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Summary: THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY Has Potential, But...
Review: THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY is trademark Lucio Fulci. Filled with scenes of gratuitous violence, blood, murder, & of course, gore, this film ranks as a favorite for many gore hounds. Unfortunately, the narrative of the movie is very thin. For the most part, the "plot" is incomprehensible. I give this film 3 stars very reluctantly due to the fact that the movie permeates a sense of creepiness, evil, & doom that suits a lot of great horror films. Fulci has a flair of style, undoubtedly. His horror films have a menacing aura (THE BEYOND & ZOMBIE are good examples). But other than that, his films lack the substance that makes great horror films, & that is a cohesive narrative. Still, I enjoyed the mood & creepiness of the film. Interesting note is that former sexpot Dagmar Lassander is in this movie, albeit briefly, & gets quicly dispatched in a horribly sadistic fashion after her introduction. THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY could have been better.
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Summary: Raspberry horror
Review: I was really disappointed with this clunker,the only thing in this film I was really impressed with was the acting ability of that little blond kid. Man for a boy can he scream! I'm writing this review from memory (this is one film I'd like to forget)The film is kind of confusing,you don't know what's happening one minute to the next. The storyline is kind of quirky. There's are a few good scenes one gory and stupid. The gory scene if when the babysitter loses her head The stupid scene is when daddy (I think it's the father) gets attacked by a bat, it bites his hand and he does everything to get it off, When they finally find the mad doctor/scientist whatever he/it is, it comes his time to die (of course you can't kill something that has been dead along time) but when they stab him..yuck thats when I almost lost it. Don't buy this movie unless you are patient/tolerant of bad filmaking
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Summary: Doctors, Gore, and More! How can you go wrong?
Review: Being a fan not only of Lucio but also of Italian Gorror, I'd have to give this film an A+. Considering most of my friends needed an introductory film to open the archivesItalian movie making,and then taking into account that they've all avidly started collecting Lucio's works after witnessing this film, I'd have to say it was a success. From the onset, it quickly defeats any notion of cheap "screamer" movies, giving you scenes that made most people I know salivate. Besides, with a cemetary outside the house and Lucio at the helm, how could you go wrong?
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Summary: Once again, another Fulci triumph!
Review: This is probably the last of Fulci's zombie films, before he went on to make NEW YORK RIPPER, MANHATTAN BABY, and DEMONIA. Many will find- to their surprise- that this is not actually a zombie movie. There is one zombie/monster, who kills with a knife instead of eating his victim's flesh. But this doesn't make it any less better. And hey- Catriona MacColl (Fulci's previous CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD and THE BEYOND) is in it (surprise, surprise!)! A family that consists of a husband, wife, and son move to a strange house that sits by a cemetery. No one will buy the house because of the weird goings-on that happen there. Such as the moans, sobbing, and crying that come seemingly from nowhere. Or the fact that people were killed in the house. Or the fact that there is a tomb sitting in the middle of the floor in one of the rooms. The film goes on to say that a doctor used to live there, and the husband goes to investigate after a bat from the cellar attacks him and his wife. Minor characters are killed off in gruesome fashion (i.e: knife through the back of the head and out of the mouth, poker through the stomach and neck, throat ripped out), without anyone in the family noticing, until finally they've killed off all they can and it is time for the final showdown between the family and the zombie/monster. Who is this creature that stalks the forboding house? Who will be left? Viewers are in store for a surprise twist ending. The DVD of HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY is quite good; it has a dreamy feel to it quite like Fulci's THE BEYOND. The sound is clear, except for the fact that sometimes the music is louder than the voices of the actors, and you can't hear them that well because of that. But other than that, this disc is perfect, including: -Widescreen Presentation
-Theatrical Trailers
-TV Spot
-Talent Bios
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Summary: Average early 80s Italian horror flick
Review: If you like your horror flicks with a certain level of well-done special effects gore but aren't terribly concerned about whether the story hangs together well, then this is a film for you. One part haunted house movie, one part slasher flick, and with a dash of mad science thrown in out of left field for good measure, "The House by the Cemetary" exhibits all the strength and weaknesses that were the hallmarks of Italian horror movie makers in the Seventies and Eighties; the gore is appropriately disgusting--although the highmark in this film is definately the maggot-infested insides of the film's monster!--but there are characters who behave inconsistently or incomprehsibly and the script writers seem more concerned with getting from plot contrievance to plot contrievance, or providing excuses for the special efffects crew to go to work than they are with providing a story that hands together sensibly by the time the End Credits roll. The basic storyline involves a researcher who moves with his family to Boston to complete the work started by a collegue who committed suicide. Through a flurry of coincidences (or Fate, or maybe the researcher's specific manipulation, take your pick), they end up in a creepy house that is tied to the subject of the research. Ghosts, unkillable bats, and weird murders then drive the young family toward doom. If you go into watching this movie knowing what to expect, you'll find the time well spent. While I am frustrated with the unclear reasons for the behavior of the creepy babysitter and other continuity and story elements that strike false notes even if you're not thinking too hard while watching, it's nothing worse than what is to be expected in a movie from this vintage and "vinyard."
