Truly a masterpiece. I don't see how the 'bad' dubbing and 'incoherent' storyline (it's supposed to have a dream-like feel, dreams are rarely coherent) can detract some watchers from realising how brilliant this film is.
Apart from probably the greatest collection of gore scenes in a single movie ever - zombies, acid melting faces, exploding heads, eye-gouging, flesh-eating spiders etc, there is a true 'Lovecraftian' feel to this film that, at times creates a sense of dread that makes viewing severely uncomfortable (aided by the incredible soundtrack). Two qualities that NO film of today can match. Films today are so clinical, missing the rawness for stupid fancy/multiple camera angles, usually chopping from one scene to another with a nu-metal or techno soundtrack destroying any atmosphere the film actually had, if any. That's what I like about Fulci - he lingers on death scenes, so your with the victim throughout the whole mind-numbingly terrifying (and mightily painful no doubt) ordeal, no release of tension whatsoever. Yep, there's no escape unless you wimp out and fast forward. Hey! Put that remote down this instant! Sheesh!
I also like the dreamily surreal atmosphere, or rather, nightmarish - when the film ends you actually feel like you've awoken from a terrible dream and are safe again. Or are you? Mwa ha ha ha ha!
If your a TRUE horror fan then you will love this movie, I cannot praise it enough. They won't ever make movies like this again (except maybe for some underground films) so see it just for the experience. Tell yourself - "I'm sick and tired of false looking CGI guff, I want gore the old-fashioned way, realistic (*cough* 'cept *cough* spiders *cough*), sick and downright bloody, and I want it now dagnammit!"
R.I.P Fulci
Apart from probably the greatest collection of gore scenes in a single movie ever - zombies, acid melting faces, exploding heads, eye-gouging, flesh-eating spiders etc, there is a true 'Lovecraftian' feel to this film that, at times creates a sense of dread that makes viewing severely uncomfortable (aided by the incredible soundtrack). Two qualities that NO film of today can match. Films today are so clinical, missing the rawness for stupid fancy/multiple camera angles, usually chopping from one scene to another with a nu-metal or techno soundtrack destroying any atmosphere the film actually had, if any. That's what I like about Fulci - he lingers on death scenes, so your with the victim throughout the whole mind-numbingly terrifying (and mightily painful no doubt) ordeal, no release of tension whatsoever. Yep, there's no escape unless you wimp out and fast forward. Hey! Put that remote down this instant! Sheesh!
I also like the dreamily surreal atmosphere, or rather, nightmarish - when the film ends you actually feel like you've awoken from a terrible dream and are safe again. Or are you? Mwa ha ha ha ha!
If your a TRUE horror fan then you will love this movie, I cannot praise it enough. They won't ever make movies like this again (except maybe for some underground films) so see it just for the experience. Tell yourself - "I'm sick and tired of false looking CGI guff, I want gore the old-fashioned way, realistic (*cough* 'cept *cough* spiders *cough*), sick and downright bloody, and I want it now dagnammit!"
R.I.P Fulci
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