[quote=“Col. Douglas Mortimer, post:80, topic:517”]Well please ignore this rule when viewing a Fulci film. It does not apply! LOL.
Plots in Fulci films are like the talent portion of a beauty contest, they don’t matter ;)[/quote]
haha, this is true and once you become comfortable with it, the films really open up
The House by the Cemetery is one I have not seen yet, but at the rate I’m viewing Fulci films, I’m sure I will soon.
Watched City of the Living Dead last night. I was maybe a bit disappointed with it after reading so many good things… I thought the repeated grabbing of the back of the heads by the zombies was a tad too redundant, kind of slow moving at times, and the end was a major letdown for me. Pretty anti-climatic ending, if you ask me. These complaints aside, it has some very good moments and manages to overcome my negative aspects. I was particularly impressed by the apparantly low budget creativity in many scenes. Really like the soundtrack and it was cool seeing Christopher George in a similar role as he played in Pieces
Will have to review this thread because I don’t think I’ve read it at all.
Just have to add that after reflecting back on the film a bit more, I really did like it more than my comments above indicate. Had actually quite a few really cool scenes- the maggots, the inside-out-barf, the drill, and I really liked how the dead would appear and disappear, creating a very surreal effect.
A lot of scenes had me laughing, but it felt more like un-intentional humor as opposed to Fulci’s characteristic humor. I’m talking about scenes like the female zombie in the kid’s closet, and it looks like she turns the light on and is staring at him, he runs out and she stares for another moment and turns the light out. Its hard to describe why this is so funny, but there were many scenes like this that I thought were very funny
Some different twists when it comes to zombies, with them doing mega jumps and psychokinetic powers
Something I feel obligated to mention in relation to my disappointment is that I had to break the film into 2 viewings, something I hate to do. It always seems to lessen the impact of a film and I never get as much out of it. Unfortunately, its something I’ve had to do more and more due to time restrictions lately. I think this probably had a lot to do with it, because I was really getting into it for the first half when I had to shut it off.
Watched HBTC but not seen COTLD. Fulci’s gore & ability to display horrific images out way whatever shortcomings his films may have. Zombi 2 for example, great zombies & gore but the opening scenes with the ‘NYers’ & the shark scene are downright comical.
That shark scene is indeed hilariously ridiculous. It was a joke ala youtube for me and friends years back and I was quite surprised when the scene started playing during my first viewing of Zombi 2
[quote=“autephex, post:81, topic:517”]Watched City of the Living Dead last night. I was maybe a bit disappointed with it after reading so many good things… I thought the repeated grabbing of the back of the heads by the zombies was a tad too redundant, kind of slow moving at times, and the end was a major letdown for me. Pretty anti-climatic ending, if you ask me. These complaints aside, it has some very good moments and manages to overcome my negative aspects. I was particularly impressed by the apparantly low budget creativity in many scenes. Really like the soundtrack and it was cool seeing Christopher George in a similar role as he played in Pieces
Will have to review this thread because I don’t think I’ve read it at all.[/quote]
Yeah sorry, lol… I actually didn’t like COTLD the first time I saw it, but it was the first Fulci horror i’d ever seen. Now its improved after being used to his style.
[quote=“I…I…Idiot, post:85, topic:517”]But it also has this…
one of the best scenes in any horror[/quote]Oh c’mon! Why the heck is her eye open if it’s about to be impaled?! Gore over reality right there.
Anybody have any thoughts on Fulci’s Murder Rock? I heard there isn’t any gore in it even though it was made at the time of his Gorrorific height.
Of the ones i’ve seen i’d probably rate them like this
Four Of The Apocalypse - 10/10
Silver Saddle - 9/10
The Psychic - 9/10
Massacre Time - 9/10
City of the Living Dead - 9/10
One on Top of the Other (Perversion Story) - 8/10
The Black Cat - 8/10
Contraband - 8/10
Conquest - 8/10
New York Ripper - 8/10
The Eroticist - 8/10
Don’t Torture A Duckling - 8/10
A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin - 7/10
The Beyond - 7/10
Challenge To White Fang - 6/10
Touch of Death - 6/10
Zombie 2 - 6/10
House By The Cemetery - 6/10
La Pretora - 5/10
Touch of Death - 5/10
Manhatton Baby - 4/10
White Fang - 4/10
Cat in the Brain - 3/10
C’mon now korano. I know you’ve got a beef with gore, but surely you can’t be too bothered by lack of realism while being a spaghetti fan. I mean, look at that gun your avatar guy is holding
I’ve just received Murder Rock. Bought the disc mainly for the bonus disc which features a Fulci documentary and some other stuff. Many reviews say its very boring and zero blood, but I’m very curious about it. I’ve also read some reviews that say despite the lack of usual Fulci gore, its still put together very well… So I guess we’ll see about that.
[quote=“ENNIOO, post:69, topic:517”]Finally managed to get round to watching my THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY DVD.
Felt like I was watching a spaghetti at moments, when the camera was really zooming in on people’s faces.
Plenty of negative elements in the film, and it is one of the many things I enjoy about the film.
The music, actors, story, camera work and of course the gore make this a classic Fulci film.[/quote]
Pretty much sums up my feelings on most of the Fulci films I’ve seen. Only thing missing is the Fulci humor which is sometimes present.
The Black Cat was one of the first non-western Fulci’s I had seen. I liked it a lot- thought it had great atmosphere and found it to be a unique entry for Fulci. I can easily see it disappointing many fans though. I’m not sure if it would be classified as giallo or not, but I’m still not very clear on that genre’s classifications.
Forgot about that. Find some of the dialogue funny in The New York Ripper. Whether it is meant to be funny I 'am not sure. The so called duck’s dialogue cracks me up.
Your one up on me there…not purchased a single one yet ! Guess I will have to invest in some new hardware down the line. A smile comes to my face when I hear the word Bluray as like many members of the forum, I 'am still viewing some films sourced from VHS .
I am also still viewing a good amount of VHS sourced material and I’m sure I will be for quite some time. That’s the only Bluray I’ve bought and I’m not planning on purchasing any more until I watch it. I thought a long time about Blurays and had a hard time making my mind up about them. There’s even some posts on this board I made talking badly about Blurays… but ultimately I decided to give it a shot and see if they are as good as I hear many people saying they are. Mainly I didn’t want to be kicking myself down the line, wishing I’d bought the Bluray disc instead of the DVD… I really don’t like buying the same title more than once.
Also I’m not planning on buying any expensive Blurays… New York Ripper was only $16, which is $4 more than I would of paid for the same DVD version… not too bad
@Autephex:
You got me too! :o And although I do suspend disbelief, with Fulci gore films, when I see something like the eye poking, it only goes to reinforce my reasoning behind my dislike of his horror films. Its just gore for the sake of gore. Not only that, but baaad gore effects too. Other film-makers definetly made better effects mostly in their believeability. Also, an eye being impaled does not involve disbelief suspension. It can happen, but if my eye were to be gouged out, I’d probably close it.
