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4.0 out of 5 stars Real good Shock for your video., July 18 2002

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This review is from: Shock (VHS Tape)

Forget Sixth Sense and others horrors with ghosts and take Shock.In this classic giallo from legendary Mario Bava will touch you fear pretty step by step,just to the macabre finale.The story is well written by four peoples,including Bava's son Lamberto and Dardanno Sachetti,important screenwriter for Italian horror film.The camera work is excellent,acting of Daria Nicolodi too.And the wonderfull collector's edition of Anchor bay entertaiment?Beautiful cover,widescreen and remastered picture,italian trailer and U.S.Tv spot and interview with assistant director Lamberto Bava!!!With perfect work of Amazon.com what else we can want?

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3.0 out of 5 stars An impressive swan song for Bava., April 7 2002

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A. D. MacEwen "His Imperial Majesty, Grand Hi... (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shock (Widescreen) (DVD)

First of all, both Lamberto and his father Mario worked on this film. Second, there is no proof how much of the film was directed by one or the other. I'm inclined to think it was more Mario's doing and less his son's, because nothing Lamberto Bava did afterwards is as good as this, and that includes Macabre and A Blade in the Dark, not to mention the junk he lowered himself to once he started directing the Demons films.

This is definitely smoother, more atmospheric and more slickly disturbing than the disjointed and undeveloped Twitch of the Death Nerve. Not that the latter was a bad film, it had its moments, but Bava ultimately did not pull that one off. Good performances all around combined with a disturbing incestual theme and a stylistic tour-de-force result in an impressive swan song for Mario Bava. Sure, it's not a masterpiece, it's no Lisa and the Devil, but a worthy addition to any Italian horror fan's DVD library. And check out that score by Goblin spin-off Libra!

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3.0 out of 5 stars An impressive swan song for Bava., April 7 2002

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A. D. MacEwen "His Imperial Majesty, Grand Hi... (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shock (Widescreen) (DVD)

First of all, both Lamberto and his father Mario worked on this film. Second, there is no proof how much of the film was directed by one or the other. I'm inclined to think it was more Mario's doing and less his son's, because nothing Lamberto Bava did afterwards is as good as this, and that includes Macabre and A Blade in the Dark, not to mention the junk he lowered himself to once he started directing the Demons films.

This is definitely smoother, more atmospheric and more slickly disturbing than the disjointed and undeveloped Twitch of the Death Nerve. Not that the latter was a bad film, it had its moments, but Bava ultimately did not pull that one off. Good performances all around combined with a disturbing incestual theme and a stylistic tour-de-force result in an impressive swan song for Mario Bava. Sure, it's not a masterpiece, it's no Lisa and the Devil, but a worthy addition to any Italian horror fan's DVD library. And check out that score by Goblin spin-off Libra!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mario? Lamberto!
Shock (Mario Bava, 1977)

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Published on Jan 14 2002 by Robert P. Beveridge

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Last film of the italian king of B-movies - Mario Bava - , SHOCK is now presented by Anchor Bay in an above-average DVD version. Read more

Published on Feb 26 2001 by Daniel S.

1.0 out of 5 stars Shock
This movie is done in very poor taste. I laughed throughout the movie. The only thing that was a shock, was the price that my friend paid for it. Read more

Published on Sep 5 2000 by Greg Cranmer

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Published on May 27 2000 by frankenberry