toby dammit was good, the rest was meh

Metzengerstein was entertaining. It's not exactly superbly put together or that well-realized of a concept, plus it just sort of fizzles out, but hey, I dug the costumes. William Wilson took an intriguing premise and managed to make it uninspired and boring. Fellini's contribution is interesting; I think I would've taken to it more had I seen it independently from the two films that preceded it.

This is an 85 for Fellini's 'Toby Dammit' only.

The first one was garbage, I really liked the second one, and Fellini's was well shot but lacked good acting.

It gets gradually better as stories progresses and ultimately Fellini held this on his back.

"Toby Dammit" is worth 95, Malle was pointless and Vadim was visually interesting but generally unappealing

Metzensomething was kinda meh, the costumes were neat though and so was Jane Fonda. William Wilson was entertaining though not particularily remarkable. And then Toby Dammit is just Fellini by numbers that takes a turn in the end with an extremely long car sequence. None of these shorts is really bad but then again they're all easily forgettable.

First story was bad.. My favorite segment is second one, William Wilson.. Fellini's Toby Dammit was also very good.

Vadims segment is laughably bad. Malles segment disappoints. It plays like a shoddy episide of TZ. But "Toby Dammit" by Fellini... Hoe-Lee-Shitt. Could this be the best piece of cinema ever? It has a wildly talented filmmaker, finally just letting go and enjoying himself and letting every random thought that falls into his head loose on the viewer, trusting his instincts and whatever fine spirits he had running through his veins. This is Fellini's "Trout Mask Replica". His "Rain Dogs". Hail!

Vadim's segment is the weakest, though its overtones of incest and bestiality make it a somewhat interesting watch. Malle's "Twilight Zone" segment actually seems better than it is because it follows Vadim's lackluster effort. Fellini's contribution, though, is pure genius and is primarily responsible for the high score I give this film.

"William Wilson" was good.

A mixed bag which delivers exactly what you'd expect from these directors - "Metzenderstein"; entertaining high camp Eurotrash with fabulous costumes but unbelievably sloppy writing and editing, "William Wilson"; stylishly directed but generally forgettable, straight-forward and banal, "Toby Dammit"; a fever dream Fellini masterpiece that earns an almost perfect score if it were released separately.

Vadims one is...jesus...argh...sad, i guess this is the right word.

Frustrating Poe anthology film. Vadim's "Metzenderstein" is pretty but boring, Malle's "William Wilson" is decent but fails to do justice to one of Poe's finest tales, and Fellini's "Toby Dammit" is a mindblowing extravaganza that utilizes Poe as a starting point for a beautiful exploration of fame and mental collapse. Fellini's section is essential, and if you lack the time to watch the entire film, little is lost by simply bypassing sections one and two.

"Intriguing and mostly successful."

Fellini is what it this shindig is all about, and it's worth it even after the ridiculous [Malle {has its great moments, specifically due to Delon & Bardot, but lacks credibility}] and pointless drivel [Vadim] that this film subjects you to earlier. Badly dubbed, no less. This is Fellini at his most surreal. A barrage of imagery assaults your senses from its inception and never gives you a moments rest with its jump-cuts and disturbing atmosphere; bizarre, haunting, and unforgettable.

55 for the campy Metzengerstein (those costumes are amazingly ridiculous and effective at the same time). 65 for William Wilson (the card game and the medicine class are worth seeing the boring rest of the short); and finally 85 for the eery, atmospheric and masterfuly shot Toby Dammit (Fellini at his very finest).

Three different points of view to the Edgar Allan Poe stories. I've seen this flick long, long time ago, but still remember them good. Jane Fonda part's got good scenes but the story is not the strongest one. Alan Deloin is after his dobbelgänger. But the most impressive one is the last, Federico Fellini's unique story of the she-devil. A famous movie star meets his destiny with the appearance of an odd girl. Girlies eyes are creepy.