NO.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
Dr. Phibes has been in hiding for 3 years since his murderous
revenge rampage. Rampvenge? Revpage? Hmm...I'll have to work on that one. Anyhoo, he's been in a state of suspended animation, and
reawakens to find his house gone, and his safe robbed. There must
have been some sort of treasure map in that safe, because Phibes soon goes crazy mad sick-house on everyone's asses.
Most of the movie takes place in Egypt, and it's rather boring. It
furthers a theory I've had for years that if the background is
monotonous and continuous, it'll leave you with the impression that
the movie is dull and boring. The bland, sandy background proves my
point, but the lack of any originality brings it home. Most of the
revenge kills are uninspired and the investigating detectives were
completely inept. They're portrayed as two silly dimwits and they're
totally out of place.
The good Dr. is trying to re-animate his wife and he's found a way
to do it with what can best be described as the fountain of youth. In
Egypt. Yep. It turns out that a man named Biederbeck was the one
who stole the safe contents and he's on the same mission. Problem is,
he's already swam in it and is probably hundreds of years old. So
it's a race to the finish and apparently nobody knows how to share.
Oh, and one more thing. Peter Cushing also has a spot in the film
as, you might want to sit down for this, a stuffy captain of cruise
ship. I know! Mindblowing, isn't it!?!
Some people think this is equal to or greater than the original.
That's a load of bunk. The first had color, a pleasing yet strange
storyline, and some better acting. According to Wikipedia, there were
several more sequels planned or proposed up until the mid '80s and sadly, they all evaporated. But
fear not, I'm sure someone out there will pitch a remake and before
you know it, an unnecessary movie is made. Yay.
Wednesday: I fucking hate clowns.
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