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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

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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Feb 20, 2001

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Reviews for The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/27/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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

Grisly and amusing, but not quite amusing enough.

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

This one gave me nightmares when I first saw it in 1972. Okay, so I'm a whimp but the creepy camp is cool.

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08/06/02
Luanne Brown
Luanne Brown
Chico Enterprise-Record

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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08/06/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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)

No review available.

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

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12/17/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Googalee moogalee Vincent Price.

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11/06/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.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

Deliciously dark and hammy horror flick.

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

done in a comic spirit that makes what might have been repulsive into the merely creepy bordering on laugh-inducing.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

One of Price's best--stylish and witty

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

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08/04/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

If Se7en and Hannibal are grand opera, The Abominable Dr. Phibes is Gilbert & Sullivan.

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04/04/06
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
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