I, Monster
1970
A production of 'Jekyll And Hyde' with the characters' names changed to Marlow and Blake. Dr Marlowe carries out experiments on drugs that are supposed to release inhibitions while Mr Blake becomes more hideous with each transformation. Read more
| Starring | Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Hurndall |
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| Director | Stephen Weeks |
| Genres | Horror |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde become Dr Marlowe and Mr Blake in a vapid attempt to give a Freudian psychological interpretation to Robert Louis Stevenson's oft-told tale. Christopher Lee is convincing as the doctor meddling with a dangerous formula, and the Victorian London atmosphere is well captured, but director Stephen Weeks's inexperience means that any complex themes are quickly abandoned, and the end result is flatter than you might expect.
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Directed with a remarkably mature visual sense by Weeks at the age of twenty-two (his first feature), this Amicus... read more on Time Out
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Interesting minor work.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Very good
Clever version of the old Dr Jekyll and Hyde tale, starring Christopher Lee as the "monster".
Good make-up here for 1971. And a very gloomy, old Victorian setting, plus intelligent acting, make this movie a must see for all fans of 1970s' British horror.
Peter Cushing is once again cast as the man who has to put evils to rights.
Worth renting on a cold Winter's night when the ghouls are outside, tapping on the windows!! -
I, Monster
this film wasn't bad, but i didn't enjoy watching it very much.
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JECKLE AND HYDE UPDATE
Christopher Lee dominates the film.Peter Cushing has little to do.Many obstructing camera angles,as the film was originally made in 3D.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Very good
Clever version of the old Dr Jekyll and Hyde tale, starring Christopher Lee as the "monster".
Good make-up here for 1971. And a very gloomy, old Victorian setting, plus intelligent acting, make this movie a must see for all fans of 1970s' British horror.
Peter Cushing is once again cast as the man who has to put evils to rights.
Worth renting on a cold Winter's night when the ghouls are outside, tapping on the windows!! -
0 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Another classic....but a bit poor
I love these movies and they are great but you must be a fan to appritiate what the movie is really about...good film but a bit corny in places not bad.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Very good
Clever version of the old Dr Jekyll and Hyde tale, starring Christopher Lee as the "monster".
Good make-up here for 1971. And a very gloomy, old Victorian setting, plus intelligent acting, make this movie a must see for all fans of 1970s' British horror.
Peter Cushing is once again cast as the man who has to put evils to rights.
Worth renting on a cold Winter's night when the ghouls are outside, tapping on the windows!! -
I, Monster
this film wasn't bad, but i didn't enjoy watching it very much.
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JECKLE AND HYDE UPDATE
Christopher Lee dominates the film.Peter Cushing has little to do.Many obstructing camera angles,as the film was originally made in 3D.
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not for needle-phobes!
Satisfying dose of vintage 70s horror story-telling. Why were they all obsessed with the same historical period? Bubbling laboratories, swirling foggy streets, capes and smoking jackets at the gentlemen's club etc, Great sets though, it's an adequate film with plenty of asmosphere, strong leading men. An unusual choice of actresses, very little in the way of the usual screaming/dead within seconds/heaving-bosomed totty victims. An intelligent story but too many needles for me - I wimped out and kept pretending to look at something just to the left of the telly. An ok watch if you bear in mind how old it is and how many dozens of similar films came out around the same time..
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surprisingly good
I remembered this years ago off t.v and thought I'd watch it again although I didn't have it down as a prority because I thought I recalled it being disapointing.I'd also recently seen a documentary with Chris lee stating it was the most faithful version of dr jekyll and mr hyde( I'm not sure about that-freud wasn't exactly around in stevensons day) but I was pleasantly surprised-okay perhaps the climatic ending is a bit too hammer horror(but this is 1970) and perhaps its a bit too slow for mordern horror lovers but there's some good psychological stuff here-the dr experimenting on his patients first for one.I have no idea why they changed the names jekyll and hyde to blake and marlowe as all the other characters names are the same as the novel. Enjoyable fun.
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classic kind of hammered
Christopher Lee playing new version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde whith the unfortunate presence of ever winning Peter Cushing who assists forces of good. Totally predictable but still worth watching, even if only once.
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0 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Another classic....but a bit poor
I love these movies and they are great but you must be a fan to appritiate what the movie is really about...good film but a bit corny in places not bad.
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde become Dr Marlowe and Mr Blake in a vapid attempt to give a Freudian psychological interpretation to Robert Louis Stevenson's oft-told tale. Christopher Lee is convincing as the doctor meddling with a dangerous formula, and the Victorian London atmosphere is well captured, but director Stephen Weeks's inexperience means that any complex themes are quickly abandoned, and the end result is flatter than you might expect.
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Directed with a remarkably mature visual sense by Weeks at the age of twenty-two (his first feature), this Amicus... read more on Time Out
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Interesting minor work.
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I, Monster
A production of 'Jekyll And Hyde' with the characters' names changed to Marlow and Blake. Dr Marlowe carries out experiments on drugs that are supposed to release inhibitions while Mr Blake becomes more hideous with each transformation....
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