A Casa de Frankenstein

O argumento de House of Frankenstein deu vida a todos os monstros famosos dos anos 30 e 40 do século XX num só filme e misturou-os num cocktail de enredo divertido e nunca aborrecido. Muito bem filmado, com um bom elenco e boas atuações. Cheio de nostalgia adorável. Mas não espere uma obra-prima dramática no estilo de A Noiva de Frankenstein. O filme não é assim tão forte, nem tem esse grande coração. É apenas uma diversão agradável para os fãs interessados. (30/03/2003)

The classic Universal monsters together for the first time. The Werewolf, Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and even Kharis the Mummy. A childhood dream come true... Apart from the fact that they cut the Mummy before the movie was shot, Dracula is played by a tragic Carradine and the entire affair is absolutely superfluous and, mainly, very boring; Frankenstein’s Monster doesn’t his ten seconds (almost literally) of fame until almost the very end and although Chaney’s performance as the Werewolf is outstanding, it suffers from being sidelined. So instead of a “celebration" of monsters, we don’t actually get much more than another mad scientist. This time rather routinely performed by Boris Karloff. This means that J. Carrol Naish in the role of Karloff’s side-kick has no trouble in stealing the whole movie. House of Frankenstein is a mediocre movie through and through, none of its potential exploited at all. Still, it’s a good movie. But only good, nothing more. (11/03/2008)