The main reason why I saw THE TERROR is because it's one of Jack Nicholson's first movies and when I arrived to this I was already at a huge chunk seen of his filmography. While this is one of his early movies, it's also one of his most mediocre.
Andre Duvalier (Nicholson) is a young French cavalry officer that ended separated from his regiment and it's riding his horse on the seashore. Soon he meets a woman that gives him water, shows off a little bit and then disappears. Then is saved by an old woman that recommends him to go to the castle of Baron Victor Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). Once there Andre recognizes the beach girl in the painting of Baron Von Leppe, tho she died years earlier.
Andre then finds out the truth: it's the ghost of Victor's wife Ilsa that after a while convinces the Baron to kill himself so that they can be together again. When everyone tries to save the Baron from killing himself they all end up dead except Andre that will take Ilsa with him. And now we come to the horrible shocking twist: Ilsa melts! It was thanks to a curse, but frankly it grossed me out.
The concept looked interesting and given the acting talents of Nicholson and Karloff it looked promising. But it was the last 40 minutes or so that were the ruin because it became all messy, and the ending shot of the melting girl... eww!!!
So if you are into horrors of the 1960s or fans of the leads try it, but if you end up hating it or feeling grossed out don't say I didn't warned you first.
Andre Duvalier (Nicholson) is a young French cavalry officer that ended separated from his regiment and it's riding his horse on the seashore. Soon he meets a woman that gives him water, shows off a little bit and then disappears. Then is saved by an old woman that recommends him to go to the castle of Baron Victor Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). Once there Andre recognizes the beach girl in the painting of Baron Von Leppe, tho she died years earlier.
Andre then finds out the truth: it's the ghost of Victor's wife Ilsa that after a while convinces the Baron to kill himself so that they can be together again. When everyone tries to save the Baron from killing himself they all end up dead except Andre that will take Ilsa with him. And now we come to the horrible shocking twist: Ilsa melts! It was thanks to a curse, but frankly it grossed me out.
The concept looked interesting and given the acting talents of Nicholson and Karloff it looked promising. But it was the last 40 minutes or so that were the ruin because it became all messy, and the ending shot of the melting girl... eww!!!
So if you are into horrors of the 1960s or fans of the leads try it, but if you end up hating it or feeling grossed out don't say I didn't warned you first.