Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Wow, just when I thought I've seen it all. This 1965 Toho classic brings the reanimated corpse to the world of giant monsters and elaborate miniatures, an oddball idea. Believe it or not, Frankenstein was originally suppose to fight the likes of Godzilla at the time, but the concept was sorta dropped and instead Godzilla ends up fighting King Kong, Mothra, and Ghidorah. Without wasting the basic idea, however, Toho created this film and the result was "Frankenstein Conquers the World aka Frankenstein vs Baragon." Plot: During WW2, the Nazis deliver the still-beating heart of the Frankenstein monster to Japanese scientists in Hiroshima who plan to use it for medical purposes. However, the heart was presumed lost in the nuclear explosion that destroyed Hiroshima. Years later, scientists discover a strange wild boy running around and find out soon that the missing heart grew a new body resistant to radiation. With greater access to food in captivity, Frankentein grows rapidly and soon escapes. Then, mysterious, destructive incidents have occurred and everyone's quick to blame Frankenstein. That's not the case as it turns out that Baragon, a subterranean fire-breathing dinosaur, is the real culprit. Soon a battle between Frankenstein and Baragon commences and the fate of Japan hangs by a thread.Overall, this is an interesting film. It's pretty scientifically accurate and the miniature sets are fairly impressive seeing as how the monsters are smaller that their larger kaiju brethren. The story is also good and the music by Akira Ifukube is a real treat to listen. Frankenstein does look a little goofy with his buck teeth and unsettling shriek.The monster that steals the show, however, is Baragon. Arguably one of my favorite monsters, Baragon has a great design, cool roar, and a nice set of abilities. The movie starts out a little slow, but once Baragon shows up things get pretty exciting, especially when Franky and Baragon have their awesome lengthy fight. They pretty much beat the living crap out of each other, making this one of my favorite kaiju battles.This is a fun edition to Toho's roster of creature features. Baragon became so popular thanks to this film that he actually now stars in a few Godzilla films and video games. If you're a fan of giant monsters, then check this action out. I recommend getting the 2-disc special edition for this one. Enjoy!

Frankenstein vs Baragon is one of the most under rated of the Toho Series. It is a highly entertaining film and one of only two Toho Films to star actor Nick Adams. Adams adds something special to the Toho Films he is in. Maybe because he is an American Actor who does not need his lines to be voiced over when the Japanese movies he is in are transferred over to English.Basically the story goes that part of the Frankenstein Monster is taken over seas during a war and spawns into a giant monster. Basically this monster does not do anything wrong, he is just out of place. But he is blamed for many different incidents that are not his doing but actually the doing of the burrowing dinosaur Baragon.For the most part I like this movie because Baragon is my favorite monster/kaiju. Baragon is what makes this film, not Frankenstein. Baragon looks awesome, has great abilities,(breathing fire, burrowing, jumps far) and has a great roar. THe Frankenstein monster just looks like a guy who has big teeth, bad hair, and walks around in a caveman outfit.Baragon gets to have his only starring role in a movie, and I know I am being biased but I think that it is one of the best villain roles for a Toho Monster ever. THis is mainly because he is so secretive by burrowing underground and is undetected. Baragon gets in a lot of solid action towards the final half an hour. The fact that Baragon is responsible for the destruction that Frankenstein is blamed for is very similar to some parts of the original Frankenstein book by Mary Shelley. Strangely enough Baragon is not referred to by his name in this film.The final battle between Frankenstein and Baragon is pretty good. Having to wait until the end to witness it definitely is worth it.SO for the most part, the Frankenstein Monster is not what makes this film. Baragon makes the film. Watch it for my favorite monster Baragon.

If King Kong got to do battle with Godzilla, I guess that a Frankenstein vs. Baragon match is not that much of a stretch! We open with a crazy WWII prologue in which Nazi troops (on the verge of defeat) storm into a mad doctor's lab, steal the container with Frankenstein's heart still a-pumpin' and drop it into the lap of their still-kicking Japanese allies stationed at Hiroshima!! The creature (referred to as Frankenstein by virtually everybody throughout – even though it is made clear from the outset that this was in fact the name of its creator) starts off at normal size but grows to be a massive giant by the end of the film, which may be a new angle to the Frankenstein theme but seems to have been allowed simply in order to make the final showdown between the titans plausible! As can be expected, the latter delivers plenty of action but it goes on far too long; even worse, this (in which Baragon emerges the loser) is followed by yet another combat between the Frankenstein monster and a giant octopus (presumably the "Devilfish" referred to in one of the film's alternate titles) – which creature comes out of nowhere (this sequence was actually cut from the U.S. release version)! American star Nick Adams is once again the hero (as was the case with Honda's own MONSTER ZERO [1965]) – he and a couple of other scientists (one of them a beautiful girl, naturally, and whom the creature seems to trust most of all) spend most of the running-time trying to convince the authorities that the Frankenstein monster is a testament to the art of science and that he should be allowed to live. Throughout the course of the film, it's accused of being the perpetrator of a good deal of mayhem – until it transpires that Baragon is the real culprit! One of the funniest moments in the film is when the creature tries to catch a bird by hurling a tree at it(!), misses the target and lands on a cabin which is summarily flattened (to the gasping reaction of its owner standing nearby)! As with a few of the other Hondas I watched recently – presented in the original Japanese language and accompanied by Italian subtitles – I missed out on a sizeable chunk of dialogue because the translated lines weren't given sufficient time to register! Finally, watching the film I was reminded of other vulgarizations of classic horror myths made around this same time – such as BILLY THE KID VS. Dracula (1966), the various Paul Naschy werewolf entries, and even Jess Franco's Dracula – PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1971) and THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972)...

My above summary does puzzle me. It could be that those that gave this bottom of barrel ratings saw the dubbed American International Release. the running time was also reduced.I saw this last night(rental from NETFLIX) in Japanese with sub-titles & a 93 minute running time.The correct title is FRANKENSTEIN vs. BARAGONGranted the story line is very hokey, BUT there again MOST films of this type are & make no sense what so ever.I liked the background story, it was at least interesting, I have seen more incredible plot twists than shown here.The American actor Nick Adams has a major role & not just cast for Box-Office reasons.The acting is OK for this type of film. One does not expect award winning performances, same for production values.The special effects are good & final scene is the fight between ThE Monster (a mutant boy )& a giant reptile. we have seen these scenes many times. Nothing new or different..My good thumbs up rating is mainly because I enjoyed it. & that is why we see movies, isn't it, to enjoy them.. So my fellow film buffs, be sure to see the Japanese Version & you will think like I do about this film.Ratings *** (out of 4) 82 points out or 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)