DVD Pick:-->"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961)

"Now wakes the hour.
Now sleeps the swan.
Behold the dream.
The dream is gone.
Green fields are calling
It's falling, in a golden door."
Pink Floyd

NO SPOILERS:
There's something magical, almost mystical happening when you bring Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price together. They seem to connect on a whole other level as if they are transcending their ideas through waves of space. Price is just that...cool.

Add Director Roger Corman...(who has adapted a slew of Edgar Allan Poe stories)...to the mix...and "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961) becomes quite a thrilling dessert. And though the rest of the cardboard cast doesn't seem to be able to dip into the proverbial Poe pie...they do add an unintentional macabre flavor to the frosting.

Set in the 16th century, the film revolves around Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) who has just lost his wife and shockingly discovers she may have been buried alive.

Vincent Price losing it.

Her brother Francis (John Kerr) visits the castle in hopes of uncovering the mysterious circumstances to her death. The one note performance he brings to the table is laughably bad...But realizing this going in, one can have a little fun watching his dry interpretations.

During the next hour, enjoy watching the master, Vincent Price, drift deeper and deeper into the insanity world newly referred to as..."Phil Spector Land".

And, although this picture starts out slowly...Stay with it. Once learning who the major players are, relax and enjoy the fun.

MUST SEE MOMENT:
Listen for the hilarious 20 second beer fart...(and Price's expression) as a hidden passageway opens to the noise of an unusual sound effect.

Casey

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