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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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Cool! Vincent Price goes on a killing spree using the Nine Plagues of Egypt as crib notes.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
03/07/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
About.com

No review available.

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

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

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

"The perfect combination of horror and humor."

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

Googalee moogalee Vincent Price.

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

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

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: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/27/03
Empire Magazine

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

Grisly and amusing, but not quite amusing enough.

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

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

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)

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

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

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

No review available.

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

One of Price's best--stylish and witty

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

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05/10/05
Roger Greenspun
Roger Greenspun
New York Times

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

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10/11/05
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey
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