The Terror (1963)

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A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the Baron to suicide. (imdb)

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Directed By: Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman

Written By: Roger Corman, Leo Gordon, Jack Hill

Starring: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller, Jonathan Haze, Dorothy Neumann, Sandra Knight

Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Country: USA

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The Terror belongs to 16 collections

1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 40 stars)

2. B-Movie (collaborative - 15 stars)

3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)

4. Public Domain (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 12 stars)

5. Gothic horror (collaborative: moderated by edkrak - 5 stars)

6. Capsules, guest reviews, list candidates... (366weirdmovies) (collaborative: moderated by sesito71 - 4 stars)

7. Roger Corman presents (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 3 stars)

8. 50 Horror Classics Collection (collaborative: moderated by mwgerb - 1 star)

9. The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror 1960s (collaborative: moderated by RoyalB - 1 star)

10. IMDB Ratings (collaborative: moderated by notyou)

11. Available on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)

12. Owned (BD) (public: bizarre_eye)

13. Owned (public: ribcage)

14. Forrest Watch List (public: ForrestQ)

15. Movies Dad Owned (public: Mr.Pupkin)

16. Rough Ratings (public: saudade)

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Date	User	Rating
Apr 27, 2021	JPFerguson	30 _5th
This film teases but never delivers in a meaningful way until the very end and even then it is a let down, making for a mostly unsatisfying viewing experience. However, it is hard to resist the charm of Nicholson in full Napoleonic military attire and one does feel genuine sympathy for Karlof as the mourning husband/lover. And there is something very likeable about Dick Miller's portrayal of the loyal servant. But the rest of the cast is found wanting.
Nov 13, 2020	SolomonBurrr	50 _13th
50.
Nov 04, 2018	Darren	63 _34th
Nicholson shines in this. Disjointed probably because of there being so many directors
Mar 04, 2015	caffe	22 _3rd
In no way a good movie, but strangely somewhat enjoyable if you know the stories of how it was made. Also really weird to see Nicholson acting this badly, but everyone had to start somewhere.
Jan 02, 2015	salomaord	50 _0th
Roger Corman #8
Sep 23, 2013	gurglebot20	4 _12th
It really has it's moments, and it's incoherency is pretty novel until it becomes straining.
Nov 18, 2012	actlikealady	12 _5th
Jack Nicholson is the only reason I gave it a 12. And I'm being generous.
Nov 04, 2012	Nearphotison	41 _16th
A good twist ending doesn't save an otherwise boring film.
Dec 15, 2011	myfavchords	71 _30th
This is a fun low budget horror film. The film is not scary but amusing. Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff are very interesting to watch. If you like fun B movies then check this one out.
Oct 05, 2011	x-human	60 _17th
Its plot twist will make your head explode. Seriously. Whatever you may think it is, you're way off. Karloff, the constant professional, gave a great performance. Nicholson on the other hand was wooden and gave quite probably his worst performance. Corman laid on the Gothic atmosphere real thick but no amount of spooky layers could save this.
Feb 27, 2011	by Devol	48 _10th
Wonderful face-melting ending.
Sep 27, 2010	aaaaaaarrggg	57 _46th
Remembered by Nicholson as the only movie he ever made without a plot (a debatable point), this infamous quickie was improvised to make use of the castle set from _The Raven_ and two days owed on Karloff's contract, with the rest of the film finished on weekends with everyone from Francis Ford Coppola to Monte Hellman contributing to the shooting. Jack is profoundly miscast. Despite almost total confusion, a few of the scenes have a nice spooky quality to them, and the ending is a shocker.
Jul 05, 2010	JordanDcFc	49 _12th
Boring and nonsensical. The ending came out of nowhere though and did genuinely take me by surprise. It's nice to see Nicholson so young and Karloff so old together.
Oct 25, 2009	muutanet	42 _34th
An old gothic classic with everything necessary: a handsome hero, a beautiful young girl, an old witch woman and an old baron with a servent the only companion in an old dusty castle with the crypt. What else you need? Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff and Roger Corman. Okay, I was not that attentive for the entire movie...
Mar 13, 2009	eggbeater	50 _39th
Engaging chiller nonsense.
Oct 14, 2008	joseywales	50 _22nd
Can't hate a movie with Jacko, Karloff AND Dick Miller.
Aug 02, 2008	Timon88	67 _62nd
This is exactly what an old-fashioned gothic horror movie should be, from the sets to the score to the dialogue to the presence of Boris Karloff. Campy and fun, although perhaps a bit slow-moving.
Mar 24, 2008	Q31	50 _1st
Pretty bad....but, it has Boris Karloff, so it isn't ALL bad.
Sep 25, 2007	tonydal	30 _6th
Jack Nicholson doing his Pinocchio impersonation.
Jun 01, 2007	Stain	20 _19th
Kind of interesting in that there were many different directors running around grabbing footage for this (often the dialogue doesn't even remotely match the lip movements of the actors) in their very tight shooting schedule. Then Corman and the boys assembled and said, "OK, what the hell do we DO with all this crap that we've filmed?" What a mess
May 24, 2007	Kain424	30 _10th
Jack Nicholson... as a Frenchman?
Feb 16, 2007	Filligan	1 _0th
I think it was impossible to sit through this whole thing in 1963, too...

Average Percentile 22.69% from 214 Ratings