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I think so, its blend of humor, horror, and pathos is James Whale at his best. He gets amazing performances out of his well-chosen cast.
Years ago here I started a thread where I divided the Uni films into eras by decades and chose BOF as the best of the '30s Laemmle era. And in comparison to the other eras, I think it's the best overall.
I have to say, regarding the article, that I'm surprised the silent films (Phantom, Hunchback, and perhaps the Man Who Laughs) were excluded. Chaney's Phantom is iconic IMO.
Bride or Son are two of the best along with the Karloff Mummy. Son of Frankenstein has those amazing sets and the Monster in a sheepskin tunic. Cast is top notch too, Bela, Basil, Lionel, Boris
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks
Creature from the Black Lagoon. I think it has aged the best.
You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...
I can't really argue with that numbering, TOO much. I would put Bride and the original Frankenstein back to back. My personal favorite is The Wolf Man, but I understand that in some ways the first two Franks are of more artistic merit. I appreciate The Mummy, but I honestly find it a bit boring when Karloff isn't on screen. I would put Son of Frakenstein a bit higher too, mostly due to Bela's scene-stealing Ygor. And I think Son of Dracula is a more rewatchable film than Dracula's Daugher, personally, but that's me. I would slide A&C Meet Frankenstein up and put Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man above the two "House" films, because despite Karloff in the first of those, they are slipping into really wonky B-movie plots about brain swapping in those. And Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man's first half is a straight up fantastic sequel to The Wolf Man. Only when Bela's forcibly edited monster appears do we start to enter "B" territory. Although I love the "B" films too, of course!
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