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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 14, 2023 8:38:59 GMT
 Lucio Fulci8/10City of the Living Dead 1980 Zombie 1979 Don’t Torture a Duckling 1976 Four of the Apocalypse 1975A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin 1971 One on Top of the Other 1969 7/10The Beyond 1981 The Black Cat 1981 The Psychic aka Seven Notes in Black 1977 The Devil’s Honey 1986 The House By the Cemetery 1982 Contraband 19806/10The New York Ripper 1982 Conquest 1983Zombi 3 1988 Murder Rock 1984 Massacre Time 1966Voices From Beyond 1991 The House of Clocks 1989 5/10Ænigma 1987 Manhattan Baby 1982 4/10The Eroticist 19723/10Sodoma’s Ghost 1988 Red = Non-Horror filmsPick a film or two from what you have seen that would you recommend to someone who was curious in delving into Fulci’s work?While City of the Living Dead is my favourite of his films, my two choices for newcomers would be Zombi & Don’t Torture a Duckling. I think both films cater for the full Fulci horror experience.   |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 14, 2023 10:52:44 GMT
I'm mostly just reminded how many more Lucio Fulci movies I need to see.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 14, 2023 11:27:10 GMT
Out of the 15 films I have seen directed by Lucio Fulci, I guess this would be how I rate/rank them:
7/10
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
6/10
The Beyond (1981)
The Psychic (1977)
Murder-Rock (1984)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
The New York Ripper (1982)
The Black Cat (1981)
5/10
The House by the Cemetery (1981)
A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971)
4/10
Ænigma (1987)
Zombie 3 (1988)
Manhattan Baby (1982)
The House of Clocks (1989)
3/10
Touch of Death (1988)
A Cat in the Brain (1990)
If I had to pick one of the 15 seen and rated Fulci films, I guess it is hard to beat out Zombie Flesh Eaters, which has lots of atmosphere, very nasty looking zombies and some truly gruesome death scenes, but one which also comes with a solid pace and not too many boring characters either.
For the visually and dreamlike, The Beyond is worth a go, even though I somehow do feel it is a bit slow moving at times, and really wanted to enjoy it way more, just cannot seem to get over the mentioned "problem" I have with some of his films.
The most fun or wild of his releases that I have watched, has to be his Flashdance attempt on doing a sleazy slasher at some dance school, and while I have not seen it for far too long, it came with a damn catchy score by Keith Emerson, lots of beautiful women and some impressive amount of gore and cheese.
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Post by James on Apr 14, 2023 17:09:00 GMT
Don't Torture a Duckling - 7.5/10
Zombi 2/Zombie/Zombie Flesh Easters - 7.5/10
The Beyond - 7/10
That's all I've seen. I'd also recommend DTAD and Zombie for newcomers.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Apr 14, 2023 22:33:29 GMT
I like:
Don’t Torture a Duckling
New York Ripper
Lizard in a Woman's Skin
I didn't like:
City of the Living Dead
House by the Cemetery
The Beyond
Zombi 2
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Post by mgmarshall on Apr 15, 2023 12:27:56 GMT
The ones I've seen...
