What was your favorite part of ''Tales of Terror'' (1962)?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Tales of Terror
J. Spurlin — 17 years ago(March 19, 2009 07:35 PM)
I liked the final story the best, with its colorful hypnotism scenes, villainy from Basil Rathbone, gooey special effects and fascinating premise.
I loved Peter Lorre in "The Black Cat," and loved Vincent Price's Percy Dovetonsil impression; but the story (which incorporates "The Cask of Amontillado) is meandering and clunky, the wine tasting scene is long and pointless, and Joyce Jameson (as Annabel Herringbone) is never a welcome presence.
The first story is weak, and the girl playing the daughter is not especially good. But I loved the ghost effects at the end.
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I personally prefered "The Black Cat"
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J. Spurlin — 16 years ago(September 27, 2009 11:42 PM)
just putting someone behind the walls is scary.
I thought it was interesting how the second tale combined two Poe stories -
The Black Cat
and
The Cask of Amontillado
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Justin
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YankeeDood — 15 years ago(September 11, 2010 02:52 AM)
That's my favorite story too, but when Price gets up he is already dead, so he is actually a reanimated corpse. Brrr!
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InsideTheCastleWall — 16 years ago(October 20, 2009 07:36 PM)
My favorite was The Black Cat. Peter Lorre was pretty much perfect in his role. My favorite scene is when Montresor is walking down the street begging strangers for money just before he finds the wine convention.
Monstresor: Sir, would you help a veteran of the Revolutionary War?
Man: Out of my way.
Montresor: Pardon me, ladies, but could you spare a coin for a moral cripple?
Ladies: Disgraceful!
Montresor: Do you have some money for a dying man?
Man #2: Go sleep it off.
Montresor: I want money!
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J. Spurlin — 16 years ago(October 21, 2009 10:45 AM)
I never say "the effects were good for such-and-such a time" because to me old effects look so much better than obvious CGI. The beheading of Peter Lorre was pretty cheesy, but the ghost effects in the first segment were excellent - more effective than CGI effects would have been.
Justin
Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake! -
Masey3 — 16 years ago(October 31, 2009 10:29 PM)
I just saw this tonight & have to say that The Black Cat was my favorite. Followed by Valdemar then Morella.
And agree that the best scene (of all 3, really) was Lorre's street begging, especially his "moral cripple" pitch. I thought "did he really just say that??" too funny! He was very good.
And you really gotta love pre-CGI
"Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets upwe'll all get upIT'LL BE ANARCHY!!" -
J. Spurlin — 16 years ago(October 31, 2009 10:58 PM)
I love pre-CGI!
What did you rate the film for the database? If you haven't rated it yet, you can do it here:
imdb.com/board/10056552/ratings
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Justin
Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake! -
J. Spurlin — 16 years ago(November 01, 2009 12:53 AM)
I just checked my own rating, and I'm slightly surprised to see I rated it a low 5/10. But I remember I wasn't really happy with the first segment - excellent special effects notwithstanding. And I wasn't happy with the second part either, much as I loved Vincent Price's Percy Dovetonsils impression and Peter Lorre's "moral cripple" line. The third segment had the best story, and I always enjoy seeing Basil Rathbone.
Justin
Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake! -
Masey3 — 16 years ago(November 01, 2009 01:10 AM)
oh, sorry, I intended to ask you what you rated it!
Funny, I started out giving it a 6 but once I had time to think about it I changed my mind. I also tend to rate 'horror' flicks a little differently anyway, a bit more lenient, since good ones are SO far between. And 'classic' horror (like most classics of any genre) stands alone, imo
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"Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets upwe'll all get upIT'LL BE ANARCHY!!" -
J. Spurlin — 16 years ago(November 01, 2009 01:26 AM)
I try to be strict when rating the classic horrors because I'm tempted to give so many 10/10. I've probably given out way too many 10/10's to the Universal Horror films, for instance.
Bride of Frankenstein
is a definite 10, but I'm not so sure about
The Mummy
or
Son of Frankenstein
. But I gave them 10/10 and 9/10 respectively.
Justin
Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake!