Recent Viewings, Part 2

[lester1/2jr]

House of Usher (1960) - I'd never seen this and didn't know the (Poe) story. It might be my favorite Vincent Price role of the ones I've seen. His hair is died blonde and he's thoroughly believable as a gay-ish introverted control freak trying to prevent a suitor from taking off with his hot sister from within their massive, falling apart estate.

The polar opposite of the supernaturally infused, garishly colorful "Masque of the Red Death", this earlier Corman feature is downbeat and depressing but actually has more in common with a modern horror movie. Not much else to say. I might watch Tomb of Ligeria next. 

4.5/ 5


not sure what's wrong with these candles

[FatFreddysCat]

"Beverly Hills Cop III" (1994)
Axel Foley is causing chaos in the 90210 again, when he tracks a gang of counterfeiters from Detroit all the way to a SoCal amusement park called "Wonder World."
This lukewarm third installment is noticeably cheaper looking than the first two BHC movies, and everybody seems to be simply going through the motions. Watchable, but not necessary.