- Format: PAL
- Region: All Regions
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Shriek Collection
- DVD Release Date: 23 April 2007
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000NVIM4W
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Bought this not expecting much really but I was quite surprised!The only other Fulci film I have seen is "The Beyond" which I thought was pretty disappointing....and as that is considered by many to be his masterwork I didn't care to look any further.But as a self-admitted gorehound I thought I would give this one a go(knowing at the very least there would be some gruesome thrills).It is actually a pretty cool film!I mean,some of the effects are dated and the acting/dubbing is questionable in places but this is one of those situations where this all works in the film's favour.It gives it a certain charm.
"The Beyond" has all these things but the repeating,somewhat atonal piano melody REALLY gets on my nerves(plus I am a pretty serious arachnophobe so it loses points for the spider scene-which I can't actually watch!).The music in this film is great though,it is quite rock-orientated with lots of nice guitar work(I'm a guitar-nut so I'm admittedly biased!).
The gore is splashed about all over the place!...there are some really great,juicy effects sequences that, like I said,are somewhat dated but still conceptually pretty nasty(aswell as the usual Fulci eye-mutilations which always make me laugh!).In fact,almost straight away we see a cat-puppet clawing away at loads of squishy brain-matter.....they just don't make 'em like they used to!!!!
The story is cool aswell and Fulci is actually not that bad in front of the camera!The guy who plays the psychiatrist/murderer does so in quite a cheesy,pantomime way which just adds to the fun.Speaking of that guy,his secretary is DAMN sexy(anyone who has seen "Demons" will immediately recognise her,as she is one of the leading girls-the one with the curly hair).I was thinking some pretty bad thoughts of my own whenever she was on-screen(especially the end..oh baby)!!!!
So yeah,not the finest example of horror cinema,but if you are just in the mood for some 80's-style juicy gore and sillyness,then not a bad waste of 90 mins.Films like this take me back to my youth,where I would have sleep-overs and stay up all night watching stuff like this!!!!
"The Beyond" has all these things but the repeating,somewhat atonal piano melody REALLY gets on my nerves(plus I am a pretty serious arachnophobe so it loses points for the spider scene-which I can't actually watch!).The music in this film is great though,it is quite rock-orientated with lots of nice guitar work(I'm a guitar-nut so I'm admittedly biased!).
The gore is splashed about all over the place!...there are some really great,juicy effects sequences that, like I said,are somewhat dated but still conceptually pretty nasty(aswell as the usual Fulci eye-mutilations which always make me laugh!).In fact,almost straight away we see a cat-puppet clawing away at loads of squishy brain-matter.....they just don't make 'em like they used to!!!!
The story is cool aswell and Fulci is actually not that bad in front of the camera!The guy who plays the psychiatrist/murderer does so in quite a cheesy,pantomime way which just adds to the fun.Speaking of that guy,his secretary is DAMN sexy(anyone who has seen "Demons" will immediately recognise her,as she is one of the leading girls-the one with the curly hair).I was thinking some pretty bad thoughts of my own whenever she was on-screen(especially the end..oh baby)!!!!
So yeah,not the finest example of horror cinema,but if you are just in the mood for some 80's-style juicy gore and sillyness,then not a bad waste of 90 mins.Films like this take me back to my youth,where I would have sleep-overs and stay up all night watching stuff like this!!!!
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As a life long Lucio Fulci fan i feel compelled to say that this movie proves his career definitely ended on a whimper instead of a bang, though not his very final movie (that would be the equally terrible "Door into silence") this proves that the maestro had lost most of his magic by this point and was running on fumes!
This does have some special significance for fans though as it actually stars Fulci playing himself as a horror director plagued by visions of his movies and all sorts of mayhem with a killer on the loose. None of Fulci's camera style,visual flair and mood permeates this film, it's like a frozen Fulci movie, it looks really good but somehow the flavour has been lost in the process. From 1990 onwards Italian movies were mostly dreadful anyway and this is no exception, the idea for the movie is actually pretty cool and had Fulci directed this 12 years earlier he might have sprinkled his magic on it but by this point in his career his movies were devoid of his earlier brilliance (a noticeable exception being the underrated "Voices from beyond")
The movie has lots of clips of previous Fulci films and the whole thing feels like a wasted cut n paste job and when you see those clips you realise how much better those films were. The dubbing is also very poor even by their standards
The UK disc is ok but if you really do like this movie enough (which is probably a long shot!) then get the U.S Grindhouse release as they really give it the deluxe treatment with a nice transfer and tons of special features.
