Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

This movie is part of the Hammer series of Frankenstein movies that I believe all came out during the seventies. This is the fifth in the series, so it was probably not the best place for me to start. Thankfully it doesn't matter because each movie seems to stand on its own.

This series puts a very different spin on the character of Dr. Frankenstein. The focus of the movies is completely on him, and not on his monster. Although by the looks of things, he probably has a different monster in each movie of the series. What's interesting is that they made the character a crazy, sadistic asshole. He is essentially the villain here, which I thought was pretty cool. It was a very different take on things and made it interesting.

The movie itself is surprisingly watchable too. The plot was pretty simple but it was entertaining, interesting and actually had some pretty good suspenseful moments. Coming off of the original 1931 Frankenstein, it was also strange to see a good amount of gore in this movie. A lot of is left to the imagination, but there are a couple of graphic murders here and there to spice things up.

This was the first of the Hammer horror movies I've seen and it was a pretty good introduction to everything. They are a lot more violent and crass it looks like, but I like the spin they put on the classic monster movie. With a title like this, I had very low expecations for this movie, but it surprised me. I look forward to exploring some more of the movies in the Hammer horror movie series.

7/10