CineMassacre's Monster Madness #13 Roger Corman's Poe series (1960's)

[linkfan160]

So we have Vincent Price and Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff all in one movie BASED off of an Edgar Allen poe story?!

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS!?

[kallemick]

@linkfan160 problably because its made by the king of B movies XD

[fohawk871]

YES!!! JACK NICHOLSON, EPIC BEAST!!!

[KelanDWood]

Here's some fun little trivia. Vincent Price was casted as the narrator in the short film Vincent which is best known for being the directional debut of Tim Burton. Of course Vincent Price would later appear as a scientist in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands but what makes this so interesting is that Vincent pays homage to The Raven and the last lines spoken by Price are "Quoth the raven,Nevermore". That's awesome

[Ceeior93]

omg.... i just realized.... is Jack Nicholson playing the massachist in Little Shop of Horrors? xD

[ultimatesharpzilla]

FREAKY EYES!

[PizzaPartyBoy]

Quote the raven, never more..... EPIC!

[wolfblaze99]

Roger Roger

[Rubberman202]

1:37 I'm sorry, I can't help but LAUGH whenever I see Bela Legosi laughing like that, waving his gun around!

[kallemick]

@Rubberman202 me neither XD

[MadSnake123]

Vicent Price, Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson??? thank God Bella Lugoci and Christopher Lee weren't in there, i wouln'd like a perfect movie.

[attoloco]

"i houndred billion movies" for a moment i actually belive that... haha

[GOTH86]

I gotta admit: It IS hard to make a movie of a Poestory since they're so short not to mention: makin a movie out of a poem

[neonhero1000]

Count Dracula + Lightsaber = 2012

[Ultramanmattia1]

Sucks that Corman is now working for SyFy.

[Soundwave401]

does James mention the two "Dr. Phibes" movies?

[albertwesker471]

vincent price is a true master of horror

[JJJ10JJJ]

I never knew The Terror was a Roger Corman film. Thanks for that.

[bloodcream13thstreet]

i get chills every time i hear vincent price say "Quoth the raven, Nevermore". fucking bad ass

[Dylanscruggs91]

so thats how the wrestler raven got that line from that qoute the raven never more

[MrHEC381991]

that House of Usher is terrifying :|

[HyperSonic135]

SHUT YER MOUTH!

[Staremonemesis]

SHURT YER MOUF!

[Runningtail]

lol, "The Terror" @ 2:45

[Doommaster1994]

1:26 - So THAT'S where they got the trap from SAW from...

[KelanDWood]

Roger's back to making B movies again. I saw a dvd in the video store called Roger Corman's Sharktupus & it had a picture of a shark on the cover. Because of the knowledge I learn't from this video I laughed my ass off

[cadorbolin]

Vincent Price was the American answer to Hammer Studios' Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I first saw VP on a Canadian saturday morning children's TV show called "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" in the 1980s, it always made me want to see his movies. Thanks to DVDs I now can, and I own most of VP catalogue of horror films.

[tabbygail7]

Horror films would not have survived today had it not been for Corman. The man could make a film with the change he found in the cusions of his sofa and it would be a classic. He was a pure genius!

[ZBshorts]

I know edgar alen Poe's great great great great great Granddaughter he is my friend's ex girlfriend

[stickmanpictures01]

According to IMDB, Roger Corman directed 56 movies, but he produced 395.

[theJmanchannel]

Corman made 31 films

[Vault101Reject]

2:50

Good god, It's Andrew Ryan.

[GhostVenom051]

actually, Corman's made over 300 films

[SardaukarPrime]

Corman's The Haunted Palace was based off H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward and not Poe.

[icjburke]

i am into ............ mutant monster slasher superheros\villans and zombies kinda stuff

[femalefox66]

Vincent Price, to this day, remains a true pimp. I don't think Thriller would have been as creepy without his macabre voice.

[shirosaki97]

Respond to this video...  0:34 that is the predator lol

[joachimarmster1]

These old classics are really good! I never enjoyed much horror movies but then, all of these that AVGN talks about are so awesome! I'm now on a horror movie marathon. :D

[Tosnoob]

So 01:28 and 01:40 is where Saw had the idea from

[balrog13571]

I like Roger Corman's flicks. One way or another their entertaining. His Poe classics and movies like The Terror (at least when you can find a dvd version with decent quality) were atmospheric and creepy and his early B-movies were fun and clasic. Though I don't think very highly about Creature from the Haunted Sea and others like that...

[ScaryReviews]

I've seen some of Corman's earlier work especially some of his horror films like The Wasp Woman and I always appreciate his charm when making movies on miniscuile budgets. So I'm sure his Poe movies would be different, but then as something unique!

