YMMV / Dr. Phibes Rises Again

• Contested Sequel: Fan complaints here are that the murders, while colorful enough, lack the interesting thematic unity of the first film's (something which Spiritual Successor Theatre of Blood, which also stars Vincent Price, did very well with William Shakespeare's plays). It also has Sequel Reset and a less interesting motive for Phibes. This review goes into some depth on this.
• Magnificent Bastard: Phibes. He managed to figure out Biederbeck's secret and beat him to the punch on rowing through the river of immortality.
• Retroactive Recognition: John Thaw (later of the series Inspector Morse) Is the first victim.
  • Caroline Munro reprises her role as the corpse of Phibes' wife.

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