Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Pluskylang Great Film overall

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

George Taylor While the cast is good, I've always found the story, about soul switching, to be lacking. For one thing, does the mind reside in the soul? Or is it a separate entity? That is a question for another day. This movie doesn't have a 'real' monster, just human looking ones seeking out vengeance. For me, one of the lesser entries.

simeon_flake Well, like in many horror movies--new or old--there is no attempt made to explain how Baron Frankenstein survived the ending of "The Evil of Frankenstein." I guess the only explanation necessary was that these films were popular and the public wanted more. So, this time, we see the Baron revived after being dead in an icy coffin for an hour--his soul never leaving his body.This gives the great doctor the idea of trapping the human soul & possibly putting it into a new body--which, of course, he does. This time, a female body--hence the title of this movie. Not quite as great to me as all the previous Frankenstein entries that I've seen--of course, I thought "Evil of Frankenstein" was a masterpiece, so anything following that might be a bit of a letdown.Still, this is a very good movie--you can hardly go wrong with Cushing as the Baron and Susan Denberg as his latest creation--the face of an angel and the soul of a killer. If you like "Hammer Horror," then this movie shouldn't disappoint. The print of the VHS release by Anchor Bay is excellent too. 4 1/2 stars....

utgard14 Baron Frankenstein is working on a way to capture a person's soul after death. He gets his chance when a pair of young lovers die. But because of the way in which the young man dies, Frankenstein has to transfer the soul of the man into the body of the woman. Then the man-in-woman 'creature' sets about getting revenge on the people who wronged them.Following a disappointing third entry in the series (Evil of Frankenstein), Hammer delivers this effort that seems to divide many fans. Some dislike it, mostly because it spends too much time on characters other than Baron Frankenstein. I happen to like it, primarily for its 'soul' plot and the always-enjoyable Peter Cushing, who's especially quippy in this one. It's the most 'different' of the Cushing Frankenstein films but that's what makes it appealing to me. I admit there's a disappointment that the film is not the Hammer equivalent of Bride of Frankenstein, as I'm sure many viewers go into it hoping it will be. I must also admit to some disappointment (particularly when I first saw it as a younger man) that former Playboy model Susan Denberg brings very little sex appeal to the film. That being said, Denberg does an admirable acting job. The entire cast is solid and well-directed by the great Terence Fisher. Typically solid Hammer production values with attractive costumes and sets. The cinematography is also quite nice. It's a very good entry in Hammer's Frankenstein series, which was their best in many people's eyes (mine included).

fwdixon This is an unusual opus in Hammer's Frankenstein series. Directed ably by Terence Fisher and starring the delightfully ironic Peter Cushing, it forgoes the usual piecing together of dead bodies and rampaging monster. Instead it focuses on Frankenstein's trying to capture the soul before it leaves the body. He manages to capture the soul of his hapless assistant Hans after he was wrongly beheaded for the murder of the local innkeeper. He puts the soul into the recently deceased (suicide) daughter (Christina) of the aforementioned innkeeper with the predictable results. The now reanimated Hans/Christina goes on a vengeful murder spree before finally committing suicide (again!) This is a stylish film with all the usual flourishes one expects from Hammer. Good acting, a good script, high production value and crisp direction all add up to a superior entry in Hammer's long running Frankenstein series.