Review of Two Evil Eyes (1990) by Kristian M — 15 Jun 2011

A pairing of George Romero and Dario Argento seems like a match made in Heaven. Add in the genius works of Edgar Allen poe, and you've got cinematic genius, right? Well, not quite, but it's still fun to watch.

Unlike most people, I enjoyed Romero's segment, "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". It features some Creepshow (another Romero film) alumnis like Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall, and Tom Atkins.

I found it to be neatly atmospheric and creepy in the way that made the "Father's Day" segment in Creepshow creepy. Argento's segment, "The Black Cat", is probably better technically.

It has tons of Poe references, like "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and more. Argento's fantastic camera techniques and visual flair are heavily evident here, and they boost "The Black Cat" to above standard.

Even though the pairing of George Romero and Stephen King (in Creepshow) proved to be better than then this, Two Evil eyes is better than most people give it credit.