Tag: Frankenstein
Pass the Skull, Please: An SML Review of “Frankenstein Island”
The name “Frankenstein Island” conjures up an over-engineered theme park attraction, complete with ticket takers and souvenir circuit breakers. “Welcome to Frankenstein Island! Can I interest you in a bag of candy neck bolts?” Remarkably, what you get from the movie Frankenstein Island (1981) is something even more absurd. The…
As if Nazis Could Get Any Worse: An SML Review of “Frankenstein’s Army”
Question: Who would be the greatest military genius of all time? Answer: The man who can piece together chunks of dead criminals—Frankenstein. The films starts in a pseudo-documentary/found footage style, with a “live” cameraman and intentionally clumsy cuts, as WWII-era Russian troops are moving closer to the enemy in a…