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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful: A Terrific Fisher Hammer, 22 March 2005 Author: Nick Faust (vidfaust1@me.com) from Evansville, Indiana
There's more going on in this little Hammer than meets the eye. The script reaches for something beyond the usual Frankenstein story, and Terence Fisher accommodates with keenly focused, at times inspired, direction. Start thinking about what is inferred when the soul of a boy, the son of a murderer, is transfered to the body of a crippled, deformed girl. The resulting action does not follow a clear and easy "good verses evil" scenario. Within the confines of a Hammer movie's melodrama, Fisher, a classical stylist and at times a superb artist, often created magic. This is one of those times. The performances are all equally compelling. Cushing gives the Baron more texture here than in any of the other films, I think. Thorley Walters is a good foil, and his befuddled affection and respect for the Baron makes some of this really rather touching. Arther Grant's photography has never been better. I urge viewers to watch the film with an open mine. This is not the usual horror film; it's more a fantasy, a fairy tale.
7 out of 8 people found the following review useful: Silly but fun Hammer film, 22 September 2005 Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States
Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) has discovered how to contain the soul of somebody after they had died. His helper Hans (Robert Morris) is (unjustly) found guilty of a murder committed by three other men and guillotined. Hans' girlfriend Christina (Susan Denberg) kills herself. Frankenstein saves Hans' soul and puts it in her. She comes out as a beautiful woman but has Hans thirst for revenge...As you can see logic does not play a strong role in this picture. For one thing Denberg is introduced as a dark haired, horribly scarred woman. After the "operation" she's blond-haired and looks perfect! Also, when she goes out to kill the men responsible for Hans death, she seems to know EXACTLY where they'll be (I love how she just guessed that Johann would be in a coach and it would break down). Still, Hammer films were never strong on logic so this can be forgiven. Also there's some dreadful day-for-night shooting (another Hammer trademark). Despite all this I DO love this film. It moves quickly and has some pretty bloody scenes (for 1967). There's also a flash of nudity in a bedroom scene.The acting is very good. Thorley Walters gives a good performance as Dr. Hertz; Morris is actually pretty good as Hans; even Denberg isn't bad (although her voice was dubbed). Best of all, of course, is Peter Cushing. He plays Frankenstein to perfection showing the doctors obsession with creating life.One of the better Hammer Frankenstein movies. Just turn off your mind and enjoy. I give it an 8.
5 out of 5 people found the following review useful: She was ugly....ALL TWISTED!!!, 28 February 2005 Author: EDWARD BAGGALEY (EJBaggaley@yahoo.co.uk) from uk
The film 'Frankenstein created woman' is a film about a man named Hans (Robert Morris) who is wrongly accused of murder and is sentenced to death by Guillitine. After his execution a man named Dr.Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) borrowed his body for an experiment, capturing his soul and transferring it into Hans girlfriends body - who of which drowned herself after Hans was executed. When (Christina Cleeve) she awoke with her new soul, she went out on a limb to track down the three men who were the real murderers and kill them.This film is fantastic and superb in every way for its great plot, good acting and mysterious/dark atmosphere helped make this film into my favourite vengeance movie of all time. What I love mostly about this film was how cunning and devious Christina Cleeve was when she was seducing the three real murderers, who were responsible for Hans' death for her outstanding beauty and adulterous charm was so captivating it seemed like she was of the devil. Another scene I quite admired that contributed towards the spookiness of this film was when Christina was talking to Hans' cut-off head in her bedroom and taking verbal orders from it on who she should kill next. There were, however, certain aspects in this film I didn't fully understand. When Hans was in court being charged with murder, why didn't he use his girlfriend Christina as an alibi for she was with him when the victim was murdered; Was it because he was embarrassed for people to know that he was acquainted with her (as she was deformed and twisted at the time) or some other reason. What ever reason it was, I'm sure it wasn't worth being executed for. Another bit I didn't understand was how Christina Cleeve knew who the real murderers were when she awoke with Hans' soul because Hans never knew who they were. Anyway, if you haven't seen this film, do watch it, for its an outstanding production and if you like 'Terence Fisher' films, you'll definitely like this one.
