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• The Invisible Man

  • Dashiell Barnes
  • 4/7/12

  "The Invisible Man" is in my opinion, a Universal monster that is frequently underated. Rains does more with the combination of his intense voice & special effects as the crazed scientist. A gripping story with a few too many awkward & dull moments. An amazing debut for Rains in a moderate story. I give it a 3.5/5.

• Gripping!!!

  • Janet
  • 1/28/12

  Now THAT'S entertainment! This movie still holds up after almost 80 years! Suspenseful to the very end. How curious to see Gloria Stewart, the old woman in "The Titanic," 1997 by James Cameron, as a young beauty. (Not much of an actress here, but gorgeous, and good enough, so who cares?)

• AWESOME.....

  • Michael Steven
  • 1/27/12

  JAMES WHALE HAD A VERY SHORT TIME SPAN AS A FILM DIRECTOR.HE DIRECTED ALL TYPES OF FILMS,NOT JUST FRIGHT FILMS,AS THEY USED TO BE CALLED.I FIRST VIEWED THE INVISIBLE MAN IN 1969,& TO THIS DAY,REMAIN AWED BY THE VISUAL EFFECTS.YES,THIS WAS CLAUDE RAINS FIRST AMERICAN MADE FILM AS WELL AS HIS FIRST SOUND FILM.HE REMAINS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.THE ONE CONCERN OF HIS WAS BEING TYPECAST.THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN,AS HE WENT FROM UNIVERSAL TO WARNER BROS. & ON TO A VARIETY OF GREAT PERFORMANCES. GLORIA STEWART MADE SOME ON-CAMERA INTERVIEWS REGARDING THIS FILM,& OF CLAUDE RAINS.YES,SHE WAS ANNOYED BY THE THE WAY RAINS CONDUCTED HIMSELF.BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME OPINION OF HIM AS WELL.SHE ALSO THOUGHT HE WAS AN ACTOR'S ACTOR. JOHN P. FULTON,WHO WOULD LATER WIN AN OSCAR FOR THE VISUALS IN"THE TEN COMMANDMENTS",WANTED TO GIVE HIS EXPERTISE A RUN FOR IT'S MONEY.MANY STUDIOS DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS FILM,AS THEY THOUGHT THAT THE VISUALS WOULDN'T WORK.MGM WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDIOS.WELL.......THE VISUALS WORKED,THE FILM WAS A BIG HIT FOR UNIVERSAL,& JAMES WHALE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESS. IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THIS FILM BEFORE,YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.IF ANYTHING,YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.IT'S A REAL ODD BALL OF A MOVIE,AS WELL AS A WINNER.

• Special Efects

  • Kyle Rhoads
  • 11/5/11

  the special effects in this movie are simply EXTRORDINARY!!! for 1933 this was a huge leap forward in the department of visual effects. not to mention claude rains introduction to american films with his amazing performance.

• Outstanding Film

  • Frank Filippi
  • 11/4/11

  Claude Rains' finest performance. Plenty of laughs as well. Nice blend of suspense and humour. "Revenge is a dish best served.............without anyone knowing you're doing it." Grab that popcorn with both hands while watching it.

• The Invisible Man

  • Mark Sutch
  • 4/12/11

  ***1/2

• One of the Greatest... Period.

  • Rick
  • 3/23/09

  This movie really grew on me. The first time I saw it when I was little I thought it was pretty good but now I realize that this movie is just rediculously amazing!

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