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(Was going to say "Danny Boyle's Frankenstein" but realized it would only be fair to credit Nick Dear, the writer.  :-) )

Frankenstein:  That's... that's Paradise Lost.  You read Paradise Lost?!?!?
Monster [aggrieved]:  I liked it!

(See, this is why it was so good.  None of this Sorrows of Young Werther nonsense...)

We saw the reverse casting of Frankenstein.  I did like the original better overall.  But the reverse was absolutely excellent, and some things were done better for both characters.  A great experience overall, and something I definitely would buy on DVD if it should turn out that they lied, and release it ( Read more... )

Lil' Bro and I went to see the original casting version of Danny Boyle's Frankenstein today.  (Jonny Lee Miller as Frankenstein, Benedict Cumberbatch as the monster).

First, the adventure, because no moment in my life is complete without one.  Not that exciting this time, but hey, you take what you can get.  We live about an hour from New Brunswick ( Read more... )