6 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Outstanding Hammer film, 31 January 2003 Author: cfisanick from Western Pennsylvania
Of all the many films in the longstanding Hammer Frankenstein series, after "The Curse of Frankenstein," I like this one the best. It has a classic, almost mythic, structure of the lover who sacrifices himself to preserve the virtue of his beloved and a good deal of existential discussion about human nature. But beyond the heavy academics of its plot, Peter Cushing is truly great here. He's completely sympathetic, intelligent, and witty as a man struggling outside society's version of morality. Some people criticize Terence Fisher as a director who--apart from "Dracula" and "The Devil Rides Out"--had a static and slow-paced directorial style. They're completely wrong. Fisher was a master of the medium, a genius of composition whose films demonstrate so much intelligence. I miss the 1960's, Fisher, and Hammer Films.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Cushing plays God in another fantastic Hammer film, 7 April 2005 Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
For the fourth time in approximately ten years, horror legend Peter Cushing gives image to the eerie Baron Victor Frankenstein. This chapter seems to be Hammer's take on the classic "Bride of Frankenstein" tale, although there's no real connection with the Universal classic or Mary Shelley's legendary tale. It does, however, guarantee a lot of entertainment, action and black comedy. The mighty Baron has retired to a small, deeply catholic town where he continues his ambitious experiments with the help of the local doctor and his servant. Frankenstein discovers that a man's soul continues to live even though flesh and tissue have died. So, if he could find a way to capture the soul and preserve it, he's able to transfer the essence of being into another body! The perfect occasion to test this suddenly occurs when the servant is falsely accused of murder and sentenced to the guillotine. When his girl then also takes her own life, Frankenstein immediately has a host body for the preserved soul. Naturally, things get a little out of hand and before he realizes it, our beloved Baron is wanted for witchery and blasphemy again! The story is amazingly grotesque and exaggerated but it nevertheless remains fascinating to see Peter Cushing play God. His overly sophisticated style and his "I'm better than you and I know it"-attitude are a joy to watch. It's intriguing to see Cushing's character develop over the series. He becomes more malevolent every sequel while his opponents only get dumber. There's a good dose of suspense, some really nice scenery (the guillotine close-ups!) and enough bloodshed to satisfy well-trained Hammer fans. This isn't Hammer's best film but certainly one of the most entertaining ones. They simply don't make 'em as cool as this anymore! Two more sequels followed as well as a sort of remake that didn't star Cushing (The Horror of Frankenstein)
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Another Good (and Funny) Hammer's Film, 11 October 2005 Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Minor Spoilers In the Nineteenth Century, in the small village of Balkan, Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) is performing experiences of transference of human soul to another body, with the support of his assistant Dr. Hertz (Thorley Waters) and the young Hans (Robert Morris). Hans is in love with the deformed Christina (Susan Denberg), the daughter of a local landlord. When Christina's father is killed by three mean and arrogant men, Hans is unfairly accused of murder and sent to the guillotine. Christina commits suicide, and Frankenstein decides to transfer the soul of Hans to Christina's body. Later, he fixes Christina, and she becomes a gorgeous woman looking for revenge."Frankenstein Created Woman" is another good Hammer's film. The story is very naive and even funny, and in the present days, people would certainly be malicious with the fact of a man and a woman's soul living in the same body. Peter Cushing is great in the role of the intelligent and visionary Baron Frankenstein, certainly a man ahead of his time. The Playboy playmate Susan Denberg is amazingly beautiful, and I do not know what happened with this beautiful actress, who vanished after a few movies (including Star Trek's episode "Mudd's Women"), in 1966 and 1967. This movie is a very reasonable production of Hammer and a great entertainment. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Frankenstein Criou a Mulher" ("Frankenstein Created the Woman")
