Rotten
Five stories by Edgar Allan Poe get varied treatment in this striking but inert animated compendium.
Justin Chang, Variety
Extraordinary Tales
2015 · 1h 13m · NOT RATED
Animation, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Raúl García
Overview
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
Director and cast
- Raúl García Director
- Christopher Lee as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- Bela Lugosi as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
- Julian Sands as Narrator
- Guillermo del Toro as Narrator
- Roger Corman as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
- Stephen Hughes Cast
- Cornelia Funke Cast
- Karla Cervantes Cast
- Raúl García Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Poe's storytelling gift is so timeless, and the voice actors assembled so captivating, that "Extraordinary Tales" can't help but work on some level. It just never quite rises above that faint praise.
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
Fresh
"Extraordinary Tales" reminds viewers that animation can enable an artist to realize an individual vision, even on a limited budget.
Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Just in time for Halloween comes this singular tribute to Edgar Allan Poe from veteran animator Raul Garcia.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
The best sections reverberate with the power of Poe's words. As such, they serve as apt tributes to yarns that will always be more formidable on the page than on the screen.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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