A chockful of movie reviews

Here's a list of movies that I've watched lately. These are just quick reviews giving my impressions and this is the manner in which I will review a lot of the movies here on this blog. If I come across a movie that really makes an impression or if it is a fairly unknown classic (such as Werewolf Woman), then I will provide a more detailed review along with some photograph stills of the movie.

Dracula (1931) - 6/10
Though considered a classic, I always thought that this was flawed and a bit boring. That being said, I really like the first 20 minutes or so. I first saw this 13 years ago and decided to give it another chance. However, Bela Lugosi did provide the world with the blueprint of a cinematic Dracula which survives to this day.

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - 8/10
Another entry into the Corman/Price Poe series. Although it's a fairly good movie, it deviates quite a bit from the short story of the same name. And when we get to the part with the actual pendulum, it is only 5 minutes of story time--they cut out all of the good parts from the actual story. Starring Vincent Price and Barbara Steele.

Creepshow (1982) - 9/10
A very good horror anthology presented by George Romero and Stephen King. Quite a few big name actors are in here: Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, Adrienne Barbeau and even King himself gives an entertaining performance.

Witchfinder General (1968) - 6/10
An OK Vincent Price movie about a 'witchfinder' who goes from village to village accusing everyone of witchcraft so he can get his kicks for torturing and executing people. Originally released in the US as "Edgar Allan Poe's The Conqueror Worm" to capitalize on the popularity of the Poe series, but the film has no resemblance to the original poem of the same name.