Pros: Stylishly directed, beautifully photographed, creepy and effective. Cons: Explicit shot of the monster early on.
Jacques Tourneur's Curse of the Demon is a marvel, every bit the equal of those wonderful Val Lewton-produced thrillers of the early Forties: movies like Cat People and I Walked With a Zombie. The story is diabolically ...
A shorter review of this movie appears in my "10 Best Horror Movie" entries. A masterpiece of subtle terror marred only by bad judgement by studio heads, directed by craftsman Jacques Tourneur and blessed by a solid cast and crew. This is the movie ...
Pros: Jacques Tourneur direction, Dana Andrews as protagonist Cons: The young audience inability to do without full-color CGI, fiery explosions, and super SFX
I'd be willing to bet the family mule that most who read this review haven't the faintest idea of who Jacques Tourneur was. In reality, he was one of the least appreciated and most talented directors in Hollywood, who truly deserves a posthemous star on...
Pros: Good production values for a B&W 1957 film. Cons: Compared to some modern horror movies might seem a bit hokey.
CURSE OF THE DEMON (in the UK, NIGHT OF THE DEMON) (1957) is one of the best of the pre-CGI horror movies, perhaps one of the best of all time. It is a modernized dramatization of M.R. James short story (circa 1901), "Casting the Runes" (which you ...
Pros: Good creepy demon movie. Cons: Average '50's effects.
American Psychologist Dr. John Holden (Andrews) journeys to London to debunk the supposed powers of a devil-worshipping cult lead by charismatic Dr. Julian Karswell (MacGinnis). Upon arrival, he learns that his colleague, Professor Harrington, had been ...
When psychologist John (Dana Andrews) Holden's colleague, Professor Harrington, is mysteriously and brutally murdered, Holden denies that it's the wor...More at HotMovieSale.com
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