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Theater of Blood/Madhouse (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Madhouse again Vincent imitating life?
Review date: 2008-02-28 Rating: 6 out of 10
I have already reviewed the magnificent theatre of blood so I just want to talk about madhouse. Madhouse is an odd thriller first of all there is nothing slightly supernatural about this film it is a thriller with horror actors about a horror actor.
Price is the horror actor Cushing is his co creator and writer. Price has a nervous breakdown after compelting his latest film as dr death and finding his beautiful young wife missing a head. When he recovers he has an opportunity to play Dr Death again when all of a sudden the killings start again is it Dr Death or is someone tring to drive Vincent nuts. Decent horror film with good performances from price and cushing
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Another terrific Midnite Movies twofer
Review date: 2007-10-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
Vincent Price was on a roll in the early 1970s making a string of good British horror movies (see the Dr Phibes diptych).
In Theatre of Blood he's a ham Shakespearian actor back from the dead to wreak revenge Shakespearian style on a bunch of critics who snubbed him by giving a coveted award to someone else. Aided by a bunch of winos and his daughter, the young Diana Rigg, Price delights in sending up pompous Shakespearian actors by delivering speeches from various plays while murdering his critics (including his real-life wife to be Coral Browne). The supporting cast of top-notch British character actors could do with better lines and are very much overshadowed by Price clearly relishing his role in this deeply black horror comedy.
Madhouse isn't as good, though it isn't bad at all either, and Price plays the victim this time as a mentally fragile actor being framed for gory murders committed by his screen alter ego Dr Death. Extracts from his Roger Corman movies, among others, are edited into 'clips' from his supposed Dr Death movies. The villain is obvious but there's a nice conclusion.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Peter Cushing
Ian Hendry
Harry Andrews
Vincent Price
Diana Rigg
Creators:
Vincent Price (Primary Contributor)
Diana Rigg (Primary Contributor)
Angus Hall (Writer)
Anthony Greville-Bell (Writer)
Greg Morrison (Writer)
John Kohn (Writer)
Ken Levison (Writer)
Stanley Mann (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: MGM
Manufacturer: MGM
EAN: 9780792861355
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0792861353
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC,
Release date: 2005-02-15
Universal product code (UPC): 027616910868
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 195 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1973-04-05
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)