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Lucio "King of the Eyeball Gag" Fulci made his name with a series of gory, gooey horror epics, and The Beyond stands above all as his outré masterpiece. The largely incoherent plot has something to do with a turn-of-the-century curse and a doorway to hell in the cellar of an old New Orleans hotel. Fulci shows his usual sensitivity with wooden acting, clumsy dialogue, and buckets of oozing blood and pus, but don't let that get in the way of enjoying this mad tale of zombies from hell invading Earth and eating their way through a cast of humans: crucified martyrs, blind visionaries, creepy hotel handymen, befuddled cops, and a plucky pair of heroes desperately fleeing a horde of hungry undead. The blood-red art direction is eerily beautiful, and Fulci's relentless long takes, punctuated by jolting shock cuts and eruptions of grotesque violence, create a mood of sheer paranoid horror right down to the final, mind-bending image. And don't forget the Fulci claim to fame: eyes are gouged out, eaten away, melted with acid, and (shudder) popped out by a spike through the back of the skull. Yech! If you dare ignore such piddling details as narrative logic and let yourself get carried away on the creepy visuals, it's a deliciously stylish treat, an edgy bit of gothic gore pitched in all its bone-crunching, flesh-ripping, organ-splatting glory. This sadistic, sanguinary hell-spawn tale is for gore-hounds only.
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
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5.0 out of 5 stars
AMAZING,
By Jd Wheeling "JD \M/" (Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seven Doors of Death (DVD)
My personal Fulci favorite. It's artistic, original, scary, gory, violent & well shot. As always the story is unique. The film creates and builds an eerie feeling. The gore is top notch. This is a must have!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lucio Fulci's at his best,
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This review is from: Beyond (DVD)
Bon voila surement le meilleurs film de Fulci jamais fait mon préféré . Encore une fois les trames sonores de Fabio Frizzi sont toujours d'un pure bonheurs à entendre. le meme aspect apesant et glauque que c'est prédécesseur et prise de vue qui sort de l'ordinaire , les zooms de cam sur les yeux et les scenes gore filmé de tres pres. Ce film est particulierement accée sur la mort , plusieurs scenes culte digne de Fulci sont inégalable .peut-etre la scene des araignés (En plastic) est mal fait(ca viellit quand meme) mais donne réellement la frousse . Le héros n'a toujours pas l'air a comprendre qu'un zombie ce tue d'une seul facon (en lui brisant le cerveau) et les acteur n'ont pas l'air d'avoir peur bref comme pour l'enfer des zombie j'ai trouver les acteurs un peu lourdeau...les seuls déffaut du film a mes yeux. Bref un film a voir absolument pour tout fan du Maire .
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Its all about the visuals in The Beyond,
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This review is from: Beyond (DVD)
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.
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