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Summary: Good value, but please tell the truth!
Review: The movies are excellent (especially my old favorite LMOE), so I don't need to add more to what others have said. And, I have to agree that the video quality of LMOE is atrocious, although that doesn't bother me - it just brings back memories of Chiller Theater from decades past. BUT, what really bothers me is that Diamond Entertainment just flat out lies about it. From the back of the DVD case: "Fully Restored and Enhanced Digital Masters" - baldfaced lie. "Chapters - Direct Scene Access (Go Straight to Your Favorite Scenes)" - not a lie, but awfully misleading. There are exactly TWO chapters to choose from. "Original Graphics" - big joke - there's nothing but the main menu. "Interactive Menus" - nope, only the main menu with the two chapters, a simple bio, and a page of ads for other Diamond movies. But the biggest lie is "fully restored and enhanced digital masters" when it's quite clear (excuse the pun) that LMOE is a transfer from a worn out and scratched up old print. Two good movies at sub-par quality is still a decent value at the price offered, but for god's sake why can't they just be honest?
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Summary: Crappy DVD
Review: the movies are good, but my DVD player vibrates when house on haunted hill plays...im afraid it will break it! ive heard other people have also had problem with Diamond Entertainment movies so if you have an Apex DVD player, I advise you to NOT purchase this one!!!
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Summary: Worst Print on Earth!
Review: The quality of House on Haunted Hill is good. However, The print of The Last Man on Earth is so bad I can't even find the words to explain it clearly. Anyway, since it's the only DVD of The Last Man on Earth available for sale, there is really no choice if you want the movie.For the price, this disc is worth getting for House on Haunted Hill if for nothing else. As I've mentioned, the quality of House on Haunted Hill is quite good. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum on one disc!
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Summary: master of the macabre
Review: these films represent four different types of horror by one man: Vincent Price. i have been a fan of Price ever since i saw him by accident while i was flipping through the channels and i caught his Tilex commercial..you all remember the greeting, sure you do: "it's alive...it's alive...ugly, creepy...MILDEW!!". well, this collection contains psychological terror "Shock!"; mysterious and odd goings on in a dark house in "The Bat"; further tricks and emotional terror on "House on Haunted Hill"; and it's topped off with brilliant science fiction, "The Last Man on Earth". first off, "Shock!" is about a woman who witnesses a murder from a distance and she goes into shock. the doctor who's assigned to 'help' her is actually the killer! this story has been re-used by other film makers down through the years {check out the wonderful 1983 TV movie, "The Cradle Will Fall"; also known as the "Guiding Light" movie because of the cameo roles by cast-members of that soap opera! it's on video and is based on the "Shock!" storyline.} on "The Bat" we have the story of a crazed killer who slashes women's throats. Agnes Moorhead of "Bewitched" is the star while Price co-stars. i can't give you too much info with giving away the movie because it has so many twists and turns. "House on Haunted Hill" is hilarious, primarily Price's deadpan vocal delivery when he hands out guns as party favors. i love his suave bickering with his icy wife and his threats no NEVER leave her! the remake from a few years ago wasn't too bad but you can't replace or remake a Vincent Price movie since 65% of them depended on his ham acting, distinct voice, and facial expressions. on "Last Man on Earth", Price plays a man who sleeps by day and kills zombies by night. the first half of the movie consists of him walking through a deserted street as we hear his voice narrating how he lives his life. he then has a flashback to when people roamed the streets before a "plague" developed and wiped out everyone. him being immune to this certain disease caused him to survive because he injected himself with a vaccine. the others? well, it was too late! they all turned into zombies...and that's where i leave you hanging...it'll ruin the ending if i give away anymore. i will let you in on a funny running gag of the film: "Morgan? Morgan? don't try to hide...we're coming for you Morgan..." is repeated over and over in a slow monotone by the head zombie figure. these four films are all unique and should not be missed!
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Summary: Vincent Price is Priceless
Review: These low-budget flicks do not dim Price's talents.
The House is a study is psychological terror, greed, hatred and betrayal. Price is a coldly calculating figure manipulating everyone while the others try to outwit him. The entire story revolves around a murderous love affair and the tragic? or justifiable outcome.
