
Victor Reynolds arrives at the notorious House of Usher, whereupon he is greeted by old acquaintances Roderick and Madeline Usher and their servant, Markus. As Victor uncovers more about the history of the house and the disappearances of those that entered it previously, he begins to realize that he is in mortal danger.... (Full plot summary below)
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Victor Reynolds arrives at the notorious House of Usher, whereupon he is greeted by old acquaintances Roderick and Madeline Usher and their servant, Markus. As Victor uncovers more about the history of the house and the disappearances of those that entered it previously, he begins to realize that he is in mortal danger.
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| User ReviewHeather HThe dialogue was great in this film, although I'm not sure if I should be giving the credit to Edger Allen Poe or the screen writer. Interesting film though. Worth checking out. |
| User ReviewSierra HIf you expect this movie to make sense, you will be sorely disappointed. As long as you don't expect that, and just value it for being a gay interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe's classic story, it's good. |
| User ReviewSteve SEdgar Allan Poe's surely turning, rolling & thrashing in his grave at this atrocity. |
| User ReviewBrandy COk movie, not the same as Poe's story line, but the changes work. |
| User ReviewSunil JEdgar Allen Poe is without a doubt one of the greatest writers ever to have graced the profession, and The Fall of the House of Usher is one of his best pieces of work ever produced. David DeCoteau isn't one of the greatest directors of all time, though he has directed some decent films like Puppet Master III. Some of his earlier films have displayed a level of homoeroticism to them, but steadily over the past ten years or so his work hasn't been as subtle. I don't like using the word gay in a negative context, and I hope that the way I'm about to use it isn't seen that way. When it comes to David DeCoteao's House of Usher, well, it doesn't get any gayer than this. Structurally House of Usher somewhat follows the story that it is based on. Both Roderick (Frank Mentier) and Madeline Usher (Jaimyse Haft) are present, and they are being visited by an old childhood friend, who the film gives the name Victor Reynolds (Michael Cardelle). And the house that the Usher kids live in is filled with mysterious occurrences and strange goings-on. But DeCoteau isn't interested in creating a faithful adaptation of the story; he's interested in buff men wearing as very little clothing as possible. I actually would have liked to have been in the meeting when this gay version of House of Usher was pitched. I wonder how long it took to convince the studio about taking on this project, and if any of Poe's other bodies of work were considered to be transformed into gay-erotic cinema. I can imagine The Raven being worked into something like this, and it featuring a perverted old man being pestered by a young twink who has perched himself on the door instead of an actual raven doing so. Acting wise, House of Usher isn't going to impress you much. Looking over the lead cast member's resumes I discovered that these actors have very little film acting experience, while some have primarily soap-opera acting experience. I didn't like Frank Mentier much as Roderick, who seems to want to be an extra in a Matrix film most of the time. Michael Cardelle wasn't too bad, but the film appears to be more concerned with giving him reasons to lose his clothes than giving him lines of dialogue. I know you can't take a film like this too seriously, but the newly added twist ending of this film adaptation of House of Usher upset me a bit. I don't know if it's because it insults the source material slightly, or the fact that it felt like a wasted effort for a film that was really only about having hot-bodied men in close vicinity of each other as many times as possible. I guess if you are hankering to see attractive young male skin, this movie might be up your alley. But if you are seeking a good Edgar Allen Poe adaptation, you're better off sticking with the Vincent Price version of this story. |
| User ReviewFeri ZOkay so I totally knew that this movie was going to suck and it absolutely did. Horrible acting, story, script, lighting, music, sound effects etc. etc. I read the original story The Fall of the House of Usher, prior to seeing this and honestly if it werent for the title and the character names I would never have linked them to each other. It doesnt follow the story at all. Completely awful but that made me laugh. I got to laugh at just how lame it was. And hey at least half the cast was almost always appearing in only their briefs so I can't complain about that ;) |