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Comment by Valeria on September 11, 2012 at 1:21pm

Aren't they making a Frankenstein movie with Aaron Eckhart already?

Comment by Thom Florio on September 8, 2012 at 5:52pm

I'm just hoping in one of these adaptations, the Monster is allowed to be truly frightening.  I've seen so many where his search for love and understanding far outway the anger to which the Monster turns.  I also hope they find a way to not make the movie stop dead with the blind man sequence.  It would also be nice to stick with the novel's structure and not chronologically, like pretty much every adaptaion has done.  Ah, screw it, I'm making up a Christmas list, I might as well go one further.  The construction of the monster, though kept vague by Shelly, offers enough details to work up more than just another, let's sew a guy together from different pieces.  Frankenstein made the creature larger because scale was so difficult, with the parts being so small.  There's also mention of the doctor visiting slaughterhouses for material, which makes me think that Frankenstein truly wants to build a man from not just human parts.  At least Shelley gave a great description of his facial features which I have only seen replicated in two films:  The Hallmark movie and another production shot partly in Ireland.  And for Pete's sake, I hope they don't somewhat follow the original and then saw "eff it" towards the end and write their own damned tale like "Mary Shelly's Frankenstein".  Yes fellow Spillios, me thinkst its time for a Chamomele tea.  Or some beer and a handful of oxycodone.

Comment by Allgirl on September 7, 2012 at 5:34pm

It's ironic that I am reading the book right now for a second time and I see this news. I am intrigued by the choice of director, I absolutely adore 'Sherlock' and it is one of my favorite shows at the moment. So I am very happy they got McGuigan to direct and not Levy. I have not watched 'Real Steel' but I am not a fan of the 'Night at the Museum' movies and 'The Pink Panther' remake. I can't wait to see what they do with this version, it should be very interesting.

Comment by TheBoneMage on September 7, 2012 at 12:47am

I'm truly hyped for this, just because like other adaptions I'm hoping this may actualy hold true (or atleast truer) to the source material then the horrible adaption that makes Frank into a mindless idiot that everyone and their mother likes.

I'd like to see a true kinship between the two Frankensteins(I consider the monster a part of the frankenstein family by "Birth") that breaks down. I'd also like to Frankenstein(the Monster) become truly introspective and intelligent as well as angry at his "father". I'd also like to see The Doctor look at his son in various shades of grey then realizing he shouldn't have played god.

Comment by Charmingman93 on September 6, 2012 at 7:25pm

Frankenstein has always been considered Sci-fi. No need to be skeptical man.

Comment by Marz on September 6, 2012 at 5:53pm

Comment by NeverSerious on September 6, 2012 at 4:52pm

I'm kind of excited to see this now. Good writer, good director, and I'd like to see Shannon in this, but as a dual role. He could be the Monster and the Doc, it plays on a few levels, but mostly Frankenstein's arrogance, and playing god by making man in his image.

Comment by clove_art on September 6, 2012 at 2:55pm

Michael Shannon as 'the monster?'

 

Comment by Lt. Commander Armstrong on September 6, 2012 at 2:05pm

Ok now this is registering on my radar.

Comment by Boatloads1017 on September 6, 2012 at 1:53pm

Not bad. Though we haven't had any better adaptations since Universal's. 

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