"Frankenthumb" is an American English-language short film from 2002, so this one has its 15th anniversary this year and actually all these Thumb short movies came out that very year which was also around the time where writer Steve Oedekerk's career peaked with his Oscar nomination. The director of this slightly over half an hour is David Bourla and he also worked on several of these Thumb movies. I think I have seen them all by now and I must say that I was not amazed by the outcome of each and every one of them. Some have other strengths than others, but some also have major weaknesses. From a parody perspective, i.e. something that relies on other people's creative achievements to some extent, I was just not entertained well enough to recommend any of these. As for this one here, it is perhaps closer to the original story of the very old horror film than most of the other Thumbs films and that is a pro as far as I am concerned, but the moment the film tried to bring in individual creativity (Bat Thumb) is where it all goes south. Until then, maybe I'd have given it an even higher rating, but this inclusion sure was a negative deal-breaker for me. I still think it is probably one of the better Thumb movies, even if this is one of the lesser known, maybe the least known, but that is not because I think this one was really good for any reason, but just because the other ones were also truly weak. Thumbs-down from me. Not recommended.
Review of Frankenthumb