If your new to Fulci start with his classic period of films from 1979 - 1983 with titles like "Zombi" "City of the living dead" "The Beyond" "New york ripper" etc but some of his even earlier films are nothing short of great too like "The Psychic" and "Don't torture a duckling" if you really wanna delve into the latter stage of his career the only ones i can recommend are "The House of clocks" and "Voices from Beyond" - Give any of the others a miss.
This does have some special significance for fans though as it actually stars Fulci playing himself as a horror director plagued by visions of his movies and all sorts of mayhem with a killer on the loose. None of Fulci's camera style,visual flair and mood permeates this film, it's like a frozen Fulci movie, it looks really good but somehow the flavour has been lost in the process. From 1990 onwards Italian movies were mostly dreadful anyway and this is no exception, the idea for the movie is actually pretty cool and had Fulci directed this 12 years earlier he might have sprinkled his magic on it but by this point in his career his movies were devoid of his earlier brilliance (a noticeable exception being the underrated "Voices from beyond")
The movie has lots of clips of previous Fulci films and the whole thing feels like a wasted cut n paste job and when you see those clips you realise how much better those films were. The dubbing is also very poor even by their standards
The UK disc is ok but if you really do like this movie enough (which is probably a long shot!) then get the U.S Grindhouse release as they really give it the deluxe treatment with a nice transfer and tons of special features.
If your new to Fulci start with his classic period of films from 1979 - 1983 with titles like "Zombi" "City of the living dead" "The Beyond" "New york ripper" etc but some of his even earlier films are nothing short of great too like "The Psychic" and "Don't torture a duckling" if you really wanna delve into the latter stage of his career the only ones i can recommend are "The House of clocks" and "Voices from Beyond" - Give any of the others a miss.
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Finally grindhouse release Fulci's last truley great film on dvd, and as usual they have done an amazing job!
The film follows The maestro himself as he suspects he is having a mental breakdown and may be responsible for several murders, unaware he is under the hpynotic influence of a deranged psychotherapist.
If the brief synopsis makes this movie sound mad, well it is, with Explosions of gore, filler scenes from other movies and the now legendary glove puppet cat shredding fulci's brains in the openingthe film seems totally of the wall at times(but we eurohorror fans dig that!) That said the film actually plays rather well as a dissection of fulci as a director, with the overt uses of gore and accusations of mysogyny, and questions what sort of person makes these films and what kind of affect do they have on an audience. While on a purley technical aspect this film is pretty flawed and does not show anywhere near the level of flair from films like The beyond and house by the cemetary, it does serve as an excellent footnote to Fulci's career, and provides enough gore and madness to satisfy genre fans.
The Print is uncut and definately the best i have seen in the correct widescreen ratio and option of italian or english dub, and the disc is loaded with extras including interviews with the legend himself and a booklet with essays from antonella fulci, david schow and eli roth. Overall no self-respecting fulci fan should be without this disc in their collection!
The film follows The maestro himself as he suspects he is having a mental breakdown and may be responsible for several murders, unaware he is under the hpynotic influence of a deranged psychotherapist.
If the brief synopsis makes this movie sound mad, well it is, with Explosions of gore, filler scenes from other movies and the now legendary glove puppet cat shredding fulci's brains in the openingthe film seems totally of the wall at times(but we eurohorror fans dig that!) That said the film actually plays rather well as a dissection of fulci as a director, with the overt uses of gore and accusations of mysogyny, and questions what sort of person makes these films and what kind of affect do they have on an audience. While on a purley technical aspect this film is pretty flawed and does not show anywhere near the level of flair from films like The beyond and house by the cemetary, it does serve as an excellent footnote to Fulci's career, and provides enough gore and madness to satisfy genre fans.
The Print is uncut and definately the best i have seen in the correct widescreen ratio and option of italian or english dub, and the disc is loaded with extras including interviews with the legend himself and a booklet with essays from antonella fulci, david schow and eli roth. Overall no self-respecting fulci fan should be without this disc in their collection!
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