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: Frankenstein Created Woman, 18 March 2009 Author: Scarecrow-88 from United States
The diabolical, and deeply driven, scientist Baron Frankenstein(Peter Cushing)is still up to his old tricks, having discovered a method(..after being brought back to life from being in a cryogenic state)of harvesting the soul within an apparatus, extracted from the body of a falsely accused young assistant, the kind-hearted Hans(Robert Morris, so valiant and good, he could almost have achieved saint hood) when he was convicted of the murder of a tavern owner, Kleve(Alan MacNaughton). Kleve was actually murdered by a trio of rich deviants who often drink the man's wine and insult his crippled, scar-faced daughter, Christina(Susan Denberg). Anton(Peter Blythe)is the ring leader of this group whose father is a powerful man within the village, who gets a slice across his forehead in a scuffle with Hans who pulled a knife defending himself against the slimeball and his partners, Karl(Barry Warren)and Johann(Derek Fowlds). The fracas derived from the three criticizing Christina, for whom Hans is in love. With Hans in bed with Christina, Kleve interrupts Anton, Karl, and Johann drinking his wine illegally, after breaking into his tavern after closing..the result, their flogging him to death with canes. In a moment of weakness Hans claimed he'd kill Kleve after he failed to take his side in regards to Anton's hideous actions escalating the violence that erupted..this would hurt Hans due to the police being in the bar. Hans, charged with the murder of Kleve, has an alibi, Christina, but will not get her involved resulting in his execution by guillotine..Anton, Karl, and Johann seem to escape without penalty for all their crimes. But, Frankenstein is able to seize Hans' body thanks to his "hands", dim-witted, but effectively gifted surgeon, Doctor Hertz(Thorley Walters, the source of comedy within the morbid story)who gets an hour from the gravedigger due to blackmail. Frankenstein still needs a body to put Hans' soul into, and it's delivered to him..Christina, who had been away to see a doctor on her various physical ailments, watches in horror as Hans' head came off by the guillotine blade, drowning herself. Frankenstein, using Hertz's surgical hands as his guide, is able to rebuild Christina's body and repair her face, while also housing Hans' soul within her. Through Christina's now beautiful body and pretty face, Hans is able to get revenge against the three who sent him to his execution..yet again, Frankenstein's black science has created a violent monster.One of the most imaginative, original Frankenstein stories is still quite far-fetched and twisted. The idea of storing the soul of one into the female body of his lover creating the perfect revenge tale. It's intriguing yet warped at the same time. Cushing in this film, unlike the previous EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN, doesn't have but a slight pinch of humanity, operating as the Baron rather determined, unemotional, relatively unsympathetic(..until the end at least), brilliant, and motivated to forge forward without weighing in advance the consequences of his actions. Always searching for the meaning of life and experimenting, with his own contributions to science leading down a dark world usually yielding nothing but devastating results. Thorley Walters steals the film as his overwhelmed assistant, Hertz, whose mind becomes overloaded by the Baron's intellectual theories regarding his experiments, but is in awe of his brilliance. He is who we sympathize with because Hertz sees the dark path the Baron's experiments are treading down, and is unable to stop it, trying to help a rather confused Christina who doesn't quite understand what is going on(..the vengeful soul of Hans motivates her to kill, using her alluring qualities to appeal to Anton and his lecherous brood, exacting blood shed when they are most vulnerable). We witness the exhausting environment of the Baron barking orders to Hertz and Christina, always needing their help as he continues his experiments. In this village, unlike those in the past(..in particular, EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN, where he's a fugitive), he's free to do whatever he likes under his own roof, despite the grumblings of the locals and police. Even the ending changes from the usual where Baron's life is usually threatened, with him attempting to stop Christina from killing again, or posing harm to herself. This whole film is a change of pace from the norm of past Frankenstein films. I think it's rather criminally underrated, and would probably be appreciated more by a modern audience.
