I didnt think Lugosi was that bad
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westsalemcongress — 14 years ago(August 23, 2011 11:42 AM)
I totally agree with the above poster:
"I just don't think Lugosi's sharp features worked well in the make-up."
Lugosi did not have the face for the Frankenstein monster. The close-up shots of the monster's face are unintentionally humorous. This giant hulking monster with those squinty beady little eyes is too much of a mismatch. -
Negasonic_WoodChipper_Warhead — 10 years ago(October 06, 2015 07:10 AM)
Certainly not the best version of the monster, but taking into account that Legosi was playing him as being blind, it explains the often outstretched arms.
It's true! I chopped him up. But I didn't kill him! -
Skye_Reynolds — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 10:28 AM)
It was a weak performance, but I don't think it was his fault. The makeup was dreadful with that sloped forehead and the writing was bad on his end. The Ghost of Frankenstein made a huge mistake by placing Ygor's brain in the monster's body and this film had to live with the consequences of it. Even if they cut out his dialogue, he's still clearly seen moving his lips as if talking. And by cutting out the conversation, his role in the movie is regrettably.
It's a shame that they couldn't have cut from Son of Frankenstein to this film, but then we never would have had the lovely Baroness Elsa Frankenstein.