The Tingler
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Movie Reviews of The Tingler
Movie Review: Vincent Price teams with William Castle for spine "tingling" fun
Summary: 4 Stars
William Castle is known as one of the best movie showmen in history. "The Tingler" is a great example of how Castle took a mediocre film and made it a classic.
"The Tingler" is a creature which feeds on fear. That's it. That's the basis of the whole film. And Vincent Price is always great in a film with a scary theme. Even in this one, which features acting that's not always great and a monster which is just plain... well... silly .... at times, Price carries off his role. It's not his fault the monster looks like some sort of half baked centipede or something.
What makes this 40th Anniversary edition so fun are the add ons, features that show just how good Castle was at promoting movies.
When "The Tingler" hit theaters, in a classic Castle move, seats were wired with buzzers that went off to scare patrons. And everyone was urged to scream as loud as possible to kill "The Tingler."
This film is not Oscar caliber, but it's darned good fun. Get the kids together, bring out some popcorn and give it a whirl. But don't forget to scream!
Movie Review: If you like Vincent Price...
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're a fan of the campy Vincent Price horror genre, you will love "The Tingler". The idea here is that the tingling feeling we get when we are scared is not adrenalin after all, it is really a lobster growing on our backbones. The creature is called, surprisingly enough, the Tingler. The Tingler would continue to grow until it killed us, except for the fact that it dies (and apaprently also disappears) when it hears a scream. Pathologist Price is on the hunt to be the first to capture this creature (and with no regard for the safety of anyone). Some of the characters in this film are stranger than the Tingler - especially the owner of the movie house and his wife. Might be a little necrophilia going on here behind the curtain. Price's cheating wife is also a jewel - I'll bet you can't guess what happens to her... There is also an interesting gimmick with the film's original release, one that is fully explained in the DVD, but unfortunately not one we can share with the theatre-going audience. This is one you'll watch more than once.Movie Review: LOVE these Vincent Price Movies!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is perhaps one of the silliest of the thriller movies that Vincent Price made. My all time favorite (and it truly scared the bejeebees out of me) was "House of Wax." Anyhoo, the gimmickry and pure schlock of these productions made going to the movies so much fun. You never lost sleep from nightmares either. I'm happy to see them on Turner Classic Movies and released on DVD. Vincent Price plays a doctor and this isn't a Doc you want taking care of you. Vincent Price wants to prove his "Medical Theories" by trying them out on innocent people. Not exactly the nice doctor around the corner. The theory is silly of course because this ain't real science. However, If you're not sure, just make sure you SCREAM while you're watching it. Then The TINGLER won't get you too!! Great fun to have a bunch of these old black and white movies, a bowl of popcorn, and a rainy day.Movie Review: Still Tingling...
Summary: 4 Stars
King of theatrical cheeeze, William Castle (HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, 13 GHOSTS, MR. SARDONICUS, HOMICIDAL) unites once more w/ horror-meister Vincent Price to give us THE TINGLER. Vincent plays a mad scientist looking into the nature of fear. He believes that fear manifests itself in physical form, as a creature that latches onto the spines of its victims. Only screaming can destroy the little beasty. Of course, Castle included one of his better gimmicks (PERCEPTO), which had theatres put electric buzzers under random seats. BZZZTT! Gotcha! So, THE TINGLER isn't as much fun in our livingrooms. However, it's certainly ridiculous enough to be entertaining. One word of caution: Please, for sanity's sake, don't expect anything serious!...Movie Review: Campy Castle Classic Literally Sends Chills Up Your Spine...
Summary: 4 Stars
...done in Midnight Moovy/William Castle black and white, this is a flick that truly has some crrrrreeeeepy moments as well asmoments that are just plain funny--like when the Tingler is supposed to be crawling across the moovy screen in your friendly neighborhood theatre. Legend has it that when the electro-shock under the seats did not work, the Castle folks encouraged the moovy theatre owners to hire regular real people to scream and faint so that the moovy will be stopped the lights would be turned on and the ushers would escort the fainted folks to the lobby. All this for effect. Anyway, Price is at his best here.
Enjoy with your family.