hitfan said:

3) Curse of Frankenstein (1957) starring Peter Cushing. The film that started the British horror cycle (1957-1974) and it's the best one. Doctor Frankenstein is not a sympathetic figure as portrayed in Mary Shelley's novel, he is a pure sociopath who has no qualms about robbing corpses and even murder. You can't help but cheer for Peter Cushing here.

I disagree. Not that it's a great movie, but that Frankenstein is sympathetic in the novel. He's totally obsessed, has no conscience over the people who die or the horid fate of the monster. Even in a first person account he comes off as a borderline sociopath. I think he's far closer to Cushing in the novel than to Clive or Kenneth Branaugh.