crdnlsyn13
Quite an interesting homage to a couple of literary classics. VERY well done, good acting, great plot, fun twists, and very well shot. If you loved any version of Mary Shelly's classic tale, you will love this.just enough of the original, the Bride of, and Young Frankenstein to keep me watching until the end. When it first starts I wasn't too sure I'd enjoy it, but once it gets going, it really is very good. Surprisingly believable, considering the minimal sets, and make up effects.Congrats to all involved for giving me a NEW version of an old song to enjoy.
pzapkin
Going beyond the basic framework of the Frankenstein story, CORPSING is a smart horror film that both entertains and poses questions about science, psychology, and the horror genre. Taking the basic corpse-building and reanimation theme of Frankenstein, Jeff Monahan's film substitutes a female scientist, raising questions about the masculine nature of science which are similar to those raised in Shelley's novel. Throughout the movie, it isn't clear how much control Shelly (the evocatively named Frankenstein figure) has over her scientific experiment, her own mental condition, and her physical impulses (especially hunger and sexuality). Building from and beyond Shelley's Frankenstein, Monahan's film pushes viewers to rethink their assumptions and expectations of the horror genre.
helena-nichols
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I love a good horror, and this was a good horror. By this I mean that there was a lot of blood and gore, the acting was believable, and there was a story. I have noticed that I lot of horror movies tend to forget the part where they need to keep up a plot for more than ten minutes. This movie did a great job of telling a story while also providing mass amounts murder. I am also impressed with the quality of the film. With such a low budget the effects and make up was quite impressive. You really could not tell that the budget was so low. it stood up to much higher budget films, and I would say surpassed them. The reasons this only got 9 stars are as followed: While Shelly's Costume make up was incredible her make up in 'pretty' scenes was lacking. Especially the one where she was at the grave yard. She looked like a clown with big blue eye shadow and bright red lips. Did no one know how to put on eye shadow? really? The second thing was that the camera work, particularly in cars, got a bit shaky. This was probably due to the budget. The final thing is I personally would have liked to have seen a bit more comedy worked into the dialog. Particularly between Shelly and Peter. But that is a personal preference. Over all this was a great movie and I would definitely watch it again. If you get the chance to see this movie, make sure you watch till the very end. The last line is brilliant.
michaelplays
I saw the movie last night over at the Hollywood Theater. Fantastic work all way around. I was especially taken in by how well-written the script was and how involving the characters were--when Thomas said: "I'm a ghost" that was sad/chilling at the same time, which is something that's hard to pull off. And the dance sequences were about as macabre and beautiful as horror can get. Sometimes there can be great beauty in horror and it's been a long time since I've seen anyone go that way. A film like CORPSING really elevates the genre--I can see why it's doing so well. The two main actors, Jeff Monahan and Joanna Lowe played their roles earnestly and with passion--you could tell that they were always "in the moment" and their characters cared for each other deeply--which was also freaky at times! The soundtrack was effective as was the lighting and use of black and white sequences.
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