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This DVD features the full unseen Director’s Cut version of the ITV1 drama Frankenstein and the complete series.
Victoria Frankenstein is conducting ground breaking, but highly controversial work in the field of stem cell research and medical biotechnology. She is obsessed with her research, The Universal Xenograft Project (UX), generating a multi-organ bank to create organs which are fit for human transplant. Her obsession is not driven by a desire for fame or adulation, but to save her dying son William.
Maddened by grief and desperation Victoria steals a sample of William’s blood and introduces it to her research programme. Deep inside her lab, in the confines of a purpose built tank, the cells grow at an extraordinarily accelerated rate. As they diversify, mutate and re-form, a horrified Victoria realises that she has lost control of the experiment; the UX is alive – what has she created?
Impossible Pictures (Primeval) and Jed Mercurio (Bodies) give Mary Shelley’s classic horror story a fresh new twist, as literature’s most infamous creator, Dr Victor Frankenstein, is re-born in the 21st Century as a female biologist in this modern re-working of a tragic tale of obsession..
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Jed Mercurio, the writer of Bodies, has given Mary Shelley’s classic horror story a fresh new twist, as literature’s most infamous creator, Dr Victor Frankenstein, is reborn in the 21st century as a female biologist. Starring Helen McCrory (Becoming Jane, The Queen) as Dr Victoria Frankenstein, this is a contemporary retelling of the most powerful and prophetic horror stories ever written.
Starring multi-award winning actress Helen McCrory (Becoming Jane, The Queen), James Purefoy (Rome, Vanity Fair and Lindsay Duncan (Starter for Ten, Longford).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
After so many negative reviews, I decided to not only watch this movie, but also to buy it. The reason is quite simple: it seems that many have failed to see the underlying message of it. It is in fact a kind of dark fairy tale, much like in the line of its original counterpart. From my point of view,it does have an interesting pace, and the updating to contemporary days has been successful all right! One just has to watch it bearing in mind the intended idea, which was to portray the same unfortunate creaure , which probably should cause more pity than horror.
As a horror movie buff, I found it quite entertaining.
As a horror movie buff, I found it quite entertaining.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Steven Stewart
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This is a simple modern TV remake of the classic Frankenstein horror tale. This was made to bring this old fashioned and to some extent out dated story and places it in the 21st century. Dr. Frankenstein is now a woman who is working on a controversial stem cell project to grow a multi-organ bank artificially, but all goes horribly wrong as the organs form into one organism that grows a consciousness and escapes.
Even on TV this is a very dark and at times quite frightening and indeed intimidating, although it doesn't stick to the classic premise of the original story this is how I feel remakes should be done and thats a whole rehash on a story from a past generation and that's what they did.
One good TV "Movie" and although it got really bad reviews it definitely has the marmite effect where you either love it or you hate it, clearly a lot of people hated it but just as many loved it and I was one of the latter.
Even on TV this is a very dark and at times quite frightening and indeed intimidating, although it doesn't stick to the classic premise of the original story this is how I feel remakes should be done and thats a whole rehash on a story from a past generation and that's what they did.
One good TV "Movie" and although it got really bad reviews it definitely has the marmite effect where you either love it or you hate it, clearly a lot of people hated it but just as many loved it and I was one of the latter.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By DVDfever
There's no point in having a drama pretend to be scary if the monster looks like ET grown up and as if he's the dad of Eddie from Hell's Kitchen USA 2007.
Helen McCrory just paints a look of panic on her face while Neil Pearson and Lindsay Duncan sleepwalk throughout this dross. And the way they treated McCrory's husband's character at the end was just laughable.
Everyone involved should be totally ashamed.
The only thing that rang true was when the monster ate people, and that the show was sponsored by "Sainsbury's: Taste the Difference" range(!)
Helen McCrory just paints a look of panic on her face while Neil Pearson and Lindsay Duncan sleepwalk throughout this dross. And the way they treated McCrory's husband's character at the end was just laughable.
Everyone involved should be totally ashamed.
The only thing that rang true was when the monster ate people, and that the show was sponsored by "Sainsbury's: Taste the Difference" range(!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Frankenstein
I bought this DVD on behalf of my sister, and my sister wasnt impressed with it at all.. that coupled with the fact it took ages to get here!
Published 21 months ago by Keri
3.0 out of 5 stars
I've seen worse - but fans of the book beware!
As a fan of the book (studied at A-Level and Degree Level), I was intrigued to see that ITV were screening a modern adaptation of Frankenstein - even more so when I saw the roles... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2007 by Lucy Felthouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very entertaining
I found this entertaining and I think that it was good for a bit of escapism. I, too, am looking forward to seeing what will be added in the "Director's Cut".
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by ally
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dreadful
Ham acting; dreadful plot; laboured, cliched script; the least scariest monster in small (or big) screen history; this was utter rubbish from start to finish. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2007 by rammie
1.0 out of 5 stars
Yikes......an unscary monster
ITV had better just pack up and go home....they should stick to what they do 'best' and do soaps and reality dross, episode one was sooooooo slow and the acting was dire.... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2007 by C. Copp
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