supermaggie
I do not shy away from fierce vampires like the ones in 30 days of night etc., but for a change it is nice to have some harmless fun with the classic monsters, so I enjoyed the movie a lot. It ain't too often that movies combine two or even three monster types (rather common nowadays in TV shows), and since I like them all, I do -once in a while- enjoy such gatherings. As Salinger wrote in The catcher in the rye: there is a time and a place for everything, so instead of bashing the fun young girls (and others) have when watching Twilight, people should be more tolerant for such HARMLESS fun, nobody is being harmed when people enjoy harmless monsters, it does not have to be the most perverse torture and blood spilling all the time. There is enough torture porn out there and these movies are quite high up in the blockbuster charts as well, so you Eli Roth-/...-fans go watch these and have young girls and other people enjoy the other kind of "scary" fun. Back to this movie: I wrote such a long intro because I think that this movie has a lot of good stuff (good actors, the obligatory police action, satisfying monster make-up/FX) so I cannot imagine why all the negative reviews, I can only imagine it is too harmless for the bashers, but they can choose other stuff instead. There is a time and movie for everybody. Go and enjoy.
OldAFSarge
I must say that I have to disagree with the reviewer from England, no disrespect, but this show is far from being bad. I just don't think I view some of the shows, both on the T.V. and at the movies, the way some reviewers do. I don't look at camera angles, lighting, location, and all the other items that a more professional viewer might look at. All I want to know is it entertaining and does it have one or more people in it that I like. This show has it all. Adrian Pasdar (Near Dark-1987) is the police officer trying to solve a few murders, which I will not go into as it might contain a spoiler or two. Teri Polo (Focker movies 2004 & 2010) is a favorite of mine, even though I refused to watch the Focker movies. CCH Pounder (WareHouse-13) and Jorja Fox (CSI) are all in here as well. Nicole Nagel played a vampire bartender, but sadly, according to IMDb has not done anything since 2007. I must say I thought this show had the coolest vampire I have ever seen. I thought the show had enough action and moved along well enough to keep one in his or her seat. It is hard to review this without giving away too much, but I will say if it ever comes back to T.V. and you get a chance, give it a shot. As for me, well, I keep hoping it will show up on DVD one of these days.
Charmaine Mitchell
Anyone who liked Kindred The Embraced should like this mini-series. I found the themes to be somewhat similar and really enjoyed both shows. The acting and story line were very professional and interesting. I consider House of Frankenstein 1997 to be a 'keeper' and have waited impatiently for several years for it to be released to the public.
Tin Man-5
If fiction's three deadliest predators of man (Frankenstein's Monster, vampires, and werewolves) were loosed upon modern L.A., what would happen? This well-done miniseries attempts to answer that question. The results are a pretty lively horror film, with excellent special effects, good makesup, and a terrific cast. I'm surprised they didn't send this one to the theaters...all three and a half hours of it. Hey....it could have passed as a horror film's "Titanic."What really makes it work it the fact that they don't resurrect the traditional monsters of the old Universal films, but the actual literary beasts. The Frankensten Monster is straight from the book, against both humans and vampires in an effort to meet his own deadly agenda. The werewolves and vampires also closly follow their incarnations from ancient folklore, representing evil incarnate. Together, these three kings of Undead manage to make an exceptional made-for-TV effort. Just one question: Where was the Mummy's Curse?*** out of ****
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