Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Cortechba Overrated

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

mike48128 With a quarter of a million dollar budget from AIP, a surprisingly decent adaptation (by Richard Matheson)of the well-known and well-worn Edgar Allen Poe tale. An almost perfect cast except for a too-young male lead; it is spellbinding. As noted by many other reviewers, "The House" is one of the major characters in the film as it groans, moans, and creaks its way toward the horrific fire and destruction that is inevitable. There is a depressing "tone" of melancholy throughout, especially expressed by the "heroine" of the piece. Highly recommended and that's quite rich praise for anything that Roger Corman ever produced and directed! It revived Vincent Price's career for a second time. Almost "out of print" and therefore overpriced as a collectable, so look for it on Turner Classic Movies which now shows AIP releases.

Smoreni Zmaj By today's standards this isn't horror at all and to younger generations, accustomed to adrenaline rushes, this could even be a bit boring, but those old horrors, and old movies overall, have some special kind of charms that today's hyper-production can't achieve any more. Scenario is based on famous story by Edgar Allan Poe and I think it faithfully conveys Poe's poetics and overall atmosphere, and Vincent Price in leading role is always safe choice for this type of movie. Just forget about modern technology, turn off all the lights, preferably on stormy night, sit back comfortably and imagine that you're reading a book. When dark castle emerges from the fog, eerily lit by a full moon, with storm and curtains carried by the wind, atmosphere of this classic for all times will drag you into story and obsolescence of production won't bother you at all.8/10

Paul Magne Haakonsen Hmmm, odd that I have never seen this movie before now in 2013, especially since I enjoy horror movies as much as I do. And I do realize that having missed out on watching this movie, I have indeed missed out on a classic. I think initially my reason for not having seen it prior to now has been because it is so old. But again, I was dead wrong, because this movie is ageless it seems - even in 2013 it is very enjoyable and entertaining.Right, well I am not going to go into the layout of the storyline, as this is a classic and most people should be up to speed with it by now - unless they, like me, shrugged it off given its age.The movie was really directed quite nicely by Roger Corman, and he has indeed managed to put together nothing short of a classic masterpiece.And the movie is really well acted, by the four people that were in it. I was a bit surprised that there were only four people to the cast list, so they had a lot riding on their shoulders. But they all delivered really well; good performances, believable performances and the characters were nicely detailed and fleshed out. There is sort of a thespian-feel to the acting-style in the movie, sort of something that transcends ordinary movie acting.There was a really nice Gothic feel to the entire movie, and the details of the house, the decor and decorating was just mind-numbingly beautiful. There were so many details that I believe the movie deserves a second watching, just to take in all of these.The story in "The Fall of the House of Usher" is timeless and it have enough weight and contents to support more than a single viewing.If you, like me, have been putting off watching this movie, then I strongly suggest you wait no longer. "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a classic and a masterpiece that belongs on the DVD collection of any movie fanatic and fan of the horror genre.

jc-osms The first of Roger Corman's low-budget adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe's Gothic tales of horror sets a convincing template to which the producer/director would return time and again. Created with an eye for period detail and utilising the charisma of Vincent Price to intrigue and occasionally scare the viewer, the story moves slowly but surely, like a descent to madness, to its fiery conclusion. With only four players and, not unnaturally, given the prominent part the house itself plays in the narrative, the movie is very set-bound, with eerie music turned up whenever a scary scene looms, the claustrophobic stifling atmosphere is in keeping with the conclusion of the story.Price is excellent, as the doomed, ghoulish brother Usher of his pretty but sheltered sister, the aptly-named Madeline. There's also a faithful butler on tow, to help move the action along and reveal key background facts, but I can exclusively reveal that he didn't do it. Mark Damon swoons and raves as Maddy's ardent but thwarted lover to compete the cast.Shot in lurid colour, with highly atmospheric background music, it would be easy to mock the heightened acting which occasionally borders on the wrong side of camp, but Price's presence and Corman's skill with cinematography and story-telling deliver a fitting tribute to Poe's work.