Scream and Scream Again (DVD)

Description: Genre: Horror / Theatrical Release: 1970 / Director: Gordon Hessler / Actors: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter ... more

Scream and Scream Again (DVD) ... Cushing, Alfred Marks, Christopher Matthews ...

Newest Review: ... film, by cramming too much in, comes across as rushed and not entirely satisfactory. While some plot elements are nowhere ... more

... near developed enough to be effective, others are far too prominent. Which isn't to say that the film isn't enjoyable; it has some good sequences and a great cast. The director, Gordon Hessler, had just made the disappointing Oblong Box for Tigon; this film is a vast improvement. He again makes good use of extreme close-ups of his actors' faces, and there are some impressive moments. It's really the too-busy script from Hammer stalwart Christopher Wicking that stops this being a classic. One plot element being removed co...more

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Scream and Scream Again (DVD): Triple distilled horror... as powerful as a vat of boiling a ... (854 words)
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A review of just the film. A region 1 DVD (a double bill with The Oblong Box) is available through amazon, although it's quite expensive (more than £20). This is a confused and confusing British horror film from 1970. Made by Amicus, Hammer's principle rival, it's an unusually full-blooded film from what was a notoriously prudish studio; AIP part financed Scream and Scream Again and made it considerably racier than Amicus wanted. Its main selling point was that it was the first film to feature all three major horror stars of the era: Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. But if that's why you're watching, you'll be disappointed. The film ... Read the complete review

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