#monsterdon Oh look, he's standing on a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore!

Erasmus is triumphant for some reason! Scarabus crumples to the floor, Lenore proclaims her delight at Erasmus's victory & tries to worm her way back into Erasmus's affections. The uncontrolled fire & architectural damage wrought be the wizarding duel pull down the castle around Scarabus and Lenore as Estelle, Erasmus, Rexford, and Birdlo Scooby-Doo/Super Metroid their way out of the collapsing structure. Now outside, they look back at the matte painting now engulfed in flames.

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Load bearing boss! (Though the fires were self-inflicted)

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Daaaaahling #Monsterdon

Say what you want, this magician duel is better than watching Harry Potter and financing JK Rowling #monsterdon #TheRaven #TheRaven1963

okay, I was not expecting Dr. Kramer's dear departed idolized wife to have actually just left him and actually be one of the masterminds behind everything

That is a level of subtlety. I was not thinking this movie had

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Scarabus appears as the reanimated corpse of Erasmus's father from the first grave violation, and takes advantage of Erasmus's confusion to impale him upon a spear! Whoops, no, that was a scarecrow Erasmus.

Honestly this whole goofy scene is dragging on a bit. We get the idea, these two wizards enjoy showing off to each other and their audience while sitting in comfortable chairs.

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Auld Lang Syne?

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Ahh, the old 'dead dad throws a spear' trick

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nobody will buy the soundtrack to this film
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Vincent Price is a dummy filled with sawdust! I knew it!

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WHY IS THIS SCENE SO LONG?!
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This is a better magician's duel than anything fron that terf woman.

Though I don't think this was in the book.

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I just sat through a Fox News ad with Sean Hannity. THAT'S horror.

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it's a wizard-off
what a treat
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#monsterdon I see your shwartz is a big as mine!

In a sorcerers’ duel to the death, they get to sit in chairs. I like this.

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Ah yes! I have been waiting for the Wizard Laser Battle!!

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He brought blue finger lasers to a red finger laser fight. #monsterdon

Hey doctor, how about a STOOL SAMPLE #Monsterdon

Locks and stocks for Estelle.
8 feet from where she was previously tied up.
This seems tedious.
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[finger blasting intensifies]

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That's not a torch, that's a flamethrower @_@ #Monsterdon

The rope usage is rather random on this set of prisoners.

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YES HE'S A RAVEN AGAIN

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"lol, that was some other dead body, I ran off with the old dude!"

Chaotic Evil, deffo

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I think the total lines women have had so far is about 25

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Lenore is the real villain in this film.

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Gee, women sure are evil

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I'm legit confused as to who Rexford is working for/with

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It really is incredible how bad Jack Nicholson is in this

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Not even feckless prince charmings deserve such a dickhead for a father. #monsterdon

Shit. He's alive

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I paid 4 bucks to rent this fucking movie

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"Where're we going?!"

"PLANET TEN!"

"Not without my father!"

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The 1973 porn version of this is so much better. #monsterdon

i don't think Poe had any of this in mind

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Good. Blackbirds and ravens are NOT the same #Monsterdon

Nichelson did his best work in Easy Rider. Everybody was wasted during that shoot

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Lorre's a better actor when he's hammered

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"Keep your door locked"

I'd sleep with a gun under the pillow too....

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So... THIS is Old Man Yaoi, huh? #Monsterdon

It's considered impolite to reduce your guests to raspberry jam

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dont stick your fingers in him

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Confused Nicholson is the new Confused Perseus

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This movie is about masturbating, isn't it.
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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

@phaedral #monsterdon

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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Pretty sure I had a house like this in Skyrim. #Monsterdon

@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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Mm, lime jello castle. #Monsterdon

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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Close the box, boys, gotta keep her fresh. #Monsterdon

@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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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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@CactuarJoe #monsterdon

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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...Oh it's a FUNNY adaptation :/ #Monsterdon

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

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🐦‍⬛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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