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monclivie
Well, visiting your girlfriend couldn't possibly go more wrong..
Siskoid
I'm not a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe, but if you're going to put Vincent Price in straight adaptations of his stories, I'm bound to watch and like them. (Fall of the) House of Usher is the first Roger Corman/Price/Poe collaboration (the latter, say it with me, from beyonnnnd the gravvvve) and while a little quiet (in respect to Rodrick Usher's sensitivities), it's a beautiful production half-way between Val Lewton and Hammer Studios, the shiny blue figure of Winthrop popping out against the dark reds of the Usher House like a beacon of light, and the more lurid elements kept for the end. Myrna Fahey seems to have been cast because she's a dead ringer for Elizabeth Taylor, at a distance. As with Bucket of Blood, Corman shows he knows his art, and Usher's paintings are gorgeous and perfect for his character, as opposed to the kind of boring portraits you always see in movies. But ultimately, this is Vincent Price's show, delivering Poe's lines with that voice of his, and giving a serious performance worthy of the literary work.
ca_horror_fan
According to Price, this movie was almost never made due to its lack of a concrete monster. I loved the depth he gave to Roderick, the gothic true-to-Poe atmosphere, and the not entirely expected twists and turns.