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not good but not terrible

This movie is the second feature on the Comedy of Terrors disc. This film stars the same cast, (sans Rathbone), but isn't nearly as funny. This one is actually just plain campy, and at times, quite anesthetizing. But I just can't deny Vincent Price. Or Peter Lorre. Ahh . . . eggs.

El cuervo es con seguridad la pel

Here's another film rating.

Dr. Erasmus Craven is approached one inauspicious night while grieving his deceased wife by a raven. The raven mysteriously talks and tells him of a mysterious tale about an evil sorcerer. Craven helps turn the raven back into its human form, a.k.a. Dr. Adolphus Bedlo. Dr. Adolphus Bedlo talks Craven into approaching the evil sorcerer about the unjust deeds that have been done. Craven is reluctant to approach the evil sorcerer at first, but when he discovers that the evil sorcerer has brought his deceased wife back to life to serve him, Craven is left with no alternative but to challenge the evil sorcerer to a duel to the death.

"Are you some dark winged messenger from beyond?"

Roger Corman, director of The Wasp Woman, House of Usher, Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum, and Deathsport, delivers The Raven. The storyline for this film is well constructed and an interesting take on the Edgar Allen Poe poem. Corman selected a brilliant cast to depict his tale. The cast includes Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, and Jack Nicholson.

"The young do not understand grief."

The opening Vincent Price narration, the fortune teller conversation, the vegetarian reference, the box of eyeballs, Dr. Erasmus Craven's encounter with his deceased father, the ax-man attacking Dr. Craven & Bedlo, the horse ride to the castle, the magic duel at dinner, the raspberry jam explosion, the complaints about being a raven, and the final duel to the death were amongst the better portions of the film.

"You dirty old man."

The Raven was an intriguing film with a brilliant cast. Ultimately, the cast is what drew me to this film and made me DVR it. Nevertheless, I was ecstatic that this was such an entertaining picture. Yes, it was cheesy in portions; but overall, this was a better than average horror movie. I strongly recommend seeing this film if you are a fan of the classic horror genre.

"Shut your beak!"

Grade: C+

Okay, round two for today.

The Awful Truth wasn't terrible, nor was it good. Irene Dunne ("It Grows on Trees") and Cary Grant ("Walk Don't Run") have good chemistry and Grant is gorgeous as always, but I just didn't feel the repartee. The two star as a married couple who have suspicions about each other and so decide to get a divorce. Then they interfere into each other's new romantic attempts. It's a screwball comedy. And I've shown before that I don't always "get" this genre. And since it's 89% fresh here on RT, it probably is just me.

Insatiable is an After Dark film and it represents on of the worst of the bunch. A really lame guy witnesses a hot vampire chick killing a homeless man. He becomes obsessed with her and attempts to capture her and teach her to feel. Boring. Poorly acted. Ludicrous plot. Please avoid.

The Raven is a strange Roger Corman ("Searchers 2.0") film about warring wizards, starring Vincent Price ("Edward Scissorhands"). It's a B-movie in all its glory. There's overacting by Price and costars Peter Lorre ("The Patsy") and Boris Karloff ("The Fear Chamber"). The plot is silly. The dialogue too. The colors are over the top, and a very young Jack Nicholson ("The Bucket List") wanders around too. I quite enjoyed it. Plus, it has Price reading "The Raven" in that awesome voice.

Five Easy Pieces stars Jack Nicholson ("The Bucket List") as an classical pianist who abandons his upper class life and starts working on an oil-rig. When he receives word that his father is ill, he goes to visit the life he left behind. Bringing along his somewhat trashy girlfriend, Rayette (Karen Black, "One Long Night"), he confronts his old life. This is definitely a character study, and a good one. Nicholson is very revealing as he wars between his desire to rebel and his talent. I need to see this again, but enjoyed this first viewing.

I took my four-year-old nephew to see Nim's Island and he mostly enjoyed it. Though he got bored a few times, I think those were the times I was most interested. Jodie Foster ("The Brave One") plays an adventure writer afraid to leave her house. She receives a S.O.S. email from a young girl, Abigail Breslin ("Definitely, Maybe"), who thinks Foster is the hero from her books. Breslin is wounded and alone on a secluded island trying to survive storms and invading tourists. Foster tries to brave the world and save her. It was amusing, especially Foster's bits. And Breslin's interactions with the island animals were really sweet. Take the youngsters.

Pisshead Peter Lorre gets pissed up in this stupid adaptation of Poe's, also featuring the talents of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price.

I was not aware the Late Greats of horror made such a ridiculous movie. Honestly, this should've been under comedy instead of horror, RT. I do not usually care for horror-comedy, but the stellar cast somehow made up for it, at least a little.
I didn't really laugh at all during the movie, though, which is what I think it wanted. Its comedy is more in the vein of "Young Frankenstein" which I admit I did not much like either despite the presence of Gene Wilder. The thing that made me give this a borderline fresh rating was just how entertaining it was watching Vincent Price comfortably cheesing up his role. I can't hate you, Mr Price. Cheese on.
At the end I was pretty stunned to see the script had been written by Richard Matheson, amazing author and writer of many classic "Twilight Zone"s. I am embarassed for you, Mr Matheson, though I can't hate you either.
Overall a very :| sort of movie.

Easily the worst of the Vincent Price/Corman Poe adaptations.