The Masque of the Red Death / The Premature Burial

The Masque of the Red Death / The Premature Burial
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Vincent Price, Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston
Directed By: Roger Corman
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792853145
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0792853148
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2002-08-27
Running Time: 169
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1962-03-07

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Editorial Reviews:

The Masque of the Red Death: Death and Debauchery reign in the castle of Prince Prospero (Vincent Price), and when it reigns... it pours! Prospero has only once excuse for his diabolical deeds--the devil made him do it! But when a mysterious, uninvited guest crashes his pad during a masquerade ball, there'll be hell to pay as the party atmosphere turns into a danse macabre!

The Premature Burial: Talk about a tortured artist! Oscar winner Ray Milland is Guy, a medical student and painter whose obsessive fear of being buried alive compels him to build himself a tomb with a view, equipped with everything he can think of to escape death. But it's when his long-suffering wife convinces him to destroy the tomb that he finds himself in the gravest danger!


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Summary: Satanist and a Premature Burial
Comment: The transfer of these to dvd in my mind look great with colors from the sets really coming through on Masque of the Red Death. Even Premature burial looked better than I thought it would. The sound quality is o.k. and nothing really special meaning its not bad but not the best.

I have never seen either one of these films and I hoped both were Vincent Price but to my disappointment he wasn't. There is an explanation for that though and many review have already covered it. I know they are based on Poe's work but my understanding is its pretty loosely based. I have never read either before but it did intrigue me to the point where I think I am going to buy some more Poe books. Vincent Price almost makes his role look to easy for him to play since he is so good at it and I thought that he fit his character from the movie perfectly. The satanism part caught me off guard but a nice point to make the prince look even madder and more wicked. I would say Vincent Price made the movie all the more enjoyable and the story content fit him perfect. The overall feel of the movie to me was a expensive play but a fantastic one at that and I hoped would last longer. I really can't compare it to Poe's work since like I said I haven't read it. Overall I say a great movie.

The Premature Burial on the other hand was completely different experience though dark with a slower pace. I never knew who Ray Milland was until thankfully I watched Panic in the Year Zero the other day and he was great in it. I still thought when I bought this movie it starred Vincent Price and I found myself wondering how much he could of put into the character. Ray Milland does a great job though and I wish I would of watched it first since the pacing and the overall feeling to The Masque was darker and faster (though not too fast) and overall more enjoyable. I didn't really enjoy it as much which I guess could be I was expecting Vincent Price but the overall story is great though and nicely acted. I did feel the movie rushed to its climax and never really felt that drawn into it since it was over so fast. The man was tortured by himself but I never really felt like it would make him insane but I guess if I read the story I will be able to get into more but like I said its still a good watch.

Overall I am glad I made this purchase even though I wanted more Vincent Price its still worth it and going in my classic collection.



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Summary: This is your hell
Comment: "Masque of Red Death" is definitely the best of the Corman/Price/Poe series. While many point out the well-budgeted, lavish set in comparison to the previous films, I believe this one is superior based on the story and solid characters alone.

It departs from the formula of the others in the series by being more tightly focused, more sinister, and the least camp of them all. It is refreshing to see Price maintain a sinister voice with his character that leaves little room for calling him "campy" or overdone. It's also nice that, as Prospero, he is not the usual loner, isolated in a decaying castle and pining over some lost love that still haunts him. This film moves away from that yet still utilizes the Vincent Price mannerisms we all love, but laser-focused and more potent with a singular character type.

The Man in Red's presence and voice is perfectly chilling and gives this picture much more weight with his mystery, measured philosophy, and subtle power.

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Summary: the masque of the red death
Comment: apart from it being the wrong region although not the retail fougt
but mine. the service was very quick and the item was undamnge had been the rigth region i probley give 5 stars

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Summary: Double Your Terror
Comment: [This review is part of my 31 days of Halloween series.]

This is a fantastic double-your-horror bill.

MASQUE OF THE RED features B horror flixs luminaries Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher & Nigel Green under the equisite direction of Roger Gorman. I use the designation "B" lovingly & in homage to Roger Gorman's frugal ways in making these movies not only possible, but also making them forever memorable.

The plot is simple. Plague is ravaging the countryside & the only place of safety is in a Satanic prince's castle. Well, his quests think it's safe, but they are really going from the cauldron into the fire. In addition to the acting & direction & script, other outstanding elements in this movie are the costumes & the splendid use of color, the choreography, and the strange dream sequence.

PREMATURE BURIAL stars veteran Ray Milland & Hazel Court. The plot revolves around the very real fear people had of being buried alive at the end of the Victorian era--well, just about everybody was metaphorically buried alive at the end of the Victorian era, but that's a whole other tale of terror. I remarked about thisvery real fear in my review THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER because the fear of being lterally being buried alive figured in that plot of that film too, but it takes center stage in PREMATURE BURIAL.

Before the 20th century the process of death & decomposition was little understood. For example, the belief in vampirism was in part fueled by the fact that some exhumed bodies still looked lifelike, the nails appeared to have grown because the tissue around them had retreated; in like manner the teeth appeared longer & blood seemed to be on the lips as another stage of the natural process. When people suspected someone of being a vampire, they opened the grave & saw all this & when they drove a stake in the chest sometimes the body seemed to groan as air was forced out of the chest gavity.

These signs also caused people to think that premature burial was more prevalent than it ever could have been--or at least one would hope. Again, some corpses from graves that were open for one reason or another appeared to have, in fact, been buried alive--all beause of the ordinary process of decomposition.

In the film Ray Milland's character has the fear big time & his efforts to prevent being accidentally buried alive are trully obsessive compulsive & appropriately creepy.

Both these films are outstanding dark flowers of their genre.

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Summary: Red Death is among us..............
Comment: Great classic to own. Remeber seeing this on tv as a kid. Vincent Price did a excellent acting job as always. Filmed in a creepy backround. A satanist with a uninvited guest. Premature Burial is just as good. Both films would make a late night scare!


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