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The Comedy of Terrors, a review by Danae Cassandra

The Comedy of Terrors
Year of Release: 1963
Directed By: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson, Basil Rathbone, Rhubarb
Genre: Horror, Comedy

Overview:
Four Masters of the Macabre star in this sinister and screamingly funny scare-fest! Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) is running his father-in-law's (Boris Karloff) funeral home business...straight into the ground! Hounded by his landlord (Basil Rathbone), Trumbull and his assistant (Peter Lorre) devise a way to make death pay: by increasing their customer base through murder and burying the secrets to their success...body by body!

My Thoughts:
This was a lot of fun.  Sure, it's silly, and there's some pretty broad slapstick here, but the script is witty and you've got such stars as Price, Lorre, Karloff and Rathbone.  They really work well together, especially Price and Lorre playing off each other.  Don't take it seriously, and just sit back and laugh.  My only criticism is that I wish they'd let up a bit on the annoying opera singing gag. 

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 3/5

2015 Horror Movie Count: 3

(From Horror/Halloween Marathon 2015 on October 5th, 2015)

Doctor Sleep, a review by addicted2dvd

Doctor Sleep (2019/United States) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Mike Flanagan Writing: Mike Flanagan (Screenwriter), Stephen King (1947) (Original Material By) Length: 152 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Atmos: 3D, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Ewan McGregor as Dan Torrance
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat
Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone
Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman
Zahn McClarnon as Crow Daddy

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Featurettes
• Digital Copy
• Director's Cut on Blu-ray

Oh wow! I loved this. A fantastic follow-up to The Shining! These films will definitely be a double feature I watch again in the future. The entire cast was great but I must say for me Kyliegh Curran stole the show in the part of Abra and Ewan McGregor was great as an adult Danny. I can't recommend this one higher. And if you really want a treat watch it right after The Shining for an awesome double feature!


(From Doctor Sleep on March 20th, 2023)

Birthday Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 2
A Surprise Surprise is a Surprise
Rob finds out about Laura's plans to surprise him for his birthday.

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode of a great classic TV Series. I literally laughed out loud several times through-out this episode. It was hilarious seeing Rob sneaking around figuring out his wife's plans for his birthday... and just as hilarious to see his reaction when he realizes he got surprised by a Surprise Party that he knew was coming. I really loved every minute of it... not only a great birthday episode... but a great episode period.



(From Birthday Marathon on May 31st, 2009)