24: Frankenstein (2025)
Guillermo del Toro was always going to adapt Frankenstein.
(In their reaction video the creators of Are You Afraid Of The Dark Universe? note that he already has a couple of times.)
And it’s great.
Very very Guillermo del Toro while being a closer adaptation than most, though Victor and the Creature both have sympathetic and monstrous moments. Lots of little and big references - I spotted the Bernie Wrightson influence and was glad to see a credit as well as thanks.
Full of beautiful shots, it’s on Netflix in two weeks but I was very glad to see it on the biggest screen I could.
Dark but humane, with some great ideas fitting in neatly. I particularly like the addition to the frame story.
Some on-the-nose moments, but sometimes you have to.
Warning to Torchwood survivors, Burn Gorman pops up in the hanging scene.
More adorable wee mice than expected.
Also fun to see Edinburgh as 19th century Edinburgh rather than 19th century London or Vienna or Prague etc.
The medium: Cinema! Then Netflix in two weeks.
Gameability: Frankenstein is pretty gameable, and this version has a demonstration and a less secret process altogether so someone could follow Victor’s experiments.
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