Micitype Pretty Good

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

BA_Harrison Although Dr. Phibes Rises Again is set three years after the demented organist's original killing spree, in reality, it was only one year after the first film that this sequel saw the light of day, and one can't help but feel that it was a little too soon: once again, Vincent Price puts in a enjoyable turn as the skull-faced Phibes, but this time around, the movie is less focused, most likely as a result of having been rushed into production, and doesn't allow its star to shine as brightly.The contrived opening to the film sees Phibes resurrected from his tomb (there's some unconvincing mumbo-jumbo about the alignment of the moon to explain away this unlikely occurrence), only to find that his home has been demolished, and that a precious papyrus scroll, necessary to locate the mystical Egyptian river where he can bring his beloved wife Victoria (Caroline Munro) back to life, has been stolen by millionaire Biederbeck (Robert Quarry).After summoning his beautiful loyal aide Vulnavia (the scrumptious Valli Kemp), and retrieving the scroll (killing Biederbeck's manservant in the process), Phibes travels to the land of the Pharoahs, hotly pursued by the miffed millionaire, who needs the river's magical powers to sustain his life, and a pair of policemen, Waverley (John Cater) and Trout (Peter Jeffrey).This shambolic and logic free sequel lurches rather uncomfortably from scene to scene, delivering the bizarre murders and crazy production design one would expect, but never quite matching the atmosphere or originality of the original film. To confuse matters further, actor Terry Thomas returns, but as a completely different character, Phibe's assistant Vulnavia is back, but played by a different actress, and Peter Cushing and Beryl Reid, the film's biggest names (Price aside), are wasted in throwaway cameos that add nothing to the story.If you loved the first Phibes movie, this one will no doubt feel like a disappointment in comparison, but I reckon it's still worth checking out, if only for Phibe's ingenious traps (which make Jigsaw from the Saw movies look like a rank amateur), and the presence of the delectable Valli Kemp. However, for another truly brilliant dose of camp horror/comedy starring Price, my advice is to check out Theatre of Blood, which features the actor at his ghoulish best.

Theo Robertson THE ABOMINABLE DR PHIBES was a big enough hit to lead to a sequel but you can see right away how little mileage there is in a franchise like that . Despite the action being moved all the way to Egypt it's still the same basic idea as the first film with a genius madman killing people in a series of inventive ways that border on the blackly comical . There's also the camp feel of the first film especially the character interaction and dialouge between Trout and his Superior The sequel has a very strange cast . It includes characters from the first film but we see the return of Terry Thomas in an entirely different role . He's also there in a one scene cameo as are much of the big name cast such as Reid and Cushing which seems like a cynical marketing exercise to bump up the star names when in fact most of the characters are superfluous to the threadbare story

