Review of Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) by Colin F — 26 Feb 2011

Disappointing sequel, it could never really of been as good as the first film but it does not even come close. To enjoy this film its best not really to think about it as the plot has more holes than a bag of hoola hoops! It such a bloody terrible script and in most scenes you think why! Why has Dr Phibes taken his organ to Egypt with him and how on earth did he get it into the middle of a mountain! Maybe am thinking about it too much!

On the plus side there are some positives, its great seeing Vincent price as Dr Phibes again and he does come up with some good dodgy murders, the most bizarre the one with the scorpions, Robert Quarry is good as his advisory Beiderbecke and like the first film itâ??s made to a very high standard of production. Itâ??s just a shame the story was so lousy, a bit of a wasted opportunity and probably why they did not go for a third film. Still worth a watch.