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AMC showed The Horror Of Frankenstein (1970) the other day. It was a terrible movie by most measures, but also rather charming because of its political conscience and occasionally witty dialogue. Hippy influence is strong in this film as we see by Victor’s severed arm experiment at college that flashes a peace sign.

By far, the most entertaining quotes are when Victor Frankenstein is talking with The Graverobber to arrange to purchase corpses. Victor wants only the freshest bodies for his gruesome experiments, to which The Graverobber replies, “Times are hard. People just aren’t dying off so quick. Yes, it’s the welfare state, that’s what it is.”

A moment later Victor reminds him about the corpses, “But fresh mind you, nothing more than three days old.” The Graverobber responds, “Oh don’t worry yourself, anything I bring you will be so fresh it will get past the government meat inspector.”

Later that night The Graverobber makes his pregnant wife dig up corpses while he eats sausages. He, but Victor especially, are completely amoral and very entertaining. Victor can be charming or cold-blooded. He is not afraid to murder man or beast. When Victor’s school chum tells him to stop his heinous experiments or he will inform the authorities, Victor agrees and says, “Tomorrow we initiate a new series of experiments. Something harmless like splitting the atom perhaps,” and then promptly proceeds to murder his friend.

Victor the true monster in this movie, especially considering how boring the monster he creates is.

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