[millergamer]

Jack Nicholson VS. Rick moranis?

You have to be Fucking Kidding me

[supermax1998]

@millergamer Jack Nicholson was in the original, not the remake with Rick Moranis.

[millergamer]

@supermax1998 Duh i know that I ment that jack did a Better job then Rick....I mean fuck.

[supermax1998]

@millergamer They didn't play the same characters, so what did you expect me to think?

[millergamer]

@supermax1998 lol sorry

[GamingShadow01]

the dracula and frankenstein "remakes" arent remakes. theyre adaptations of the books.

[vincent6445]

holy shit!! are there even 100,000,000,000 movies?!

[bheemabachus]

@vincent6445 It's very possible. There's been about 120 years of movies officially, and before that there were even beta technologies. So at least 900,000 by 1980 I would say, and think about how many movies get released each year.

[LEGOSHALEpielol]

*Gasp*

Is It, Salad Fingers?

Is It A Guy With Claws And A Carrot As A Nose?

No, it's nosferatu D:

[panqueque445]

the raven was remade, and of course, it sucked, ( for my point of view)

[TheHassanStudios]

comady horror and great cast amazing

[WeirdoJames]

looks like Mr. Bean at 1:36 lol

[Nagneto]

I saw The Haunted Palace but it was titled The Warlock. huh.

[scarredknipple]

i find jack nicholson hilarious in this vid as hes developing his trademark qurikiness and creepy smile

[GodZillaSaursRex]

What's That At 0:09? 0__0

[scarredknipple]

The Exorcist

[liveshop101]

the little shop of horrers is the best horror movie!

[ExclusiveCheese]

Roger Corman or Frank Oz? The Frank Oz version [with the original ending] is my favorite film EVAR.

[freddy3911]

@ExclusiveCheese It is supposedly being remade as a dark horror movie. I can't remember who is involved.

[Rubberman202]

@liveshop101 Which one, the old one or the newer one?

[difdude]

1:40 is also in saw 5 :P. I guess saw wasnt as original as I thought it was :P

[TenderTrap86]

Boris Karloff I understand, but since when has Peter Lorre become a horror star? Or Basil Rathebone for that matter?

Lon Chaney Jr. wasn't mentioned even though he had a supporting role in The Haunted Palace. That's a shame. C'mon now.

[jayha242]

sorry i ment to rate this a 5 star but i clicked on 2

[Wtfxxl13]

Gotta love Vincent Price, the man is just the best

[AFROJASON666]

Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff FTW

[ferbe1776]

I don't like the movie based on Poe's Raven. It's little to do with the poem, and nothing to do with terror. The cast is great, but it's no use, because the plot just sucks.

[wham13456]

@ferbe1776 i lovr it

[trevizo25]

movies just aren't scary anymore.

[QuietGiantProduction]

this review is kind of misleading, when I watched these films, they seem to be more of a satire of Poe's work rather than a tribute.

[getmario64]

Alright,Jack Nicholson is in horror films in the 50's to 60's. And he does the same thing that he did from the The Shinning.

[dennis09098]

what films are on the begining opening scenes

[omalor]

woah! the pendulum thing at 1:26 must have been the inspiration for the first trap in Saw V

[krimsonstorm96]

Nicholson always reminds me of Johnny Knoxville for some reason

[JewFro1408]

i can kinda see that

[Addicted2gaming]

It's absolutely brilliant.

[metalkid9]

"Afraid my dear? There's nothing to be afraid of..."

Dude, that is FUCKING EPIC.

[littlbigtree]

@metalkid9 I was just thinking that whole time, "Nothing except your fucking scary face, bro."

[warhead540]

holy crap, how old is jack nickelson?

[DC44101]

where the fuck is lala dipsy and tinky winky ??

[deraickripper]

beggind you! watch out!

[DC44101]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[bphussar]

yo momma.

[CallumJStewart]

Yeah, because Zelda came first. Idiot.

[bphussar]

I know what I said was a little uncalled for, but calling me an idiot is just as.

[Bauglir100]

@CallumJStewart No Poe came first. Fucker.

[r3ini]

"Never more..."

[censored1080]

And of course we also know Jack Nicklson as deranged maniac in a hotel

[c2r5i3p]

" Heere's Johnny !"

[Guernicaman]

The Black Cat segment (which has little to do with the actual poem) in Tales of Terror is one of my favorites with Price playing Fortunato & Lorre playing Montresor. The latter is brilliant at going from funny to creepy to outright scary. Not every actor can pull that off, but Peter Lorre sure could.

