{"id":23725,"date":"2020-08-25T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T23:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23725"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:36:09","slug":"review-house-by-the-cemetery-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/08\/review-house-by-the-cemetery-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"The House by the Cemetery 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 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, the 4K release does have great video and audio transfers.<\/p>\n

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The House by the Cemetery<\/span>
\n(1981)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nBlue Underground | NR \u2013 86 min. \u2013 $49.95 | August 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/25\/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>4K UHD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD 1.0), Italian (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\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.
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: The screen captures are from the Blu-ray and do not reflect the quality of the 4K transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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

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

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 embossed slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Disc 1 (4K Ultra HD):
\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 (Blu-ray):
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  • Meet the Boyles (14:17)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Actors Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco<\/li>\n
  • Children of the Night (12:18)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Actors Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina<\/li>\n
  • Tales of Laura Gittleson (8:56)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Actor Dagmar Lassander<\/li>\n
  • My Time with Terror (9:21)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Actor Carlo De Mejo<\/li>\n
  • A Haunted House Story (14:07)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Co-Writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti<\/li>\n
  • To Build a Better Death Trap (21:32)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Cinematographer Sergio Salvati, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Maurizo Trani, Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi and Actor Giovanni De Nava<\/li>\n
  • House Quake (14:46)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Co-Writer Giorgio Mariuzzo<\/li>\n
  • Calling Dr. Freudstein (19:34)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Author Stephen Thrower (\u201cBeyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    While most of these were ported over from the 2011 Blu-ray release, it was still great to hear from almost the entire cast, Ania Pieroni was the only one missing, and they each offer their memories of the production, particularly of interest were the two child actors, now grown up. There are two sets of new interviews exclusive to this release, each one pretty standard but still worth checking out.<\/p>\n

    Catriona MacColl Q&A (29:37)<\/u><\/strong> from the 2014 Spaghetti Cinema Festival.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Blue Underground releases House by the Cemetery<\/em><\/strong> onto 4K Ultra HD taken from a 4K 16-bit scan from the original 35mm 2-perf camera negative. The Blu-ray release from a year or so ago already looked fantastic (rated a 4.75\/5) and this one takes it a bit over the finish line, though the difference between the two is rather negligible. Even so, this picture is incredibly sharp throughout with the original film grain and noise is retained, seeing every bit especially on close-ups. Colors also are impressive, nothing over blown but in keeping with the 1970s time period.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    AUDIO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    The audio here has been upgraded as well. Included as the default option \u2014 the original English 5.1\/1.0 DTS-HD MA and Italian DTS-HD MA 1.0 also available \u2014 is a new Dolby Atmos track which is perhaps moderately better than the 5.1 version but the bulk of the audio comes through the center channel with some depth related mostly for the score and soundtrack. Otherwise, the dialogue is crisp and clean as was the 5.1 track from both here and the Blu-ray releases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    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 with incredible video and audio transfers to go along with a great selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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