The Raven

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Didi P @RT31082934 Aug 24, 2026 A new favorite! Adding it to my list. See more Homu L @AkemiLord May 3, 2026 Fantastic movie. I really enjoyed watching this. Great film! See more Madoka A @RT95510435 Jun 23, 2025 Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! See more Hector I @Hector1184BC Feb 21, 2025 I wanted to watch the series of films Corman devoted to Poe, and this one was inspired by a Poe poem, The Raven. The film is very much in keeping with Corman's burlesque films of the time, such as The Little Shop of Horror. We follow the story of a magician, Vincent Price, who was very much a part of the horror films of the time. He plays a rather passive magician who isn't doing much in his (beautiful) castle, when a raven arrives to wreak havoc on his somewhat dull and indolent life. It's a film I found quite funny, it doesn't take itself too seriously and it's quite enjoyable, a bit like Polanski's Vampire Ball but less successful. The sets are pleasantly gothic, except perhaps for the view of the villain's castle. As in The Little Shop of Horror, the film features the very young Jack Nicholson, and it's very funny because you can recognize the look in his eyes and the way he raises his nose. A good gothic-comic romp released the same year as the more serious The Curse of Arkham, adapted from Poe with a title that clearly refers to Lovecraft. Oh yes, one last thing: I'm sure that the battle of magicians throwing light rays at each other inspired Lucas for Star Wars ! See more Jay W @RT52162311 Nov 21, 2024 This is a very strange film. So strange that it helped with the creation of Marvel's Dr. Strange. It is so unashamed of the crazy world they created that it just throws the audience in with no warning. Typically, in a movie like this, there would be some P. O. V. Character. A character that would be the audience surrogate and react to all the wild things going on. But not this film, they just go with it. One of the big selling points of this film is the all-star cast of horror and acting legends. Directed by Roger Corman, it has Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson. And they are dressed in silly outfits as they travel to a castle to participate in a grand wizard duel. That's really all I have to say. If it sounds awful, this isn't the movie for you. If that description sounds like fun, then you're who this movie is for. Quote the raven never more. See more Dave S @RT68722908 Jul 22, 2024 It’s one thing to take liberties when turning a short story into a feature length film, as Roger Corman did with his Edgar Allen Poe adaptations. However, when you take Poe’s most iconic poem, The Raven, and turn it into a rollicking comedy about combative 16th century magicians, it feels a bit disrespectful and unnecessary. The cast is impressive (Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson) and seems to be having a lot of fun and the sets and cinematography are both impressive, but the comedy never reaches the level of being even remotely funny and the special effects, especially during the final showdown, are embarrassingly bad. Best advice? Stick to Corman’s classics (House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, etc.) if you’re interested in his Poe adaptations. See more Read all reviews

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