dbergendorf
Another of those creeping b&w snooze fests from the golden age of schlock. Creeping as "does anything except the fat husband dying of a heart attack" (five seconds after he predicts it) happen? Oh, wasn't it brilliant casting Luana Anders and Mary Mitchell (nearly twins) in the same film? Of course any fool can tell the difference because Mary (or is it Luana) has a slight curl in her hair. But the director went on to real movies, didn't he? Learned a bit from these early efforts.
Rainey Dawn
The movie is better than what some of the critics have to say about it. The film is definitely dark, creepy and demented. The morbidity is vivid in this overall dreary setting and story.Which one is the killer? This is the question on the film's poster. It's fun to play a guessing game when watching this movie. Hint: everyone is a bit off their rocker in this movie but there is only one killer. The flick is worth watching to find out the answer if you like mystery-horror stories.This is good "dark and stormy night" type of movie! You will not want to miss anything in this film so have everything ready before you start the film.8.5/10
Scott LeBrun
While this viewer won't make this film out to be more than it is, it's still noteworthy as a solid and atmospheric shocker that showed signs of things to come for the young Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola, a recent UCLA graduate, had found employment with legendary independent filmmaker Roger Corman. Corman had brought in his own directorial effort, "The Young Racers", under budget, and decided to use the leftover cash to make a "Psycho" inspired thriller. Coppola brought him a script that he liked, and got the green light to make the film.Coppola succeeds quite well here at working with an obviously very low budget; this is professionally made (if understandably not as slick as his later efforts), and can boast fine visuals and a moody, creepy feel. The stark cinematography is by Charles Hannawalt, the excellent music by Ronald Stein.Set (and filmed) in Ireland, it tells of Louise (the under-rated Luana Anders), whose husband John (Peter Read) dies of a heart attack. Now, she's been told that if he should die before his mother, she gets nothing in the old lady's will. So she creates a cover story that he's gone to NYC on business, while hanging around his family and their castle, hoping that she can still come away with some sort of payday.The acting is generally good, with William Campbell and Bart Patton as Johns' brothers Richard and Billy, Mary Mitchel as Richards' fiancée Kane, Eithne Dunne as the family matriarch, Karl Schanzer as amiable poacher Simon, and the always amusing Patrick Magee as the inquisitive family doctor Justin Caleb.Coppolas' tale is reasonably absorbing from scene to scene, with especially effective scenes set on and in a pond (it gets off to a pretty good start); second unit scenes were written and directed by Jack Hill, who utilized Mitchel and Schanzer for his classic film "Spider Baby". Coppola includes such elements as titillation and (mild) gore to spice things up a bit."Dementia 13" has a wonderful "late show" sort of feel that makes it worth a viewing, for fans of the genre and/or people who want to check out Coppolas' humble beginnings.Seven out of 10.
kai ringler
I never heard of this movie before, it was in my box I bought at wal mart bout a year ago,, yea finally sitting down to watch em all i'm at like number 50 out of 100. so this movie was pretty darn good, I love the plot line, from the very beginning scene till the end you really don't have a clue who done it,, you know why but not who, obviously it's for the money of course, where's there's a will there's relatives,, I just loved the opening scene , where the wife throws her husband off of the boat after he has a heart attack, he conveniently leaves his pill bottle empty has a heart attack, so you know what the manipulative money grubber woman does,, throws her poor hubby overboard,, goes back to the hotel room and types a note to mother from her dearly departed husband,, now that's conniving and creepy.
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