Frankie is back, is no longer a henchman, and only hurts those that aim to hurt him. Though as in the previous entry, they forgot that he could talk.
shareI agree, I preferred this one to Son of Frankenstein as well. I actually thought Lon Chaney Jr. gave a really good performance as the Monster (though as you implied, he gets to do way more than Karloff did in the previous film).
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"Son of Frankenstein" is the best of the first four.
shareI also like Ghost better than Son, although the latter is probably a better movie. Son, however, is in serious need of pruning, at least 15 minutes. The second half is highly repetitive. Ghost may have moved the series to B status, but it’s fast moving, has a great monster, and doesn’t overstay its welcome. Long live the Lonster!
share I know I have said it already but I feel Son of Frankenstein is a bad sequel that doesn't feel connected to the first 2 films at all. Ygor while fun is a huge retcon to the first 2 movies since Fritz was killed by the monster in the first film. In fact the events of the first 2 films are completely ignored. Ygor says the monster was struck by lightening and was in a coma. So with that it's pretty obvious the writers of Son had never even seen the first 2 movies. Son feels like a sequel to a movie that doesn't exist.
I admit as a kid I only watched the original and Ghost of Frankenstein and even I could tell just watching Ghost that it barely felt connected to the original even with the footage of the first film put into it. I still enjoyed Ghost and didn't care for Son but it's odd the writers ignored everything in the first 2 films making these 2. It is more like it's a reboot.