{"id":2983,"date":"2007-04-13T08:14:48","date_gmt":"2007-04-13T15:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2020-12-14T20:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T03:46:16","slug":"maze-the-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2983","title":{"rendered":"Maze, The (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Whatever has happened to Gerald is something evil.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-997x1536.jpg 997w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster-175x270.jpg 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Maze-Poster.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen her fiance Gerald (Richard Carlson) inherits a Scottish castle and suddenly breaks off their engagement, plucky Kitty (Veronica Hurst) and her aunt Edith (Katherine Emery) investigate Gerald&#8217;s mysterious behavior.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis 3-D mystery thriller by director William Cameron Menzies &#8212; who helmed <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4238\"><em>Invaders from Mars<\/em> (1953)<\/a> the same year &#8212; possesses a ridiculous plot, amateur acting, and awful dialogue: &#8220;He was too proud, too weak &#8212; so were we all.&#8221; The first hour or so tells a fairly atmospheric tale of a woman determined to solve the mystery of her fiance&#8217;s bizarre behavior (though the unappealing Gerald acts so boorishly towards Kitty, we wonder why she even bothers). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-1536x907.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald-457x270.png 457w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Gerald.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The absurd denouement, however, brings us squarely into the realm of sci-fi camp: if you&#8217;re not too busy laughing, you&#8217;ll wonder how in the world the actors kept straight faces through it all. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric set designs and lighting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/The-Maze-Cinematography.png 1501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Peary lists this title in the back of his book as a Sleeper, but I think it&#8217;s much better suited for MST3K satire.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0046057\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2014\/12\/07\/the-maze-1953\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rinkworks.com\/movies\/m\/the.maze.1953.shtml\">At-a-Glance Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Whatever has happened to Gerald is something evil.&#8221; Synopsis: When her fiance Gerald (Richard Carlson) inherits a Scottish castle and suddenly breaks off their engagement, plucky Kitty (Veronica Hurst) and her aunt Edith (Katherine Emery) investigate Gerald&#8217;s mysterious behavior. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Inheritance Scotland Review: This 3-D mystery thriller by director William Cameron Menzies &#8212; who helmed Invaders from Mars (1953) the same year &#8212; possesses a ridiculous plot, amateur acting, and awful dialogue: &#8220;He was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2983\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2983"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57926,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983\/revisions\/57926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}