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Are these two films from Lucio Fulci any good?
2005-07-13
You might ask your self if any of these films are good and I would tell you offcourse they are, the house by the cemetery and the beyond are two magnificant horror films that were done when Lucio Fulci was still good. What I like about Lucio Fulci's films especialy these two is that he adds a lot of atmosphere and a sense of darkness that the characters cannot seem to escape from he also manages to add some really creepy music which helps and he also adds a lot of gore which made the horror fans name him the godfather of gore or something like that. Anyway if you are interested in watching any of his films then this is a good place to start, Anchor bay has done a great job with restoring these films the picture quality is very high and they have added a lot of special features and comentary tracks for both films, here is a short summary of both films:-
The beyond, when a young woman moves into an old hotel which she has inhereted, she thinks everything is going well. She plans to make a new life for herself but doesn't realise that the hotel has been the gateway to hell in years past and some potentially terrible things are about to happen. Alot of confusing scenes happen in this film but it is fun to watch, with a lot of wierd characters like the house keeper and that little girl. What I got when I watched this film was alot of gore and blood and a bad story line so I hated it but when I watched it a second time I liked it more as the death scenes were pretty cool like the acid melting face and a gory dog attack scene and eye gougings and a lot of zombies that appeare at random although there were scenes that were unconvincing like the spiders that start eating a guys face. David Warbeck also stars in this film what his character does not realise is that he continues to shoot the zombies in the stomach when it was clear that they die with one shot to the head!.... The house by the cemetery, when a family take up residence in an eerie house by a cemetery some bizare events begin to occur as there seems to be an evil being that lives in the basement. while watching this film I expected the usual dark atmosphere and gory death scenes and I was not dissapointed but one thing that has bothered me alot was that annoying young blonde kid, where did they get this brat otherwise it was a pretty good film but not as good as the beyond infact I will give this film 4 stars. The evil Dr.freudstien who is like a frankenstien monster I think I'm not quite sure what he is gets to kill some people that enter his house so you get alot of sick and twisted death scenes like the one involving the lady that gets punctured and stabbed by a fire place poker and an awsome decapatation scene. As you can tell unlike other italian horror films these two films were creepy as hell and I deffinently recomend this to all horror fans and stop watching crap like gothika or house of wax the remake god dammit!. 
Good movies
2005-03-06
I like "The Beyond " better than "house by the Cemtary". But both are good films . My main point of this reveiw is to let you people know that "the Beyond" can be found in best buy for $9.99 and "house by the cemetary" can be found really anywhere for $6.99. So im just trying to save you money instead of spendingjust over $20 for the 2 you can spend about 14 or 15 $.
above average offerings
2004-02-08
Farming the zombie genre is a daunting task. There are just too many bad films out there made by folks who think zombies equate to reddish liquid splashed liberally on bodies and the surfaces of walls. Not so! Suspense and atmosphere are the very foundation of eerie, something only the true auteur can accomplish. Lucio Fulci manages to squeak through with these well above average offerings. The Beyond truly deserves a spot as one of the best zombie movies of all time spot, falling closely behind the Living Dead trilogy. Its bold attempt at portraying hell and the realization of an apocalyptic zombie holocaust is this movie's real worth. While Fulci is popular for his gore, one seeking to find realism ought to look elsewhere. Evil Dead (pt. 1) is often more realistic. Lastly, The Beyond, like most horror movies, suffers from little (not no) plot. My advice is to go with it. There's enough visual appeal to make the unexplained forgiveable. Grade: B+ The House By The Cemetery suffers from an obnoxious little boy and a secret plot. I say secret because either something was lost in the translation (was this dubbed?), or Fulci just didn't want to share. The basic message I got was that children were evil. Granted. As for the zombie himself (yes, only one) the question of "why" is never answered. Again I say, accept it all or don't bother with the film. As for the obnoxious little boy (spoiler alert), his voice is so grating you actually wish he was the only character that died. We, the viewer, are not so lucky. I had to fast forward a lot of this film because it failed to keep me interested. Regardless, a hardcore fan would still like this one. Grade: C+ If you're only interested in getting good zombie films, go with the Beyond. If you're interested in getting a complete zombie collection, save some cash and buy this set. 
Strange endings
2004-01-29
While watching the Lucio Fulci Collection on DVD, there are no happy endings in either "House by the Cemetery" or "The Beyond". In fact I found the end of HBTC to be quite baffling. Why was the film not prolonged, as to see what actually happened to Freudstein? Bob "the little boy" escapes Freudstein's clutches, while both his parents are killed. He's then met by the evil Dr Freudstien's spirit wife and child, whom both are kind. They then walk off, hand in hand into the sunset. The end. As much as I expected some justice to be done towards Freudstein, it never did happen. It just makes you wonder why? And, there was no House by the Cemetery 2 to my knowledge? The ends justify the means certainly don't pertain to the ending of this film. Very strange.
2 Fulci Classics For The Price Of 1!
2003-10-28
1981 was a terrific year for Lucio Fulci. In that year, between the releases of Argento's INFERNO in 1980 (the same year Fulci made CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD/THE GATES OF HELL) and TENEBRE in 1982 (the same year Fulci made THE NEW YORK RIPPER and MANHATTAN BABY), Fulci ruled Italian horror with back-to-back masterpieces. Of course, I'm talking about THE BEYOND and THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, two of Fulci's most popular horror films that only get better with age!THE BEYOND, in my humble opinion, is an extremely close second to SUSPIRIA as the greatest Italian horror movie of all time! In it, Catriona/Katherine MacColl renovates a Louisiana hotel she inherited only to discover that it rests on one of the seven gateways to Hell! Throughout the ensuing hour-and-a-half, pun intended, all Hell breaks loose, with the most gruesome imagery Fulci has ever committed to celluloid (e.g., crucifixion, acid bath, tarantulas, a head explosion, and Fulci's trademark eyeball violence), and it all looks totally realistic and awesome, right up there with any of Tom Savini's work! I really loved MacColl's prescence in THE BEYOND, as she's just so lovely to look at; John Saxon-lookalike David Warbeck is also really cool here as well (he was in Fulci's previous Edgar Allen Poe offshoot THE BLACK CAT, also in 1981), especially when dropping bullets through the barrel of his gun. I got the totally awesome soundtrack at my first horror convention a few months ago. THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY also has MacColl, this time as a mother who, along with her doctor husband and son, move into the titular residence in Boston. The doctor is continuing the research conducted by a colleague who offed himself; the research is on one Dr. Freudstein, whose unorthodox methods involved killing people to keep himself alive. More Fulci mayhem such as a knife through the head (with the blade sticking out of the mouth), decapitation, and a neck-ripping. I got a HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY t-shirt featuring the 1984 poster artwork (on the Diamond release) at my first horror convention a few months ago, the safest representation of Fulci that you can get! You must get this 2-pack if you want definitive Fulci. THE BEYOND has a terrific audio commentary by MacColl and Warbeck (a few weeks before Warbeck died) which is amusing and informative, among a slew of awesome extras. THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY has a photo and still gallery set to one of the creepy compositions in the score. This is a double-dose of Fulci mayhem at its greatest, most Argento-like; a definite must-watch!  Read for more: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%3FASIN=B...
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