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MGM Midnite Movies DVD
I really miss the MGM Midnite Movie line. They put out some great films,usually with good extras. Plus they were almost always super cheap. I had wanted to see this film for years. But could never find a copy. It went out of print and I figured I would end up having to find a used copy. I was in the nearest mall,which sucks ass,looking around though the bookstore. Saw they had a shelf of DVDs they were clearing out.And I found Witchfinder General for $8.
Price plays witchfinder back in the middle ages.And he is so understated in this role. Out of all the Vincent Price horror films I have seen this one is the most brutal. One neat thing is for years this film was known as The conqueror worm in the USA.This was done to make people think it was connected to the popular AIP Price/Poe films.But instead we get a fictionalized version of the witch hunts that went on.
Now the DVD only has two extra features. One is a short featurette on the director Micheal Reeves. Who died not that long after this film was finished. The other is a very entertaining commentary by producer Philip Waddilove and actor Ian Ogilvy.
One thing that makes this film stand out amongst all the other horror films Mr Price did,is that this one is dead serious. Most Vincent Price horror films have at least a touch of comedy to them.
Witchfinder General gets a C+.
