Mary Shelley's Frankenstein/YMMV

• Badass Decay: Averted. Did we mention Robert De Niro?
• Ham and Cheese: Pretty much everyone aside from De Niro is really over-doing it.
  • Fridge Brilliance: De Niro's subdued performance shows how much of a misfit the Creature actually is . A subtle character doesn't really belong in a world where everybody else, including the movie's soundtrack itself, hams it up.
    • Robert De Niro subtle? The man who gave us: "I will have REVEENGE! Frankensteiin!!"
• Narm: One of the few instances where Ham and Cheese is not a good thing.
• Squick: The Creature's "birth" -- a shirtless Kenneth Branagh and a nude Robert De Niro... rolling around on the floor... in embryonic fluid... Have no fear, I brought enough Brain Bleach for everyone.
  • Victor's waltz with dead and revived Elizabeth who not only has grotesque stitches, but also parts of skin from her head burned off, showing parts of her bloody skull.
• Tear Jerker: After Victor has died, the Captain finds The Creature in his cabin, mourning.

Captain: Who are you?
Creature: ...He never gave me a name... [begins to cry bitterly]
Captain: Why do you weep?
Creature: ...He was my father...

• They Changed It, Now It Sucks: Many complaints were directed at The Creature now having the ability to talk. Said complainers were unaware that that The Creature did in-fact learn how to talk, and would drone on and on for entire chapters pondering it's existence.
• What the Hell, Casting Agency?: Again, Robert De Niro is playing The Creature. He actually makes it work.
• The Woobie: Aside from the creature, it's hard not to feel a little bad for Justine.
• Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: You can't really blame The Creature for being the way it is.
  • There's a moment during the Creature's escape where it's hiding in an alley. It picks up a piece of fur cloth and begins to stroke it nervously in terror, giving it such a child-like and tragic innocence.