"The Invisible Man - Complete Legacy Collection"
Just finished watching "The Invisible Man - Complete Legacy Collection" released by Universal Pictures.
Claude Rains brilliant portrayal of of a research scientist being slowly driven insane by injecting himself with a serum that causes invisibility in Hollywood's adaptation of H.G Wells' classic "The Invisible Man" launched a series that encompassed six movies over nearly two decades all filmed in glorious black and white.
Surprising the weakest link in this series is actually the last movie in this series: "Abbot and Costello Meet The Invisible Man" which is a weird combination of mystery comedy and boxing movie. It sadly doesn't work. "The Invisible Woman" is a superior comedy that takes slapstick to new heights as a fashion model who volunteers to test a process of invisibility. "The Invisible Man Returns" is a rather curious for it's casual mention of two homosexual lovers who plotted against the protagonist in an attempt to swindle his inheritance. "The Invisible Agent" and The Invisible Man's Revenge" are just rather bland attempts to cash in on the original movie's popularity. Though it's rather interesting that all of the invisible men - not the woman - go commando. I think that was due to a rather odd requirement of the movie censors at the time.
Strongly Recommended.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-...
Claude Rains brilliant portrayal of of a research scientist being slowly driven insane by injecting himself with a serum that causes invisibility in Hollywood's adaptation of H.G Wells' classic "The Invisible Man" launched a series that encompassed six movies over nearly two decades all filmed in glorious black and white.
Surprising the weakest link in this series is actually the last movie in this series: "Abbot and Costello Meet The Invisible Man" which is a weird combination of mystery comedy and boxing movie. It sadly doesn't work. "The Invisible Woman" is a superior comedy that takes slapstick to new heights as a fashion model who volunteers to test a process of invisibility. "The Invisible Man Returns" is a rather curious for it's casual mention of two homosexual lovers who plotted against the protagonist in an attempt to swindle his inheritance. "The Invisible Agent" and The Invisible Man's Revenge" are just rather bland attempts to cash in on the original movie's popularity. Though it's rather interesting that all of the invisible men - not the woman - go commando. I think that was due to a rather odd requirement of the movie censors at the time.
Strongly Recommended.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-...
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