The Oblong Box / Scream and Scream Again
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Actor: Alfred Marks, Christopher Lee, Michael Gothard, Peter Cushing, Vincent PriceDirector: Gordon Hessler
Brand: MGM
Producer: Gordon Hessler
Producer: Louis M. Heyward
Producer: Max Rosenberg
Writer: Christopher Wicking
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe
Writer: Lawrence Huntington
Writer: Peter Saxon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 192 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Oblong Box / Scream and Scream Again
Movie Review: These Vincent Price Movies Will Definitely Make You Scream And Scream Again
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Oblong Box"/"Scream and Scream Again" is an excellent pair of Vincent Price horror fare from MGM. Price is in top form and, in both movies, he stars with horror icon, Christopher Lee, who is most notable for his Dracula role in the Hammer productions. Unfortunately, however, they only share one scene in each film.
"The Oblong Box," based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, is gothic horror sent in 1865 and is the best of the pair. This is the tale of the two Markham brothers who own an African plantation. A native boy is seriously disfigured in a riding accident. The tribal voodoo witch doctor curses Edgar Markham with a disfiguring illness that drives him insane. Upon returning to England, Julian (played by Price) keeps his brother Edgar locked in the attic. Edgar escapes by feigning death and is buried alive. His co-conspirators betray him and do not dig up his grave. Meanwhile, Lee is an evil doctor who needs fresh bodies for his experiments. His ghouls dig up Edgar's grave. Donning, a red hood, Edgar begins killing those who betrayed him.
"The Oblong Box" is a good slasher film and a good mystery for those who love gothic horror. The plot is intricate, the acting is good, and the throat slashings are graphic and gory.
"Scream and Scream Again" is another high body count horror film set in the "groovy" sixties. A new political Communist-like party has taken over England; they utilize strong, ruthless mad men who are robots (i.e., composites) to carry out their evil plans. Price is a government funded scientist who created the composites. Lee is a politician who wants to cover up Price's projects because one of his earlier experiments has been murdering beautiful young women and draining them of blood like a vampire.
The plot for "Scream and Scream Again" is very complex, almost too complex, and it has too many villains. There is never a dull moment as the bodies begin piling high. Three horror icons star in this movie. One of them, Peter Cushing, has a cameo. Christopher Lee is underused . The lead character appears to be the young medical examiner who performs the autopsies on the "vampire" victims; he investigates Price. The ending was a little disappointing, almost contrived as if the writers were struggling about how to wrap it up.
This movie double feature is a must have for fans of gothic slashers, Vincent Price, and Christopher Lee. Neither feature has any extras except for the trailers.
Summary of The Oblong Box / Scream and Scream Again
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