Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005)

That was an excellent one.

A Brilliant Conflict

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

If you like the old school horrors were we don't have blood in it and monsters are walking around, by which I mean, people in a suit than this flick is surely one for you. If you look closely to the title then you could guessed it already. Now I'm not into horrors from the 50's and 60's but I do like the older ones. The story is roughly based on Frankenstein but they did add the monster from The Creature From The Black Lagoon to it. And I must say that I enjoyed it. Maybe it is a bit too long clocking in at 9à minutes. The could have gone for 70 minutes like the old ones. It's shot in black and white but it all happens nowadays. As I have said, there isn't any gore or almost no red stuff in it but I was surprised that they added some gratuitous nudity in it were one was a strip scene. It's weird that the producers dared to make such a old school one in a time were gore is hot. I liked it but I can understand that some won't.Gore 0/5 Nudity 3/5 Effects 0/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

*Spoiler/plot- 2005, Rather mad scientist movie. Near an isolated Californian beach, in a laboratory of horror, three renegade scientists have resurrected Frankenstein's long dead monster. The legendary indestructible corpse comes back to life again. At the same time, these scientists have biogenetically engineered a half-man half-fish abomination intending to use both brutes as weapons against worldwide terrorism. However, disaster strikes when the chemical brainwashing used to control these beasts fails. Instead of stopping terror these beings create terror in the beach community. The terror starts when the fish beast kills a gorgeous model while shooting a glamorous photo shoot. The scientists take the photo crew hostage. These crew survivors must find a way to escape both their mad captors and the rampaging monsters and warn the world of this danger spreading.*Special Stars- Larry Butler, Bill Winkler, Dezzi Ascalon, Cory J. Marshal, Gary Canavello, Alison Lees-Taylor, and Lawrence Furbish. Dir: William Winckler.*Theme- Scientists are always causing problems in society.*Based on- Frankenstein myths and 50's Drive-in movie genres.*Trivia/location/goofs- Shot entirely in black and white in Southern California. There is some superfluous female nudity and mediocre bloody violence at the beach. Look for the obvious cheap 'stock shots' from local aquariums to supply the underwater ocean scenes. This film is a weak attempt to reproduce a loving tribute to those classic horror and atomic age monster movies from the classic drive-in movie era.*Emotion- A somewhat forgettable film from a small independent Southern California producer with his wife and his group of industry friends that supply all the writing, acting, makeup, and just about everything else needed for this film to be made. However novel this approach is to filmmaking, unfortunately the film fails in its pacing, direction, action scenes and believability. This means the film suffers and causes a premature demise of viewer's attention for this film's audience. I found myself fast-forwarding through this video to possibly get to better scenes. There were not any and that is death for a scifi video of any sort. This is a shame to see.

While perhaps not entirely the homage that the advance publicity advertised (honestly, what movie ever lives up entirely to its advance billing?), this picture is definitely fun and clearly made with love and respect for the classic Hammer and AIP horror films. Director/producer/writer William Winckler wonderfully captures the look and feel of those vintage features, while at the same time updating the plot with flashes of gore, T&A, and, believe it or not, a storyline that loosely ties in to modern-day terrorism. Perhaps that's why the 2006 World Horror Convention awarded the adventure with "Best Feature Film" honors. It's not a perfect picture, but most classic horror film fans should find it appropriately spooky and entertaining. Recommended!

I really enjoyed Frankenstein vs. the Creature From Blood Cove! It was just what I wanted it to be, a very fun, good natured ride.I grew up watching the Universal Horror classics as well as the great AIP and Hammer flicks...along with a huge amount of Grade Z films and I could tell watching this film that the makers had just as much affection and love for those films as I did. Unlike Lost Skeleton of Cavdavera (which I did like, though IMO it kind of wore it's one joke out pretty early) "Frankenstein..." isn't meant to be a comedy parody of the old classic horror films. Nor is it strictly an homage. I mean, you just can't make a movie like that anymore. What it is, is just a good time, with grave digging, werewolves (Butch Patrick!) mad scientists (including a lovely blond one with a British accent...you don't get better than that,) the Frankenstein monster, ghosts and a Creature from the Black Lagoon-ish monster. And it's all handled in such a fun way that I couldn't help but be entertained. And hey, I'm an adult, and I've got no problem with the R-rated take on the film. To me, it just adds to the fun and enjoyment. The nudity, etc is handled in the same fun/good natured way as the rest of the film. It comes across as anything but sleazy.So if you're looking for a fun movie with monsters, silliness, beautiful girls and some of their beautiful assets, and you'd always thought it would be kinda cool if the Frankenstein Monster and the Gillman could've been in the same movie together, I think you'll have a good time with this film. Don't go into it expecting "Lost Skeleton" or a die-hard facsimile of one of Universal's monster-mash films cause it is definitely not that. But it is a blast.