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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 19, 2007
Pros: Stanley Cortez's cinematography, Hari Rhodes
Cons: Peter Breck pretending to be crazy by twitching, plausibility general implausibility
Summary: "Shock Corridor" (produced, written, and directed by Sam Fuller) has some passionate fans. I don't get it and think it is a pretty bad (thogh plenty hysterical) movie. I recognize that Fuller did a lot with little money--which admirable, but not enough ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 17, 2011
Pros: It's got a strong vision, style & sense of purpose
Cons: Looking for logic in this might drive you insane.
Summary: SHOCK CORRIDOR is certainly an odd movie. I didn't really know too much about it, or its writer/director Sam Fuller prior to purchasing the Criterion BluRay. I wouldn't say I've become a fan, exactly, but the movie does exert a certain weird power. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 21, 2003
Pros: Cult classic. B flick with a message. Strange stuff.
Cons: Most folks will love it or hate it.
Summary: Shock Corridor is shocking even now, so I can imagine how it went over in 1963. It’s certainly not traditional Hollywood fare though it packs a heavier punch than most B movies that disappear from the viewing landscape and never get a mention ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 9, 2001
Pros: Savage critique of American society remains relevant.
Cons: Wooden lead performances, and an uneven first act that's hard to get through.
Summary: In epic fiction, there always comes a point when the hero must travel into the abyss. Odysseus is lost at sea for many years before he finds his way back to Greece. Dante has to travel through the Inferno of Hell before he can reach the Paradise of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 8, 2001
Pros: brilliant
Cons: takes a little work
Summary: Before Apocalypse Now became the definitive retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, Samuel Fuller’s brilliant B-movie masterpiece Shock Corridor (1963) lay claim to that odd distinction. It is a deliriously schlocky ... read more
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