manchester_england2004 THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES was for me at least a horror classic that ranks amongst the best the British film industry has produced in this genre.In contrast, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN is a disappointing sequel that lacks the creativity, intelligence and wit that made the first movie a success.I have read the comments page carefully. Some of those who disliked the movie make it out to be a terrible sequel. Two even consider it to be one of the worst movies ever made. I think to even use words like "terrible", "awful" or "dreadful" would be too strong to describe it. However, a good argument can be put forward to demonstrate how disappointing this sequel is for those who have seen the first movie.The plot will seem a little bizarre for those who have seen the first movie but can be recited without revealing spoilers. Dr. Phibes revives himself from his state of "suspended animation" and voyages to Egypt in search of a gateway to eternal life.Following a few flashbacks from events in the first movie, this sequel sets off with almost complete disregard to its parent!A new protagonist is introduced - Darius Biederbeck. He is a wealthy man with the same goal as Dr. Phibes. Early in the movie, it is revealed he has taken from Dr. Phibes a papyrus showing the whereabouts of the gateway to eternal life.Vincent Price has a great time playing Dr. Phibes, although the touching moments where he would reminisce over his deceased wife have been massively reduced. These moments were so important in the first movie because they enabled the audience to connect with him and sympathise (to an extent anyway) with his motivations.The killing scenes this time are not nearly as creative as those in the first and there seems to be no obvious planning behind them. In contrast, it was revealed in the first movie that Dr. Phibes spent years planning his revenge on the doctors who performed an unsuccessful surgical operation on his wife and whom he blames for her death. The results clearly demonstrated a carefully planned revenge.Robert Quarry had a wonderful role in his later collaboration with Vincent Price - MADHOUSE. He played a smooth but slimy character who was very interesting to watch. In DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, his Biederbeck character is incredibly bland and dull to watch. He did not make anywhere near as good a protagonist as Joseph Cotten did in the first movie.Dr. Phibes's assistant, Vulnavia, returns. But she is played by a different, albeit very attractive, actress. However, her performance doesn't come close to that of Virginia North in the first movie, who made excellent use of facial expressions to convey the character's thoughts and emotions.Fiona Lewis looks very glamorous in this movie, wearing very expensive looking dresses and sporting a lovely hairstyle. Unfortunately her character is given nothing to do and is merely used as a prop for the ending chapter.Peter Jeffrey and John Cater reprise their roles from the previous movie as the two police investigators trying to hunt down Dr. Phibes. Unfortunately, the comical scenes involving them that seemed so natural in the first movie, seem very forced in this one.Building on the point raised in the previous paragraph, the level of humour in this movie is too high and too obvious. In fact, most of the humour is so obvious that it comes off as ridiculous and cheap rather than witty.Dr. Phibes's victims are nowhere near as interesting as characters as those in the first movie.Gerald Sim, who delivered such a wonderful performance as Professor Robertson in DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE, is given a very uninteresting character to play in DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN. I won't give away spoilers but I will say that the death of his character is easily the lamest in the whole movie and one of the lamest I've ever seen in any movie.But the movie's biggest failure is the waste of first-rate talent in the form of Peter Cushing and Terry-Thomas.Terry-Thomas, who was in the first movie, plays a very different character here. He receives around three minutes of screen time in a scene that is meant to be funny but simply wasn't.Peter Cushing fares even worse as the Captain of a ship on route to Egypt. He receives around two minutes screen time. It seems rather obvious to me that Peter Cushing should have been playing the Biederbeck role in this movie. After all, he was offered the protagonist role in the first movie, which he turned down. His presence here was clearly just a gimmick by the producers to help promote the movie.Beryl Reid also appears in this movie. Whilst she has a little more screen time than Peter Cushing and Terry-Thomas, I thought her scene was one of the most boring in the entire movie.As pointed out by another person on this page, the production seems rushed as though the movie was put out quickly to ride on the back of the first movie's success.After drawing attention to the negative aspects of the movie, I turn to the few good points.Hugh Griffith has a somewhat amusing role as an alcoholic associate of Biederbeck on board the ship bound for Egypt.The movie also retains much of the style and class as the first, ensuring it does not come off as cheap or sleazy in any way.Overall, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN is a sub-par sequel that will disappoint most fans of the first movie. This advice comes from someone who actually saw this sequel before its parent and still found it disappointing in its own right! It comes as no surprise that plans for a third movie were shelved.

gavin6942 Years after going into hibernation, Dr. Phibes comes back to life and so has his fashionable female assistant Vulnavia (too bad she has only one other acting credit, "The Great Muppet Caper"). How Vulnavia survived the acid attack from the first film, I have no idea. Anyway, together they travel to Egypt to find the river of life that flows once every 2000 years in order to resurrect Phibes' wife Victoria. Biederbeck, running out of water from the last two thousand years, is racing to get there first. Who will win? Depending on how you look at this, the movie is either awesome or campy or both. I think both. Vincent Price (Dr. Phibes) never fails as a mad scientist and Phibes is a good character to demonstrate this. The supporting cast is also well-picked (with even a cameo from Peter Cushing). And the deaths are particularly cruel -- scorpions, snakes and one of the most painful ways to die you have seen (which involves crushing but you will have to check it out for yourself). Price, good deaths and a smoking hot woman. What more do you want? Well, there's the camp aspect. So many questions are raised here, besides how Vulnavia survived and where she was hiding. How does Phibes survive undetected if his house is torn down? How does he build so many elaborate traps in Egypt? How does he hide the bodies so quickly? And then there's the Clockwork Wizards (his robot friends who play instruments with him as he plays his organ). They are great (and call to mind Argento's "Deep Red") but it seems unlikely they would be able to be transported with such ease. Oh, and if Phibes needs his special tool to speak, why does he ever disconnect it? It is not like it gets in the way or something, except maybe while sleeping.You like Vincent Price. You like 1970s horror films from American International Pictures. You will like this film. Some say it's not as solid as the first, other say it's on par. I would suggest seeing the first one first (that makes sense) but there's no reason to avoid this film. It deserved more sequels, but this was not to be.