House of Usher

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John C This adaptation of the Fall of the House of Usher is much better than I expected it to be, genuinely immersive and atmospheric despite some 1960s campiness and melodrama here and there. Vincent Price is on top form as the crafty and unhinged Rodrick Usher, and the rest of the cast put in reasonably good performances (Myrna Fahey's really comes alive towards the end), but the story itself and the gothic spookiness of the setting is what makes this so good. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review nick s Solid performances and nicely paced. It had a single set location and just a few actors, so not a grandiose movie. There was the ambience of a horror yet it wasn't what you'd call frightening. Worth watching for the quality directing and acting but not an exceptionally memorable work. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Leaburn O A decent adaptation of Poe's classic horror tale. Starts well and gets a bit campy towards the end. Decent enough without being outstanding. Watched on Silent Movies. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Tim M Short and devilishly sweet, House of Usher lives up to Edgar Allen Poe's haunting tale with gothic imagery and a persistent sense of foreboding. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Dave S After a string of genuinely bad low-budget B-movies in the ‘50s, director Roger Corman used 1960's House of Usher to prove to his detractors that he could actually make a decent movie. Very loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story, it tells the tale of a 19th century New England estate seemingly haunted by the generations of madness of the family who has inhabited it. The movie succeeds on the strength of Richard Matheson's script, some excellent sound effects, striking sets and costumes, and a stellar performance from the always reliable Vincent Price. Yes, it gets a bit hokey towards the end and yes, the visuals of the burning castle at the end are laughable, but the movie works due of the consistent atmosphere of dread created by Corman. This may be the best of his Poe adaptations. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review CodyZamboni Solid Roger Corman horror adaptation of Poe's story. Movie's MVP is Vincent Price, in a commanding performance. I liked the old school spooky look of the mansion, the eerie dank dungeon crypt sets, and unsettling blue tinted nightmare sequence. Towards the end, I was surprised how much gore the early 1960's censors allowed to be shown. Kudos also to Richard Matheson for his script. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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