{"id":22713,"date":"2020-01-15T23:08:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T07:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22713"},"modified":"2020-12-20T15:04:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T23:04:42","slug":"review-house-by-the-cemetery-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/01\/review-house-by-the-cemetery-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"House by the Cemetery: Limited Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>House by the Cemetery<\/em><\/strong> might have its merits and perhaps die-hard fans of Lucio Fulci may find it entertaining, but for myself it was more confusing and even tedious. However, this Limited Edition release by Blue Underground is very well done.<\/p>\n

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House by the Cemetery
\n<\/span>\u2014 3-Disc Limited Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1981)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nBlue Underground | NR \u2013 86 min. \u2013 $49.95 | January 21, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/15\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Lucio Fulci
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Elisa Livia Briganti (story), Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Lucio Fulci (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Katherine MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Deleted Scene, Trailers, Galleries
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, CD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD 1.0), Italian (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>28.90 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>38.03 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Blue Underground provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>A young family \u2014 Dr. Norman Boyle (PAULO MALCO), Lucy (KATHERINE MACCOLL) and Bob (GIOVANNI FREZZA) \u2014 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 \u2013 or something \u2013 is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Can\u2019t say I\u2019m a big fan of Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci, though I did genuinely enjoy his 1979 Zombie<\/em>. House by the Cemetery<\/em><\/strong>, released in 1981, is a muddled mess of a movie. You do have your usual poor dubbing with stilted English dialogue of course, but setting that aside, there are many parts that make little sense or don\u2019t play into the plot, or at the very least perhaps poorly done red herrings.<\/p>\n

One of them is twice in the film, characters seem to believe Norman has been to this town before, which he denies\u2026 with a reaction of either disbelief or maybe he was, and is lying for some reason; initially I thought he was having an affair with the nanny, Ann (ANIA PIERONI), who herself was suspicious\u2026 yet neither amounted to anything in the end and felt like filler. Hell, didn\u2019t even add any suspense to a movie that otherwise felt tedious by the time we get to the climax and ultimately reveal the monstrous humanoid figure of Dr. Freudstein.<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t to say House by the Cemetery<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t have its moments as I did like the production design of the house itself, the gore effects were pretty impressive and I actually did like the design of the monster at the end, but those parts can\u2019t overcome the terrible logic and some strange choices our characters make.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a lenticular slip cover<\/strong>. The third disc in this Limited Edition contains the movie\u2019s soundtrack. Also inside is a nice Collectable Booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Disc 1:
\n<\/strong>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Troy Howarth, Author of \u201cSplintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films\u201d. Howarth, who has recorded a variety of commentaries for Blue Underground and others, dissects this film and specifically of course talks about Fulci and his style.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scene (1:01)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 An unearthed extended scene, after the bat-kill, that\u2019s only maybe 30 seconds long and contains no audio.<\/p>\n

Also included is the International Trailer (3:22)<\/u><\/strong> and U.S. Trailer (1:48)<\/u><\/strong>, a TV Spot (0:32)<\/u><\/strong> and Poster & Still Galleries<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Disc 2:
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