff (who this time bestows the Monster a voice), Elsa Lancaster (as Mary Shelley and the Bride), Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Una O'Connor, Dwight Frye, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, E. E Clive and O.P. Heggie.
I love Universal horror and rank Bride in the studio's top five. This special, Classic Monsters of the Movies, deluxe re-issue is one that every film library should include. After all, Bride is an immortal classic that only grows more endearing with each passing year.
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