what be it about the french . first and they ( apparently ) like jerry lewis a lot more than the u do . second and they ( seem ) to like edgar allan poe work more than just about anyone else do . it get to be the beaudelaire effect . don not get me wrong . i be a poe fan myself . but this trilogy manage to make three of poe below average story into . well and i be not sure what theyre make into . toby dammit be a fine fellini film and but it have nothing to do with poe story and at least in term of theme . it enjoyable on the first viewing . terence stamp do a good job with an interesting role . however and it have nothing whatsoever to do with poe or spirit of the dead . metzergenstein be a big mess . how do vadim film get produce . it just awful . not even up to amateur film school standard . depend on the dvd menu you have and try to skip it and save your time . william wilson be actually the segment that be most faithful to poe work . it do not have much style and though and even if it include the strange snowball fight i think that i have ever see on film . ( it look like the boy be throw tissue and or maybe handkerchief and that have be roll up into ball . ) my advice be to skip metzergenstein and watch william wilson and and then and if youre a fellini fan ( i be not ) keep toby dammit on while you cook dinner or make a snack .