A quick glimpse at the cast for this film would make any horror fan giddy with glee. The actual movie doesn't live up to those high expectations, but it's far from being all bad. Desi Arnaz Jr. (!) plays an author who makes a crazy $20,000 bet with his publisher that he could write a great novel in only 24 hours. To do so, the publisher gives him the keys to an old abandoned house where he won't be disturbed. Not true. Once he gets there he is interrupted by a multitude of guests including a family which consists of John Carradine, Sheila Keith, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. They are gathered there in a twisted family reunion to release their brother from the room he's been imprisoned in for forty years. Even Christopher Lee drops by as Corrigan, the man who has just purchased the house. Soon, they realize that the caged brother is loose and out for revenge.
What a great plotline and what a dream cast! This movie should have been a hell of a lot better. It's hard to pinpoint the exact problems with the film, but I would venture to say that the lack of lighting was a major fault. Sure the house has no electricity but I think they took the title of the movie a little too literally. Scenes after scenes are barely visible and the actors' faces are undecipherable. Only the moments in the main dinning hall are well lit. Also, the great actors are given very little to do. Cushing gets a few chuckles as the scared brother but Price, Lee and especially Carradine are somewhat wasted here. Well, at least Price gets the best line of the film: `Please don't interrupt me while I am soliloquizing.' And on the plus side, the story has enough twists and turns throughout to keep one`s interest and the ending, while a bit of a cop-out, manages to surprise.
过分了啊，没有一点新的内容，甚至连中间的广告都没剪掉，单纯就是剪切再合成而已。
对于歌舞片来说，歌好听，就成功80%了，加上剧情不错，人生短暂，为梦而拼
加菲尔德在这里跟个老太太一样。
作为一部musical，music不好是原罪
tick tick boom！被击中了，热泪盈眶。
所有柱全部出场
不是一个完美的结尾却是一个好的结尾，梦想不会因为失败而停止。主题很喜欢，但是摄影拉跨音乐拉跨演员拉跨，跟«爱乐之城»比真的就太不精致了，加菲真不适合演这种片，他和高斯林的气质一个天上一个地下。
无畏的追梦人万岁，自己做不到所以更羡慕，永远为这样的人献上敬意
同意热评说的，作为音乐电影没有出彩的音乐真的是很致命的问题/
tick tick boom！被击中了，热泪盈眶。
一开始我以为这只是一部普普通通格式标准的传记片，但从它舞台剧式的演出，夸张的表现方式中就可以看出这部电影的闪光之处，更不要说本就出色的表演与音乐了。但是全片从头到脚都包裹了一层浮夸，所以不是我的菜。
好于 91% 歌舞片 ?? 反正还是觉得芝加哥和红磨坊无法超越
碎片剪辑叙事有些不连贯，但就如听音乐一般。梦想和现实、情感的碰擦在女友肩上的手指节奏上达到顶峰
同样也需要愿意写作并且生活的艺术家们。
不是一个完美的结尾却是一个好的结尾，梦想不会因为失败而停止。主题很喜欢，但是摄影拉跨音乐拉跨演员拉跨，跟«爱乐之城»比真的就太不精致了，加菲真不适合演这种片，他和高斯林的气质一个天上一个地下。
艺术就是绝望中的灵感+永不熄灭的创作激情，这值得吗？可能只有艺术家自己才知道吧。
前面的剪辑一度难进入，后面渐入佳境，最喜欢的几幕是泳池的音谱和天台的想象。好像一只蜡烛啊，尽管短暂但拼命燃烧，发光发热。如果这样活过的话，也足够精彩了吧。
20220218le。年轻剧作家短暂一生的失意时刻。唱歌跳舞不是我的菜，没什么感觉。
反观主角，难于两立真实生活（工作、朋友、恋人）和梦想（烙印DNA的音符、止不住的才华喷涌），矛盾疯狂摩擦出缤纷的音色。艺术源自生活，只是这里更应附带一句：“艺术来源于挫折”。永远无法被制作出的《Superbia》象征着年轻岁月才华最后的燃烬，唯遗憾造就究极的艺术，用来形容Jonathan再合适不过。
不错的音乐剧，虽然不如《爱乐》，惊讶于加菲的表演，竟然唱得这么好~
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