GamerTab That was an excellent one.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

GL84 Deciding to visit the countryside towns, an Italian prince throws his annual masquerade ball to overlook his burning a village down to forget the plague ravaging the area only when the party guests start dying, he is forced to come face-to-face with his own personal demons.This one has several built-in pluses working for it being another of the Price/Corman/Poe films. Among the best parts here is that this one continues what occurs in most of the other efforts as it features some great location work. As most of the time is spent with the characters exploring the Gothic, cob-webbed labyrinthine castle, it builds up suspense marvelously through several fun and highly enjoyable scenes. The first trip through the castle, as the character is exploring it for the first time, creating a sense of dread as the build-up to an unexpected moment is clearly within reach with the small little jump at the end a nice topper. The fact that a large portion of the film is built around his treatment and obsession with the girl works well with the different manners he goes about trying to win her approval through his cruel treatments makes for some fun times here, and are given a lot of room to work here with the setting in that particular castle. The beautifully constructed story is as usual based on one of Poe's tales, and it keeps the movie rolling along nicely as a fast-paced film from this time, which is quite nice and it stays close to the story as well. As well, there is plenty to like about this one's main facet with the party scenes. The dagger sequence is as brilliant a display of suspense as ever, and a later dream sequence is also a masterful highlight capturing a striking mood. The last plus here is the film's biggest asset in that it ages a lot better than the others in the series due to it's high production values, beautiful looking scenery, and the occasional shock jump here and there. Of course, all of this is useless without the wonderful as ever Price leading the way with one of greatest performances ever. He truly is magical to behold and this one is no exception. There's really only one complaint about the film, which is quite dependent on many viewer's own issues. This is the fact that the much-rumored party sequence is so late in the movie that it can seem like eternity to get there. Yes, it does move along at a fast enough clip, but it happens so late in the film that it can seem like forever before it happens. It is worth the wait, however, but sometimes it feels like it should've happened earlier. One relatively minor complaint, though, isn't enough to deter this from one of the better Corman/Price/Poe film around.Today's Rating/PG-13: Violence and satanic themes and rituals

Johan Louwet One of the last Poe movie adaptations directed by Corman starring Vincent Price. I'm glad I watched this one as last and not The Tomb of Ligeia. Finally one that together with House of Usher and Pit and the Pendulum was really enjoyable and actually did have decent story and characters you could either root for or despise. I couldn't say that for the 4 other Poe Corman movies even though Tales of Terror has its merits. About Masque well clearly set in the Middle Ages were life was rough on the common people who had to work hard, starved and were plagued by diseases (the red death instead of the black death) while the nobility had the comfort of the castle walls were they had enough food and drinks and have parties as much as they liked. shocking indeed when just a level lower in the dungeons people got tortured. All of this is perfectly shown in a breathtaking beautiful (and sometimes macabre) setting. The cruel master, sadistic and a satanist, is masterfully played by Vincent Price. Even though he is rarely the one doing the cruelties giving order to it hardly showing emotions the moment someone dies or suffers, tells me he is almost the devil himself. The movie has a surprising end with a message that will give the viewer some food for thought.

Hitchcoc So many of Vincent Price's movies involve the master in so much pain, hurt by the world in which he lived. This one is one of the better of the Poe pastiches. Here he plays the Prince Prospero, who has wild parties at his castle, while the riff raff live outside, dying from some bloody plague. What is great is the overconfidence of Price as he taunts and maligns and hurts people for pleasure. The Edgar Allen Poe story "Hop Frog" has been incorporated into this one. Since it was released in 1964, Roger Corman uses some rather surreal psychedelic stuff with fish eye lenses and red filters. We all know what is going to happen, but Price is a precious quantity to emotes all over the place. In his case he is forgiven.

hellraiser7 I really love the stories of Edgar Alan Poe though it's true that movie adaptations have been hit or miss. This to me is probably the big hit and is still the best in my book, it's also my favorite film from a favorite movie producer and actors Vincent Price.This is basically a loose adaptation of a poem from Poe, which is my favorite one and to me the creepiest. I really like the production value of the film, it was made on a low and modest budget like most of Corman's films let alone most took place in an actual studio. But it was used very well because from the set designs, costumes and everything they really put a hell of an amount of effort and heart into what they were doing to do their very best in emulating Poe. Music is great, I really like the score from the theme to the end credit sequence which is cool since there are tarot cards shown.I really like the story which fits like a glove, which is more centered around a castle run by Prince Prospero (masterfully played by Vincent Price) whom is probably one of my favorite fictional villains. He's just a villain you love to hate or at times plain hate because this guy really does cross the line every once in a while; he just has some of the best lines in the film that I find very memorable and sometimes blackly funny.You could say also that this film is sort of a Christian film in a strange way as there are some mentions of Christianity and even a theme or two. I like how in a way you can say Prospero is sort of a reverse version of Noah, as his plan to avoid the Red Death is to shelter everyone he deems worthy and of the upper class, while letting everyone in his mind unworthy, good, Christian, lower class perish. Unlike Noah whom sheltered the people he loves and everything good in nature against the flood which washes away the wicked and unjust.He is also going out of his way to defile and even make a woman of Christianity by trying to brand her with a inverse cross. And simply just doing everything wicked to not just her but anyone else that is lower class and good by torturing and killing some of them just out of sick pleasure or boredom.The whole party that Prospero holds is in a way a parallel to the story of "Sodom and Gomorah" as it was about a place full of people full of evil that did nothing but commit sin like there was no tomorrow (literally) much like the rich frak party guests. But worst of all much like with Prospero are severely mistreating innocent people, which is why we really feel a sense of sympathy for those mistreated souls.Prospero and the rich Frak party guests are practically setting themselves up for the inevitable doom to befalls them. After all fate/death never chooses favorites.To me the other star that really carries out the film are in it's use of color as well as moody atmosphere, making this a rather beautiful horror film. I really love all of the set pieces where most are multi colored, the interior of Prospero's castle is just feels so multi featured; one of the features that stick out for me is that Prospero has a strange Satanic hallway full of room each to represent certain levels of hell. And I really liked the robed figures of death where instead of the traditional color of black, there are wearing all kinds of different colors which make them seem both beautiful and creepy at the same time. As well as the use of blood which isn't gory but really helped enhance the colorful effect.And of course the atmosphere really works, there is a revolving sense of doom throughout the whole film. Desptite the color cheerful atmosphere in the interior of the castle, it always flashes back to the dreary, dark, desolate enviorment outside reminding you that the presence of death is upon everyone and no matter how much it's ignored it exists and there is no place to hide.There is no where to hide from fate/death because it has already found you.Rating: 4 stars