Circus of Horrors (1960) Review

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(More customer reviews)First off, the film transfer on this DVD is nothing short of stunning. The picture is presented in widescreen and the colors are very comparable to the same studio's production of "Peeping Tom". Sound transfer is fine, and there is even a French language soundtrack available.
"Circus of Horrors" is quite enjoyable, but it is a tiny bit of a cheat. There are not nearly as many "horrors" as one might expect. However, a final 15-minute sequence is worth the price of admission. The acting is generally good among the principles, with the lead, Anton Diffring, a standout. He plays just the right amount of crazed obsession to keep it entertaining.
Reizenstein's musical score is more than adequate and often very good. As for the featured song, "Look for a Star"--it's true, you will hum it to yourself for days afterward.
Extras are absolutely top-drawer: trailers, tv spots, posters, lobby cards etc, excerpts from a comic-book version of the film, and, most surprising, a reproduction of the song-sheet for the song! There is also a nicely done biography/filmography for Diffring.
Menus are extremely well-done, animated and accompanied by music from the film.
And, if all this is not enough, there is an Easter Egg. Go to the 'Extras' menu, sit back, and you will hear "Look for a Star" in a complete, uninterrupted performance.
A must-have for 1950s and 60s horror aficionados.

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Circus of Horrors/Theater of Death (1967) Review

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(More customer reviews)Here are two gems with two yummy and hot male foreigners! The first film, Circus Of Horrors with the lead male played by Anton Diefring. Diefring plays a totally psychotic and over sexed plastic surgeon that takes over a carnival and subjects his female circus stars to some time under the knife with him. (HA HA) Diefring is a creepy, sexy, cold, megalomaniac intent on making disfigured women beautiful and then having his way with them. A youngish Donald Pleasance (the psychiatrist in the Halloween movies) has a bit part in the film. For the date the movie was filmed in (1960) it is QUITE THE horror/sexploitation film. The second film has Mr. Horror Guru himself, Christopher Lee as a creepalicious, power hungry theatre (of death) director and owner. The special effects are well done and the set of the theatre and Lee's home with secret passageways and the like is top-notch. This is the weaker of the two films, however, but still an enjoyable pic...

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Two Full-Length Features on one DVD!CIRCUS OF HORRORSA deranged plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) takes over a traveling circus then transforms horribly scarred young women into ravishing beauties and recruits them to perform in his circus. But when the re-sculpted lovelies try to escape the clutches of the obsessed doctor they begin to meet with sudden and horrific \'accidents.\' Now the trapeze is swinging the knives are flying the wild animals are loose - and \'The Grisliest Show On Earth\' is about to begin!Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN) Yvonne Monlaur (BRIDES OF DRACULA) and Erika Remberg (THE LICKERISH QUARTET) co-star in this notorious 1960 British cult classic from writer George Baxt (HORROR HOTEL) and director Sidney Hayers (BURN WITCH BURN!) that shocked audiences worldwide with its disturbing scenes of sexual perversity sadism and violence.THEATRE OF DEATHWelcome to The Theatre of Death in Paris where a troupe of young actors specialize in gore-drenched Grand Guignol plays directed by the cruel and domineering Phillipe Darvas (Christopher Lee). But when a series of horrific murders plague the city the trail of bodies leads directly to the theater and its cast of the damned. Is the sinister Darvas responsible for the gruesome crimes or is the stage set for an even more ghastly surprise?Also known as BLOOD FIEND this notorious 1967 shocker has been transferred from original vault materials and is now presented completely uncut and loaded with extras.System Requirements:Starring: Anton Diffring Christopher Lee Directed By: Sidney Hayers & Samuel GalluRunning Time: 181 Min. ColorCopyright Anchor Bay Entertainment 2003.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:HORROR Rating:NR UPC:013131263794 Manufacturer No:DV12637

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