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The Comedy of Terrors [VHS]

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C'mon MGM, get on the ball and release this on widescreen DVD! Having said that, this film has a great cast. Price, Karloff, Lorre and Rathbone all play off each other extremely well, and Richard Matheson's script is pretty amusing at times. Another winner from AIP. I can't wait until MGM finally gets around to releasing the rest of Price's AIP films (especially "The Raven") and the rest of the beach films with Annette Funicello. The DVD's currently available in MGM's Midnight Movie series are a definite improvement over the pan and scan prints that have been available on video over the last several years. Thanks for that, but keep them coming!

Comedy of Terrors is one of the funniest movies to come out of the 60s. My entire family just fell apart on the couch watching it. You've Vincent Price as the nasty undertaker. You have Peter Lorre as the picked on humble assistant, you've Boris Karloff as the sleepy and near deaf father in law. Oh and add Basil Rathbone as the Shakespeare loving landlord who won't stay dead and you've an incredible piece of black comedy.

I LOVE this film!! Vincent Price is just hysterical as the undertaker who needs to drum up some business, Peter Lorre is great as the assistant, Basil Rathbone is the landlord who wants his year's rent, and Boris Karloff just can't hear a thing. "What? Sugar?? There ya go!" Basil just keeps on coming back to life, quoting from "Hamlet" as he goes along, and Peter Lorre laments about his dear Annabel. Joyce Jamison is Annabel, who is Felix Gillie's love interest. Annabel is married to Waldo (Vincent Price) and Boris Karloff is her father. The funeral speech by Karloff is just priceless. Needless to say, as soon as Rathbone's character is buried we hear: "What place is this??" Great. If you haven't seen this movie yet, YOU HAVE TO!! And I agree with the comment: "Where is the DVD??" Get with it MGM, we still need this one and The Raven, and The Tomb of Ligeia....I have to finish my Vincent Price DVD collection!

This is one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time. Starring such greats as Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. Price and Lorre, New England undertakers, find business slack and decide to go out and make thier own employment.

This movie is a great.
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris KArloff, and last but not least, BASIL RATHBONE star in this hilarious black comedy about two aspiring undertakers who are having trouble getting customers, so they kill people just so they can give them a funeral. This movie had me laughin so hard I was crying, especially the part where Basil Rathbone chases Peter Lorre out of his house, quoting lines from Macbeth all the while. And who could forget the utter disgust on Vincent Price's face as he cries in absolute horror "What did you STEP in?!?"Absolutely hilarious.

People forget how good of an actor Vincent Price was. In this film they made for the lone purpouse of poking fun at horror,and it worked. At no point does this movie ever take itself seriously and it works just fantastic. A great laugh.

This is a great movie if you like to see the classic horror stars letting their hair down.
There's nothing serious in this film but the fun.
Vincent Price and Peter Lorre are the center of attention with Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone playing the comedy role you never expected to see.
The sets are 1960's B movie stuff, but it just adds to the atmosphere.
If you're looking for something entertaining to watch on movie night this is one to put in the lineup.
I got this and "The Raven" at the same time. Both are funny!

This is a hilarious movie! I love it. Vincent Price plays an undertaker, as he has taken over his father-in-law's business. Peter Lorre plays his assistant, Boris Karloff plays the hard of hearing father-in-law, & Basil Rathbone wants the rent money. And of course there is Rhubarb (the cat) playing the role of Cleopatra! Oh, & you may want to wear ear plugs during the singing! Yikes! And just when you think everyone is dead, well you thought wrong! You have to see it to know what I'm getting at.

I have been looking for this film in video since I started buying videos. My mother and I almost died from rupturing something the night we stumbled on it ... It's a wonderfully funny satire with everyone you love (don't forget Basil Rathbone). For anyone whose ever seen it, the lines "He is not dead but sleepeth" can never be serious again... bring it back!!!

I just saw a listing of upcoming horror releases on dvd and The Abominable Dr.Phibes/Dr.Phibes rises again,was listed as an upcoming release.a great buy alone but together on the same dvd its a super buy.