1. As much as the later movies diluted the character of the Frankenstein creature, nothing could blunt the impact made by Karloff in the role of the most memorable movie monster of all time.
2. Still a startling film about the borders between genius and madness, science and atrocity.
3. Nothing can detract from the power of the most influential monster movie ever made.
4. The classic and definitive monster/horror film.
5. The film is unique in Whale's work in that the horror is played absolutely straight, and it has a weird fairytale beauty not matched until Cocteau made La Belle et la Bęte.
6. Now a classic part of scream culture.
7. A classic.
8. One of the most deservedly famous and chilling horror films of all time.
9. Frankenstein's psychological inquiries remain both striking and potent, its morality-lined narrative brimming with existential hurdles on both ends of the scale.
10. Absolutely essential.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Still unnerving to this day, Frankenstein adroitly explores the fine line between genius and madness, and features Boris Karloff's legendary, frightening performance as the monster.

1. The pluses easily outweigh the minuses
2. There doesn't seem to be an original moment in the entire movie.
3. An imaginative and magical film.
4. It'll give you an enjoyable tour of the Red Planet, complete with some thrills and sharp computer effects.
5. An exceptionally tasteful and erudite popcorn spectacle, thanks in large part to a great cast and to director De Palma, who is in top form.
6. An instant popcorn classic.
7. Though unapologetically old-fashioned and corny, Mission still has its share of nail-biter moments.
8. An instant popcorn classic.
9. The sci-fi elements, in both imagination and visual execution, are excellent and occasionally awe-inspiring.
10. This movie's special effects, set design, actionsequence staging and swirling cinematography offset the weak story.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Beauty only goes skin deep in this shallow but visually stunning film.

1. The payoff to the mysteries isn't nearly as interesting as the setup, and the ending of the movie is disappointingly squishy. But while it's riding a hot streak, The Hangover is a rush.
2. If The Hangover sounds like a hybrid of Bachelor Party and Dude, Where's My Car, its kind of is. It has its share of both laugh-out-loud and WTF moments, but also contains scenes that deflate the comic momentum.
3. I'm going to say, at the risk of doing time in the blurbitentiary, that The Hangover is the Citizen Kane of bachelor party movies.
4. Every summer needs at least one silly, dirty comedy, but The Hangover may end up being one of the few to actually get the mix right.
5. Much smarter than it needs to be and darker than you'd expect, The Hangover seems destined to be the big comedy of the summer.
6. There are people who will not find this film amusing. Amish elders. Infants. An Iowan farmer named Burl. And that should cover it. The rest of you: bring a change of underwear.
7. It's a non-stop laugh riot that's destined to become a comedy classic.
8. There is a sort of perverse brilliance or brilliant perverseness to be found in this story of a bachelor party gone terribly wrong.
9. The movie smells like a hit, but honestly: Helms excepted, did it need to be quite so blandly cast, or quite so lamely raunchy?
10. It's a dizzying array of bawdy set pieces buoyed by a eclectic cast.
What is the critic consensus?
A: With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw.

1. Kennedy's lowbrow comedy best for '80s veterans.
2. Were the filmmakers really so wedded to every scene they couldn't find 15 minutes to cut? Besides, shouldn't we as a culture being moving on to depleting the comic potential of '90s nostalgia by now?
3. I like Kennedy but he doesn't make it easy for me
4. The reunion of the multi-ethnic Funky Fresh Boys triggers a fusillade of un-PC misfires as the not-so-fab four try to alleviate their personal woes by entering an American Idol-esque dance-troupe contest.
5. Kickin' It Old Skool aspires to be Big with break dancing, but it falls flat on its spinning head. Even the break dancing gets tired fast, making the film even more tedious to get through.
6. There may be a lot of comedy potential in someone from the '80s waking up in the new millennium, but the writers of Kickin' It Old Skool are fairly oblivious to it.
7. If you were alive and watching TV during this decade, you'll find something to give you a smirk
8. while Jamie Kennedy's character of Justin is supposed to be an 11-year-old in a 30-year-old's body, it seems he has suffered irreparable brain damage in his coma
9. Kennedy has gone from a somewhat promising young actor to a crowd repellent.
10. Unfunny, unlikeable and unnecessary, "Kickin' It Old Skool" is one of the lamest so-called comedies to limp on to the screen in years.
What is the critic consensus?
A:
Kickin' It Old Skool is one big unfunny pop culture reference that doesn't feature many laughs.