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The DVD features chatty but largely jokey commentary by David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl and an alternate German credits sequence featuring Fulci's preferred sepia-tinged prologue (but no alternate footage). --Sean Axmaker
| ACTORS: | Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Lucio Fulci |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | March, 1983 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Horror |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 013131123197 |
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Dissecting "The Beyond" There's an intentionally ironic scene in Italian horror filmmaker Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond" involving a hospital cart with excruciatingly squeaky wheels. This cart is wheeled by a soon-to-be victim of Fulci's special-effects crew. Listening to the weird, erratic soundtrack, I found myself praying for those sqeaky wheels to return.
Lucio Fulci is the Italian gore king that brought us such classics as "The New York Ripper", "Zombi", "The House By the Cemetery", "The Gates of Hell", "City of the Living Dead", and the inexplicably titled "Don't Torture Duckling" (?!).
"The Beyond" isn't so much a film as, say, an excuse to show off 14 or 15 really cool gross-out scenes. Acid on face, plastic tarantulas eating face, acid on face again (Fulci apparently had a thing for acid), and various scenes where eyes are popped out of their sockets.
I mentioned the music. The schizophrenic music varies between very chilling, effective mood pieces to completely confounding horror-disco. Nothing funkier than a scene that builds, and builds, and builds until the shocking acid-on-the-face climax is accompanied by the Italian equivalent of the Bee Gees.
Watching this "film", one is left with several questions: why film in Louisiana if all the actors are all British and Italian? Why is it that Bob the dead plumber rises from the dead in a completely new outfit? When did he change his clothes? Are the dead that conscious about fashion? Is the video store still open so I can go rent something better?
If you enjoy watching dogs tear out people's throats, chain-beatings, and bad overdubbing (and who doesn't, I ask?) then Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond" hits the spot.
Since I'm reviewing the DVD version, I'll mention the extras. Each schlocky, unbearable frame of the original print is lovingly restored for the DVD. There are lots of other goodies, like a slide show of the posters, articles, and promotional materials. Of course, the experience of suffering through such a wretched film may leave you asking yourself why you're watching the extras about a film you wish you'd never seen in the first place.
An Apocalyptic nightmare. Haunting, Surreal & Mesmerizing.
A beautiful young woman inherits a spooky hotel only to find out it's a portal to another dimension- namely HELL. Within only minutes (screen time that is) zombies, hungry tarantulas, possesed dogs, and acid ( yes, you heard right, ACID!!) all begin attacking the living - FULCI style. You know what that means folks, in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
I recently purchased THE BEYOND from AMAZON.CA to add to my ever growing HORROR DVD collection and I must state that I'm EXTREMELY glad I did. This is probably the only FULCI film that rightfully deserves praise. While the so called GODFATHER OF GORE has a devoted following, his films are indeed an acquired taste- even for horror film fans. And while many of his films (ZOMBIE, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY) all have their loyal worshipper's, many mainstream critics have nothing positive to say about any of FULCI'S blood-soaked films. This movie is the exception.
THE BEYOND is beautifully filmed. The Louisianna setting is lovely; the 2 lead actors (David Warbeck & Catriona MacColl) are very attractive; the make-up effects are quite grotesque and effective. But of course, the star attraction is the GORE. I must say that the gore effects surprised me, especially when you take into consideration the films budget and the time period. There are throat rippings, facial mutilations, 2 very unpleasant scenes involving eyeball removal, all to great effect.
THE BEYOND has entered MY TOP 10 LIST of FAVOURITE HORROR movies. Unlike FULCI'S other films that only HARDCORE B-MOVIE GOREHOUNDS can actually love, THE BEYOND stands above all of them because it actually qualifies as a WELL MADE HORROR movie. From the disturbing sepia-toned prologue to the haunting finale, THE BEYOND is a horror masterpiece that is beautifully filmed and executed. Gripping from start to finish, the BEYOND will disturb you the way ALL GOOD horror movies should but most importantly, it will keep you entertained for the full duration of it's blood-drenched 90 minutes. ENJOY.
Its all about the visuals in The Beyond
And the visuals are astounding. The camera and the director breathe in and revel in every shot, their attention is totally unwavering and they have an eye for the beauty in the scenes, actors, and in the horror as well. Frankly, I couldnt take my eyes off it if I tried, it demands your attention.
Find me any film let alone a horror film from 1983 that looks so crystal clear, so well framed, and so well filmed, its impossible. This film is timeless in that respect, if you told someone this was a 1980's period piece that was filmed in the late 1990's they'd believe you.
Like all Italian horror of the time, the emphasis wasnt put on the script, which is being generous to some of the scenes.
The visuals rule the day though and win out, the quality of all these elements puts you in a forgiving mood for the lesser qualities of the film.
Haunting in a good way.