1. The Beyond- 8/10
2. City of the Living Dead- 7/10
3. Don't Torture a Duckling- 7/10
4. Four of the Apocalypse- 7/10
5. Zombie- 6/10
6. The New York Ripper- 6/10
7. The House by the Cemetery- 6/10
8. Zombi 3- 4/10
9. A Cat in the Brain- 4/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 26, 2023 21:15:37 GMT
Out of the 15 films I have seen directed by Lucio Fulci, I guess this would be how I rate/rank them: 7/10Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) 6/10The Beyond (1981) The Psychic (1977) Murder-Rock (1984) City of the Living Dead (1980) The New York Ripper (1982) The Black Cat (1981) 5/10The House by the Cemetery (1981) A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) 4/10Ænigma (1987) Zombie 3 (1988) Manhattan Baby (1982) The House of Clocks (1989) 3/10Touch of Death (1988) A Cat in the Brain (1990) If I had to pick one of the 15 seen and rated Fulci films, I guess it is hard to beat out Zombie Flesh Eaters, which has lots of atmosphere, very nasty looking zombies and some truly gruesome death scenes, but one which also comes with a solid pace and not too many boring characters either. For the visually and dreamlike, The Beyond is worth a go, even though I somehow do feel it is a bit slow moving at times, and really wanted to enjoy it way more, just cannot seem to get over the mentioned "problem" I have with some of his films. The most fun or wild of his releases that I have watched, has to be his Flashdance attempt on doing a sleazy slasher at some dance school, and while I have not seen it for far too long, it came with a damn catchy score by Keith Emerson, lots of beautiful women and some impressive amount of gore and cheese. I do see that as a common complaint about his films being slow and dull. Even sometimes the shocks being too tacky… post Zombi. I would be interested to see ‘Murder-Rock’ again. Saw it once and only on a banged up vhs tape. Remember it being one of Fulci’s visually striking films.Keith Emerson had some impressive scores. ‘A Cat in the Brain’ is one film that has piqued my curiosity. Sounds like A New Nightmare in concept. But it seems to be rated as one of his lesser films. Even just going by how if faired on this thread. Was it the execution that turned you off, or pacing issues? |
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 26, 2023 21:35:02 GMT
I like: Don’t Torture a Duckling New York Ripper Lizard in a Woman's Skin I didn't like: City of the Living Dead House by the Cemetery The Beyond Zombi 2 Had a friend with similar tastes. Easily preferred his giallo work, especially his 70s output. He found his other films awful. |
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 27, 2023 11:30:16 GMT
I do see that as a common complaint about his films being slow and dull. Even sometimes the shocks being too tacky… post Zombi. I would be interested to see ‘Murder-Rock’ again. Saw it once and only on a banged up vhs tape. Remember it being one of Fulci’s visually striking films.Keith Emerson had some impressive scores. ‘A Cat in the Brain’ is one film that has piqued my curiosity. Sounds like A New Nightmare in concept. But it seems to be rated as one of his lesser films. Even just going by how if faired on this thread. Was it the execution that turned you off, or pacing issues? Yeah, slow pace is usually one thing I can get by if there is made great room for the music or visuals to fill up the "blanks" where the story or characters might just do not deliver or entertain as much as one would like to. Of course the shock effect of including lots of gruesome and sleazy scenes sure can help provide it and boost things up a bit, but with Fulci, I guess I do have a limit to how much of that I can stomach before starting to watch how much is left on the clock. Keith seemed to have a good thing going with italian directors, and would very much like to get my hands on both the Inferno score and Murder-Rock as well. A Cat in the Brain I actually might have seen twice, and somehow I remember very little of it. Must have been 7-8 years since last visit and which surely were my final due to throwing the DVD away in the garbage in anger. But that was when I "had to" watch through 3-5 films a day, because I was about to move, and had far too many DVDs lying around, and tried my best to downsize the collection and get rid of all those not worthy to keep hold of, and yeah, I feel like I have not missed out on something great by doing that. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Apr 28, 2023 13:42:42 GMT
I like: Don’t Torture a Duckling New York Ripper Lizard in a Woman's Skin I didn't like: City of the Living Dead House by the Cemetery The Beyond Zombi 2 Had a friend with similar tastes. Easily preferred his giallo work, especially his 70s output. He found his other films awful. That pretty much sums it up. |
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Post by movielover on May 5, 2023 19:15:07 GMT
1. Seven Notes in Black (The Psychic) - 7/10
2. Don’t Torture a Duckling - 7/10
3. The New York Ripper - 6.5/10
4. The Beyond - 4/10
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Post by moviemouth on May 16, 2023 2:03:31 GMT
1. Don't Torture a Duckling - 7/10
2. Seven Notes in Black - 5.5/10
3. The House by the Cemetery - 3.5/10
4. The New York Ripper - 3.5/10
5. Zombi - 3.5/10
6. The Beyond - 3/10
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