THE INVISIBLE MAN Retrospective: Universal's Strangest Monster
64K views · Apr 30, 2025 · Film & Animation
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@MattDraper · 1 year ago · pinned
Where would you rank the Invisible Man among the Universal Monsters?
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@lordinquisitor6233 · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2wVdePQNI8&t=504">8:24</a> interesting addition here: Reins was a victim of a gas attack during ww1 which permanently damaged his vocal cords and became known in his acting for his distinctive voice, trained after many years. They couldn’t have picked a better actor to voice him
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@kiasax · 1 year ago
Claude Rains was a fabulous actor and gave an incredible performance in The Invisible Man, as Dr. Jack Griffin. <br>His career lasted over 7 decades. That's quite a long lasting career for an actor, proving his ability to adapt and grow in the profession. <br>While Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Bride of Frankenstein were all excellent films, The Invisible Man was my preferred choice. <br>Mr. Rains remained one of my favorite actors and still is. <br>His role in Lawrence of Arabia was so effective in demonstrating his subtle talents.
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@JESway02 · 1 year ago
Keep the classic horror videos coming!! Not enough people make this quality content on the Universal Monsters and it’s always so good
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@sophibeans · 1 year ago
They have an "invisible man" in a trench coat (or maybe it was a suit, he walked by pretty fast) with bandages wrapped around his face walking around Darkmoor in Epic Universe
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@bogulaekoms5451 · 1 year ago
The 2020 Invisible Man was really hard to watch. It captures the fear & paranoia of getting away from a toxic person, and that feeling like you're always being watched by them, far too well for my tastes. Still a fantastic movie
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@KingoftheBashful · 1 year ago
I honestly wish you talked more about Hollow Man. Despite how different the title is, I feel like it's the closest to capturing the essence of the original Invisible Man film.
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@Enshohma · 1 year ago (edited)
I freaking love the very first Invisible Man film, one of my top ten favorites of all time, along with the sequels The Invisible Man Returns (Vincent Price as an fugitive anti-heroic superhero) and The Invisible Woman (pretty good fantasy screw ball comedy). I've always appreciate these retrospectives and will be re-sharing this one as much as I can later.
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@LuigiHelsing-w2l · 1 year ago
It is intense how much of a body count the Invisible Man has
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@noaholson9047 · 1 year ago
The invisible man is in the land. He’s a character you can meet along the streets.
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@jasonmaclean719 · 1 year ago
I actually thought of a way the Epic Universal Park could have used the Invisible Man. What if a small group went into a dark room like a library and used air gusts, like the Indiana Jones ride. Different pressures at different times. Holograms, have objects move randomly, different jarring sounds, even whispers behind someone if they were close enough to a certain object.
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@astrozombies751 · 1 year ago
On the topic of the Invisible Man's presence in Epic Universe's Dark Universe, he isn't in any of the rides, but he is a character that is at the park you can meet and take pictures with!
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