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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:16

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A man who was horribly disfigured in an automobile accident that also took the life of his wife, seeks revenge on those whom he believes to be responsible.

Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas

Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas

Director: Robert Fuest

Director: Robert Fuest

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Reviews for The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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03/26/09
Variety
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"The perfect combination of horror and humor."

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
03/09/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Director Fuest brings an enormous sense of art-deco style and grand guingol humor to the affair ...

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
08/04/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
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If Se7en and Hannibal are grand opera, The Abominable Dr. Phibes is Gilbert & Sullivan.

Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com | comment Comment
04/04/06
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

The insane storyline is just what you would expect from a deliriously appealing Vincent Price horror flick.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/21/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Googalee moogalee Vincent Price.

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11/06/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Vincent Price was an actor who never gave anything than his best possible performance at any given time.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
10/11/05
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

No review available.

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R

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Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/10/05
Roger Greenspun
Roger Greenspun
New York Times
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Cool! Vincent Price goes on a killing spree using the Nine Plagues of Egypt as crib notes.

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03/07/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
About.com

Typical Price bread-n-butter horror flick, spawned sequel.

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

No review available.

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05/13/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Deliciously dark and hammy horror flick.

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03/18/04
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Grisly and amusing, but not quite amusing enough.

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03/18/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

A wonderful horror outing for Vincent Price; a genre film with wit and style as well as goosebumps.

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12/07/03
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
N/R

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09/27/03
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08/29/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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08/20/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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07/09/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
 
 
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