The Creeping Flesh
by Freddie Francis
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Actor: Christopher Lee, George Benson, Kenneth J. Warren, Lorna Heilbron, Peter CushingDirector: Freddie Francis
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Creeping Flesh
Movie Review: Decent, but decidedly lesser entry from Hammer Studios
Summary: 3 Stars
I never cared for Hammer horror films as a youth. Too much talk, not enough action. As I've aged, my tastes have changed and now I find myself almost preferring these great old British horror films to similarly-themed American stuff exactly because of the dialog. The Brit films actually took the time to develop the characters & plot before throwing the monster at us. This particular film is one I've wanted to see for some time. I was excited to find that Amazon had it - since it's now OOP (Out Of Print).
After finally watching it, I have to say that it was good, but not as good as so many other Hammer films I've enjoyed. Others will disagree, and that's fine. I just didn't like it as much as I had hoped to. Perhaps it was just a classic case of building it up in my mind over the years to a point where it could never have matched my expectations. Definitely a solid film in all aspects, but I must confess there simply wasn't enough of the actual monster - and this time I'm not saying that as an impatient 9-year old. The actual attack of the Creeping Flesh demon doesn't occur until the last 10-15 minutes or so of the film, and he's way too cool-looking to be given such measly screen time. However, for what I paid for a top-condition used copy ($6) I really cannot complain. Worth it just to see Cushing & Lee at odds with one another once again.
Summary of The Creeping Flesh
The Hammeresque Creeping Flesh is a creepy thriller mixing one part Cain and Abel, a dash of Frankenstein, and a pinch of the Re-Animator with the best elements that '70s U.K. horror has to offer. Is evil a sickness that mankind can be cured of? Dr. Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing) seems to think so. After returning from New Guinea with the ultimate skeletal specimen of evil it becomes his life's obsession. While Dr. Hildern closes in on the serum, James (Christopher Lee), his half-brother and rival, looks on with envy from behind the mental asylum he runs. He too is dabbling in science to find the cure of madness. However, with less of a success rate. After Dr. Hildern tests his evil serum on his daughter Penelope, she of course goes mad, goes on a killing spree, and ends up in Uncle James's asylum. Immediately recognizing his new inmate, Uncle James brings Penelope back home, only to find his brother's work and progress. In a fit of jealousy he steals the valuable skeleton which, unbeknownst to him, is slowly growing flesh and developing into an evil, uncontrollable monster. --Rob BraccoArt House & International DVD Video
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