The Comedy of Terrors

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nick s @Nick_S Oct 14 A comedy of sorts. But the timing feels off and it's really straining for laughs. So falls quite flat for me. Just fun to see the collection of famous actors they've put together. One of Lorre's last outings I imagine. See more Kalissa H @kali_416 Oct 4 Great acting, of course. Vincent Price seemed to have fun. I liked how they included the cat in the beginning credits. Amazing dialogue. See more Michael C @Michael71 01/06/2025 The 1964 horror comedy "The Comedy of Terrors" is just a so-so movie, but it does have its moments. One such moment is the late Vincent Price. he is just plain terrific as drunken undertaker Waldo Trumbull. He steals every scene he is in. The rest of the cast does a good job in their respective roles as well. The late Boris Karloff does very little in the film and is almost a throwaway performance. The late Peter Lorre (Who died just two months after this movie was released in theaters.) is OK as Trumbull's bumbling assistant Felix Gillie. The movie is helped by some moments of greatness in the form of a few clever lines of dialogue and some well-done slapstick moments. Despite the positive moments, overall, the movie is not all that good. I do not give it a high recommendation. if you are a fan of Vincent Price as I am, you might want to check it out. Otherwise, I would not bother. See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 03/18/2024 Lame horror comedy, Should've been alot better given the talent involved, The plot - Vincent Price starts killing folks to pay his rent. Movie torpedoed by some really annoying supporting characters, and loads of unfunny slapstick, Cheap production values further sink this film. That said, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone, do give their all. See more Dallas H @RT53171010 03/17/2024 Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff are the perfect trio to appear in incredible campy movies like this one. And it occurred to me while watching The Comedy of Terrors that Peter Lorre should have acted as Gollum in an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Is that too demeaning to suggest? See more Logan D @Greynomad38 12/23/2023 An unscrupulous caretaker and his mousy assistant murder clients to maintain the funeral business. One could think they are seeing double as this film features three of the leads from Tales of Terror, Price, Lorre, and Rathbone, released the year before but this is a different film. With a screenplay by Richard Matheson (I am Legend), genre icons are given the opportunity to stretch their humor muscles in this dark comedy. It's a joy to see these actors bouncing off of one another and seemingly enjoying every moment. I found their spirited performances infectious even though the tale gets stretched beyond its needed length. It's fun. See more Read all reviews

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