great special effects for it's time. Inspired me for my short film for Drama for the HSC

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Pardon me if I don't quite recall the entirety of the plot or all of secondary characters, I'm generally too captivated by Claude Rains' fantastic performance to notice most of the film's minor flaws. Universal might have made better monster movies but none offered a more chilling monster than the Invisible Man. This movie should be required viewing for anyone who wants to go into voice acting.

damn it, universal horror, I keep wanting to get into 'em but they just don't want me to. Stupid plot points (apparently, when you're not murdering, madness is a state of being Dennis the Menace) and terrible supporting characters nearly ruin it.

With special effects that still hold up to scrutiny to this day, this story about a mad, invisible scientist is dark beyond it's years. Check it out.

The acting is dated, but the movie is still worth checking out for its quite impressive special effects.

claude rains was great in this, and whale's directing was solid enough. fantastic special effects for the time period.

The special effects are wonderful, thats a given. They are consistent and unobtrusive, exactly what special effects should be. The ball is never dropped for all of its running time and this is just one triumph for the masterful direction. The film's other great success is Claude Rains, who gives arguably the greatest Villain performance in Cinematic history without being visible - now THATS acting!

An entertaining, well put together movie. As far as the comedy goes I found most of it enjoyable apart from Una O'Connor as Jenny Hall, the lady working at the bar, who was painfully over the top - she seemed like she had some sort of mental disorder! Also I disliked those shocked expression shots which were a bit silly. Claude Rains is great as the main character even though he barely appears at all in the movie and the special effects are still great even over 75 years on.

The thing that I always found funny about the Invisible Man is that he's running around naked in the snow for half the movie. He also rides a bicycle naked, and apparently doesn't wear undershorts beneath his pants.

Rains is excellent, as the likable scientist who develops into a megalomaniac. Well-written (by Preston Sturges), it contains many unexpected touches of humor. And--for its day--the special effects are very good.

Good, classic horror film. I found a lot of themes to be similar to Frankenstein (monsters created by science with murderous traits due to no fault of their own, hunted by townspeople).

Great special effects. The Invisible Man actually undresses before the camera to reveal (apparently) nothing under his bandages and clothing. Granted, the plot was a bit thin and the characters bordered on the verge of rediculous, but still an impressive movie for its time.

The Invisible Man fits in nicely with Whale's Frankenstein films as a delectably '30s-curious portrait of scientific indulgence gone especially awry, not just laying the groundwork for more overtly derivative works as Hollow Man and The Invisible but for the very standards of B-movie tact -- taking a nifty idea and affording it equally humorous and ghastly connotations. Depicting a man turned invisible, gone insane, it's a fine work of early pop horror.

Claude Rains is fantastic, even if the rest of the cast doesn't always display the same level of acting. Still though, the story is good, and the effects hold up remarkably well given the time this was made.

Cool effects for the time. I still love the book a million times more though.

i find it hilarious that so many people are raving about claude rains in this movie since you don't actually see him for ninety percent of it. if you know the story, you won't see anything new, and it's not even that good of movie at that.

The special effects were groundbreaking, especially the final shot, but the story is so ludicrous (how could armies benefit from being invisible?) that The Invisible Man offers few joys.

A magnificent piece of 30's horror from maestro James Whale. Claude Rains hams it up to just the right level as the mad scientist turned Invisible Man. And I've got to mention those special effects, this is an almost 80 year old film and the effects are still fantastic looking. Wholeheartedly recommended

Despite its age, this horror classic still captures the imagination. Rains turns in a first-rate performance as the hero of H. G. Wells's tale. Look for Walter Brennan, John Carradine, and Dwight Frye in the supporting cast.

Talk about an insufferable British asshole.

Not the best of the classic Universal films but definetly one of the most entertaining and charming. As with the other UMM's from the 20's/30's, the effects are great and add to the charm.

Excellent special effects for the time period and a pretty good adaptation of the story overall.

There are elements to enjoy (such as the impressive special effects), and Rains is always a delight, but the film is too fast-paced to offer any psychological insight or anything else of any particular interest.

Surprisingly dark, and interesting special effects for the time.

Claude Rains has the power. Power to knock people's hats off and be a general nuisance to a farming village!

First and by far the best invisible-man movie