The House By the Cemetery
by Lucio Fulci
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Actor: Catriona MacColl, Paolo MalcoDirector: Lucio Fulci
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 1095
Studio: Blue Underground
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- A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone - or something - is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth. Catr
DVD Reviews of The House By the Cemetery
DVD Review: A movie I like a lot more than I should
Summary: 4 Stars
The House by the Cemetery was released during the height of Lucio Fulci's career. From between 1979-1983 is the era Fulci will forever be known for. While he had some solid movies prior to that it's really the 79-83 era is what he will be remembered for. The House by the Cemetery might be one of the weaker ones from that era, but yet there is something strangely compelling about this movie. Maybe it's the fact the movie is so incoherent at times and that it's sort of laughable. Or maybe it's the unintentional comedy like the bat attack scene.
Lucio Fulci in my opinion was a director who was able to build some good suspense and tension due to his visual style. Even in some of his lesser movies he was able to make something out of nothing even if he was unable to maintain it. In The House by the Cemetery some of that can be found. But the biggest downfall of the movie is the really poor dubbing for Giovanni Frezza who will forever be known to hardcore horror fans as Bob. Apparently he was dubbed by a woman, but regardless the dubbing was just bad. Any scene he was in was comedy gold. This, in a way adds to the movie, but also takes away from scenes that might have played out better with some better dubbing.
Lucio Fulci was a filmmaker who can be really hit or miss and sometimes even in the same movie. The House by the Cemetery is one of those movies. The opening scene was quite effective; the set up was great and it had a creepy feel to it. The pacing here is slow; after the opening kill scene we don't get another for a good 40-min. The movie is filled with a lot of talk and a lot of scenes that never really go anywhere despite a build up with the characters and some interesting ideas.
Lucio Fulci seems to be building up something with some of the characters, but yet it never comes to be. The babysitter Anne seems to have some kind of big revelation coming, but it never happens. Any scene she is in has this weirdness to it, but yet nothing comes to be. What makes this movie so inserting is it's sort of a zombie movie due to the Dr. Freudstein character, but it's also sort of a slasher movie and than throw in some supernatural haunting. The House by the Cemetery had an interesting idea, but sadly the movie is so incoherent with nothing really explained everything is sort of lost.
The House by the Cemetery easily rates as one of Fulci's most incoherent movies; nothing really makes any sense at all nothing is really explained. Bottom line is what little plot we get is very messy. The screenplay was written by Giorgio Mariuzzo, Lucio Fulci and Dardano Sacchetti. If the other 2 writers sound familiar they should. Both have worked with Lucio Fulci several times with Sacchetti being the man responsible for several of Fulci's more popular titles.
While Fulci manages to build some suspense due to the messy plot and poor dubbing it's hard to sustain it and the scenes start to become funny for the wrong reasons. There was some decent suspense and in my opinion the final act is actually quite solid. Like I said Lucio Fulci was the type of director who could be very hit or miss and sometimes even in the same movie. Gore-hounds though fear not, when there is a gore scene Fulci doesn't hold back at all. While some dub this his goriest I have to disagree. The gore is excellent done by the always reliable and much underrated Giannetto De Rossi. Not Fulci's goriest, but when there is gore it will please the fans.
Most of the cast are Fulci regulars; many of them have done several movies with Fulci with Katherine MacColl probably being the most well known. Despite all the flaws of The House by the Cemetery I couldn't help, but really enjoy the movie. As I stated earlier sure the movie is incoherent nothing makes sense. Some of the characters seem to have some kind of revelation ready to come out and it never does. But I was really enjoying this movie. Maybe it was the flaws that make this movie so much fun?
The look of the movie was excellent; like I said before Fulci had a great visual style and along with cinematographer Sergio Salvati who worked with Lucio Fulci quite a few times really create a great look for the movie. There are a lot of scenes that have a great creepy feel and the overall tone of the movie is well done. The House by the Cemetery featured a lot of people from past Lucio Fulci movies, which helps the movie, but one would expect a bit more seeing as these people done some great work with Fulci.
In many ways this is one of Lucio Fulci's weaker efforts from this era and it's also one of his strongest at the same time. The House by the Cemetery has a great and creepy feel, but the plot is incoherent and revelations that seem to be waiting to come out never do. And the ending is also a bit complicated. But despite all this I highly enjoyed this movie. Fulci purists will probably get enjoyment out of this so if you like his work I would say this movie is worth seeking out. For those who don't like Fulci's work this probably won't be the movie to change your opinion of him.
My review for House by the Cemetery may not sound positive at all, but I did enjoy the movie a lot more than maybe I should have. Despite all the flaws there is just something really creepy about House by the Cemetery. As stated before in many ways this is one of Fulci's weaker and stronger efforts.
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