The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2048 Kbps | 94 min | 1,74 Gb
Audio: English AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps + 2 Commentary tracks | Subs: English
Genre: Comedy, Horror | Director: Robert Fuest
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2048 Kbps | 94 min | 1,74 Gb
Audio: English AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps + 2 Commentary tracks | Subs: English
Genre: Comedy, Horror | Director: Robert Fuest
Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc., which represent the nine Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of Dr. Phibes, but he couldn't be the culprit, could he? He was killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife's death…
Calling this 'Horror' does not make it justice. I wouldn't call it 'movie', either, but 'film'. It's pure art. The sets and art direction are incredible, the whole movie shows the 'aura' of 1920's Art Deco, giving it that 'classy' touch. The script is also very original, and there's even room in it for lots of laughs, without sacrificing style or rhythm. Vincent Price is PERFECT as Phibes, as the other reviewer just said. He IS Phibes, and succeeds where others would probably fail miserably, fitting in perfectly in the 'tone' of the movie. Great direction by Robert Fuest, also. He managed to mix the perfect amount of horror, drama, romance and comedy in a single movie.
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Commentaries:
1) Audio Commentary with director Robert Fuest
2) Audio Commentary with author Justin Humphreys (Names You Never Remember, With Faces You Never Forget)