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The Reptile [DVD] [1966]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5060034576860
Label : Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Optimum Home Entertainment
Publisher : Optimum Home Entertainment
Release date : 2007-01-29
Title : The Reptile [DVD] [1966]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 15 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1966-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 86
Studio : Optimum Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 1966

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review by: Brendan date: 2009-01-04 rating:

Charming, Chuckle-Inducing And Occasionally Chilling!
In my opinion, "The Reptile" is one of the Hammer studio's most enduring and entertaining offerings. It was directed back-to-back with (the equally excellent) "Plague of the Zombies" in 1966 and it really is a most enjoyable viewing experience. br / br /The story concerns a married couple who move to a remote Cornish village. They are immediately shunned by the locals, and the whole village is clouded by a glum atmosphere and an overall sense of dread. Sinister things have been occurring in the village - namely, locals dying with mysterious bite-marks on their necks. Who...or WHAT...is responsible for these killings?? br / br /And so, the scene is set for...THE REPTILE! br / br /When Hammer studios were on form, they were hard to beat, and this movie is a supreme example of Hammer GETTING IT RIGHT. Although Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are sadly not present, we do get to see Hammer regular Michael Ripper playing an innkeeper (and also sporting an amusing beard). Noel Willman is also excellent as the plummy, tight-lipped Dr. Franklyn. Happily, we also get to see the delectable Jacqueline Pearce who puts in a fine performance as Dr Franklyn's daughter, Anna. br / br /Scenes worthy of mention include the first on-screen sighting of the actual reptile (half-snake / half-woman = CREEPY). It is genuinely a "jump-out-of-your-seat" moment. Rather shocking, to say the least. Another superb scene involves Dr Franklyn smashing his daughter's sitar to pieces in a blind rage - it's a hilarious piece of campy 60's cinema! Oh, and in true Hammer tradition, everything bursts into flames at the end of the movie. br / br /"The Reptile" may not be as widely known as Hammer's Frankenstein / Dracula offerings but it is definitely one of their most satisfying movies. It is charming, chuckle-inducing and even occasionally chilling. In other words, it is vintage horror. br / br /Okay, here comes the cliche - They don't make 'em like THIS anymore.

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