Dr.Terror's House of Horrors (Freddie Francis - 1965)
It’s always
good to see the boys in the band, Freddie Francis, Christopher Lee and Peter
Cushing, come together in a Hammer or, as in this case, Amicus fare. In addition we meet a young Donald Sutherland
in an early role.
Five
strangers a train have their fortunes told by a mysterious Tarot reader and five
separate stories unfold. Given a running time of approximately 93 minutes there
isn’t much time allotted for each story, and the whole thing is a bit heavy
handed.
Nevertheless
I was very amused by the experience. It was “form triumphing (well patina
mostly) over content”. A British novelty plentiful with atmosphere and gothic
mood.
Watched on
Anchor Bay UK’s DVD-release with a 16:9-enhanced aspect ratio of 2.35 : 1.
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