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The 90s Dark Universe - by Patrick H. Willems

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (20181)
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Let's talk about the period in the 90s when Sony Pictures rebooted the Universal monsters as prestige dramas.

[–] Overfiend93 (44) 4 years ago

It only managed to get as far as Frankenstein, sadly. Even though I did love both Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

And Night of the Living Dead, if you want to count that (granted, NOTLD was public domain and not Universal Monsters)

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8759) 4 years ago

I actually just watched Ken Branagh's Frankenstein for the first time a few weeks ago. I was actually surprised by how good it is. While it's not a perfect film, it's certainly a good one -- well-directed, great production design, beautifully shot and it's certainly far more true to Shelley's novel than the '31 picture is.

Having now seen it, I have to say it's under-appreciated.

[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

They also had Mary Reily, which stared Julia Roberts and was a Jekyl and Hyde movie.

[–] Wuchak (8774) 4 years ago

Not to mention a werewolf redo with Jack Nicholson in "Wolf" (1994).

[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

I am watching the video linked above. Looks like they mentioned them.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8759) 4 years ago

I remember that movie but didn't know it had anything to do with Jeckyl and Hyde. I might have to check it out.

[–] AP (5288) 4 years ago

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[–] HarlemEagle42 (17860) 4 years ago

Honestly, if Universal's aborted Dark Universe was more in the vein of these movies, I think it would be really cool.