- Actors: Oliver Reed, Donald Pleasence, Romy Windsor, Rufus Swart, Norman Coombes
- Directors: Alan Birkinshaw
- Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Michael J. Murray
- Producers: Avi Lerner, Harry Alan Towers, John Stodel
- Classification: 18
- Studio: 4 Front
- VHS Release Date: 8 Jun 1998
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000057EWO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,072 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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This film is a simply glorious treat for all who have a taste for Victorianesque costumes and sets - especially 1980s style Victorianesque!
Watching this, I was treated to seeing the pivotal character, Molly, in a long flowing nightgown simply saturated with lacey frills - wearing attractive pastel bedjackets and other excessively befrilled garb - and also to atmospheric, sumptuous background sets including fabric-beswathed and decorated femminine furniture of all types, occasionally tinted with pretty colours, and frequently adorned with simulations of roses!
Other characters wear a range of showy costumes, too, and their ranks include a housekeeper who's evocatively turned out in a totally black outfit, with a prim governess collar and complete Victorian governess air.
Apart from this, the plot is constantly engaging enough, and there's plenty of suspenseful moments and touches of gorey terror -
before a dramatic finale.
I liked this film. I would recommend it to those who appreciate atmosphere, the romantic look, Victoriana and the 1980s.
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House of Madness
11 Jan 2012
Flawed but interesting retelling of the classic Poe tale. Oliver Reed gives a very good performance as the ailing Roderick Usher and Donald Pleasence is wonderful as his insane older brother Walter. The sets are also well done. Only a few elements of Poe's tale remains and the ending is pretty lousy, but overall it is an entertaining,well paced, and somewhat bizarre gothic horror film.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Reviews for break dancing videos are attached to this horror movie!
21 Feb 2007
There are two reviews for a collection of music videos, with discussions of the quality of the break dancing, attached to this movie of the Edgar Allen Poe story which has Donald Pleasance. Doesn't anyone ever read the reviews before they are attached to the items??
0 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I've seen Usher's "My Way" video and it was great!
23 Jan 1999
I am a big fan of Usher's, so when I saw his "My Way" video I just went crazy.He seems so different from when you see him on t.v. from when you see him in person which I have because he seems like a sweet and calm person when you really see him.But, on t.v. he's really into what he is doing,he looks oh so good on t.v. and in person as well.I think that Paul Hunter did a great job directing the video.I think that it was a great idea for them to let Tyrese be a part of that video,he does pretty well in his own music videos as well.Usher had good looking dancers and great dance moves in the video.When I saw the clothes that they all were wearing in the video I started to laugh because I have never seen anyone come up with something like that,I mean they were wearing clothes that you wouldn't see anyone else wear in their music videos.Also I thought that the stunts were so good.You when they were battleing and Usher jumped and did the forward roll and started break dancing.Some people say that that isn't Usher doing the break dancing,but I know that it is Usher because everything that Usher does and says is real because I believe in him.
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