The Masque of the Red Death

For something this old, it really looks great.Both the exteriors, and the castle decors and costumes, especially the colored rooms. Vincent Price is incredibly entertaining. The rest of the cast, not so much.But the story, well there's not that much of a story, the events let's say are interesting enough. The cruelty and philosophy of Prospero are enough to hold the film. Two little low points though. The whole Juliana with Satan thing is a bit useless, and the climax ([spoiler]the way everyone and then Prospero die of the Red Death[/spoiler]) was really disappointing. Not on what's happening, but on on the chosen representation of it. I have questions about Esmeralda. Was she supposed to be a child or not ? The actress is definitely a child, it seems Prospero introduces her as a child, but her voice is definitely adult, and her way of speaking as well, plus there's clearly the relationship with Hop Toad, who is definitely an adult.

Not my cup of tea. I had high expectations after seeing House of Usher, that film was disappointing. After watching this, that film felt so much better because there were moments where I was genuinely intrigued. The Masque of the Red Death unfortunately didn't have anything really making it stand out, other then Vincent Price. Yes, it's very vivid, eye-catching and beautiful to look at, with good production values, but it mostly felt empty and unnecessarily stretched to make it feature length. For some reason, the story didn't hold my interest whatsoever. It's bizzare and absurd but not entertaining.