Frankenstein muß sterben! (1969)

Frankenstein muß sterben!: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward. Baron Frankenstein, with the aid of a young doctor and his fiancée, kidnaps the mentally sick Dr. Brandt in order to perform the first brain transplant operation.

“Hooray! Hereu0026#39;s another entry in the highly amusing Hammer Frankenstein franchise. Donu0026#39;t ever ask me to pick a u0026#39;bestu0026#39; or even favorite in this series because I instantly love every episode I can get my dirty little hands on 🙂 And this fifth chapter is a true highlight as it has our Baron Frankenstein more and more evolving into a ruthless, cold villain. He blackmails a young couple; forcing them to assist him with his diabolical experiments (only he sees it as simple scientific evolution). Along with his new accomplices, Baron F. kidnaps a fellow mad scientist out of the asylum because he knows the skills to perform a flawless brain transplant. Unfortunately, Frankensteinu0026#39;s mad raving colleague has been drugged so much he now is a complete vegetable. Ingenious as he is, evil Victor transplants a few brains and commits a few murders to finally have the things the way he wants. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter 4 prequels, numberless others adaptations and several novels, Hammer Productions (and class-A director Terence Fisher in particular) still manages to present the Frankenstein films as original and innovative horror adventures. Itu0026#39;s remarkable how Cushing and Fisher completely shifted the initial horror from Frankensteinu0026#39;s monster to Baron Frankenstein himself! In this film, the creature is a pathetic u0026#39;victimu0026#39; while itu0026#39;s Cushing whou0026#39;s the criminal mastermind. Needless to say that Cushing is absolutely powerful in his loyal role of the Baron. Heu0026#39;s actually so good in preaching his medical ambitions that you often sympathize with him, even though you witness with your own eyes heu0026#39;s bad to the bone! Cushing receives excellent feedback from the young actor Simon Ward and the exquisite Veronica Carlson. u0026#39;Frankenstein must be Destroyedu0026#39; is an intriguing horror film for some other reason as well. Fisher inserts a healthy dose of Romanticism in this episode plus itu0026#39;s also one of the first Hammer films that feature the sexual content and undertones theyu0026#39;ll use more and more in their 70u0026#39;s films. Hammeru0026#39;s popularity tempered a bit during the late 60u0026#39;s/ early 70u0026#39;s and they tried to make up for this by showing more ravishing meat (Carlsonu0026#39;s cleavage) and sexual insinuations. In short, Frankenstein must be destroyed is essential horror viewing! It has loads of tension and exciting sequences, the film is professionally made, well-acted and it features a fair amount of bloodshed.”