MADHOUSE (1974)

[The Burgomaster]

I recently picked this up on DVD (it's on a "Midnight Movies" double feature with "THEATRE OF BLOOD").

Vincent Price stars as an aging horror star who goes to England to star in a television series.  His friends and co-workers start dying in unique ways (similar to the deaths in the DR. PHIBES movies).  Who is the killer?  Is it Vincent Price?  Robert "Count Yorga" Quarry?  Peter Cushing?  None of the above?

This is one of those 1970s "PG" movies that would get at least a "PG-13" or possibly an "R" rating today.  It features decapitations, stabbings, hangings, impalings, etc.  None of the murders are overly gory, but they are definitely outside the realm of what you would expect in a "PG" movie.

Unfortunatley, the film isn't very suspenseful or scary, so I can't give it a high recommendation.  But, if you're a fan of 70s horror movies like THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, THEATRE OF BLOOD, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, ASYLUM, etc., you might enjoy it.

The movie also includes film clips from some of Price's earlier AIP horror movies.  The clips include appearances by Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff.

[Scott]

I definately like THEATER OF BLOOD and I will put MADHOUSE on movie list.



Post Edited (10-26-04 22:21)

[BoyScoutKevin]

Put Vincent with Peter and throw in Robert, and I'm there.