Sunday, October 25, 2009

29. Asylum

Roy Ward Baker, 1972

Typical fair to middling mid-70's horror anthology. Plusses include a stronger framing story than most (in fact, the framing story eventually morphs into the fourth tale), a solid ending, and Peter Cushing's herculean efforts trying to salvage his story. Minuses include a general dullness and apparent lack of enthusiasm, a ridiculously stupid penultimate murder, and the horribly overbearing and inappropriate use of Mussorgsky in place of an actual score.

4/10

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