By-TorX-1 The Frankenstein Theory does something rather impressive: it finds a new angle with which to address Mary Shelley's classic and oft cinematically told tale. However, don't get excited as the execution of the film completely negates this initial originality, to dismal effect. If the film had just simply told the story of a group of investigators trying to track down a real Frankenstein's monster, then this film would have worked, but the creatives unfortunately opt for the found footage approach (and why not? The Blair Witch Project only established the dubious subgenre 14 years earlier - it's still hip!), and kill the concept stone dead (to the extent that even a lightning bolt couldn't revive it). Suffice to say, there is a lot of characters endlessly talking to the shaky camera, druggy yokel witnesses, and some off-camera howls and is-it-or-isn't-it Frankenstein's Monster activity, until an ultimate (SPOILER!!!!) "Oh, it IS Frankenstein's Monster!" revelation at the very last minute. Consequently, a great idea becomes a thoroughly moribund filmic experience (if you think that the cover image of said monster will ever be realized on screen, then prepare to be very, very disappointed), and the neat move of presenting Shelley's tale as a 'true story' becomes both boring and uninspiring, and that is a shame given the overall premise.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a found footage Frankenstein sequel. There are a lot of Frankenstein sequels. Most of them are great. This one is pretty bad. The actors were o.k. But they wasted there talent being in this awful movie. It has an awful script. The ending is awful. Do not wast your time. Do not wast your money. Do not see this movie. This is an awful movie. This movie is not scary. There are a lot of Frankenstein movies that are scary. And this is not one of them. I need more lines and I am running out things to say. Good special effects I will say that for it. This is a bad movie. Bad movie bad movie bad movie bad movie bad movie. Do not see it.

The Couchpotatoes This movie is definitely not as bad as some people want to make us believe. Even though I'm not a huge fan of camcorder movies this one is certainly not the worst I ever saw. The only problem I have is that they call it a horror movie while it isn't at all. But other then that I enjoyed The Frankenstein Theory. I thought the actors were okay and the story was not bad at all. There are some nice nature shots as well so all in all this movie deserves much better then its low ratings. Too bad they didn't show the Frankenstein monster more or even better made him a bit scarier. But I guess with a low budget this is the best we can expect. Certainly worth a watch to me.

Bill Larrabee OK right from the get go I have to say I was biased by an issue that plagues a lot of media nowadays - the worship of youth, and the unreal way in which it is portrayed so often. In this movie we have a bunch of twenty-something kids masquerading as adults, one of whom we are supposed to believe is a college professor with a PhD. We really need to stop pandering to 'young adults' who wanna pretend they're actually adults, but that's an entirely different rant. Problem is, this pseudo- real world of the kids who made this flick runs thru the fabric of the whole movie. But I soldiered on, and did my best to suspend my "this is really stupid" reflex. I probably should have listened to that first reflex, because the movie never really took off. It's a pseudo- documentary style, but the script is pretty weak and formulaic, and there are no solid actors in the bunch; no one with on screen charisma to draw you in. The scares are few, and not very scary, honestly. I'm not sure how I keep getting drawn into these independent, handi-cam shot, "found footage" films that all end up looking like a college art project (and maybe are.) I guess I keep hoping to stumble across some gem that will be original, not stupid, and genuinely spooky, like "The Blair Witch Project" or "Paranormal Activity," but I guess I'll have to keep looking, because this wasn't it.