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Two Evil Eyes
1990
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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Two Evil Eyes
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 |
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"...Romero and Argento fans are not likely to be disappointed by these tales of the supernatural..."
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Romero Lacking/Argento Alot Better
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.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The first part , by George A Romero is a bit like Tales of the unexpected or an episode of the twighlght zone, not very good. The second installment by Dario Argento is better, The Black Cat, starring harvey keitel, typical argento. Quite good. There is however a documentary on Dario Argento narrated by Mark Kermode which is worth the hire alone, its better than both the films, and about the only place you'll find a documentary on Argento, also check out the extras on The HIlls Have Eyes DVD .2 excellent documentaries one American Nightmare is Excellent 5 stars and there is also one on the making of The Hills Have Eyes 3 STars
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Two Evil Eyes
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 ...
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