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THE CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN IS NOT A PERFECT MOVIE BUT, TO BE SURE IT'S GOOD. THE MOVIE CONCERNS A SLAVE RESURRECTED AT THE HEART OF MT. VESUVIUS. THE STORY HAS THE FEEL OF THE 1932 BORIS KARLOFF "MUMMY". THE SLAVE MISTAKES A WOMAN AS HIS LOST LOVE. MADE ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET, THIS MOVIE LESS THAN 60 MINUTES, IS FUN. THIS MOVIE WAS SCRIPTED BY THE GREAT JEROME BIXBY WRITER OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE AND ONE OF THE BEST STAR TREK EPISODES, "MIRROR,MIRROR". NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM HIM, HE WROTE MANY GREAT BOOKS AND TV EPISODES. MR. BIXBY GIVES A PLAUSIBLE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF THE LAZARUS LIKE REVIVAL OF THE FACELESS MAN. THE MOVIE ALSO STARS RICHARD ANDERSON, OSCAR GOLDMAN OF THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN AND THE NIGHT STRANGLER. WATCHING THIS MADE ME REALIZE MR. ANDERSON LIKE A LOT OF ACTORS, THEY'RE GIVEN B-MOVIES BUT, BEING PROFESSIONALS,THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY GOT. ALL IN THE FILM ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS ACADEMY AWARD WINNING MATERIAL. AS I STATED, THIS IS NOT A PERFECT FILM. I LIKED IT. THE ACTING WAS GOOD, THE STORY WAS FINE. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE PASSABLE. WHEN I SEE MOVIES LIKE CHUBRACOBRA TERROR, KAW, OR ANY SYFI "ORIGINALS", I FIND I LIKE MOVIES LIKE THESE MORE AND MORE.Read full review
I remembered one line, the value of the film purely nostalgic as an example of the genre. I enjoyed watching it again, terrible acting and all.
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I remembered this from one Saturday matinee I attended as a child, and I bought it because it features a very good actor, Richard Anderson, of Forbidden Planet and Six Million Dollar Man fame, and the story was by a particularly talented sci fi writer and favorite of mine, Jerome Bixby. Considering the budget, they produced a well-above average horror movie that was quite enjoyable even the second time around. I'd recommend it for anyone who likes the genre.
likes: good visual quality; could be rated as good vs. average on e.t. . dislikes: needs more statue monster action.