Watch the Footage

So recently, if you've been going to the Coffee Room off duty, you'll notice that one of those off duty Metaguards, which is me, is addicted to the Universal Monsters.

I'm just interested to find out what monsters are the most popular, so here's something for you guys:

Who is your favourite Universal Monster, and why?

Choose from one of these 8 titans of terror:

Dracula ( 1931 )

Frankenstein's Monster ( 1931 )

The Mummy ( 1932 )

The Invisible Man ( 1933 )

The Bride of Frankenstein ( 1935 )

The Wolf Man ( 1941 )

The Phantom of the Opera ( 1943 )

The Creature from the Black Lagoon ( 1954 )

Watch this to decide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJkRZBegaZU

Here's mine:

My favourite Universal Monster out of the eight is The Invisible Man.

Why?

Because, he's got the highest kill count out of the monsters so far, because of a train wreck he caused. Also, he looks awesome in glasses and bandages, terrorised the whole of England, and he has a brilliant sense of humor. For example:

Griffin: We'll begin a reign of terror. Starting with a few murders here and there.

Tell me your favourites!

WHY IS EVERYONE IGNORING MY THREAD?

We aren't ignoring it, hun, we just don't have a great deal to say with regards to Universal Monsters I'm afraid. I honestly can say I've never seen any of these movies before... I probably should've.

Well I did see Nosferatu at uni, with is pretty much Dracula. The mental image of this shuffling figure carrying a coffin through the streets will never STOP being funny.

Scarab wrote:We aren't ignoring it, hun, we just don't have a great deal to say with regards to Universal Monsters I'm afraid. I honestly can say I've never seen any of these movies before... I probably should've.

Well I did see Nosferatu at uni, with is pretty much Dracula. The mental image of this shuffling figure carrying a coffin through the streets will never STOP being funny.

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Oh yes. If it was in the real world then, people would be taking photos or videos and posting it on Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Dailymotion, Youtube, etc.

And here are some links to help you all, lads and lassies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(1931_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1931_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of ... (1943_film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_f ... ack_Lagoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nfmh178L98- Dracula Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKyiXjyVsfw- Frankenstein Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skyuybdkb4w- The Mummy Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb3n0g2NenI- The Invisible Man Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR2uBTMBKVg- The Bride of Frankenstein Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsrFMBWRC1M- The Wolf Man Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHTV0lyR7g- Phantom of the Opera Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1o1xe5FGE- The Creature from the Black Lagoon Trailer

You ever get a chance to watch Nosferatu, then do it. It's a silent era film and it is HILARIOUS. And I do believe they actually got sued by the Stokers (they didn't want them to dfo a Dracula film, so they did a highly similar story and gave it a different name... they were sued anyway . )

Scarab wrote:You ever get a chance to watch Nosferatu, then do it. It's a silent era film and it is HILARIOUS. And I do believe they actually got sued by the Stokers (they didn't want them to dfo a Dracula film, so they did a highly similar story and gave it a different name... they were sued anyway . )

They really were sued. Darn.

The Wild West Pyro wrote:

Scarab wrote:You ever get a chance to watch Nosferatu, then do it. It's a silent era film and it is HILARIOUS. And I do believe they actually got sued by the Stokers (they didn't want them to dfo a Dracula film, so they did a highly similar story and gave it a different name... they were sued anyway . )

They really were sued. Darn.

Yeah I guess the only reason we have Dracula movies now is because the copyright ran out or something... but in fairness they DID basically take the plot of Dracula word for word and just simplified it and changed the names.

There's another film from that time, not so much Horror but it's also pretty good and is famous as an early film twist ending: The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari?

Scarab wrote:You ever get a chance to watch Nosferatu, then do it. It's a silent era film and it is HILARIOUS. And I do believe they actually got sued by the Stokers (they didn't want them to dfo a Dracula film, so they did a highly similar story and gave it a different name... they were sued anyway . )

In fact, it was Stoker's wife who sued (Stoker had died) and she won. Nosferatu only survives to this day thanks to pirated copies, since all official copies were burnd.


I love German expressionist film.

Zup wrote:

Scarab wrote:You ever get a chance to watch Nosferatu, then do it. It's a silent era film and it is HILARIOUS. And I do believe they actually got sued by the Stokers (they didn't want them to dfo a Dracula film, so they did a highly similar story and gave it a different name... they were sued anyway . )

In fact, it was Stoker's wife who sued (Stoker had died) and she won. Nosferatu only survives to this day thanks to pirated copies, since all official copies were burnd.

I love German expressionist film.

Huh, I didn't know that Lucky for us, too, that film made for a VERY entertaining lecture session at uni .

In general I don't know much about em, but THIS one was awesome

I also loved "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," the quintessential German Expressionist film. Very creepy. "Metropolis" is great too, but for Fritz Lang films, I prefer "M," which is a caper/thriller/suspense film about a child murderer.

Zup wrote:I also loved "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," the quintessential German Expressionist film. Very creepy. "Metropolis" is great too, but for Fritz Lang films, I prefer "M," which is a caper/thriller/suspense film about a child murderer.

I liked Metropolis too. Honestly, some of those special effects were impressive considering it was just scratches on film. It's a shame it's never QUITE been fully completed although they gota fair few bits restored. I recall having a spirited chat with my tutor back then as to whether the Rintano anime movie Metropolis, based on the Osamu Tezuka manga, was inspired by the Lang Metropolis (my analysis: it was, although some of the plot varied the character roles were similar, his analysis: it was connected in name and poster design only.)

Never seen M, though.

Scarab wrote:

Zup wrote:I also loved "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," the quintessential German Expressionist film. Very creepy. "Metropolis" is great too, but for Fritz Lang films, I prefer "M," which is a caper/thriller/suspense film about a child murderer.

I liked Metropolis too. Honestly, some of those special effects were impressive considering it was just scratches on film. It's a shame it's never QUITE been fully completed although they gota fair few bits restored. I recall having a spirited chat with my tutor back then as to whether the Rintano anime movie Metropolis, based on the Osamu Tezuka manga, was inspired by the Lang Metropolis (my analysis: it was, although some of the plot varied the character roles were similar, his analysis: it was connected in name and poster design only.)

Never seen M, though.

Metropolis is a very good movie and a terrifying, yet hope filled, version of the future. Maria is like a female Frankenstein's Monster, and it's Lang's most famous film.

Well I like a lot of the old Universal baddies. probably the Wolfman is my favorite. not one specific reason that I can point to and say "thats why he's my favorite"