{"id":20683,"date":"2016-02-15T02:02:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=20683"},"modified":"2016-05-14T02:11:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T06:11:49","slug":"the-vincent-price-collection-iii-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/15\/the-vincent-price-collection-iii-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vincent Price Collection III [Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VPcollection3\"<\/a>Scream Factory is back with another in the collection of growing Vincent Price movies. Offering part three in the series, there\u2019s \u201cMaster of the World,\u201d a movie based on the Jules Verne novels. It\u2019s a science fiction drama that follows Price as Captain Robur, a mad inventor who kidnaps a team on a government expedition to investigate a crater in Pennsylvania. Robur\u2019s focus is to build a massive war weapon and rule the world, and experiences obstacles along the way. This arouses some conflict about morality and power. Starring a young Charles Bronson this is an interesting film as written by Richard Matheson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTower of London,\u201d directed by Roger Corman, stars Price as a King Richard III, as he struggles for the throne of England from his brother King Edward IV, who gives it over to other brother Clarence. This sends Richard III in to a murderous rampage. It\u2019s usual Corman schlock with Price chewing up the scenery, and plotting the murders of those around him in revenge, slowly growing madder as the film progresses. \u201cDiary of a Madman\u201d is based on the 1887 story \u201cLe Horla\u201d where Price plays judge Cordier who visits a prisoner who insists he\u2019s been possessed by demons. When the prisoner sets himself on fire, Price as Cordier is shocked to witness the death but is soon plagued by nightmares and visions believing the prisoner may have been telling the truth the entire time.<\/p>\n

This is a fairly solid mystery thriller from Reginald Le Borg where Price turns in another spot on performance. \u201cAn Evening of Edgar Allan Poe,\u201d is a teleplay from 1970 that aired on ABC with Price reading four stories from Poe. Clocking in at a little under an hour, Price reads from the stories of Poe setting the stage for short segments by various directors. Finally, \u201cCry of the Banshee\u201d stars Price as a magistrate prone to a surprising obsession with hunting witches. When he runs afoul an actual witch from an operating coven, she conjures a familiar face to wreak vengeance on him. The movie is admittedly goofy with a lot of low budget sets and considerable lack of narrative, but is another in a line of fairly solid movies in the set.<\/p>\n

Packed in the set by Scream Factory is a series of four commentaries for five of the films. There is a commentary for \u201cMaster of the World,\u201d with actor David Frankham who discusses memories from his time working with the crew, and experiences on the set. The commentaries for \u201cDiary of a Madman,\u201d \u201cAn Evening of Edgar Allan Poe,\u201d and \u201cCry of the Banshee,\u201d film historian and author Steve Haberman offers great background on the production of the films, and shares some great anecdotes. On the \u201cMaster of the World\u201d disc, there\u2019s \u2018Richard Matheson: Storyteller\u201d a very good thirty minute interview the late great storyteller and author that exhaustively explores his career in film, television, and printed word.<\/p>\n

On the \u201cTower of London\u201d disc, there are two episodes of \u201cScience Fiction Theater,\u201d the anthology from 1956 starring Vincent Price. Featured are the episodes \u201cOne Thousand Eyes,\u201d and \u201cOperation Flypaper.\u201d There\u2019s the twenty one minute interview with writer, producer, and director Kenneth Johnson, who talks about his career and approach to \u201cAn Evening of Edgar Allan Poe\u201d as a producer. \u201cA Devilish Tale of Poe\u201d is an eighteen minute interview with \u201cCry of the Banshee\u201d director Gordon Hessler, who discusses his career, and this production.<\/p>\n

\u201cProducing Tower of London\u201d is a fourteen minute interview with producer Gene Corman, who gives his own take on the production\u2019s history along with divulging some fun anecdotes. There\u2019s another seven minute interview with iconic director Roger Corman, director of \u201cTower of London,\u201d who discusses the film\u2019s production and the story. Finally, there\u2019s a collection of movie trailers, and a large assorted gallery of stills, all of which includes lobby cards, artwork, behind the scenes, and the like.
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