(JUAN.of.a.KIND)

Night #30:

The Lowdown: Their’s no denying this is a Fulci movie through and through. Great gore, music, atmosphere and wtf moments all intact.
Fulci is a unique filmmaker, I don’t think anyone ever has or will ever be able to duplicate his style. No matter what type of movie he directs it always seems to have that distinctable “Fulci” atmosphere. THBTC (for short) unmistakably has this going for it, and that is probably it’s greatest asset. Like a lot of Fulci movies, logic, for better or worse is not the movie’s strong suit.
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I’ve seen this movie a few times and there are still a few things that I’m confused about. This is part of a “loosely connected themed” trilogy with City of the Living Dead and The Beyond, and all three of them have wtf endings. Some people may have problems with the logic behind the movie but I rolled with it possibly cuz I knew what to expect. The special features on the new Blue Underground Blu-Ray did shed some light on one thing that I was wondering about, but then that opened up even more confusion.
Forget logic, what people are going to remember about the movie is the atmosphere, make up effects, and the gore. All the the kills have the Fulci nastiness to them like tons of blood, ripped flesh, maggots and other fun stuff. The make up effects on Dr. Freudstein are fantastic and iconic. Yeah some of the stuff looks hokey, ala the bat scene, but I still prefer old school practical effects instead of bad cgi.
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I can’t end the review without mentioning the fantastic score by Walter Rizzati. It complements the movie perfectly. Remember people “no one will ever know whether children are monsters or monsters are children.” That quote from the movie makes about as much sense as the movie itself.

(Horrorphilia)
Other than The Evil Dead, this is the one film that I’m bringing back from previous year’s selections because I got myself a copy of the newly released Blue Underground Blu-ray of Fulci’s superb take on the haunted house plot (celebrating its 30th anniversary). This new uncut HD print looks about 100 times better than the cheap DVD copy that I used to peep THBTC last year. Indeed, this was the way the film was meant to be seen.

The Lowdown: Their’s no denying this is a Fulci movie through and through. Great gore, music, atmosphere and wtf moments all intact.

Fulci is a unique filmmaker, I don’t think anyone ever has or will ever be able to duplicate his style. No matter what type of movie he directs it always seems to have that distinctable “Fulci” atmosphere. THBTC (for short) unmistakably has this going for it, and that is probably it’s greatest asset. Like a lot of Fulci movies, logic, for better or worse is not the movie’s strong suit.

…

I’ve seen this movie a few times and there are still a few things that I’m confused about. This is part of a “loosely connected themed” trilogy with City of the Living Dead and The Beyond, and all three of them have wtf endings. Some people may have problems with the logic behind the movie but I rolled with it possibly cuz I knew what to expect. The special features on the new Blue Underground Blu-Ray did shed some light on one thing that I was wondering about, but then that opened up even more confusion.

Forget logic, what people are going to remember about the movie is the atmosphere, make up effects, and the gore. All the the kills have the Fulci nastiness to them like tons of blood, ripped flesh, maggots and other fun stuff. The make up effects on Dr. Freudstein are fantastic and iconic. Yeah some of the stuff looks hokey, ala the bat scene, but I still prefer old school practical effects instead of bad cgi.

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I can’t end the review without mentioning the fantastic score by Walter Rizzati. It complements the movie perfectly. Remember people “no one will ever know whether children are monsters or monsters are children.” That quote from the movie makes about as much sense as the movie itself.

(Horrorphilia)

Other than The Evil Dead, this is the one film that I’m bringing back from previous year’s selections because I got myself a copy of the newly released Blue Underground Blu-ray of Fulci’s superb take on the haunted house plot (celebrating its 30th anniversary). This new uncut HD print looks about 100 times better than the cheap DVD copy that I used to peep THBTC last year. Indeed, this was the way the film was meant to be seen.

#31DoN3 #Lucio Fulci #The House by the Cemetery #1981