Review of The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) by Dave C — 17 Oct 2007

I cannot describe how awful this film is. It's just really terrible.

However it does have some funny moments and stars Jeffrey Combs so it gets 1 star.

This review of The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) was written by Dave C on 17 Oct 2007.

The Pit and the Pendulum has generally received mixed reviews.

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