The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

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• Ken S

  
  The movie plays kind of like a campy version of Seven, except British. And John Doe is played by Vincent Price, whose playing the titular character somewhere between Dr. Evil and The Phantom of the Opera. Totally bonkers and totally worth a watch.

• Tim S

  
  Wonderfully engaging pseudo-horror classic. I should note that I fell in love with this film at Adam Rifkin's insistence. A pre-cursor to the modern "torture porn", it plays more like an early EC comic than a horror film, which I love. It's also one of Vincent… More
  Wonderfully engaging pseudo-horror classic. I should note that I fell in love with this film at Adam Rifkin's insistence. A pre-cursor to the modern "torture porn", it plays more like an early EC comic than a horror film, which I love. It's also one of Vincent Price's finest performances and a very bizarre horror fantasy that will have you both disgusted and laughing at the same time.

• AJ V

  
  Dr. Phibes gets his revenge in very interesting ways, this is an interesting horror movie starring the great Vincent Price, and if you like horror movies starring him, you need to see this one.

• Greg S

  
  Supervillian Dr. Phibes (Vincent Price) takes revenge on the doctors who failed to save his wife's life by killing them in bizarre ways. Enormously entertaining comic book on film; Phibes' hideout, which is done up art-deco style, is one of the greatest villain's lairs… More
  Supervillian Dr. Phibes (Vincent Price) takes revenge on the doctors who failed to save his wife's life by killing them in bizarre ways. Enormously entertaining comic book on film; Phibes' hideout, which is done up art-deco style, is one of the greatest villain's lairs ever created, and there are nice touches of campy black comedy throughout.

• Robert C

  
  Watched this recently not having seen it since I was a kid and it is even more amazing then I remember. Though as a kid "amazing" had more to do with thinking it was kinda creepy and gross. Now a days this kind of "amazing" has more to do with the massive… More
  Watched this recently not having seen it since I was a kid and it is even more amazing then I remember. Though as a kid "amazing" had more to do with thinking it was kinda creepy and gross. Now a days this kind of "amazing" has more to do with the massive amounts of CHEESE. I know many people tend to sort of blow him off as an "over the top ham"...but Vincent Price is such a powerful part of the "television psyche" of my youth that I'm always enthralled with his films. To me, he is like the eccentric uncle that you always enjoy seeing. This film (while reaching maximum cheese capacity) has influenced many modern day horror films and is worth watching just for side-kick Vulnavia's amazing (ever changing) costumes, the over the top sets and elaborate murder set-ups. Definately "so bad...it's good" material.

• _kelly .

  
  Horror Not to Miss List Commentary: Vincent Price, in glorious color with an AMAZING primary set, plays an ingenious serial killer who kills his victims in odd ways, the scenes of which are still innovative and original in today's market. The film also holds onto Prince's… More
  Horror Not to Miss List Commentary: Vincent Price, in glorious color with an AMAZING primary set, plays an ingenious serial killer who kills his victims in odd ways, the scenes of which are still innovative and original in today's market. The film also holds onto Prince's signature Gothic horror themes with the character of Phibes and his lair. A vastly underrated Price movie, and a hugely underseen horror classic.

• Pierluigi P

  
  Bloody good black comedy with the heavyweights Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten. Dr. Anton Phibes seeks revenge against the surgeons that, according to him, were responsible of the death of his beautiful wife, played by the graceful Caroline Munro. great art deco sets and overall camp… More
  Bloody good black comedy with the heavyweights Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten. Dr. Anton Phibes seeks revenge against the surgeons that, according to him, were responsible of the death of his beautiful wife, played by the graceful Caroline Munro. great art deco sets and overall camp feeling.

• Dr Blood  

  
  Not scary at all but an imaginative story and definitely worth a watch. Very British filmmaking with a very British cast... apart from Vincent Price that is.

• Lafe F

  
  It's a classic horror movie with a wacky Doctor killing off people one by one in VERY original methods, themed after the ancient plagues. It's cool and somewhat gorey. Definitely fun to watch for its weird humour.

• Michael G

  
  Terrible and great all at the same time.

• Barry L

  
  Past its best long ago im afraid.

• Marion R

  
  Funtastic film. Dr. Phibes seeks revenge on the doctors who he believes are responsible for the death of his wife. A real treat.

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