The Reptile
by John Gilling
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Actor: Jacqueline Pearce, Jennifer Daniel, Michael Ripper, Noel Willman, Ray BarrettDirector: John Gilling
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-11-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Reptile
Movie Review: Avoid any Cornish village populated by residents who are all in denial
Summary: 5 Stars
Others have written excellent plot summaries of The Reptile, so I will go right to what I like so much about it:
1. The cast is outstanding. Michael Ripper, who is in almost all Hammer films and hardly ever plays someone of any intellect, is featured more in The Reptile. This role is actually a change of pace for him and it's good to see him getting to do more.
2. The Reptile is a companion piece to Plague of the Zombies--same director, screenwriter, sets, and some of the same cast. It had to have been made around the same time as Plague.
3. Anyone who likes Plague of the Zombies (which I consider to be a masterpiece) should like The Reptile. I think The Reptile is just as well made as Plague--certainly just as atmospheric and suspenseful.
I sometimes get annoyed with the limitations of Hammer films--repeated use of same sets, formula plotting, never actually filming at night, and whatnot. But when I try to name examples of similarly themed and plotted stories which have been filmed more expertly, I realize there aren't any!
The strengths of Hammer outweigh the weaknesses.
The Reptile is evidently still in print on a double feature version with The Lost Continent. Since I have chosen not to review The Lost Continent (which is hokey but enjoyable and somewhat imaginative) I'm reviewing the out of print single edition of Reptile.
I highly recommend The Reptile to Hammer devotees and also think it is well enough done to convert others.
Summary of The Reptile
John Gilling shot this supernatural thriller after wrapping Plague of the Zombies, using that film's locale and even some of the same sets. Noel Willman stars as the mysterious Dr. Franklyn, a reclusive nobleman with a beautiful daughter (Jacqueline Pearce) he keeps hidden away--and for good reason. His daughter carries a curse, the result of his forays into forbidden knowledge in the Far East, and transforms into an uncontrollable, snakelike creature who preys upon the local villagers. Gilling's spooky, mist-enshrouded countryside and foreboding interior atmosphere is undercut somewhat by Pearce's unconvincing makeup, but her freakish appearance is still startling and the gruesome corpses she leaves in her wake are genuinely unsettling. The film has been remastered from the original 35mm negatives in the Hammer vaults and letterboxed to its original aspect ratio. --Sean AxmakerArt House & International DVD Video
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