Sci-Fi Classic Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- An often overlooked part of the Universal monsterverse, The Invisible Man is nonetheless one of early cinema's most important sci-fi/horrors.
If you're looking for a "review" in the traditional sense, then let me just say I love this movie. This video, however, is a "review" in the literal sense (using the Miriam-Webster definition "a retrospective view or survey"), in that I'm going over the history of the film and its place in sci-fi cinema history.
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Still the greatest combo of horror & sci-fi. Both Raines and the special effects are magnificent.
I've gotta see it
Crazy that (adopts Gloria Stuart in Titanic voice) *it’s been 88 years…* Film holds up so well, riveting from start to finish, with an unexpectedly high kill count.
This was great. Do more 30’s horror.
Crawling Hand Records It’s on my to-do list!
@@TheUnapologeticGeek Might I suggest...
Old Dark House (1932)
Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931)
The Raven (1934)
8:16 "Ee's oowl eatin' a'why!" The original version will always be the best.
I didnt know
Claude Rains had a cockney accent or I don't remember that but i new he had a speech impediment as a kid he became a kind of hero for me as i did and still do struggle talking. some times I get him confused with
Lionel Atwill you ever have that problem
dornravlin I did have an argument once where I swore up and down that Claude Rains was the inspector in Son of Frankenstein, but I was completely wrong; it was Lionel Atwill. So yes, that has happened to me too. 😂
Gloria Stuart in her day was a dish. She did live to be 100, 1910-2010.
Interesting timing releasing a video on the Invisible Man as the trailer for the new movie comes out :P
But awesome video as usual and super informative :)
Thank you! I'd like to say I planned it that way, but I really didn't. It's just a happy coincidence that it was ready to go today. I was originally going to release it on Sunday, but I figured, hey, I might as well try to take a little advantage of the good ol' UA-cam algorithm.
One of the Greatest Movies of All-Time. PERIOD
I read someplace that Rains was extremely uncomfortable with the idea of having his head all covered up that way, both with bandages and the velvet head-covering underneath, as he was very claustrophobic (the result of surviving a gas-attack during WWI.)
I remember coming across that factoid when I was researching this. If true--and I have no reason to believe otherwise--it makes his performance even more astonishing!
I didn’t know Clarence from it’s a wonderful life was in this
While the original 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein' seem to be the most popular 1930s horror films, My favorites are 'The Invisible Man', followed by 'The Mummy' and 'Bride of Frankenstein'. Claude Rains was quite a character in most any role he played. One of my favorite Claude Rains performances was as a Portugese crime boss in the 1956 thriller 'Lisbon', starring Ray Milland and Maureen O'Hara.
What about , The Island of Lost Souls.
You told a wonderful story and well portray special effects from the days of getting into the movies for a nickel. Raines’ beautifully over-enunciated voice gratifyingly pierced through the bandages. Una’s performance was profoundly inspirational to my radio career. Your explanation of rotoscoping was elegant. Plus you’re honest about what a like button does. I take care against further cluttering my life, but I subscribed (to Cinema Tyler) last year. You, right?
The old lady from Titanic, was a young knockout sweet cookie
Griffin is of the same school as Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Moreau. Experiments gone out of hand due to pride.
How did I only just now realize that the Invisibility Suit in the 2020 remake was likely a direct homage to how they actually achieved invisibility in the original
Just found ur channel man and I love it subbed right away can u do a vid on the Giant Mantis and Vally of Gawangi???
Thanks for the sub! Giant Mantis is on my future to do list, and I’ll look into Valley of Gwangi. 👍🏻
Yes, please review Gwangi. I have it on DVD, as it has what I consider to be Harryhausen's very best ever visual FX sequence, the capture of a dinosaur by lasso-wielding cowboys! Cheesy, yes... but brilliantly executed. 😁 And the music by Jerome (The Big Country) Moross is worth the price of admission.
One of the old creature feature classics of all time.
Omg every time one of these come up in my feed I have to watch great 👍videos
Really enjoy this one, it's a true horror film; his decent into evil is terrifying. Having real life insight into how swiftly average people can erupt in extremely violent/deadly ways, I can't help but be impressed with The Invisible Man. That shrieking inn-keeper scene... can't stand it, always skip it XD
Me too. It’s like nails on a chalkboard! Nevertheless, it’s still my favorite of the classic universal monster movies, despite very stiff competition.
@@TheUnapologeticGeek I agree & forget to say excellent work.
@@chevy-is-a-good-boy Thank you!
The Chevy Chase version is fire. Hollow Man is pretty heavy too.
Yeah, it really stands up, doesn't it.? Live action on blue screen wouldn't be a thing for another twenty years, so things like the invisible man taking off his pants in front of the fire, especially with the level of detail-the shirt looks like it's being worn-someone must have been real savvy to come up with the technique for that.
Wells continued with Cinema. He wrote and was involved with the masterpiece. "Things to Come" (1936) Directed by William Menzies.. As impressive as Metropolis in scope. Wells himself found favor with audiences. Movies made from all his novels have been box office gold. ""The Time Machin"e, War of the Worlds. First Men in the Moon, and others. I might mention I am writing a story following up his. "The Food of the G-d"s". which was also made into a movie with sequels. Wells was the king of Science Fiction only followed by the likes of Jules Verne.
Great review of a great movie!
And don't forget Things to Come (1936).
fun fact: invisibility would cause blindness. the human eye needs light to see.
Enjoyed this!
That was fantastic thanks
And no....the newer Invisible Man didn’t do it for me. Enough said lol
I prefer this version over the 2020 version.
Just watched this on Svengolie. First time watching the whole movie.
I loved that video - great work!
A bit after this video was made the 2020 Invisible man came out. GREAT FLICK!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(2020_film)
A pictire almost ruined by Una O'Connor's constant shrieking
You might consider other platforms w/ COPPA restrictions on the way.
Hold the phone hollow man was amazing I don’t know what the hell you saw, but Holloman was absolutely incredible so please do not put that movie down