My final watch for today was The House by the Cemetary (Lucio Fulci, 1981)
Being a huge fan of City of the Living Dead and The New York Ripper, as well of enjoying the other things I've seen by him like Zombi 2 and The Beyond, I couldn't wait to see this. I watched Blue Underground's release which had great picture and sound (I chose the italian mono). As expcted, the directing here is very strong, although I was a bit let down by the story which is not as original as his other films. Also, while the characters are likeable, they simply act overly stupid causing me not to care that much as they meet their fate. Another thing I felt was a bit of an anti-climax:
My least favourite Fulci, it's still good and suspenseful with strong directing. Parts of the directing reminded me of stuff I've seen in Argento's Deep Red and Tenebrae, although I consider those better than this. The screenplay isn't really all that interesting. If you haven't seen many Fulci movies and would like to see a haunted house flick I would probably recommend you start with The Beyond and if you're a fan of that then watch this one.
Being a huge fan of City of the Living Dead and The New York Ripper, as well of enjoying the other things I've seen by him like Zombi 2 and The Beyond, I couldn't wait to see this. I watched Blue Underground's release which had great picture and sound (I chose the italian mono). As expcted, the directing here is very strong, although I was a bit let down by the story which is not as original as his other films. Also, while the characters are likeable, they simply act overly stupid causing me not to care that much as they meet their fate. Another thing I felt was a bit of an anti-climax:
WARNING: "Don't read this!" spoilers below
The Freudstein face reveal was not tense enough and not very memorable which is a shame because the movie deserved to end on a really strong note. Still it had a good feeling to it and I very much enjoyed the last scenes with some awesome music which ends the movie with a great feeling.
My least favourite Fulci, it's still good and suspenseful with strong directing. Parts of the directing reminded me of stuff I've seen in Argento's Deep Red and Tenebrae, although I consider those better than this. The screenplay isn't really all that interesting. If you haven't seen many Fulci movies and would like to see a haunted house flick I would probably recommend you start with The Beyond and if you're a fan of that then watch this one.
Last edited by culliford; 10-01-22 at 08:57 PM.