The Pit And the Pendulum (Part 2 of 2)

[SuperLemonfish]

my boosem! lol price was awsome

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Great stuff! Many thanks.

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

May be the greatest piece of acting I have ever witnessed.

[henwli]

@SmokeRingsPipeDreams Seconded so freakin' enthusiastically.

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

@henwli It actually brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw it.

[TikiShootah]

you cannot fuck with Vincent price.. scooby doo should be honored by his presence

[TheImmortalmetal]

BLEW>>>>MY>>>>>MIND!!I love Poes work and im only 14!Not many kids my age like his work...or work at all lol!

[prisma608]

@TheImmortalmetal I loved Poe when I was your age too. I was thinking the same thing as I watched this: "I was not a 'normal' teenager" :-) Blew my mind too! :-)

[chrisrulz333]

imm confused!!!



[mangofruitsmoothie]

Hahaha at like 2:42: "within three inches of my boooosom"

[kazuosrevenge2]

An amazing performance, but this seems to be an abridged version of Poe’s story. Full length readings on youtube last about 30 or 40 minutes.

[shestillhashope]

Wow, he's amazing...

[FamilyGuySupplier]

Anyone here from FunnyJunk?

[Tclay43]

this is hypnotizing



[IronicallyVague]

Dam Vincent........

I only asked you how you were today

[LordChucky5246]

Outstanding performance. I doubt anyone could replace Vincent Prince....

[reaperman4evr]

bravo this was amazing

[0TheLastSlice0]

This is awesome. I hate poetry but this is not even like it. It's a great story

[Taino137]

Bone chilling; again, how is it that ts eliot did not get this? Putting himself at the time of the inquisition, as symbolism, Poe managed to give the most precise description of depression.

[EDDIE19971]

Mr.Price, you were brillient! Rest In Peace.

[2strange4urowngood]

listening to this guy read is always makes this story easier to read-- the voice in my head that i hear when i read is too monotone and wont let me fully appreciate Poe's work

[meanmrmustard89]

Awesomely intense! Poe was a fucking genius and this guy kicks ass to! He does the story great justice.

[xoicecreamxo97]

First i am so glad that my English teacher had us read this in class because i never would of known about it and second I love Poe...hes my favorite poet!! And Vincent Price is amazing him and Poe's poetry go perfect together...its like he was born to narrarate Poe's poems!!

[UWUMMBO]

ive read all of edger allan poes poems and this ones was my favorite and the raven

[xoicecreamxo97]

@UWUMMBO

I looove the raven!

[Trycruces]

This is talent. Its a lost art.

[EerieTales]

Well all your gushing comments just warm my heart to the point of vomiting. Losers

[DarkAngelSpirit13]

Yes R.I.P Vincent Price! Your works will always echos beyond the grave

[enjoiboi123456789]

so.... he was saved by the French???

[Marchockey65]

yes

[Quinxcunz]

Excellent

[Soukas11]

that was awesome. not sure if i prefer this or the tell tale heart. good job poe.

[TheDanseSociety]

THIS VIDEO IS FAKE AND GAY

[hippygravy240]

Beautiful horror and visions dance through my brain ever so hauntingly! Ah, the feel of Poe's work entices me with terror!

Well done Mr. Poe, well done.

[pokepinzon]

my fav. suspense behind the tell tale heart, que bella!

[acerb45666555]

i saw that comment, of course a pendulum can kill. we're talkin about 100 pound blade attached to a 50 pound rod swinging with forceful momentum.

[9InchesOfNoMercy]

yeah but they did an experiment on a show in the history channel where with a brand new machine with a brand new blade and the gears all new and not in horrible condition that ones back in the day would prolly be and it only got an inch into a chicken breast before it stopped

[cha5]

History channel, Schmistory channel,

Did this experiment construct a giant massive 100 pound pendulum as described by Poe weighted down with a razor sharp cresent blade on the end of it about a foot wide, or was it nothing more than a basic grandfather clock pendulum with a sharp edge to it that someone stuck a raw chicken under?

[851852093114208513]

@cha5 Also, he mentions that the pendulum retreated back to the ceiling after he escaped, as if he had been watched the whole time. Someone could have been swinging it the whole time.

[cha5]

@851852093114208513 Well the narrator comes to that realization when the pendulum is withdrawn back into the ceiling,

"My every motion was undoubtedbly watched."

[cha5]

@851852093114208513 The pendulum is a massive clockwork instrument that once it's set into motion it's completely unstoppable, like Time itself slowly but surely marking off one's lifetime.

The narrator even even gets the idea while he's tied down that

"Could I have broken the fastenings above the elbow, I would have seized and attempted to arrest the pendulum. I might as well have attempted to arrest an avalanche!"

[Dravenswraith]

watching this again, i become aware this man was a great stage actor and the way it translates onto film comes off too large (not overdone) for the screen on his best films

[jonnyest09281988]

R.I.P. Mr Price

You were fuckin awesome

[GiggyGoo555666]

8:30 phew

[pleaseloveandcare]

he was a God

[Dravenswraith]

as someone said a year ago Badassery..

[carell5]

No one - NO ONE could do Poe better than Price -

House of Usher

Cask of amontillado

Tell Tale Heart

Pit and Pendulum

and don't forget the bug zapper commercial.

Really interesting A&E Biography. He was cooooooool.

[purpleswan6]

Unbelievable perfection.  I was entranced.

[Gingerpelt1122]

funny how he says "bosom" and "Toledo"

[ronssexybikerbae]

WOW Vincent Price was wonderful actor.

[donniedusk]

That was really inspiring! Great actor

[Wickedblackjuggalo19]

heh oh ah wowziez just brilliant

[pspboy7]

Vincent Price always gave me the chills hehe, he is a true master of the macabre.

[ADyingFaith]

He completely is the character, he portrays the horror and madness perfectly. Poe would love him, I do.

[5odsm]

ToT my grandpa loved that movie :(

[VersaillesLaNuit]

EXCELLENT

[sophomorictrash]

2:42

I love how Vincent says "bosom".

[Dumplingshop]

He would play a good willy wonka

[billgermany2000]

NICE !!

[CaptainObvious420]

Wow, that one really had me going. What a relief!

[Coelacanth1938]

No matter how bad the screenplay, how cheap the production values, how lame his fellow actors, Vincent always gave us a five star performance.

[faridjabba]

he knows them by heart = on memory ??

[OMGerardWay]

he knows this story and many others because he memorized them!

[lycurgusthelawgiver]

Everybody loves a happy ending!

[lewisner]

What an incredible performance.Wow!

[HibouDeLaMer]

Vincent Price is BRILLIANT at reading Edgar's stories aloud! : )

[DarkOnyx]

Vincent Price OWNS.

Superb rendition of the Edgar Allen Poe classic.

[joewalshman]

Fantastic!!

[dranakan]

good story, great movie...

[stinkymouser]

Superb!!

[whiffet]

Badassery.