The Last Man is a warning about biological warfare and/or genetic engineering gone wrong. The world is populated by diseased vampires slowly dying but before they do, they want Price's head. An interesting take on Man versus the world with a twisted outcome. Both are good flicks
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Summary: 2 Vincent Price movies for the price of one, how can you go
Review: These movies are both examples of the two segments of movie making that Vincent Price excelled in: Classic Horror and Camp. The House On Haunted Hill is classic Camp. Take your enemies, put them together in a "Haunted house" with guns, and let the fireworks fly. The twists and turns are amazing, and will constantly leave you guessing what will happen next. Just trying to decide who killed who, and who is really dead is a lot of fun to watch. And Mr. Price in his droll somber character is a hoot to watch. He is like a dark point of reason amongst the insanity. If you liked the Doctor Phibes movies, this movie should be very entertaining. The Last Man On Earth is another classic. Although it has been remade several times since then (The Omega Man and Night Of The Living Dead are the best known examples). A disease has been passed around that kills all of mankind, except for Mr. Price. Every night he locks himself into his house to try and keep away from the "vampires" that have killed the rest of mankind, and are trying to kill him as well. Every day, he sets forth from his lair to hunt down and kill the vampires. But later on in the movie, he discovers that he is not alone, and that there are some "pseudo-vampires". These vampires are infected, but do not have the mind-robbing insanity of the common vampires. Now Mr. Price must try and decide if these vampires should be destroyed as well, or if he should join forces with them, and together try and destroy the mindless vampires. This is horror in the classic sense. The tension and terror is very real, but the gore level is very low. This is a form that is not seen anymore. TOday's horror movies seem to have taken the "gross" aspect shortcut that this form of movie achieves with simple stark sets and chilling dialog (compare this to "Hannibal" to see what I mean). This is a great horror movie for all ages, and even children 10 years old should be able to take it without having nightmares for weeks to come. If you have not discovered Vincent Price yet, this is a perfect movie to start. I can guarantee that once you see this true master in action, you will want to see him again and again.
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Summary: A Great Price For Vincent Price...
Review: This DVD by Diamond Entertainment is actually quite good for what little I paid ... I first saw HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL when I was very young and it scared the daylights out of me then. Now however it does appear somewhat campy, but this film's storyline is much better than that ludicrous remake. Price plays the wealthy man who rents the HOUSE from Elisha Cook who inherits the HOUSE after his sister-in-law hacks his brother to death (some of the ghosts supposedly haunting the place). However the story involves more mystery and murder than mayhem. Had the producers of the remake stayed with the original storyline they might have stayed longer at the box office. The better of the two films on this DVD is THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, the first version of the Richard Matheson novel I AM LEGEND. This movie despite its foreign cast and inexpensive production values is far superior to the Charleton Heston OMEGA MAN. LAST is much closer to the novel and Price actually gives a great performance as a rather sad and lonely man whose only existence now is to rid the world of a plague of the undead rendered so by a devastating disease (interesting when you think of the AIDS virus or the current Asian viral pneumonia that can't be cured). Saved by a vampire bat bite years earlier Price is left immune and the last man on earth (???). The book upon which this movie was based was written in 1954 long before we knew of the Vampire LeStat. It weaves science fiction and horror into a rather interesting story.
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Summary: A Great Price For Vincent Price...
Review: This DVD by Diamond Entertainment is actually quite good for what little I paid ... I first saw HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL when I was very young and it scared the daylights out of me then. Now however it does appear somewhat campy, but this film's storyline is much better than that ludicrous remake. Price plays the wealthy man who rents the HOUSE from Elisha Cook who inherits the HOUSE after his sister-in-law hacks his brother to death (some of the ghosts supposedly haunting the place). However the story involves more mystery and murder than mayhem. Had the producers of the remake stayed with the original storyline they might have stayed longer at the box office. The better of the two films on this DVD is THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, the first version of the Richard Matheson novel I AM LEGEND. This movie despite its foreign cast and inexpensive production values is far superior to the Charleton Heston OMEGA MAN. LAST is much closer to the novel and Price actually gives a great performance as a rather sad and lonely man whose only existence now is to rid the world of a plague of the undead rendered so by a devastating disease (interesting when you think of the AIDS virus or the current Asian viral pneumonia that can't be cured). Saved by a vampire bat bite years earlier Price is left immune and the last man on earth (???). The book upon which this movie was based was written in 1954 long before we knew of the Vampire LeStat. It weaves science fiction and horror into a rather interesting story.
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Summary: Scary !
Review: This is a great collection ! it's marvelous
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Summary: Double Feature at the ol' Bijou!
Review: Whada-ya-know? A double feature! Just like the good old days when I was a kid, going off on a Saturday morning to see a pair of movies at the local Broadway Theater! And what a good choice for a twin-bill. Two classic Vincent Price outings! Haunted Hill is a typical William Castle gimmick movie. He was famous for his hokey put-ons to promote his works. Like wiring some of the seats in the theater to give some unlucky patrons a mild electric shock for effect in The Tingler! Or supplying life insurance policies in case someone had a fatal heart attack while watching one of his thrillers. The gimmick for Haunted Hill was a skeleton on a wire that floated above the audience at the critical scene! Castle was an old-time showman, all right! Ubaldo Ragona is much less well-known, to say the least, but his version of Richard Matheson's novel, I Am Legend, is a pretty solid piece of work, with Price giving a very credible performance as a desperate man alone in a world of living-dead vampires who want him to join them in their non-death. The image quality in Haunted Hill is quite good, but there are few bonus features on this disc. Just some mini-biographies and a short chapter index. Unfortunately, the image quality in Last Man is not of the best and the main title credits are elongated in this full screen version of a widescreen movie. Still. it's very watchable and enjoyable. This DVD is a bargain at its price, and all Price fans will want to add it to their library.
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