Twice-told Tales
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Movie Reviews of Twice-told Tales
Movie Review: 3 is being generous
Summary: 3 Stars
in the 8 midnight movies releases the class acts are theatre of blood and it! the terror from beyond space... there are also a few mediocrities, twice told tales being the most mediocre of the mediocritiesthis must have been the longest price horror film ever made...
As the back of the box says it was made in a busy year for price along with the haunted palace, diary of a madman, the raven and comedy of terrors, which are all better than this one (cept the raven which is a dire spoof)
of the three stories there is very little drama or tension or even the glorious photography and colours of the price/corman films... only the final story offers any real drama, the other two being more whimsical than usual for this type of film. I now know why i never heard of this one before, is staid, arch, dull, run of the mill etc etc.
Why then am i giving it 3 stars and better films like the dunwich horror the same? well it gives what it promises, three price stories and even though they aren't great, they pass the time... and finally, i gave it 3 cos i'm nice, but go buy 'it! the terror from beyond blah blah' and 'theatre of blood' first
Movie Review: worth watching
Summary: 3 Stars
The movie suffers ironically from the "House of Green Gables", the most well known story in the movie. It dragged along, even Beverly Garland and Vincent Price's charisma couldn't hold the story together and that's saying a lot. But I do recommend it. The first two stories were imaginative and well done.
Movie Review: Terror Times Three.
Summary: 2 Stars
This is an obvious attempt by another filmmaker to copy the success of the Roger Corman/American International/Edgar Allan Poe tales starring Vincent Price. They even went so far as to cast Price in the lead role. The anthology of three tales based on the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne is worth viewing, but you have to be a determined collector of gothic horror flicks to take an interest in this one. The movie suffers in comparison with the Poe product. Instead of Corman's creepy camp worthy of multiple viewing, we have straight-faced tales of the supernatural. The first story, "Dr. Heidigger's Experiment" fares the best. Price and Sebastian Cabot discover the secret of rejuvenation and resurrect Cabot's love of 38 years ago. Instead of a dusty skeleton in a grungy gown, we now have a dishy blonde in a plunging negligee. Combined with the color photography and period detail, the mood here begins to resemble the heaving bosoms of Hammer. "Rappacini's Daughter" plods along, slow paced and poisonous, with its tragic romance. "The House of Seven Gables" tries to capture the mood of the classic novel, but it only achieves modest results before it collapses on itself. The supernatural overtone of the stories is subdued. Vincent Price grimaces and tries to look tragically sorrowful. The no frills Midnite Movies edition of the DVD includes the original trailer, but no bonus extras. Proceed at your own risk. ;-)
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