Very best movie i ever watch

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Great Film overall

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

A series of strange deaths plagues the forest beyond the German village of Vandorf: a siren's song in the night draws visitors closer to an ancient, dilapidated castle, where the who's-its residing there causes such great fear that its victims literally turn to stone. Not-bad Hammer horror has a solid production with rich color and a good cast, but the romantic complications between mysterious, possessive doctor Peter Cushing and assistant Barbara Shelley verge on soap opera. Christopher Lee also turns up as a university professor, but it's a colorless role used for story exposition (he fills us in, like a narrator). The visual effects attributed to the title creature were lambasted by the film's own cast and crew, but she doesn't look so bad, if you're not too demanding. ** from ****

The Gorgon may not be a personal favourite from Hammer, but it is still a film well worth watching, and along with Curse of the Werewolf it's among Hammer's most under-appreciated.Admittedly, the story is absurd and occasionally could have been more eventful. The ending felt rushed and abrupt. And while the Gorgon was scary at first, by the end she did look rather cheaply made-up and more goofy and menacing. The snakes agreed did look fake, and the true identity of the Gorgon was made a bit too obviously too early.On the other hand, the Gorgon aside, The Gorgon is quite well-done visually, with splendidly Gothic sets, sumptuous period detail, shadowy and bold lighting and beautiful and atmospheric photography. Fisher, the most frequent of Hammer's directors and for me their best, directs with a fine sense of atmosphere and dread, some parts are incredibly suspenseful, while not forgetting to make things fun too. Hammer regular James Bernard provides a music score that's jaunty but also booming with hauntingly thrilling effect, a highly effective score that fits with the mood like a glove.The script is poetic and thought-provoking, with a number of funny and menacing lines from Meister that don't feel out of place (Meister's line about using long words and his answer to Heitz's 'I've been ill' did get a good laugh). It also didn't feel too talky, like some Hammer films can do, and the suspense level is never dropped too much. As silly and absurd the story can be, it very rarely harms the atmosphere which is tense and unnerving and didn't feel too predictable. While the characters are not the most well-developed, they are ones that are not too hard to care for.It is because of the great performances from a talented cast that play a large part of as to why that is. Peter Cushing's dignity and restraint was very much appreciated and Christopher Lee performs with terrific gusto, and relishes his dialogue. Richard Pasco has fun too, Prudence Hyman horrifies as the Gorgon and Barbara Shelley has got to be Hammer's best ever femme fatale. Patrick Troughton, more than just a cameo this time, is great as well.All in all, The Gorgon is not flawless but it's a good film with a lot of merits, and has to be one of Hammer's most under-appreciated. 7/10 Bethany Cox

I probably missed a bit of dialogue and story development whenever the scene took place in Peter Cushing's home. I could concentrate on nothing but that wallpaper! Hammer sets are always designed to maximize the atmosphere, but this one took the cake! What was that about? Actually, it's one of many interesting things about this film. The basic premise (whether it's a true legend is irrelevant) makes for an unusual plot. I liked the downbeat resolution, which I felt was rather unexpected. The acting, though stilted and overwrought, is fine for this type of Gothic melodrama. Nice to see Peter Cushing as a villain for a change. He proves to be quite a versatile actor. Special effects are awfully primitive and cheesy, but they're easily overlooked - this is Hammer after all. Running time is mercifully brief. While it's no masterpiece of horror, "The Gorgon" is engaging entertainment.

Notable for a number of reasons, THE GORGON once again teams (though briefly) Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Both are at the top of their game, here, and Fisher was never finer. Dark and atmospheric, THE GORGON was one of those movies that held me enthralled as a kid- and again as an adult. Not an easy feat, that: all too often, the movies that spooked us as children prove something less than nerve-wracking when viewed through the jaded lenses of adulthood. Like ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE, THE GORGON is that rare exception to the rule. If you'd like to hark back to the good old days, when horror movies were truly horrifying, THE GORGON is a must-see.