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Date Posted: 21:16:27 10/24/10 Sun
Author: Tim
Subject: Re: Halloween Poll: Favorite Universal Horror and beyond
In reply to: Rick 's message, "Halloween Poll: Favorite Universal Horror and beyond" on 03:56:53 10/24/10 Sun

Looking at Officer Torch's list I would have to say ditto, as I would agree that everything there is good stuff, the only possible exceptions being a couple of films that I have not seen.

My favorite Universal films are Jimmy Whale's two Frankenstein pictures, but I am a fan of the entire series, from the first one in 1931 all the way to Abbott and Costello meets Frankenstein in 1948. I enjoy about just about every Universal horror film with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi or Lon Chaney Jr in the cast, which adds up to a lot of movies.

I am also a fan of Hammer Films, although if there were a Universal vs. Hammer debate being held I would have to be on the Universal side of the aisle. I don't see them as competing entities, but as completely different styles from two separate and distinct eras of film history. Here are my three favorite Hammer pictures.

Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
England's Hammer Studios had been around a long time, but this is the film that launched them to the top of the horror universe. It was a box office smash on both sides of the Atlantic. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee star, and would soon be to Hammer what Karloff and Lugosi had been to Universal.

Horror of Dracula (1958)
Hammer takes on the Dracula legend, and does it well. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing again take the lead roles, and Lee becomes strongly identified with the Dracula role just as Lugosi had been decades earlier. Many fans see this one as Hammer's finest hour.

Brides of Dracula (1960)
There is no Dracula in this sequel, but Peter Cushing returns as the intrepid Van Helsing. David Peel is memorable as a charming yet menacing vampire.


Tim

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[> Re: Halloween Poll: Favorite Universal Horror and beyond -- Tim, 21:26:06 10/24/10 Sun [1]

I enjoy just about every Universal horror film with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi or Lon Chaney Jr in the cast, which adds up to a lot of movies! (To correct my typo above, lol)

My top five Universal favorites.

Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dracula (1931)
The Black Cat (1934)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)


Tim


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