Did he really say "veni vidi vici" as the spell?

That's hilarious.

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DUDE I COPIED YOUR DEAD WIFE, CAN'T YOU JUST BE CHILL ABOUT IT? #monsterdon

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I love the clothes, though...

"lol, I reanimated your dead wife to be my servant.....aren't I a card?!"

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I love when a dude emerges from the shadows and ominously tells me, "There's nothing to be afraid of". That's how I know not to be afraid

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I was hoping the door would open to Jabba the Hut's place

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@paco You sure? I thought that was Castle Two Point Perspective

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I should acknowledge that I'm not a fan of Nichelson because he's a scumbag

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Imagine Nicholson all hopped up on caffine and sugar.....#monsterdon

Sure, the coach driver has been driven into a magically-induced frenzy pushing us to dangerous speeds right next to a cliff edge. But the music says we're having fun! #Monsterdon

Now! That's What I Call Matte

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Early Nicholson psychotic turn, which he perfected later in his career ...

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Roger Corman could talk anyone into any film with that warm, velvety voice of his

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"She favors him."

"I favor curry."

"I curry favor!"

[rimshot]

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@EmptySet no, and I'm told it would not be a good idea!
Is this why?

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Parents: Is this better or worse than trying to get a toddler out the door?

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Vincent Price: “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good FINGER BLASTER at your side, kid”

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foley department going apeshit this whole movie and the best they could do for the finger lasers is "fffff" #monsterdon

The comedy twist on a classic horror is peak Corman

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"You rang, sir?"

"Yes, Grimes, prepare the coach for immediate departure."

This Grimes is not the Grimes who dallied with Elon Musk, this is a different Grimes. Do not do a wrong Grimes.

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@jonny When the bird gets the bird?... no! hmm I will work on that #Monsterdon

Second grave violation about five minutes after the first one. Heck of a track record in this film so far!

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what about what is going on is related to ravens anymore? #monsterdon

So, I looked up Karloff to find out what terrible, degrading movies he did at the end of his career, and you're not going to believe this....

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If people find Peter Lorre as a raven annoying, you should try him as a bug. 😁

In Quest for Glory IV, if you find the hidden thief guild, the former leader who's name coincidentally happens to be Lorre and who happens to speak with the same inflection and style as Peter Lorre can be found having been cursed into this form:

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@jonny

Low inheritance tax at this time.

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Roger Corman: Naturally an adaptation of one of the most popular gothic poems of all time must concern itself primarily with the politics of half-rate wizards. #Monsterdon

This feels like a Venture Bros episode but with all Wizards

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@paco the film notes did say "Comedy"

so, here's that

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Whoa - shazam and it's Peter Lorre. Ha! A long stretch from Casablanca. lol

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A little thin on plot and motivation in this flick so far. It's just a step or two removed from a Walt Disney.

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You can get a doctorate in sorcery?

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you go down into your cellar and it turns out you have all the witch food the raven wants and this is unconcerning to you. the music is saying comedy but vincent price has been mind controlled by this raven and the appearance of comedy is just vincent price's psyche rationalizing and comforting becoming a human marionette #monsterdon

Those eyeballs looked as fake as his moustache

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proper potion noises there....

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"Oh my box of living eyes!"

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Collective nouns for a group of ravens include a "conspiracy", a "treachery", a "rave" and an "unkindness"; in practice, most people use the more generic "flock

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This is beneath Vincent Price. Not as bad as that Brady Bunch episode, but still. It's embarrassing.

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Birds don't like milk, they don't 'mammal'

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"Ten thousand raven's and I get Henny Youngman." #monsterdon

sort of ruins the atmosphere of the poem for the protagonist to just go like "come on" to the raven #monsterdon

Oh Christ, it speaks

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Startled Price is comedy gold

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Feather duster!

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I want to be a Vincent Price Wizard, conjuring corvids in my study...

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We have to start with a reading of Poe. As law requires. #monsterdon

@claralistensprechen5th @JoeWynne The Raven got attacked three times on the way to Craven's castle/mansion/whatever by, uh... hawks, I think? It's not on screen but those are bird attacks talked about in dialogue as having happened. Up to you if you want to count it, but I'd say it's in bounds.

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@strangefour The Black Cat segment in Tales of Terror is a classic, but note that it mixes The Black Cat with The Cask of Amontillado and a lot of comedy.

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@phooky wow this is wild. Coppola's first film maybe? #Monsterdon

🦖#MONSTERDON 🎞️

🐦‍⬛TRIVIA EVERMORE 🐦‍⬛

One last item now that participants have given their opinions on its quality.

🐦‍⬛ The Raven was reputedly produced at a cost of about $350,000. (Probably went mostly for salaries of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre)

💰 It's now known as one of Corman's biggest box office hits, grossing $1.5 million. (several bazillion in today's dollars)

That's ⭐⭐⭐⭐ in profits for Corman, The Master.

@TerryHancock
I didn't know anything about this movie, but I sorta got into it once I realized no one on the production (except maybe the effects guys) was taking the plot seriously, and it was a silly and satirical horror.

