Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! 🙄 Another Frankenstein movie? Because we *totally* haven’t seen enough of those, right? Right? 😒 This time, the master of the visually stunning (but sometimes kinda boring) Guillermo del Toro is gracing us with his take on Mary Shelley’s classic. Slated to drop on Netflix this November, “Frankenstein” promises to be… well, another Frankenstein movie. Get ready for Oscar Isaac to angst as Victor, Jacob Elordi to lumber as the Creature, and Mia Goth to probably just stand there looking creepy. Throw in some Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance for gravitas (because who else?), and Christoph Waltz to chew scenery like it’s bubblegum, and you’ve got yourself a stew, baby! A Frankenstein stew! 🥣
According to the official synopsis – which, let’s be honest, we’ve all read a million times before – Guillermo del Toro, fresh off winning an Oscar (congrats, I guess 🙄), is “adapting” Mary Shelley’s “classic” tale. So, expect some vaguely steampunk-ish sets, a whole lotta mood lighting, and probably some deep, philosophical mumbling about the nature of life and death. 😴 Victor Frankenstein, portrayed by the ever-brooding Oscar Isaac, is described as a “brilliant but egotistical scientist.” Groundbreaking! 🤯 He does the unthinkable (gasp!) and brings a creature to life in a “monstrous experiment.” The result? “The undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.” SPOILER ALERT, PEOPLE! 🚨 Did anyone *not* see that coming?
But wait, there’s MORE! We even get a trailer! 🍿 (Link conveniently embedded above, because who has time to actually search for things these days?) Prepare yourself for two minutes of brooding stares, stitched-together body parts, and dramatic music that’s trying way too hard to be scary. 👻 It’s gonna be rated R, so expect some gratuitous gore. The runtime is a hefty 2 hours and 29 minutes. So bring a pillow. 😴
“Frankenstein” will be gracing “select cinemas” (aka, the ones that haven’t been turned into parking lots yet) on October 17th. But let’s be real, we’re all just gonna wait for it to drop on Netflix on November 7th, aren’t we? 🤔 Why bother putting on pants when you can experience the same existential dread from the comfort of your couch? 🛋️
And now, feast your eyes on these POSTERS! 🖼️ Because what’s a big-budget Netflix movie without some glossy promotional materials to plaster all over the internet? We’ve got Oscar Isaac looking intense in his lab, surrounded by beakers and wires and other science-y stuff. And then there’s Jacob Elordi as the Creature, looking all… icy? 🥶 Is he supposed to be cold? Is that a metaphor? Is del Toro trying to tell us something profound? Or did the Creature just forget his jacket? 🧥 Who knows!
In conclusion, “Frankenstein” is coming. Get ready for another adaptation of a story we all know by heart. Will it be good? Will it be bad? Will it be so-so? Who cares! It’s got Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Guillermo del Toro’s signature style. So, grab your popcorn, lower your expectations, and prepare to be mildly entertained. Or bored. Maybe both! 🤷♀️
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
