Review:
This is by far the most refined film in the Universal Monster Box set. Everything in it is there for a reason. It was far before its time. James Whale does it up like a mofo, putting together one of the most classy horror films ever made. There was a great deal of amazing shots. There are more moving camera shots and outstanding special effects. The pinnacle of which was the people in jars, amazing effect even in today's standards.

The film does have a few down sides to it. I really hate the intro to this film. It was over acted and in the end it really wasn't necessary. Another real pisser was ol' Jimmy Whale thought it was a good idea to bring back Una O'Connor, who was in The Invisible Man. This old lady has got one of the most annoying voices ever recorded. I wanted to fucking dropkick in the head. The only good thing was most of the characters told hers to shut up or bite her tongue off.

The three main characters in this film were hands down unforgettable. Dr. Frankenstein, the Monster and Dr. Pretorius. Boris does up the monster perfectly. You almost feel sorry for him, even though he kills all these people. The real show stealer was Dr. Pretorius. He was a real creepy mofo and adds a lot of character to the film.

Special Features :
This disc is staked just like the rest of the box set. If you want to buy just one DVD in this collection this is the one. The Commentary track was all right. I found Scott MacQueen to be very informative but he got too specific at times. He does this when he talks about the music, he breaks it down to the notes, and although informative I tuned out cuz I'm no music major.

The documentary was all class too. I'm beginning to just repeat myself with this feature on all the discs but it's true. There is no overlap between the commentary track and documentary. The quality was great and it was very informative. The same goes for the production notes and cast and filmmakers bios. They are all full of interesting information. Course it is a lot of reading and I don't think I'm really down with reading on my TV. There is more than enough space on a DVD to have the text spoken. That's just me bitchin' though.

The TBOF Archive is just a still gallery. It shows promotional posters and film stills. All shown with the films soundtrack in the background. There are 162 images and it takes about 14 minutes to go through it all. The great thing about this section is that the quality of the stills is phenomenal. The pictures are crystal clear; I gotta give some props to the boys who put dis mofo together.

Video:
65 years old and the transfer still looks great. There is enough contrast and everything is very clean.

Audio:
Well it's only mono. I could complain but it's not like the film has bullet time sequences or anything. The only problem is the monsters growl. I found it to be annoying.

"To a new world of Gods and Monsters!" Dr. Pretorius

-Zorbs