I thought "The Comedy Of Terrors" was a pretty funny movie. Peter Lorre was okay but I thought the bulk of the laughs came from Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone. Every time Vincent Price's character (Waldo Trumbull) thought he murdered his landlord, Mr. Black (Rathbone) he would be wrong. Black (Rathbone) would gain consciousness and say "What place is this?" (It sounds SOOO FUNNY when Basil says it!). Seeing Peter Lorre and Price run around being chased by Rathbone and his murderous ax was pretty funny.
Karloff was also extremely funny. I am used to seeing Karloff play evil wizards, mad scientists, and Monsters. Here, seeing him play a senile, cranky, forgetful old man was great! I loved his "Give me my medicine!" lines. I loved his eulogy for Rathbone's character where he kept addressing Rathbone's Mr. Black character as "Mr. What's His Name". Just to see all of these horror icons spoofing the same genre that made them famous was a pleasant treat.
I agree with the IMDb "Goofs" section. Near the end when Lorre is having a sword fight with Price you can clearly see in some shots that it is a Peter Lorre stunt double wearing a very obvious and cheesy looking Lorre face mask. Still a good (if not a great) film.
Karloff was also extremely funny. I am used to seeing Karloff play evil wizards, mad scientists, and Monsters. Here, seeing him play a senile, cranky, forgetful old man was great! I loved his "Give me my medicine!" lines. I loved his eulogy for Rathbone's character where he kept addressing Rathbone's Mr. Black character as "Mr. What's His Name". Just to see all of these horror icons spoofing the same genre that made them famous was a pleasant treat.
I agree with the IMDb "Goofs" section. Near the end when Lorre is having a sword fight with Price you can clearly see in some shots that it is a Peter Lorre stunt double wearing a very obvious and cheesy looking Lorre face mask. Still a good (if not a great) film.