Review of Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) by Danny M — 19 Oct 2009

A vast, campy improvement over the fairly bland original.

This review of Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) was written by Danny M on 19 Oct 2009.

Dr. Phibes Rises Again has generally received mixed reviews.

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Some shamefully corny exposition at the beginning, but not a bad story, some more good, creepy sight gags and yet more imaginative sets…

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By Robert C (1,701) on 15 Aug 2008

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Not as good as the first film but still fun andf its as camp as a row of tents,the Traps are still quite inventive and Vincent Price steals…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 07 Feb 2011

A weak sequel as Dr Phibes goes to Egypt - bet he's glad he didn't go last week. Nice cameo from Terry Thomas though…

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By Mark G (832) on 29 Mar 2009

Camp, frothy fun. The bad Doctor deposes of some more of his foes, one of them a young John Thaw…

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By Addison P (213) on 28 May 2010

Funny they made a sequel, its ok. Interesting but not very fluid in its progression…

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By Colin F (279) on 26 Feb 2011

Disappointing sequel, it could never really of been as good as the first film but it does not even come close…

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By Shaun B (772) on 20 May 2012

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