Pretty terrible, even by 1934 B-movie standards. I mean that, however, in the best possible way. Maniac is a film ripe for the mocking, and everything from the crazy plot to the hilariously melodramatic acting is 100% Grade-A heckling material. Otherwise, interesting from a h...( read more)
I doHope I chose the proper movie poster for this... This looks like the guy in it, but I do not remember Phillis Diller.
well its about 50 minutes, I don't like Cruelty to animals (but let's hope that none were harmed) so minus points for that. & I never thought that they sho...( read more)
Where was this abomination when Plan 9 was voted the worst film ever made?
Insane! You will either think its a masterpiece or total crap. I am with the former. Its simply an amazing early horror/exploitation film with nudity and gore! Yes, the year is correct - one of the nude scenes was even during a violent rape! How did they get this out in the theat...( read more)
Classic B movie from the 1930s about a mad scientist who wants to bring the dead back to life. His assistant kills him and assumes his idenity & walls up his corpse in the cellar but then slips quickly into madness. The film though low budget cleverly incorporates clips from si...( read more)
I was very shocked that there was nudity in a movie that came out in the 30s but there it was. The part with the cat was very disgusting but didn't have a negative effect on the movie and I loved how insane the lead character really became by the end. Also liked the fact that som...( read more)
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