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Cast |
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| Liza |
Kathrine MarColl |
| John |
David Warbeck |
| Emily |
Sarah Keller |
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Stats |
| Director |
Lucio Fulci |
| Rated |
NR |
| Release |
April 29, 1981 |
| Runtime |
80 min. |
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Score |
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Plot |
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A woman inherits a hotel that is located on one of the seven gateways
to hell. |
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Review |
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Considered by many to be cult Italian
director Lucio Fulci’s finest work, The Beyond gives a whole new take on
zombies. The movie opens with a preface in the year 1927, where a
Louisiana based satanic artist is crucified,
and his face is melted with acid. The Beyond wastes no time in getting
started, and Fulci is not shy with his on screen violence, by graciously
zooming in on each agonizing injury. With his last few breaths the
artist claims that the hotel that he is in lies on one of the seven
gateways to hell and that they are all doomed. Fast forward a bunch of
years, and we are brought to the company of Liza, who has just inherited
the same hotel that the artist was crucified in all those years ago.
Fulci is on top of his game in the directing department. The lighting
techniques are some of the finest I have ever seen; his zombies
are the best in the business, slow and creepy as hell. Not to
mention that there are lots of genius close ups of eyeballs, a trademark
of Fulci's. The story is so original that it has to be seen to be
believed. The special effects in The Beyond are top notch, the gore
is unbelievably realistic and there is plenty of it to go around. |
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Gore |
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Faces that are melted with acid, his signature destruction of human
eyeballs (which is hard to watch), face that is eaten by tarantulas,
and so much more. |
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The Goodies |
So what have we
learned today? |
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Body Count: |
N/A |
- Always wear safety glasses...Always
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Nudity |
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None |
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Arsenal |
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Guns |
Spikes |
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Teeth |
Gravity |
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So, do you disagree with my thoughts on
this movie? Do you feel that justice must be served? Well then,
Write Your Own Damn Review!! |
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