tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8919115081451800851..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Wednesday Horror: Theater of BloodSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85017452270860269542019-12-20T04:56:54.143-06:002019-12-20T04:56:54.143-06:00It is hard not to love Vincent Price: as you say, ...It is hard not to love Vincent Price: as you say, he was class, and brought it to most of his films. I read somewhere that he was frustrated that no one ever wanted him to star in anything serious ie let him do a Shakespeare adaptations occasionally, and he took this film because he got to deliver many of the great speeches from the plays. And with his distinct voice, they sound great!<br /><br />I've seen a few interviews of his and offscreen he appears to have been a lovely chap with a fun sense of humour: he once went to see his version of House of Wax, deliberately sitting behind a group of teenage girls. After the film he leaned over to them and said "Did you like it?" He said he really enjoyed their confused fear and surprise at his presence.Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70821093946526408342019-12-19T19:53:11.212-06:002019-12-19T19:53:11.212-06:00I'm not much of a horror guy but Vincent Price...I'm not much of a horror guy but Vincent Price is an exception to that rule. Well I guess I'd say I'm not a modern horror fan with it's ghoulish insistence on grossing out the audience to the nth degree. With Price's films you don't get that, at least not in graphic revolting detail. <br /><br />This one is one of my favorites because of many of the things you mentioned. Vincent is going full bore and that he's paired with the divine Diana Rigg (plus Jack Hawkins and Diana Dors) makes it perhaps the best of all his films in the genre. Plus the production values are higher than in his 60's film strange since it came near the end of the cycle rather than the beginning. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32348184094044467732019-12-18T23:58:31.166-06:002019-12-18T23:58:31.166-06:00I've seen so many Vincent Price movies over th...I've seen so many Vincent Price movies over the years, going back to the early 1970s, maybe even earlier because I probably watched The Fly when I was 5 or 6, and sometimes it's a bit of a blur as to which ones I've seen. But I remember this one! Diana Rigg and Robert Morley add a lot.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.com