VividSimon
Simply Perfect
Glimmerubro
It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
FuzzyTagz
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
hrkepler
'The Terror' is low budgeted Roger Corman's quickie. The film got made only because Corman had opportunity to use sets left over from previous AIP productions and Boris Karloff for two days. The film is often linked with Corman's Poe themed series, but 'The Terror' is not based on any Poe's stories.In a year 1806 a French Army officer Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) gets separated from his troops and gets lost. After meeting a beautiful woman named Helene (Sandra Knight) on the beach, he starts to investigate who the mysterious woman is. Duvalier finds himself as a guest in the castle of Baron von Leppe (Boris Karloff) and learns that girl on the beach is like two drops of water with Baron's wife Ilsa who died twenty years ago. And all sorts of mysterious things start to happen.When reading about Karloff's memories about making the movie, I think that this much story was actually written when Corman showed the script to him. There are many interesting scenes and nice acting, but all together the film was quite a mess. After editing was done Corman had to go back and film a scene between Nicholson and Dick Miller with them explaining the plot.Not the best film, but curiously interesting enough to check it out. The film which production is much more interesting story than the actual film itself.And it stars Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson and Dick Miller. With these three, count me in.
Wuchak
RELEASED IN 1963 and directed by Roger Corman & Francis Ford Coppola (with the help of a few others), "The Terror" stars Jack Nicholson as a young officer in Napoleon's Army who is infatuated by an intriguing woman (Sandra Knight) he meets on the coast of the Confederation of the Rhine. After a run-in with a witch (Dorothy Neumann) he tracks the mysterious girl to the castle of an elderly Baron riddled with guilt (Boris Karloff). INTERESTING BEHIND-THE-SCENES INFO: After the shooting for Corman's "The Raven" was completed, the castle sets were still available for a few days before demolition. Corman acted quickly to concoct a script via Leo Gordon and enlisted 75 year-old Karloff, who costarred in "The Raven." Boris later said it was amusing the way Roger dashed around with him & the other principles filming scenes just two steps ahead of the wreckers. After a few days of shooting, Corman couldn't film the rest of the movie himself due to union legalities, so he enlisted several young filmmakers to assist, including sending Coppola up to the Big Sur area for eleven days. Sets from other AIP movies were also used, notably "The Haunted Palace" with Vincent Price.COMMENTARY: I've heard people complain about the story supposedly not making sense, but I found the plot easy to follow and even had it figured out by the halfway point, not including the dubious curveball thrown-in at the end (you'll know what I mean). As my title blurb points out, "The Terror" is very Hammer-esque, albeit made in California and on a lower budget than the typical Hammer flick (which weren't expensive films by any means). So if you like haunting Gothic horror with mysterious castles, ghosts and witches in the mold of Hammer flicks you'll probably like "The Terror." It's particularly reminiscent of "Dracula, Prince of Darkness" (1966), which came out three years later. As far as 60's spooky MOOD goes, this movie's superb, which includes the Gothic score (Ronald Stein). Unfortunately, Nicholson's voice is noticeably incongruous and his lines are sometimes delivered in a stilted manner, but that's a minor quibble. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hours & 21 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles (studio), Santa Monica, Point Lobos & Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. WRITERS: Gordon and Jack Hill. ADDITIONAL CAST: Dick Miller (Stefan) and Jonathan Haze (Gustaf). GRADE: B/B-
jacobjohntaylor1
This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting it also has great special effects 5 is a good ratting but this is such a good movie that 5 is underrating it. I give 10 out of 10. This movie is better then The Exorcist. And that is not easy to do. This is one of the scariest movies of all time. It a ghost story and it is very scary. I need more lines and I am running out of things to say. See this movie. It is a great movie. Great movie great movie great movie great movie great movie great movie great movie. See it. It is one of the best horror movies of all time. If it does not scary you then no movie will. Frankenstine (1931) is better but still this is great movie.
LakiM9
Just seen this movie. I have to say that I like Corman's work with minimal budget and this movie is just one of those. It is really incredible to see Jack Nicholson even before "Ride in the Whirlwind" and Karloff at the end of his career. For a movie shot with only 6(!) actors it is very nice done. Although it has a cliché story for horrors about undead, development of the story is nice. Its cinematography is also done nice. It's the definitive cream of B-movies and cream of Corman's production(It's made for a few days on a set of his past film, "Raven"). The scenes with Nicholson and the woman are straight out of the creepiest and most mysterious in Corman's work.
