{"id":4437,"date":"2007-10-02T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T18:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2021-02-05T20:36:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:36:51","slug":"invisible-man-the-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4437","title":{"rendered":"Invisible Man, The (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s meddled in things men should leave alone.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-56121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Invisible-Man-Poster.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA scientist (Claude Rains) who has discovered the secret to invisibility slowly goes mad from effects of the drug; soon he&#8217;s on a wild killing rampage, with dreams of taking over the world.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Claude Rains Films<\/li>\n<li>H.G. Wells Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>James Whale Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;splendid adaptation of H.G. Wells&#8217;s novel&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;begins humorously, [then] becomes scary&#8221; &#8212; possesses truly impressive special effects by John P. Fulton: the first time Rains unwinds the bandages from his invisible head, even savvy modern audiences will find it hard not to jump. Although he&#8217;s not visible until the final 1\/2 minute of the film, Rains (who Peary nominates for an <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=2606\">Alternate Oscar<\/a> as best actor of the year) makes a memorable screen debut as the titular anti-hero, who flits around causing havoc and deriving enormous delight from flaunting his newfound powers. The excellent script by R.C. Sheriff and Philip Wylie &#8212; part sci-fi, part black comedy, part thriller &#8212; keeps us in continual suspense, and makes us cringe at Rains&#8217; psychopathic behavior (he wantonly tips a baby carriage over, and causes a train to derail &#8220;just for kicks&#8221;). The most surreal moment in the film has to be when Rains &#8212; wearing just a stolen pair of pants &#8212; skips down a lane, singing &#8220;Here we go gathering nuts in May&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; there&#8217;s never been another cinematic villain quite like him. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claude Rains in his screen debut as the Invisible Man<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-face.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-face.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4438\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Una O&#8217;Connor as the hysterical innkeeper who insists that Rains must leave<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-oconnor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-oconnor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4439\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John P. Fulton&#8217;s impressive special effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-bandages-se.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-bandages-se.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4440\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of extreme angles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-angles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/im-angles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4436\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A fine sense of black humor: &#8220;We&#8217;ll begin with a reign of terror. A few murders here and there. Murders of great men, murders of small men, just to make sure we make no distinction.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Due primarily to its nifty special effects, this is considered a genuine classic of early horror. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0024184\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/11\/18\/archives\/claude-rains-makes-his-film-debut-in-a-version-of-hg-wellss-novel.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/invisible-man-1933.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/1998\/10\/16\/DD82933.DTL\">SF Gate Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1463invi.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/79365\/the-invisible-man#articles-reviews?articleId=28058\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-invisible-man\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s meddled in things men should leave alone.&#8221; Synopsis: A scientist (Claude Rains) who has discovered the secret to invisibility slowly goes mad from effects of the drug; soon he&#8217;s on a wild killing rampage, with dreams of taking over the world. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Claude Rains Films H.G. Wells Films Horror James Whale Films Mad Doctors and Scientists Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this &#8220;splendid adaptation of H.G. Wells&#8217;s novel&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;begins&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4437\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4437"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69132,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437\/revisions\/69132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}