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Title: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: addicted2dvd on May 27, 2008, 07:38:22 PM
Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
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Today, May 27th, is Vincent Price's birthday. He would have been 97 today. Vincent Price happens to be one of my favorite classic horror actors. So I thought I would celebrate the day by having a double feature of his movies. So today I watched...

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Last Man on Earth
Set in a nightmare world populated with Vampire-like creatures,Scientist Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) is the only man immune to a plague that has turned the entire population of earth into vampires. Robert, in his effort to stay alive, becomes a monster slayer that terrifies the vampire communiity. A dark and intriguing Italian film that mixes science fiction with horror and was later remade as "The Omega Man" with Charleton Heston in the Vincent Price role.

My Thoughts:
This is one of my favorite of his movies I have seen so far. And the first of any of the versions of Omega Man I ever seen. Matter of fact I still haven't seen Omega Man. I have seen I Am Legend... which was good for what it was. But I believe that I prefer this version personally. The quality of the audio/video on this release is decent... but could have been much better. There is some dust and scratches visible on the film.
Title: Re: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: addicted2dvd on May 27, 2008, 11:32:11 PM
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The Fly
A brilliant scientist becomes obsessed with perfecting a device that can transmit matter from one location to another. Successful in his initial test, he experiments with a human guinea pig -- himself. But an ordinary housefly makes the journey with him, and when they emerge, both creatures have been extraordinarily changed. This is the chilling story of a man fighting to retain his humanity, and a desperate woman's attempt to save the man she loves.

My Thoughts:
This is another one of my favorite Vincent Price movies. I always liked the story and the way it was told. It is also another of his movies that was later remade. In this case I definitely much prefer this version (even though I did like the remake as well). Vincent Price actually had a limited role on this movie... but he did an awesome job while he was on.
Title: Re: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: Achim on May 28, 2008, 06:13:16 AM
I am sorry, but you are wrong. :devil:

The Fly is an adaptation from a short story by George Langelaan and at that Cronenberg's version does a much better job (to Vincent's version defense, technology was limited in those days). It's like The Thing, where the remake was hands down much closer to the source material.

I like this version too, though. I have often imitated those cries for help near the end (*in high pitch voice* "Help, Help, Help").
Title: Re: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: Jimmy on May 28, 2008, 02:39:35 PM
What I like about this movie is the fact that it happen at Montreal (I think, at least in our province) and the people have a french accent, not a french canadian one. I always find that funny when a film think that they are no difference between us and the French from France.
Title: Re: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: Kathy on May 29, 2008, 02:00:04 PM
Quote from: Jimmy on May 28, 2008, 02:39:35 PM
... no difference between us and the French from France.

What...there's a difference? :devil: :tomato:
Title: Re: Vincent Price Birthday Double Feature
Post by: Najemikon on May 29, 2008, 08:51:47 PM
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