10 Horror Movies Everyone Watched (But Nobody Remembers)

After the success of Bram Stoker's Dracula, it was no surprise when Frankenstein got adapted once again to the big screen. With Kenneth Branagh directing, Frank Darabont co-writing, and Robert De Niro portraying The Creature, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein seemed destined for great things.

But much like the Creature itself, what should've been a beautiful creation turned out ugly and malformed. There are nuggets of greatness here and there, but the scenes range from unbearably dull to overbearingly manic, so we're left with a maligned mess of a movie.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein followed the source material far closer than the Boris Karloff version, but failed to capture the complexity and subtlety of the novel. The birth of The Creature should be a defining moment, and yet proves utterly unmemorable. (For most viewers, how The Creature is brought to life in the first place isn't likely to ring any bells.)

And when Darabont himself called it "the worst movie I've ever seen," you know somebody screwed up big time.

It may not be the worst adaptation, but it's a shame how forgettable Branagh's Frankenstein turned out. (Hell, even Frankenhooker was more memorable.)