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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302293746
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 630229374X
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1991
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Legendary horror directors George Romero and Dario Argento team up to direct a pair of short films inspired by the writing of Edgar Allen Poe. In Romero's story, a woman (Adrienne Barbeau) and her lover hypnotize her ailing, older husband into signing over his riches. But when he dies while still under their command, his soul haunts them, seeking to be freed from their hypnotic spell. In Argento's tale, a crime-scene photographer (Harvey Keitel) kills his live-in girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage, but her black cat continues to torment him after her death. While Romero's piece toys with horror conventions and Argento's plays out in his typically elongated fashion, their dramatic story lines, unexpectedly gruesome imagery, and ironic endings shock some life into the movie. It is rumored that this was originally meant to be a quartet of horror tales with contributions from Wes Craven and John Carpenter, but at least we got these two. --Bryan Reesman
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This horror anthology film basically consists of two horror tales which are based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and was directed by two famous horror directors George Romero and Dario Argento, the film also stars Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins and Harvey Keitel who were all great in this film. Two Evil Eyes was first initiated by Argento who came up with the idea to direct his favorite short stories from Poe so you have two classic tales brought to life, while I did like Romero's contribution The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar and thought it was fun my favorite had to be the one done by Argento, this was definitely a great horror film.
The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, Jessica (Adrienne Barbeau) a former flight attendant who is married to a very rich and very old man named Ernest Valdemar is anxiously waiting for his death so she can collect her money and inheritance and live the high life with her lover Dr. Hoffman. To ensure things go as planned Hoffman hypnotizes ... Read More
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It was only fitting George A. Romero and Dario Argento would team up for a project. They first worked together on George A. Romero's masterpiece Dawn of the Dead. Two Evil Eyes was the first time they worked together since. Two Evil Eyes takes two stories written by Edgar Allan Poe and are adapted for the screen. Originally Two Evil Eyes was going to be a collaboration between not only Argento and Romero, but John Carpenter and Wes Craven, another idea was a cable based show, but the other scripts were written but sadly never produced.
When George Romero and Dario Argento are involved together on a project interest among fans will pick up and there will be really high expectations. Both are two of my very favorite filmmakers, George Romero would have at least 2 films in my top 10 and 3 films in the top 20. And some of his others would crack my top 50. Dario Argento would also have several films in my top 20 and probably the most films in my horror 100 than any other filmmaker. So ... Read More
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This is not a low-budget film. This is a Dario Argento and George A. Romero film released in the USA in 1991.
Two trilling stories to horrify you.
"The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar"
Mrs. Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne barbeau) wants money now while her husband, Ernest Valdemar is on his death bed. She even rehearses what she is going to say to the attorney. Jessica and Robert (Ramy Zada), doctor and Jessica's lawyer, make Ernest sign all the necessary papers even under hyptnosis.
In order for Jessica to inherit $3 million dollars, Valdemar must stay alive for 3 more weeks. Valdemar dies sooner than expected. Jessica and Robert device a morbid plan to keep Valdemar "alive" with horrifying results.
"The Black Cat"
Harvey Keitel is a photographer who is visited by a black cat in his home. This cat acts like a stray and doesn't like him at all, however the cat doesn't bother his wife. The black cat will drive him mad.
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A collection of two stories inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, the first tale "The Facts of the Case of Mr. Valamar" has a woman (Andrienne Barbabeu) who's married to an old rich man, she decides to take his money as her secret lover hypnotizes him then literally freeze him so they can kill him. They both hear his voice to find out that he's not all dead as later he returns from beyond the grave to seek revenge. Next is "The Black Cat" which tells the story of a crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel) who's girlfriend brought a stray cat in that seems to drive him mad to the brink of insanity.
A winning horror anthology from George A. Romero and famed Italian horror master Dario Argento that delivers scares, splatter and thrills. Both stories have the macabre and dark feel of Edgar Allen Poe's works for Tom Savini's gruesome make-up effects really make the movie and there's amusing appearences by Tom Atkins and E.G. Marshall.
This 2-Disc DVD has great picture and sound quality ... Read More
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This is an interesting adapation of two E.A. Poe short stories. The one chosen by Argento is the classic "The Black Cat". The one chosen by Romero is the lesser known "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". In my opinion, Argento's part is the superior one, full of innovative and inventive camera shots and a good performance by Keitel. The Romero part of it is not bad, but not nearly the usual inspired and creative level of his work.
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