Product: Gods and Monsters (1998)
Rating: 4.0
Very good film, limited extras on DVD
The excellent performaces by McKellen, Redgrave and (surprise) Fraser, along with the insightful script and direction by Bill Condon make this one of the year's best films. It makes me want to discover Director James Whale's (whose story this is)works beyond FRANENSTIEN. I would love to see JOURNEY'S END (1930) or THE ROAD BACK (1937). Unnfortunatly the DVD "special edition" is a bit disappointing. The audio commentary by Bill Condon is good, however I do wish more members of the cast had been involved (particularly McKellen). The 30 minute documentary does not shed much light on Director James Whale's tormented life or work. The new FRANKENSTIEN DVD is much better in this regard. Other than a trailer, there are no other "extras" to mention. GODS and MONSTERS is certainly worth a rental, but think twice about purchasing this "collector's edtion".