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Summary: Awesome movie!!!!!
Review: The house by the cemetery is so cool arn gorey. A very gorey horror flick. If you enjoy Fuci films and haven't seen this one yet, buy or rent it now!!!!! It is awesome!
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Summary: The bloodiest movie with the best music score.
Review: I am a big fan of the Lucio Fulci-movies. The house by the cemetery is one of the most bloody. It is about a family, Norman Boyle, Lucy Boyle and their little son Bobby. They are gonna move to New York, for Norman have to do researches for his job. They are gonna live in a house by a cemetery. Its live in by a crazy medical man, Dr.Freudstein for over 150 years, and he stays to be alive by human flesh and blood. He lives into the cellear under the house for over 150 years. At that moment, strange things happens and he tries to catch and murder the family by a violent way.
The music of the film is great; it is been composed by Walter Rizatti and Alexander Bloncksteiner. It conserns the opening titletrack and the closing.
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Summary: A solid effort from the godfather of gore
Review: Warning: spoilers ahead, if you don't want to know what happens don't read on. I would rate this film a 4, but I had to subtract a star for 2 annoying characters (the dad and Bob), a long boring period in the first half of the movie, and an ending that was very unsatisfying.
First off, the violence and gore is top notch- Fulci delivers the goods big time although you have to wait a while to get to the good scenes. Some of the highlights: knife through the skull, lady gets polked full of holes and her blood squirts all over the place in massive quantities (hard to watch), a guy's throat gets ripped open and blood gushes like a fountain, Dr. Freudstein is stabbed and globs of maggots fall out of his wounds, a girl gets her throat slashed and then (my favorite) her head bounces down the stairs. The deaths were very graphic and on par with the Beyond although very different. Dr. Freudstein is a great monster, and it was awesome when we get to see him for the first time. I have to say that the father was the biggest wuss and I cheered when he got slaughtered. The kid Bob deserved to die too because he was so stupid and annnoying. I felt cheated when he got away at the end. Overall worth seeing for true horror fans, and as with any horror dvd make sure you get the unrated version as I'm sure the R-rated one is heavily edited.
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Summary: its about atmosphere and gore
Review: This film is excellent for atmosphere and gore. Creepy moments coupled with outlandish gore scenes that rival those in the Beyond. If unconventional b-horror films are your thing, then check out House By The Cemetery. Well worth the wait for the definitive, uncut version of this film, whcich was banned in many countries until this recent release.
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Summary: Bought on impulse, don't know Fulci...
Review: To read some of the previous reviews, I guess one must know the body of work by Fulci to "get" anything out of this film. Well, I never heard of Fulci. I do, however, like trashy horror flicks and this one did not entirely disappoint.The acting was bad enough to amuse me, special effects were non-existant (tho sound effects were VERY good), the plot was idiotic (as it should be) and the DVD version I got was dirt cheap. I enjoyed it. I was, however, very impressed with the crisp, moody photography (in a WIDE letterbox) and, all in all, I think I made a good investment. One thing that often bothered me about dubbed, Italian films of this period is that they are often boring, relying only on gore. There certainly was plenty of that, but my attention was held quite well considering the idiot plot. I guess the best thing about this film is that it makes me want to see more by this Fulci guy.
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