dean_martin
06-01-2009, 11:32 AM
A couple of weeks ago Amazon was running a 50% off sale on select horror movies. To my surprise, the sale included many Italian-influenced gems. You know, the ones that are dream-like in presentation, but don't really follow a plot line.
I picked out 6 and watched two on Saturday while everyone was out of the house except the dogs and me.
First up was Cemetary Man. This early 90s offering from Michele Soavi starring Rupert Everette definitely has a European feel (even though Rupert speaks the Queen's English perfectly). This is a comedy of ironies with some nice gothic atmosphere and a little naughtiness thrown in for good measure. I see it's only $5.99 at Amazon this week. If your order is big enough for free shipping... Anchor Bay does a good job with the picture. Even the night scenes are so clear and grain-free that you can see the wires guiding the blue balls (ha! - poor Rupert) of flame jumping around in the cemetary. (You can see the wire on a fly too.) Anyhow, these little hiccups add to the fun. Overall the effects, special and otherwise, are good.
Next up was the US theatrical release of Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Enough has been said about this film. I'll add that if you don't have to have a special edition with extended scenes and tons of extras, Anchor Bay's Divimax edition is excellent. I've never seen this film presented so clearly.
Still need to make my way through Tenebre, Phenomena, Demons and Black Sunday.
I picked out 6 and watched two on Saturday while everyone was out of the house except the dogs and me.
First up was Cemetary Man. This early 90s offering from Michele Soavi starring Rupert Everette definitely has a European feel (even though Rupert speaks the Queen's English perfectly). This is a comedy of ironies with some nice gothic atmosphere and a little naughtiness thrown in for good measure. I see it's only $5.99 at Amazon this week. If your order is big enough for free shipping... Anchor Bay does a good job with the picture. Even the night scenes are so clear and grain-free that you can see the wires guiding the blue balls (ha! - poor Rupert) of flame jumping around in the cemetary. (You can see the wire on a fly too.) Anyhow, these little hiccups add to the fun. Overall the effects, special and otherwise, are good.
Next up was the US theatrical release of Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Enough has been said about this film. I'll add that if you don't have to have a special edition with extended scenes and tons of extras, Anchor Bay's Divimax edition is excellent. I've never seen this film presented so clearly.
Still need to make my way through Tenebre, Phenomena, Demons and Black Sunday.