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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Macabre was the direcroial debut of Lamberto Bava and is an effective if slow paced shocker. For seasoned fans of italian horror this will appreciate this more than newbies who might find it a little slow.
The dvd from Arrow is uncut with a 1.85:1 16x9 transfer that look's quite good. The audio is english.
Extras wise there is new featurette entitled Macabre and the Golden Age of Italian horror, the trailer, picture gallery an intro from Bava before the feature. Inside the case there is a poster reproduction and a 12 page booklet featuring an Interview with Bava.
The dvd from Arrow is uncut with a 1.85:1 16x9 transfer that look's quite good. The audio is english.
Extras wise there is new featurette entitled Macabre and the Golden Age of Italian horror, the trailer, picture gallery an intro from Bava before the feature. Inside the case there is a poster reproduction and a 12 page booklet featuring an Interview with Bava.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For me, most of the time in any case, Italian horror promises a lot but delivers much less. So I didn't have huge expectations on this, although I had wanted to see it for many years (remembering the drawn, crudely coloured video cassette box from the 80's in my local rental library but never being brave enough to rent it!).
OK, so the bits that I wasn't keen on first. It is supposed to be set in New Orleans, but for the most part, certainly wasn't filmed there (inserted footage of black kids wearing hats playing in the street and the white river-boats chugging down the Mississippi look out of place to the rest of the film).
The ending is confusing - to be honest I didn't really understand it.... There is a nod towards the supernatural, but this doesn't really fit with the tone of the rest of the picture.
The good bits. Take it out of the typical "Italian Horror" mould, and it's a reasonably well made, interesting picture. It's very original, and I certainly have never seen anything like it. If I was pro Hollywood Remakes (which I certainly am not!), this would be a prime contender, as it shows that it doesn't take a mountain of blood, guts and gristle to make a suspenseful picture.
There are some genuinely creepy moments - very clever move was to make the person who senses something is "amiss" upstairs, blind. You do need to suspend disbelief at some points, but when he discovers "something" in the freezer (ok, it's a head - but you can see this from the picture on here!), it is a genuinely creepy moment, especially since he is about to be found out.
The acting is just fine (again, unlike some Italian horror pictures!). Questionably "Deep Saaath" accents and drawl, but who cares! It's not what is important here.
For me, one of the best parts of the film is the music - imagine 70's/80's laid back smooth, and really inverts the horror, to make the viewer feel at once laid back and relaxed, and secondly recoil and put their hands in front of their faces!
I would certainly recommend this film to viewers who haven't seen it before. It's reasonably fast paced (and if not, it isn't too long!), and I don't think you will have ever seen anything like it. I certainly told at least half a dozen friends about it the day after I had watched it, which I haven't done since I saw The Blair Witch Project (before the hype and before anyone else had seen it!).
OK, so the bits that I wasn't keen on first. It is supposed to be set in New Orleans, but for the most part, certainly wasn't filmed there (inserted footage of black kids wearing hats playing in the street and the white river-boats chugging down the Mississippi look out of place to the rest of the film).
The ending is confusing - to be honest I didn't really understand it.... There is a nod towards the supernatural, but this doesn't really fit with the tone of the rest of the picture.
The good bits. Take it out of the typical "Italian Horror" mould, and it's a reasonably well made, interesting picture. It's very original, and I certainly have never seen anything like it. If I was pro Hollywood Remakes (which I certainly am not!), this would be a prime contender, as it shows that it doesn't take a mountain of blood, guts and gristle to make a suspenseful picture.
There are some genuinely creepy moments - very clever move was to make the person who senses something is "amiss" upstairs, blind. You do need to suspend disbelief at some points, but when he discovers "something" in the freezer (ok, it's a head - but you can see this from the picture on here!), it is a genuinely creepy moment, especially since he is about to be found out.
The acting is just fine (again, unlike some Italian horror pictures!). Questionably "Deep Saaath" accents and drawl, but who cares! It's not what is important here.
For me, one of the best parts of the film is the music - imagine 70's/80's laid back smooth, and really inverts the horror, to make the viewer feel at once laid back and relaxed, and secondly recoil and put their hands in front of their faces!
I would certainly recommend this film to viewers who haven't seen it before. It's reasonably fast paced (and if not, it isn't too long!), and I don't think you will have ever seen anything like it. I certainly told at least half a dozen friends about it the day after I had watched it, which I haven't done since I saw The Blair Witch Project (before the hype and before anyone else had seen it!).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Don't listen to the other reviews. This film is really cool. Granted, it's not a gorefest like Demons or A Blade in the dark, but this one has a really icky atmosphere to it. Bernice Stegers puts in a really fearless performance, exuding a really weird sexiness. There really is a lot more to the film than a woman shagging a severed head in a fridge, Pupi Avati (Director of House With The Laughing Windows, and Zeder) who co-wrote the script, makes a comment on the dark underside of grief, and also on the savagery of children (The most malevolent character is a bava-esque little girl), whilst celebrating the decaying splendour of New orleans despite very little location photography. It's quite a unique little film, bringing to mind literary rather than cinematic references (Lovecraft, Poe, M R James), and is a testament to the unpredictability and joy of Italian exploitation cinema from the 70s and early 80s.
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Great Arrow release
Another fantastic release by Arrow.
Lamberto Bava's first film is a slow moving yet highly enjoyable Italian thriller regarding a married woman who can't let go of her... Read more
Lamberto Bava's first film is a slow moving yet highly enjoyable Italian thriller regarding a married woman who can't let go of her... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Pike
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It's all to easy to understand why Lamberto Bava's solo directorial debut Macabre failed to find much of an audience back in 1980: it feels more like a pitch than a fully fleshed... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
Love Italian shockers? Love original artwork?
Macabre sees Arrow yet again give the UK a cracking package for arguably Bava Jnrs best film.
Along with the super transfer,reversible artwork,poster and booklet we get what... Read more
Along with the super transfer,reversible artwork,poster and booklet we get what... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by MR.A
This is crappy!
The most borring film I have ever seen. No action whatsoever! Don't see it. It is supposed to be a surprising and scary ending, but it is just silly! Based on a true story... Read more
Published on 1 April 2000
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