I never had seen this movie but I like to see every horror piece that Vincent Price is in, and once again the most English of all American Actors with a unique voice shows his class in a role created for him. Dr. Phibes is a variation of "The Phantom of the Opera" in the 1930s, and looks like "Theatre of Blood" with his arty and very imaginative ways of killing, each one more fantastic and nastier as the plot progresses. It has the great cameos of Terry-Thomas and Hugh Griffith, and an absolutely fantastic art-deco settings and murderous stagings that give it an Avengers feel. Vincent Price maybe be the dastardly villain, but you feel like rooting for him.
An excellent classical horror piece of cake. They don't do them like this any more.
An excellent classical horror piece of cake. They don't do them like this any more.