[lpguy66]

I hate how when dracula and frankenstein were remade no one said a thing, but when you remake the slashers of the 80's such as halloween everyone has shit fits!

[favoritewolfFilms]

Um how about the fact that the dracula and frankenstein remakes were good.

[darkservantofheaven]

yup, besides 80s slasher films were stupid

[Fresnos]

That's because Halloween was kind of a modern day classic. Even though it ws made in the late 70's it still was able to stand the test of time. Most common folks have not watched classic movies in the 30's, 40's and 50's. Also, Dracula and Frankenstein were such icons that remaking any films with there names in it would never seem like it was a "remake", it was just looked at like another Dracula or Frankenstein movie.

[tSpawnt]

@lpguy66 well i guess people dont respect monsters

[CWFOwner25]

@lpguy66 fuckin a man

[cartman4kenny]

@lpguy66 i agree but now days they just completley fuck up re-makes i mean looka at nightmare on elm street, thats not how freddy krugger should look. hopefully you under stand where im coming from

[gabel1337]

@lpguy66 Might have been because the remakes were in there cases a bit more "justified". Both of them were NOT based on the films, but rather the books. In both cases they weren't remakes as much as new versions (Hammer made both Dracula and Frankenstein). So it isn't really a remake at all, just a different adaptation. The new remakes are very much un-justified (as no films is that old to begin with) and often stay close to the story without adding something.

[GladDestronger]

might have something to do w/the age of the film... the hammer stuff remade things from the 30's but halloween and ANOES are more modern films. i'll bet in the year 2039 if some director remakes return of the living dead some groups wil still have fits about it.

[TenderTrap86]

@lpguy66 The Hammer remakes weren't actually remakes at all. Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" are two beloved novels in English literature. Where do Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween and Friday 13th stand in comparison? There's a really good reason why both "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" are still required reading in the English speaking world.

[TooCool1993]

@lpguy66 thats cuz no one had sticks up there asses back then

[SonicSnail95]

@lpguy66 while i dont justify it, probably because the classic monsters (ie. dracula, wolfman, etc) are open to interpretation. you could make a movie about a man making a monster and people will bill it as a remake of frankenstein. yet with a remake of, say, nightmare on elm street, you HAVE to have Freddy.

[XyarroX]

@lpguy66 well because those remakes were goood.

[markmaille]

@lpguy66 it because dracula and frankenstein were books each film is just a diffrent interpratation halloween was a orginal story and i filped when the remade halloween 2 and he talked that was too much for me but i belive friday the 13h remke was better then the 80's ones

[Bauglir100]

@lpguy66 It's because Dracula and Frankenstein are public domain and have been adapted to the screen multiple times, so we're used to seeing remakes of it.

[TenderTrap86]

@Bauglir100 Not only that, they're classic, must reads in Western literature. They're not only great horror novels, they're great novels, period. Just like Phantom of the Opera and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. These horror stories will live on forever because they're truly timeless. And, we'll keep seeing new renditions of those novels, and more, as the years pass.

[codybratsch]

@lpguy66 To true. Frankenstein and Dracula were the originals.

[LarimerFilms]

@lpguy66 Its because the Dracula and Frankenstein remakes were good.

[romas1995]

@lpguy66 todays remakes suck ass dude , hammer's dracula and frankenstein series gave another feal to the myth , were different but in a good way.

[nachosguy18]

@lpguy66 beacause now adays most people know that remakes and sequels generally arent very good back then peope didnt care they just wanted to the monsters! we as an auediance are very picky and want somthing new instead of the same thing rehashed plot. people figured THIS out only once jason X came out O.o

[Mysterious0Bob]

@lpguy66 Because Dracula and Frankenstein aren't movie remakes. They're new literary adaptations. The Slashers weren't originally novels, were they?

[kallemick]

@lpguy66 its because most of them arent that neccesary i dont see whats wrong with the original a nightmare on elm street halloween or friday the 13th at all and frankenstein and dracula aint necessarily because theyre based on a novel so they could just be new adaptations

[TenderTrap86]

@lpguy66 Dracula and Frankenstein are adaptations to novels written a very long time ago. They're also very popular and have become required reading for students in the English speaking world.

The 70's and 80's horror remakes are crap. It's even gotten to the point that there's nothing to remake anymore, from that era. Horror has turned into an unoriginal gross-out competition that only looks to shock people with incredibly disturbing scenes of violence and gore. It's Rome all over again.

[ARSENALOFMEGADEATH]

@lpguy66 , welcome to the modern age of idiots.

