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Asylum [VHS] [1972]

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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Barry Morse
  • Directors: Roy Ward Baker
  • Writers: Robert Bloch
  • Producers: Gustave M. Berne, Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Vipco
  • VHS Release Date: 19 Feb 2001
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CI5L
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,543 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

One of the patients in an institution for the incurably insane was once its director, and a young psychiatrist (Robert Powell) has to figure out which one as they all tell him their stories. What better setting for a horror anthology? It's an inspired framing device, making this one of the better examples of the genre, even if screenwriter Robert Bloch at times resorts to gimmicks rather than invention. The first two stories are less than brilliant (the first is highlighted by dismembered body parts neatly wrapped in butcher paper wriggling back to life for revenge), but Charlotte Rampling and Britt Ekland are marvellous in the third tale, about a mentally unbalanced young woman and her dangerous best friend. Herbert Lom is also excellent in the final story as a scientist who carves an army of dolls he claims he can bring to life by sheer willpower. Director Roy Ward Baker (Quatermas and the Pit) builds momentum with each story until the dark and deliciously bloody climax. This Amicus Studios production looks visually dull compared to Hammer's gothic gloss, but it features a great British cast (including Patrick Magee and Hammer stalwart Peter Cushing), and ultimately Baker makes that gloomy look work for his increasingly creepy production. Amicus produced a series of horror anthologies, including the original 1972 Tales from the Crypt and The Torture Garden (also scripted by Bloch). --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com


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Four tales of terror are revealed to a new doctor by four mental asylum inmates. Each tale leads to a puzzling mystery which is solved during the final tale.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE GHOST OF FRIDAY NIGHT AS A KID IN THE '80's, 11 Nov 2003
This review is from: Asylum [DVD] [1972] (DVD)
I absolutely love this film, from the first glimpse of the groovy orange MGB GT to the discovery of which character is the deranged Dr. Starr, it's a corker and has a magnificent soundtrack. The cast too are fabulous and you will instantly recognise some, if not all of the protagonists on display here.

I have rated the movie as a 5, that score is for the movie, but for the picture quality the disc scores 1. I have had a TV recording of this movie for many years, from a BBC transmission mid-nineties, and the picture on it is crisp and clear, but the image quality on this release is more akin to an NTSC 525-Line domestic recording, the picture looks washed out and grainy which absolutely destroys the atmosphere of the film. As we all know the majority of the charm films like this have is due to the lighting, the design and the colours, all subtlety is lost here though in a blurred mess.

To sum up then, this film is fantastic but only buy if you can't wait to see it, if you can wait then wait til they transfer a good quality print to DVD and buy that.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Asylum is the best film ever - nothing less, 18 Aug 2004
By R. P. Johnson (Oxon, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Asylum [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I never give any film, cd, book or anything else top marks, cos no matter how good it is, I always know it could have been improved just a little bit, or there's something else a little bit better.

Asylum couldn't possibly be improved, in any way shape or form, and I know that no other film will ever top it. The reason I love it so much is because it's a horror film that actually does creep you out. Before I had watched any older horror films, I'd always thought horror films were a bit lame. You can tell that modern horror films are trying to scare the viewer, but save for a few fine exceptions, they only succeed in making the viewer laugh. Asylum, unlike modern horror films, doesn't rely on multi-million pound special effects.

The film maintains a fantastic chilling atmosphere throughout. It's essentially made up of four short stories, with three being the reasons for patients ending up in the asylum and the final one set in the asylum itself. My favourite is the very first one. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who's never seen this chunk of genious, so I'll say no more apart from:

You MUST see this film. Over and over again.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amicus horror gem!!, 1 Dec 2003
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Asylum [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
During Hammer's Hay-day, they had competition with from Amicus. Amicus' productions tended to be lush productions with an eye to detail and costumes, with solid directing, scripting and acting. This one is no exception.
You have the marvellously talented Robert Powell (Jesus of Nazareth) coming to an old Gothic mansion that has been converted for a home for the criminally insane. He is applying for a job there as a doctor, and he soon find himself proving his worth in a test. He is presented with three different patients. He most go in, interview them and learn why they are there. One of them is a former doctor at the institute, but has flipped out and has been confined. Powell's task is to determine which one is the former doctor.

It's the frame works for some nifty horror tales, with fine directing by Roy Ward Baker and script by Robert Bloch.

A great fun evening with a super cast of Powell, Peter Cushing, Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, Barry Morse, Barbara Parkins, Charlotte Rampling, Richard Todd.

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