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: Hammer Created Horror-Gold, 5 June 2007 Author: Benjamin Gauss from Salzburg, Austria
The fourth film of Hammer's awesome Frankenstein series, legendary director Terence Fisher's "Frankenstein Created Woman" of 1967 is another creepy and excellent Hammer gem, and my personal favorite film in the series. Movies like this are reason enough to admire both Fisher as Hammer's most important director and leading man Peter Cushing as one of the greatest Horror icons in the history of motion pictures. Once again, Cushing stars as the ingenious and very unorthodox scientist Baron Victor Frankenstein, exceedingly dedicated to the acquisition of corpses for his eerie obsession of resurrecting the dead by means of rather macabre methods... I will not give any parts of the plot away, but I can assure that Hammer fans will not be disappointed by this one. Mad science, disfigurement, body snatching, resurrection, insanity and an adequate amount of blood, suspense and eeriness, as well as some very humorous scenes, "Frankenstein Created Woman" has it all. The movie provides the typical eerie Hammer-style score and photography, and therefore maintains the creepy and great atmosphere Hammer-fans love to see. Peter Cushing's performance as the macabre Baron is excellent as always, and beautiful Susan Denberg was a great choice for the female lead. Thorley Walters furthermore fits very well in his role of Frankenstein's colleague in (mad) science, Doctor Herz. "Frankenstein Created Woman" is a brilliant Horror-gem that comes with my highest possible recommendations. This is my personal favorite of Hammer's Frankenstein series, and also among my Top 5 out of all Hammer films. This is pure Gothic Horror gold that no Horror fan could possibly afford to miss!
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: Story of a Tragic Figure, 6 March 2000 Author: marquis de cinema from Boston, Ma
An interesting allegory of the idea of the metaphysical state of the body. Frankenstein Created Woman(1967) deals with the themes of Karma, Religion, and Fate. Peter Crushing gives another outstanding performance in his fourth outing as Dr. Frankenstein. This is different from other Frankenstein films because it deals with the soul of a wrongly accused man that is put into a woman's body.Susan Denberg as Christina is stunning does a terrific job as the woman who's fated to a tragic life. Frankenstein Created Woman(1967) is similar to Francois Truffalt's The Bride Wore Black(1968) in its also about a woman who sets out to avenge the death of a love one. It is one of the best movies to come out of Hammer studios. The ending is sad as you can see that the Baron truely cares for Christina.
1 out of 1 people found the following review useful: long before THE CROW...death and revenge Frankenstein style: very good!, 4 October 2008 Author: h-a-m from Italy
Decades before THE CROW this story delivers a charming, touching rendition of the same concept. Boy sees his homicidal father's execution, yet grows up as gentle, chivalrous man working for Frankenstein and his assistant. He's in love with Christina, a girl crippled and horribly disfigured since her childhood, yet meek Christina is the butt of the evil pranks and jokes of three spoiled brats; as a result, young Hans fights them and beats them up. The same spoiled brats kill Christina's father (owner of a pub) while drunk, and poor Hans is framed as a result. Christina -with whom he was at the moment of the murder- is out of town and cannot appear in court, barely making it back to see Hans' head fall under the guillotine; as a result, heartbroken Christina commits suicide by drowning. Baron Frankenstein has come back from death to prove the soul won't leave the body for a token period, and tries the same procedure on Christina, who is reborn with a perfect body (thanks to the baron's surgery) and Hans' soul the baron had managed to trap. Topmodel Christina then uses her charms to kill the three spoiled brats one after the other, thus avenging Hans' death. As I said, basically THE CROW'S plot decades before the event. The little inconsequence is that the baron says it'll take 6 months for Christina to be well again...yet when she unearths Hans' head after killing the three idiots, the head's brand new.Acting is excellent for this kind of movie, and the Hans-Christina couple elicits sympathy and pity. Cushing is good as usual and Thorley is good also as befuddled dr.Hertz.A nice movie to watch again.
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