George A. Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) and Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) each try their hand at a tale by Edgar Allan Poe in this feature comprising two hour-long segments. In Romero's THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MR. VALDEMAR, Adrienne Barbeau is Jessica Valdemar, a former stewardess who marries an old man for his money. Through .. Read more
| Starring | Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, John Amos |
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| Director | George A. Romero, Dario Argento |
| Genres | Horror |
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George A. Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) and Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) each try their hand at a tale by Edgar Allan Poe in this feature comprising two hour-long segments. In Romero's THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MR. VALDEMAR, Adrienne Barbeau is Jessica Valdemar, a former stewardess who marries an old man for his money. Through hypnosis, her ex-lover Robert tries to get Valdemar to sign his money over to Jessica, but when Valdemar dies in the process, caught between the dead and the living, Robert and Jessica find themselves in a situation from which they cannot escape. Argento transposes THE BLACK CAT to the present, with Harvey Keitel as Rod Usher, a crime scene photographer whose flighty girlfriend, Annabel, has a cat he despises. Usher kills the cat, telling Annabel that it's gone missing. Through a chain of events that reveals itself to be nothing less than destiny, Rod's life turns to a violent shambles.
Romero, once again using an animated corpse as a plot device, directs his wordy tale with a restrained hand. Argento's unmistakable style comes through in the gruesome THE BLACK CAT, making this minor effort for these two major directors an interesting curiosity not to be missed by fans of the genre.
| Starring | Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, John Amos, Martin Balsam, Kim Hunter, Sally Kirkland, Ramy Zada |
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| Director | George A. Romero, Dario Argento |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
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| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Sep 2002 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
"...Romero and Argento fans are not likely to be disappointed by these tales of the supernatural..."
Two Evil Eyes takes two of Edgar Allen Poe's stories and commits them to screen. The first story is directed by George Romero and feels like a television episode of the 'New Twilight Zone'. Adrienne Barbeau 'The Fog' plays the same character as she always does. Fortunately, the second story 'The Black Cat' is directed by Dario Argento and has all his camera flourishes to make his segment alot more watchable. Harvey Keitel gives an appropriate performance. Not a great film but what gives the disc an extra star is the Dario Argento one hour documentary which is well worth watching.
Edgar Allen Poe was a troubled man in life, but this effort won't help him rest any easier in the afterlife. Two (supposedly) top horror directors at the helm of two of Poe's tales. The first, Two Evil Eyes, is dreadful. The second, The Black Cat, is saved only by a stalwart performance by the always-watchable Harvey Keitel and the collection of in-jokes relating to other Poe stories. Spot them if you can...if you do decide to rent this. Personally, I wouldn't recommend you waste your time...