Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

highwaytourist Perhaps people were more easily scared in those days. Why else would anyone think that any of these stories would generate much suspense? It's like watching a 1970's Movie of the Week rather than a motion picture, with the exception of the brief topless scene Joan Collins does. Oh, there is a little creepy atmosphere, and a number of capable stars do what they can with the material. But even in its best scenes, the film plays like a substandard "Asylum" knockoff. I know that I was disappointed. There were a number of such films during the 1970's and very few of them delivered much to its audience, which is probably why they don't make many of them anymore. The most recent attempt was "Tales From The Darkside." The formula still has the potential for a good movie, but this isn't it.

BA_Harrison The portmanteau/anthology format is very hit and miss with many examples of the genre having at least one weak tale hidden amongst the good ones, or vice versa. Tales That Witness Madness, however, is fairly unique in that every segment—including the bizarre wraparound story—is a dud, meaning that usually dependable horror director Freddie Francis and his seasoned cast of character actors can do very little to prevent the film from being a crushing bore.Jennifer Jayne's nonsensical script sees Dr. Nicholas (Jack Hawkins) arriving at a futuristic hospital for the insane, where psychiatrist Dr. R.C. Tremayne (Donald Pleasance) is convinced that he has discovered what caused four of his patients to go mad. In order to convince his doubtful colleague, he recounts the details of each case: loony number one is Paul (Russell Lewis), a young boy whose imaginary friend Mr. Tiger proves to be very real indeed, devouring the lad's constantly bickering parents; patient number two, Timothy Patrick (Peter McEnery), loses his marbles after taking a trip into the past on a supernatural penny-farthing that is controlled by the ever-changing portrait of his Uncle Albert; fruitcake three, Brian (Micheal Jayston), kills his gorgeous wife (Joan Collins) in order to get it on with the malevolent tree trunk he brings into his home; and the last nutter is literary agent Auriol Pageant (Kim Novak) whose latest client, Hawaiian writer Kimo (Micheal Petrovitch), is planning a special feast with Auriol's tasty teenage daughter as the main course.After telling his unbelievable (and dreadfully dull) tales to a still sceptical Dr. Nicholas, the seemingly unhinged Tremayne is escorted to one of his own padded cells; shortly thereafter, Dr. Nicholas is paid a visit by Mr. Tiger!!! Dull, uninspired and cursed with some very lame 'twist' endings, this collection of dreadful tales offers horror fans very little to get excited about—with the exception of one scene that may be of particular interest to Evil Dead fans: Joan Collins' character is attacked by trees and creepers in the middle of a forest, the branches ripping off her clothes and groping her (body double's?) breasts. Sound familiar?3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for presence of the lovely Joan Collins.

Joseph Brando Although often mistaken for an Amicus Production, (creators of most of those terrific portmanteu horror films from the 60's and 70's Tales From The Crypt, Vault Of Horror etc...), this is actually not related to that production company, however, it was directed by Hammer and Amicus stalwart, Freddie Francis. I like Francis as a director, really dig Joan Collins and love horror anthology movies in general. But it still took me 3 separate viewings to finish this one. It was just so dull. Donald Pleasence is dry and monotonous as usual in the framing segment as he takes another doctor on a tour of the mental hospital where he works. He introduces him to four patients, each of whom has a "tale that is supposed to witness madness". These include: a young boy with constantly bickering parents who creates an imaginary playmate - a ferocious lion. A man who receives a penny farthing bicycle that is a time machine. Joan Collins and a rotting piece of tree fighting over a man. And a luau party thrown by a woman who does not realize that her own daughter is the sacrificial guest of honor. None of the four stories were particularly interesting, the wraparound was dry and there was little to no gore (not that that is so important but at least it would have provided some entertainment). Don't go out of your way to track this one down. It's pretty bad.

Wizard-8 The first and last of the four main stories are shockingly lazy in their scripting - they both come across with them pretty much saying in their beginnings as to what's to happen, and then doing it exactly as they said they would. That's it! No surprises! As for the second and third stories, though they have some element of "twist" to them, the "twists" are pretty feeble. What's really strange about them is that they seem to be going in a different direction - what happened to the guy with the stone face in the second story? Why is the fact the stump shows life in the third story completely abandoned? Don't bother thinking about these things - this movie is so lame and insulting to the intelligence that it doesn't deserve ANY thought.