[Dolf9271986]

@lpguy66 Well when you look at it, the old movies from the early 30's compared to their remakes by Hammer, say, are completely different. That's the point of making a remake. You remake a movie to tell it differently. The remakes now don't do this, they just recycle the same shit we've seen before, only with a new cast. Not to mention, the source material for the new remakes is complete garbage, mostly. Remaking a bad movie into a shittier remake is just a bad idea.

[NexusARC]

@lpguy66 That's the internet for you.

[GRIMOPOE1]

Could you review some Disney movies please?

[AmericanNohbuddy]

Disney movies? Are you 7?

[igelschneider]

What's wrong with Disney movies? Are you 80?

[SolidSnakeRules]

classic horror, video games, superheros and jackie chan

disney doesn't belong here

[caiodandrea]

Don't forget Kaiju films

[bassie52]

@SolidSnakeRules Super heroes AND Jackie Chan?

[zombiepi]

Say what??

[MaryHelsing]

I really love Boris Karloff's voice! It sounds very sinister! He narrated "How the grinch stole christmas"!

[MaryHelsing]

I saw "The Raven" with Vincent Price and it was awesome! Holy Crap! I didn't know Jack Nicholson was in it! He's so Awesome!

[ribarmilos]

replay  1:28 all the time.MADNESS!

[DarkProject]

Vincent Price is a lengend of 60's horror.

[Retardretroguy]

I've never really thought Peter Lorre as a horror figure. I always saw him a the guy who starred alot of crime movies like M, Man Who Knew too Much, Maltese Falcon, and Beat the Devil, just to mention some of the most famous ones.

Along with Humphrey Bogart he was THE name (and face) of film noir.

But I guess I'll haveto find some of his horror movies. They can't be that bad, since they have Peter Lorre in them :-)

[MultiReK]

at :18 its like he has an revelation or whatever the word I'm looking for xD

[ASD123ME]

vincent price is classic

[achmedlolol]

"a hundred billion movies"

I lol'd hard, James sounded so serious

[haroldcoxly94]

peter lorre was fucking exelent in M

[bastardjustice]

he still looks like dracula without teeth.

[Brenotupy]

Interesting. This makes me remember of the movie where Jack Nockolson played the main carachter and he was becoming a wolf. I don't remember the name, but he was acting with Michele Pfeifer,

[Altavarelle]

wasnt it just called wolf? :)

[rictor129]

it was

[thecrowfanatic89]

The movie called Wolf

[Brenotupy]

Thank you all, I allready got the name of it.

[rictor129]

Jack Nickleson. in my opinion his best role was as Joker in the first ever Batman

[escottish140]

Ahhhh, Boris Karloff beefcake! Oh yeah! I love you, James!

[escottish140]

These are among my favourite horror films! My favourite has to be "House of Usher" with Vincent Price. Beautiful!  Creepy! The subtext, just wow!

[Jolamarajami]

James is amazing as a reviewer. I just wish he would listen to me about the YouTube problems.

[Fruitzii]

I love the voice of Vincent Price :D

[sal4619]

wtf 0:15

[Teenlego]

Wasn't Jack Nicholson in The Shining

[PNI2]

Yes.

[gulpthelemon]

yea but not the one actualy made by steven king which is the newst one

[HeroicRebellion]

About the begining,

I would usually perfer the pure horror films

[username123232]

I'm not a fan of old movies but james makes me one

[Kousaburo]

2:24, therererere's Johnny!

[ArtypNk]

Jack fucking Nicholson makes movies and is not afraid of anything.

[ThrowntoReality]

I don't know about you, but when I watch a horror movie, I wanna get scared. Not disgusted (or horny as some persons get...)

[Myersbloodyrampage]

whats the name of the song at the beggining?

[Emil315]

Toccatta and Fugue by Johan Sebastian Bach

[denistone2114]

Does Peter Lorre have eyelids?

[LamangoKaijura]

Vincent Price on the Muppet Show was priceless...

[IncredibleFulk1]

I was just thinking that. They starred in a lot of movies together, the poe movies, Son of Frankenstien (their best work together) and some other film. Plus, I was reading some interviews that Bela never acted like that all really.

[masterbassist93]

was peter lori frankenstein's servent, or dracula's?

[ntakaka]

i love Vincent Price he's the best

[Helfette]

I hope they will make a new tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, still the old one is badass!

[seagullmaster1]

wow! that IS Jack Nicholson! I can recognize those arched eyebrows anywhere!

[Octovaitor]

Jack Nicholson? Really?

[RyvernRaigon]

The only movie i saw from this clip was The House of Usher,was a great movie,but sometimes hard to understand.Oh yeah i think i saw the Raven.

[VCClan]

I think the Baltimore Ravens are named after Poe's Poem.