Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

This is the follow-up to "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (see below) and like many a sequel it is not a patch on the original.  While Vincent Price remains a camp wonder in the lead role (I particularly liked his eating fish through his neck and pulling out a bone!), there is not enough coherent story for a satisfying film.  There are several imaginative murders but without a unifying theme.  A number of characters return but what I really found annoying is that two actors from the first film reappear in different roles.  Hugh Griffith was a rabbi in the original film and an Egyptologist here (an Egyptian rabbi?) and Terry-Thomas who was bled to death in the original plays a shipping line executive for some reason -- a waste of a character actor.  It goes to prove that moviemakers seldom learn to leave well enough alone.