Review of Doctor Faustus (1982) by Anna N — 25 Oct 2007

I have been intrigue by the legend of Dr. Faustus, the man who sell his very soul to the Devil himself, for knowledge and lust, after much research on the web. I have watched this film based on the play by Christopher Marlowe (a playwright who lived in the same time as Shakespeare), and it was AWESOME! I love Elizabeth Taylor (I have a few of her films); but I had gotten confuse whether it's a horror film or dramatic film? of course its horrific images of Hell, and that gross corpse cover with maggots, when Dr. Faustus practiced necromancy (the magical art of bring the dead to life), make it a horror film.

I was shocked by the negative reviews I would see on the web, I thought it was an excellant horror film; You know on the scene where Dr. Faustus sees the Seven Deadly Sins, I think Lechery/Lust is very hot (*drool*); but they left out Gluttony & Sloth (well DUH! the films is 92 mins.).