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@claralistensprechen5th

I'll give you that one: "The footage of the burning interior of the castle was reused from Corman's 1960 film House of Usher."

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Awww, much less so after the first couple of moves.

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@TerryHancock sonny tufts once famously described his second movie, _government girl_, as being about as funny as three caskets

three caskets are _definitely_ funnier than this film

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ngl team failed comedies are absolutely the hardest thing for me to get through, i came REAL close to tapping out for a while there

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@YsengrinWolf @Taweret If you hallucinate bad movies regularly you're going to really fit in here

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anyway good job team

another movie launched into space and in this case NONE TOO SOON

and thanks as always to @Taweret for hosting

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@YsengrinWolf @kcarr2015 The woman in the coffin had a pretty horrified expression, though. I blame Lenore. #Monsterdon #TheRaven1963

Les Baxter and his Band of Disaxter.

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@YsengrinWolf it wasn't just the raven.... #Monsterdon

@apLundell Book report: "This book report is about Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven.' The book starts off with a man turned into a very annoying bird demanding to be turned back to a human via a magic potion. A big guy gets mind controlled and attacks everyone, then they all go to this castle and talk to the wizard who-"

"Johnny, I want to see you after class."

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@Lazarou @saucerlost @Taweret mission accomplished lol 🎉

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I assume tonight's #monsterdon was the origin of the famous movie-makers' cliché "They'll fix it in post."

The Raven isn't my favorite by Poe, but it shouldn't have been dragged down to that

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@_L1vY_ @kcarr2015 it was the 14th Century, they were just lying around #Monsterdon

@jgamble
Duelmaster, the movie!

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@blogdiva I keep imagining this Nicholson origin story of him in acting classes and the teacher finally losing their temper at how hopelessly bad he is, and Nicholson flying off the handle and making the Here's Johnny face, and the teacher going, "YES! THAT'S IT! NOW YOU'RE ACTING!"

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The highlight was the confetti bomb. #Monsterdon

I was promised 270% more raven than was delivered. Not cool movie. At least we got the Eternal Duel of Wizard Finger Lasers.

As always, thanks @Taweret for hosting and everybody for posting! Looking forward to next week! Surely it has to go up from here....

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I only recognized Nicholson when he started giving that confused expression. His mouth has a very distinctive shape. 😆

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" Bernhart states that, while working for Baxter on recording a score for a Roger Corman film, it was apparent that Baxter could not conduct competently and "couldn't read the scores."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Baxter

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@kcarr2015 Right? The movie kind of glossed over that part.
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well i liked it. i think it's cute and campy.

*i-was-saying-boo-urns-dot-gif*

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They killed the castle with fire...but the baddies survived in comical form...but they all lived happily ever after and...uh...what was the point of all this again?

THE END

Edgar Allen Poe is rolling in his grave...which I am sure is somewhere on Vincent Price's property.

This was certainly the most Saturday Morning Cartoon #Monsterdon we've had to date, but it sparked great Joy nonetheless. Thanks for the selection @Taweret !

@dbendit Desecration is when you heat a castle until the holy water evaporates? @rljenk see, studying dad jokes DOES pay off #Monsterdon

Really!? #monsterdon

Woof. What stinker. #monsterdon

idk what exactly happened there with the stream at the end but i’m not sure it would have made any sense even if it worked perfectly, thanks all for another great #monsterdon and to @Taweret as always for hosting!

Well that was fun, folks! I really enjoyed that! And with a Matheson screenplay, how could I not?

It's great when the movie is silly and everyone involved knows it.

Anyway, same time next week! Have a great night!

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Did we learn anything here tonight? #Monsterdon

#monsterdon The Brotherhood, AKA:

And we end on a sitcom sting. Yeesh. #Monsterdon

At the end of the day, you just can’t be Vincent Price when it comes to hand stuff #Monsterdon

They didn't die? WTF. Go to hell movie.
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Everyone knows castles explode when the owner dies #monsterdon #theraven

Huh! Screenplay by Matheson.

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and talking direct to the camera for a finisher...

Thanks @Taweret and #monsterdon gang for your comments!

Everything wrapped up neatly and no Sea

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Quoth the raven, "That's all folks!"

Thanks @Taweret for hosting!

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Richard Matheson wrote it? Oh dear!

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Wasn't it a duel to the death?

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AHHH HOW CAN HE SEE ME

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there sure was a lot of wasted acting talent in that movie

ty for joining, everyone!!

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This was a pretty big hit for AIP. Thanks #monsterdon Take care. See ya soon.

Warm milk is the secret

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WHY IS THERE SO MUCH EXPOSED LATH IN MY CAAAAASStttttlllleeeeee....

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Scarabus & Lenore going out like Jaime & Cersei, as the prophecy foretold

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New invention: Flammable stone! So many uses!

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Man. Fuck Corman for putting a BIRD in the scene with all this live fire everywhere :/ #Monsterdon

There's the barn fire. #Monsterdon #TheRaven