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Theatre Of Blood Reviews

1973

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Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), a demented Shakespearean actor, adds murder to his repertoire when he takes gruesome revenge on the eight critics who slighted him. He knows he deserved that major award for his fine acting, but once again, the critics denied him and chose some other, inferior performer. So now he's going to .. Read more

Starring	Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews
Director	Douglas Hickox
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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- Comedy horror that really does give Vincent Price a chance to do his stuff, with deliciously absurd results. He plays a... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 5
  - 0
  Another critical miscalculation on your part.
  
  Replaying motifs from The Abominable Dr Phibes, vilified Shakespearean actor Vincent Price dispatches his critics in a series of elaborate and horrific ways ... read more »
  
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  - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Jun 2007 at 09:42
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  Camp Fun
  
  Camp and sometimes cringe worthy horror romp. Vincent Price is as camp as Christmas but very watchable and is well supported by a whose who of 1970's ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 18:18
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  Theatre Of Blood
  
  A Shakespearean actor who is presumed to have committed suicide (Vincent Price) turns up alive and takes revenge on critics who drove him to despair by failing ... read more »
  
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  - North of Watford
  - 24 Dec 2010 at 04:32
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  Chilling, Very Well Done.
  
  Theatre Of Blood is about Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), a mad Shakespearean actor, is comitting murder on the harsh reviewers as they hated his take on the ... read more »
  
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- - filmsaremypassion
  - 125 reviews
  - Bexhill
  - 07 May 2010 at 18:27
- - 2
  - 0
  The Bloody Bard
  
  This is a genuinely brilliant classic horror movie. Vincent Price chews his way through every scene, spitting out props and lesser actors who get in his way; ... read more »
  
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  - Buddhafella
  - 51 reviews
  - Oldbury
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 14:32
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  - 0
  Superb !
  
  An absolute classic, this is what horror should be and not some twat running around with a big knife chopping people up just because he never got his beano ... read more »
  
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- - shimano
  - 4 reviews
  - Watford
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 10:51
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  - 0
  Good on a wet afternoon
  
  A real trip down memory lane this one. Ok for that purpose only.
  
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  - Tipton
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 22:55
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  Theatre of Blood
  
  Superbly callous murders.
  
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- - Joy
  - 26 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 02 May 2008 at 21:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Priceless...
  
  Enjoyable enough, but not a patch on The House of Wax. I'd have enjoyed this more if my wife hadn't squirmed for the entire length of the movie.
  
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- - puddle
  - 4 reviews
  - South Croydon
  - 30 Apr 2008 at 14:51
- - 3
  - 0
  Creaky but fun
  
  From the troupe of tramps swigging purple meths from bottles to the superhamming of Vincent Price this is a film looking somewhat dated, but still providing ... read more »
  
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- - BartlebabyRockenstein
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Sep 2007 at 10:46
- - 5
  - 0
  Another critical miscalculation on your part.
  
  Replaying motifs from The Abominable Dr Phibes, vilified Shakespearean actor Vincent Price dispatches his critics in a series of elaborate and horrific ways ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 446889
- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Jun 2007 at 09:42
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- - 5
  - 0
  Another critical miscalculation on your part.
  
  Replaying motifs from The Abominable Dr Phibes, vilified Shakespearean actor Vincent Price dispatches his critics in a series of elaborate and horrific ways ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 446889
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Jun 2007 at 09:42
- - 3
  - 0
  Creaky but fun
  
  From the troupe of tramps swigging purple meths from bottles to the superhamming of Vincent Price this is a film looking somewhat dated, but still providing ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 479149
- - BartlebabyRockenstein
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Sep 2007 at 10:46
- - 2
  - 0
  The Bloody Bard
  
  This is a genuinely brilliant classic horror movie. Vincent Price chews his way through every scene, spitting out props and lesser actors who get in his way; ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 885649
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Buddhafella
  - 51 reviews
  - Oldbury
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 14:32
- - 1
  - 0
  An oldie but a goldie...
  
  An oldie but a goldie, these old horror films really stand the test of time. I have seen this film several times now and never tire of watching it.Splendidly ... read more »
  
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- - Bryan#21
  - ARDROSSAN
  - 15 Jun 2004 at 13:35
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  Chilling, Very Well Done.
  
  Theatre Of Blood is about Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), a mad Shakespearean actor, is comitting murder on the harsh reviewers as they hated his take on the ... read more »
  
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- - filmsaremypassion
  - 125 reviews
  - Bexhill
  - 07 May 2010 at 18:27
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  one of vincent`s better ones.
  
  Plenty of humour and horror as he kills of his critics using methods found in Shakespeare(I didn`t realise he was so violent).Large cast of Brit stars supplying... read more »
  
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- - john evans
  - cardiff,wales.
  - 19 Jun 2004 at 16:38
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  Dated
  
  Dated now but still retains some of its humour and the novel way of killing people off in the style of shakespearian deaths is still fun to watch.
  
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- - Isaac
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 15:44
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  fantastic
  
  got to be the best film vincent price did in my view, ive seen it over and over and never get bored of it,
  
  well acted, a classic, clever combination ... read more »
  
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- - donna forster
  - durham, england
  - 05 Sep 2006 at 02:35
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  What a laugh!
  
  Rent this if you want a laugh. Not really a horror film but there are some gory seens. Not the worst film in the world.
  
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- - Kevin Sullivan
  - Belfast, Ireland
  - 13 Sep 2006 at 19:14
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  - 1
  A Vincent Price Classic
  
  I remember as a young Adult going to see this in the local Edinburgh Cameo Cinema & being totally enthralled with the campiness of this Black Comedy. I was ... read more »
  
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- 308771
- - movieman2
  - Selkirkshire
  - 03 Sep 2004 at 14:03

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- Theatre Of Blood
  
  Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), a demented Shakespearean actor, adds murder to his repertoire when he takes gruesome revenge on the eight critics who slighted him. He knows he deserved that major award for his fine acting, but once again, the critics denied him and chose some other, inferior ...