Grade: D+
Synopsis: A nobleman (Vincent Price) becomes obsessed with the idea that his dead wife still lives.
The Tomb of Ligeia was the last of director Roger Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe adaptations. It starts out well enough, eschewing the soundstages that had been common in his previous adaptations for some real outdoor shots that give the movie a breath of fresh air. Vincent Price delivers enough of a twist on his traditional tortured-nobleman performance to keep things fresh as well. MORE »
Posted 1080 days ago in Movie Reviews, Roger Corman and Vincent Price. No responses
Grade: C
Synopsis: Richard III (Vincent Price) grows madder and madder as he murders his way to the throne of England.
Tower of London is a rather decent remake of the 1939 film of the same name. While director Roger Corman had originally planned to shoot the film in color, the sharp black and white photography ends up giving the film a nice retro feel and helps the special effects. MORE »
Posted 1087 days ago in Movie Reviews, Roger Corman and Vincent Price. No responses
Grade: C+
Synopsis: A man (Vincent Price) believes his family is cursed with madness as his house crumbles around him.
House of Usher was director Roger Corman’s first Poe adaptation and remains one of his finest.
Vincent Price is great in the title role of Roderick and since the film is set in America, the distinctly American accent of Mark Damon doesn’t detract from the movie. MORE »
Posted 1093 days ago in Movie Reviews, Roger Corman and Vincent Price. No responses
Grade: B
Synopsis: A nobleman (Vincent Price) is convinced his late wife (Barbara Steele) is haunting him.
Pit and the Pendulum is the second, and finest of director Roger Corman’s series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. This film improves on Corman’s previous Poe adaptation (House of Usher) in almost every way.
Similar to the Hammer Film productions, Pit and the Pendulum features great sets and makes wonderful use of color. Unlike Hammer, however, Corman didn’t have a pool of great English actors to pull from. While Price and Steele are great, John Kerr is distinctly American in what should have been and Englishman’s role. MORE »
Posted 1103 days ago in Movie Reviews, Roger Corman and Vincent Price. No responses
Grade: C-
Synopsis: A young French soldier (Jack Nicholson!) pursues a mysterious woman to a Baron’s (Boris Karloff) castle.
The Terror was made in the middle of director Roger Corman’s series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations and borrows stock footage from some of the earlier films. The end result is a throw-away film that lacks both the energy of its predecessors and the polish of its successors. MORE »
Posted 1141 days ago in Movie Reviews, Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson and Roger Corman. No responses
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