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· Year: 1973
· Director: Georg Fenady
· Writer: Jameson Brewer, John Fenton Murray
· Cast: Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall
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| Synopsis |
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An eccentric recently deceased millionaire has a few surprises in store for the despicable relatives who want a shot at his money.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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66
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| COLD ANALYSIS |
| 2.5 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 2.0 -GORE |
| 1.75 -HUMOR |
| 1.25 -SCARES |
| 2.75 -TENSION |
A movie that draws its humor from macabre absurdity instead of laughs, with Arnold, you get a little bang for your horror-comedy buck. The movie begins with Arnold's funeral, but the nearly omniscient way he predicts the actions of his living relatives (via a tape player in his coffin) is not only humorous in an outlandish sort of way but also sets up a cat-and-mouse game that throws doubt on whether he really died at all. And the murders? Like a far less serious version of Se7en, each victim meets his or her doom in accordance with their individual sins--jealousy, greed, lust, and much more, all for your viewing enjoyment. In fact, the murders themselves, while not being gory, are a bit gruesome to fit the tone the rest of the film sets. However, they are relatively imaginative--I particularly appreciate how Roddy McDowall's character came to his end. It was certainly a fitting death--you might say it suited him.
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