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The Invisible Man [DVD] [1933]

DVD ~ Claude Rains
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  • Actors: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor
  • Directors: James Whale
  • Writers: H.G. Wells, Philip Wylie, Preston Sturges, R.C. Sherriff
  • Producers: Carl Laemmle Jr.
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Romanian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Nov 2005
  • Run Time: 68 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006RHV3
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,823 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Claude Rains practically owns his film debut in The Invisible Man, despite the fact that his face (let alone his body) is seen only for seconds in the final moments. As the brilliant scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility, Rains steps into the film wrapped up like a mummy behind a layer of bandages and blanketed in heavy clothes. When he removes his garments, there's nothing underneath, a simple but effective bit of 1930s movie magic that, apart from a few glitches, works as well today as it did in 1933. Like Frankenstein, another cautionary tale of science gone horribly wrong, the consequences of the doctor's experiments are dire: the chemicals drive him insane. Director James Whale infuses the film with plenty of humour, much of it arising from the quaint quirks of the local villagers, but it turns to black comedy as the doctor transforms from an impish prankster upsetting bicycles and taunting tavern patrons to a megalomaniac bent on world domination. It's slow going even at 71 minutes, but full of delightful touches and boasts a terrific performance by the all but unseen Rains, whose rich, cultured voice envelopes the picture in a kind of omnipresent fog. Vincent Price took up the role in the sequel, The Invisible Man Returns. --Sean Axmaker


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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars He may be invisible, but The Invisible Man is a must-see, 9 May 2004
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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The Invisible Man is one of the most impressive Universal "monster" films of the 1930s, a motion picture masterpiece still as vibrant and engaging now as it was in 1933. It is also a representative of the rarest of movies - one which succeeds much better than the novel upon which it was based. Don't get me wrong - H.G. Wells was a brilliant writer, one of the two founding fathers of science fiction, but The Invisible Man left me as cold as the invisible man must have felt running around naked in the bitterly cold countryside. The invisible man is thoroughly unlikable in the novel, much more so than he is here. A running time of just 71 minutes and a brilliant tour de force of a film debut by Claude Raines make Jack Griffin a fascinating albeit quite mad character who never completely turns the viewer off with his misguided antics. Of course, the sword cuts both ways. In the novel, one gets a much deeper appreciation of the pain and struggle the man faces trying to restore himself to visibility. In the movie, the transition to raving megalomaniac occurs much more quickly, with several palliative dashes of humor thrown into the mix early on.

There isn't that much to the story, really. A man wrapped in bandages and clothed in a long overcoat, glasses, and hat suddenly enters the Lion's Head pub and inn one snowy night demanding a room. He makes it very clear that he wants privacy and soon begins performing chemical experiments. The fellow is a scientist named Jack Griffin (Claude Rains), a young chap who, after five years of private work, discovered the secret of invisibility; unfortunately for him, he has yet to figure out an antidote, as becomes evident when he begins to shed his clothes and bandages - yep, the title was right, he really is the invisible man. Now most fellows, were they to become invisible, would probably run right out and try to see the girl next door in her birthday suit, but Griffin is different. That special ingredient in the potion tends to make a person just a little bit insane, and Griffin has already begun forming plans to get filthy rich and make the world grovel at his invisible feet. His surly attitude and just plain weirdness soon get him evicted, and soon his secret is out. He has a jolly good time playing pranks on local villagers, but his pranks soon turn to mass murder. The police dragnet is fun to watch (it isn't easy to catch an invisible man), but the movie takes a continually darker tone as the inevitable conclusion approaches. I am of the belief that the story of The Invisible Man really doesn't teach any sort of lesson with it, although others are certainly free to voice their own interpretations of the story. Griffin is just too disagreeable to teach me anything (apart from the ubiquitous "don't meddle in God's domain" thing).

The special effects in the film are actually quite amazing. Many of them are rather simple but well-done, and the central bits featuring clothes walking around on their own serve the story very well indeed. There is one scene featuring a pair of pants skipping down the road accompanied by Griffin singing the kind of ditty a madman might be prone to sing that is absolutely priceless. Alongside Dracula and Frankenstein, The Invisible Man completes the threesome of truly must-see 1930s Universal "monster" films, even though we all know it's really pure science fiction and not horror.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, 16 Nov 2004
This review is from: The Invisible Man [DVD] [1933] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I don't want to go on, because I know that a lot of people don't read long reviews. But if you like special effects, it might be 70 years old, but in the Invisible Man, the effects you see are incredibly better than some you can see now even so many years later! And that's even before you consider just how good Claude Rains is! Buy it, buy it, buy it!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest films of all time!, 18 April 2003
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This film is a superb example of all that was best about Universal studios in their heyday. Featuring a superb performance from Claude Rains in the title role, it is a well crafted tale of one man`s descent into madness following an experiment gone wrong. The opening scenes and credits are wonderful and there is plenty of light humour too, but just in thr right places and it never detracts from the overall storyline. All in all a classic - what more is there to say ... other than if you havn`t seen this film - GET IT NOW!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite Moments In Move History #2 and #3
Sitting on an armchair in a smoking jacket with his legs crossed, The Invisible Man calmly states to his former friend he'd better not try and double cross him: "I'm strong, and... Read more
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This marvellous treatment of H.G.Wells classic novel has aged extremely well. When you are watching it, you find it scarcely credible that this film was made 70 years ago. Read more
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