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Summary: Good early thriller
Review: Baron Kurt Von Sepper (Richard Burton) has just married wife # 7, Anne (Raquel Welch) and invites her to live in his secluded castle. While puttering about, Anne finds a mysterious golden key and a secret passage that leads into evidence of the Baron's murderous past.
Rating:
Summary: Good early thriller
Review: Baron Kurt Von Sepper (Richard Burton) has just married wife # 7, Anne (Raquel Welch) and invites her to live in his secluded castle. While puttering about, Anne finds a mysterious golden key and a secret passage that leads into evidence of the Baron's murderous past.
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Summary: Campy Black Comedy - Fiendish Fun!
Review: Burton plays Baron Kurt Von Sepper, a wealthy Austrian upper crust aristocrat with a dark blue beard. He marries Greta (Karin Schubert), but she dies in a tragic hunting "accident." He meets street smart American showgirl, Anne (Joey Heatherton, who has a semi nude scene) and marries her after a whirlwind romance. One night alone at the Baron's palace Anne makes the ghastly discovery of a secret freezer chock full of former wives. Smart Anne tries to buy time before she becomes the newest addition to the freezer by convincing Bluebeard to tell her how all the women met their fates. He starts to tell her the tale of how each former wife met her fate.Before I go any further, let me say that this film is overdone, campy, and sometimes, well, bad. But that is what makes it fun. The various ways that Bluebeard got rid of his other wives is absolutely hilarious. Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon (along with her lesbian lover Sybil Danning), Raquel Welch, Marilu' Tolo, and Agostina Belli all die in some very interesting and campy ways. This is fiendishly fun black comedy at it's over the top best. The color on this copy is gorgeous and rich, and the musical score is perfect for this macabre mischief. If you like campy black comedy, check it out!
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Summary: This is a great art and erotic film
Review: I loved Joey Heatherton's performance. I strongly agree with the cover which says "Richard Burton stars in this fantastic tale with some of the most beautiful women in cinematic history, including Raquel Welch and Joey Heatherton" (and some fantastic European actresses such as Virni Lisi, Nathalie Delon, Karin Schulbert, Agostina Belli, and Sybil Danning). "Baron Kurt Von Sepper (Burton) is an Austrian aristocrat who lives in austere obscurity in a large castle. He has married his seventh wife (Heatherton), to whom he seems ardendly attached. One day, she finds a mysterious golden key which gives access to a secret passage where she finds her husdand's previous wives. It is then that the Baron recounts to her the horrid and bizarre details of his past. It remains to Heatherton to fight for her survival and to avoid becoming just another beautiful frozen body." I strongly recommend this movie.
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Summary: This is a great art and erotic film
Review: I loved Joey Heatherton's performance. I strongly agree with the cover which says "Richard Burton stars in this fantastic tale with some of the most beautiful women in cinematic history, including Raquel Welch and Joey Heatherton" (and some fantastic European actresses such as Virni Lisi, Nathalie Delon, Karin Schulbert, Agostina Belli, and Sybil Danning). "Baron Kurt Von Sepper (Burton) is an Austrian aristocrat who lives in austere obscurity in a large castle. He has married his seventh wife (Heatherton), to whom he seems ardendly attached. One day, she finds a mysterious golden key which gives access to a secret passage where she finds her husdand's previous wives. It is then that the Baron recounts to her the horrid and bizarre details of his past. It remains to Heatherton to fight for her survival and to avoid becoming just another beautiful frozen body." I strongly recommend this movie.
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Summary: very good
Review: I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid, but it was only glimpse of it, but my mom told me what the name was. This film is very interesting Iconsider this one of the old classics.
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Summary: What a hoot! Fun blend of horror and comedy.
Review: I was surprised to be entertained by this film since I'd heard it was bad. This dark comedy, dismissed in its initial theatrical release by critics and audiences alike, deserved better. It's a hoot! There is some beautiful cinematography, gorgeous sets, some fine acting, suspense and masterful segues between drama, horror, and comedy. The women, Bluebeard's doomed wives, are gorgeous, especially the lovely Joey Heatherton, who steals the movie from one of my all time favorite actors, Richard Burton. The murder scenes are graphic but so bizarre they both repel and make you laugh at the same time. They illustrate the absurdity at the core of Burton's sexually dysfunctional villain, a man of vast power and wealth who cannot acquire the most important thing in life, the love of any of his wives. Don't take it too seriously, just enjoy it.
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Summary: AVERAGE MOVIE - NOT WORTH BUYING
Review: I've just received my DVD of Bluebeard.
The ONLY highlights were the gorgeous women. Other than that, the storyline is very average and Burton's acting was VERY WEAK for an Actor of his calibre. This was not the right movie for Burton, who should have declined it, when he read the script.
Dissapointing and not a movie I would recommend anyone buying.
Anyone looking for a second-hand copy ( 2 days old) ??
Derek
Johannesburg
S. Africa
Rating: 
Summary: Richard Burton should have been shot for this one
Review: This film is so bad it makes the Exorcist II look like a masterpiece. The only thing that saves this horrible film are the many beautiful women it has. I cannot express how utterly repulsive this film is and how sad it was for me- a big fan of Mr. Burton to watch it. Now I understand why many critics have called Mr. Burton a sad waste of talent. Not only is this an example of wasted talent but rather an example is pure creed and stupidity. How could he follow Virginia Wolf? Becket and the spy who came from the cold with this garbage. One word money.
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Summary: Hang on to your seats, a camp classic!
Review: Though this wretched movie is not the nadir of Richard Burton's career (check out "The Klansman" for that dubious distinction), it comes mighty darn close. The script, the acting and the general tone of this movie is beyond repulsive, it is tawdry, inane and ultimately, quite pathetic. However, there is one overwhelmingly redeeming feature to "Bluebeard:" it is so bad it is unintentionally hilarious! Burton sleepwalks through this silly film with a cheap, stick-on goatee. As always, he overacts to a ridiculous degree and one eternally wonders why his directors never took him aside and said, "Richard, you don't need to scream every single line." Alas, Burton is magnificently dreadful here, his attempts at lovemaking become bombastically embarrassing to watch, his few, brief attempts at some decent acting are wickedly futile. One real-life moment to ponder: following one love scene with one of the no-name Italian starlets, the director yelled, "cut!" but Burton and the starlet continued kissing and then walked off the set to Burton's waiting limousine. Hmmm, where was Liz? This is a great movie to enjoy with a few beers and a readiness to make fun of every scene and hurl collective invective against Richard Burton. If you are up to the challenge, then "Bluebeard" is your movie.
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