Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
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August 3, 2009I can't say I like the camp humor that Whale tries to put in this sci-fi/horror story. I thought Stuart and Harrigan only provide melodramatic nonsense (these two characters have more in common with Whale's Frankenstein love triangle involving the mad scientist, than anything fr...( read more)
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July 20, 2009Most films that are long on special effects are short in other areas, not James Whale's The Invisible Man. True to his unique style, Whale delivers a motion picture rich in character depth, narrative and substance. That is not to say that John Fulton's effects aren't ast...( read more)
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April 29, 2008Fantastic narration by James Whale from the equally great story by visionary writer H.G Wells. Veteran universal pictures craftsman John P. Fulton's visual effects are amazing, even for today's standards. Delightful parable about the corruption of power. The always outstanding Cl...( read more)
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November 10, 2007one of the earliest movies about the egonomaniac scientist who abuses his knowledge as the accessory gadget of personal ambition. claude rains conceals his face until the end credit, so mostly he gives a performance mainly based on vocal vibration and body languages.
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November 13, 2009Who else but James Whale and his macabre mind as a better candidate for adapting such a gracious and controversial science-fiction classic? The most immediate reaction it may build in the viewer is the sensation of: "What would I do if I became invisible?" This accurate and visib...( read more)
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November 9, 2009Well, I'm going to have to give it another try seeing as it was quite boring at the time and I didn't really watch it but I listened to it the whole time. From what I saw, the special effects were really cool but I wasn't interested in the story line.
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October 11, 2009Probably one of the least exciting Universal Monsters, but the special effects are incredible for their time.
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