Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

GL84 Three short stories, all based on the collection of Edgar Allen Poe, are told in an anthology setting.The Good Stor(ies): Morella-Arriving from Boston, a young woman arrives at the castle home of her father to meet him after a lifetime of being away. Initially hostile to her and the idea, he agrees to let her stay. Still angry about his belief that she had killed his wife when she was a baby, she discovers the awful truth about what happened. Appearing one, she becomes possessed and goes after him through the castle. This is a pretty nice Gothic tale that really manages to entertain. There's a lot of the normal undertones, where the opening voyage through the fog-covered countryside, the castle itself which is just simply marvelous and features a lot of really nice scenery as well. The discovery of the shriveled corpse is pretty chilling, and it even looks quite spooky as well. The final confrontation is another fire-filled, action-packed house destruction that is so common that again comes into play. The only problem is that it feels really crammed. This easily could've been dragged out a little more and put into a feature-length rather than being in an anthology, but otherwise, this one's quite entertaining.The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar-Trying to cure his crippling pain, a man successfully concludes that hypnosis works. Knowingly dying, he asks a mesmerist to hypnotize him at the moment he dies, much to the chagrin of his wife and doctor who hope to get him to change his mind. As he approaches his deathbed, the procedure begins and it's a success, only for the event to continue on after he has died. After several months, it continues on due to his insistent to discontinue the experiment. Fearing that control of his condition is being exploited, they soon learn what has really happened and try to stop the torment. This one's not all that bad, and is mostly all that for the ending. The constant voices of doom surrounding the entire thing, the spectacular make-up used on the participants and the pretty great resolving of it all leads to some really shocking conclusion. This one here wasn't that bad at all.The Bad Stor(ies): The Black Cat-Arriving home, a man complains to his wife about his hatred for her black cat and how it interferes with his drinking. Meeting up with a wine aficionado during a drinking game, and while drunk, the two begin to start an affair. Discovering the dirty deeds, he conspires to put the both of them out of his life, only for the cat to ruin it all and forcing him to take drastic action to prevent it. This is an incredibly flawed entry. The fact that this here isn't all that frightening is its biggest problem. Most of it deals with the drinking problem rather than focusing on the cat and the drinking situations, which are nowhere near being all that scary. The fact that they occupy so much time is a complete mystery, since there's nothing in it that really inspires fear. That there's almost nothing of interest is another one, where a dream sequence that starts off promising but soon becomes too silly to be frightening. This one is easily skip-able.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

Claudio Carvalho "Tales of Terror" presents three adaptations of good stories by Edgar Allan Poe directed by Roger Corman. (1) "Morella": The twenty and something years old Lenora (Maggie Pierce) returns to the derelict house of her estranged father Locke (Vincent Price). Her mother Morella (Leona Gage) died after giving birth to Lenora and Locke still grieves and blames Lenora for the death of his beloved wife. Lenora finds the corpse of Morella on her bed and Locke tells that he could not leave her in a coffin six feet under. Locke tries to make amends for abandoning Lenora but something supernatural happens. "Morella" is the weakest segment of this trilogy of horror tales. The good theatrical performances and the excellent sets make it worthwhile watching. My vote is six.(2) "The Black Cat": The drunkard Montresor (Peter Lorre) is an abusive man that spends the money that his wife Annabel (Joyce Jameson) earns working drinking wine in a tavern. He also mistreats her black cat. One day, Montresor meets the connoisseur of fine wines Fortunato Luchresi (Vincent Price) and he disputes his knowledge with him. Fortunato brings Montresor home and woos Annabel. When Montresor discovers that his wife is having a love affair with Fortunato, he plots an evil scheme to seek revenge. "The Black Cat" is the best segment of this trilogy. This story has humor and Peter Lorre's performance is very funny. The conclusion is hilarious with the cat's meow. My vote is eight. (3) "The Case of M. Valdemar": The wealthy Ernest Valdemar (Vincent Price) is terminal feeling great pain. He hires the hypnotizer Carmichael (Basil Rathbone) to relief his pain and asks his beloved wife Helene (Debra Paget) and his Dr. James (David Frankham) to get married to each other after his death. However Carmichael controls his mind and Valdemar dies but his soul stays trapped in his body. Carmichael tells Helene that he let Valdemar go only if she marries him but his attitude brings tragic consequences."The Case of M. Valdemar" is a creepy tale of terror. Debra Paget is very beautiful, the veteran Basil Rathbone is scary with his eerie power and the conclusion is great. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Muralhas do Pavor" ("Wall of Terror")

AaronCapenBanner Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone star in these Roger Corman directed adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories:"Morella" - Price plays a man mourning his late wife who welcomes his daughter back to his castle with unfortunate results: Though atmospheric, tale is too quickly told and lacks impact."The Black Cat" & "The Cask Of Amontillado" - Price and Lorre are amusing, but relies too much on visual trickery than terror, not to mention comedy."The Case Of M. Valdemar" - Price and Rathbone are good, and tale is by far the best in the film, with creepy atmosphere and premise, though isn't enough to lift the film above mediocrity.

Scott LeBrun Overall, this entry in Roger Cormans' cycle of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations isn't as successful as the best of them. It drags too much in places and therefore doesn't get a good enough momentum going. Still, it's good looking stuff, as always, and does serve as a showcase for a top notch horror film cast.As scripted by Richard Matheson, these aren't necessarily very faithful adaptations, but expand on the stories in generally entertaining ways. Each runs a little over or a little under a half hour long, resulting in a 90 minute long film of merrily macabre doings. The payoffs are great, and worth waiting for in each instance.Tale One: "Morella". Vincent Price (who also stars in the other segments) plays Locke, visited by his long estranged daughter Lenora (Maggie Pierce) who wants to make up for lost time. However, even in death Lockes' late wife Morella (Leona Gage) bears a powerful resentment that hangs over everything.Tale Two: "The Black Cat". Peter Lorre, in a priceless comic performance, stumbles and mutters his way through the role of Montresor Herringbone, a hopeless alcoholic who decides to do something about the fact that his mistreated wife Annabel (Joyce Jameson) has taken up with the debonair wine taster (Price) who has entered their lives.Tale Three: "The Case of M. Valdemar". Basil Rathbone is wonderfully evil as an unscrupulous hypnotist who takes advantage of a dying man (Price), leaving the mans' mind in limbo while his wife Helene (Debra Paget) and a concerned doctor (David Frankham) fret over the situation.All three segments contain some effective horror imagery, along with the to-be- expected bizarre nightmare sequences. "The Black Cat" is by far the most utterly comedic of the trio, with some absolutely hysterical reaction shots from Price to the drunken antics of Lorre. It's also the longest, but as said before, the payoff still makes it quite worthwhile. The colours are gorgeous, the special effects decent, and the music by Les Baxter is effective throughout.Fans of filmmaker Corman and the actors involved should be satisfied with "Tales of Terror". It doesn't carry the same weight as, say, "House of Usher" or "The Masque of the Red Death", but it's still pretty fun, and that's what really matters.