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Movie Reviews of Cemetery Man
Movie Review: Dellamorte Dellamore.
Summary: 5 Stars
The film's Italian title translates to "of death of love" and once you've seen the film then you'll understand why, the title pretty much tells you what to expect from this excellent and bizarre zombie film. Dellamorte Dellamore or as the English title is called Cemetery Man was Michel Soavi's fourth film and he managed to make an incredible zombie film that seems different than the others, especially the ones coming from Italy. Italian zombie films were being made by the dozen and these films ranged in quality from Excellent (Zombie 2) to extremely dull (Hell Of The Living Dead), however Cemetery Man has risen above nearly all the rest. It was made during the 90's which at the time the Italian horror scene was pretty much dead so it was probably the only one at the time that seemed to matter. Rupert Everett plays a cemetery caretaker named Francesco Dellamorte. He and his mute sidekick Gnaghi spend most of their evenings shooting zombies in the head, or splitting their skulls in half with the shovel only having to dispatch them once again when they start to rise from the grave after seven days. It's obvious that Francesco is a lonely and miserable person searching for something in his life, he soon falls for a mysterious and beautiful young widow (the breathtaking beauty Anna Falchi). After the two of them have sex on her husband's grave her jealous husband then wakes up and takes a bite out of her sending her to the grave.
Francesco is obviously not pleased by this so out of grief (and madness) he soon starts to 'accidentally' kill the living. This one act of accidental cruelty when he meant to be kind sent the caretaker on a wild ride of self discovery slightly reminiscent of Groundhog Day mixed with the slapstick gore of Dead Alive and a bit of European art house flick, it also has some dark humor as Francesco has a sarcastic and cynical point of view and he was brilliantly portrayed by Rupert. His halfwit assistant also falls in love with a severed head in a truly twisted and hilarious scene, the decapitated head starts flying and biting a large chunk of flesh from her disapproving father's neck who's also the mayor of the town. We also get a glimpse of what's to come - a fascinating meditation on the difference (if any) between life and death, it's all about symbolism and metaphorical stuff that was very clever and original. The atmosphere presented in this film was truly brilliant and one of Dellamorte Dellamore's main assets, I can honestly say that Michel Soavi did an excellent job with the film and hes given his own style throughout, he started out working under the great Dario Argento as an assistant director but the few films he has directed himself show that he is a bigger talent than his resume lets on. Cemetery Man is one of the best Italian horror movies ever made and it's wonderfully stylish. There was plenty of gore to satisfy fans of Italian horror and it also stars the gorgeous and stunning playboy model Anna Falchi (that's enough reason for you to watch this ;-)) with some nice acting and great comic moments, all this make it into a worthwhile viewing experience, I highly recommend this and two thumbs up!.
Movie Review: An overlooked Italian horror gem finally on R1 DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fracesco Dellamorte ( Rupert Everett) is not just your average cemetery worker, he kills the walking undead at night that try to escape the cemetery so they can feed off the flesh of the living. He has a dim-witted fat assistant to help him with his daily and nightly work, he also falls for a beautiful widow (Anna Falchi) but as tragic soon starts when she dies strange things start happening as more of the dead are coming back to life. The grim Reaper eventually tells Dellamorte to stop killing zombies and kill only the living as it makes him descend into madness to kill some people.
Strange, dark and funny Italian-French-German horror comedy in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft, Lucio Fulci and George A. Romero. Based on a Italian horror comic called "Dylan Dog", this movie is one of the 90's best horror flicks and one of Italy's best of the genre along with some of the likes of Dario Argento's and Lucio Fulci's works for it's a rare diamond in the rough among fans of horror with nudity, the lovely Ms. Falchi in three roles, dark humor and gore abound with a strange ending.
This DVD has a great transfer on the picture and sound quality that Anchor Bay can offer like usual with some decent extras like a featurette, the original Italian theatrical trailer and a biography of the director, this movie is a must have for your zombie and horror movie collection because if you haven't seen it then you don't know that your missing out on a truly outstanding gem of the genre.
Also recommended: "Re-Animator", "Demons", "Dawn of the Dead ( 1978)", "Night of the Living Dead ( 1968)", "House By The Cemetery", "City of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Gates of Hell)", "The Return of the Living Dead", "Return of the Living Dead part II", "Return of the Living Dead 3", "Pet Semetary", "Evil Dead 1 & 2", "My Boyfriend's Back", "Shaun of the Dead", "Blind Dead Series", "Zombi 2 ( a.k.a. Zombie)", "Hell of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Night of the Zombies, Virus, Zombie Creeping Flesh)", "Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Day of the Dead", "Land of the Dead", "Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", "Versus", "Cannibal Apocalypse", "Blood Diner", "The Toxic Avenger", "Redneck Zombies", "Land of the Dead", "Night of the Living Dead ( 1990)", "Dawn of the Dead ( 2004)", "The Church", "Night of the Creeps", " An American Werewolf in London", "Nightmare City ( a.k.a. City of the Walking Dead)", "Slither", "Battle Royale", "Ichi The Killer", "High Tension", "THe Serpent and The Rainbow", "Caligula", "Resident Evil", "Resident Evil: Apocalypse", "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Reject", "Candyman", "Hellraiser", "Hellbound: Hellraiser II", "The Stuff', "Dead Heat ( 1988)", "Creepshow", "28 Days Later", "Dead & Buried", "A Blade in The Dark", "Suspiria", "Opera", "Tenebre", "The New York Ripper", "Vampire Hunter D", "Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust", "Wolf Creek", "Hostel", "The Frighteners", "Nightmare on Elm Street", "Freddy Vs. Jason", "Bride of Re-Animator", "Beyond Re-Animator", "The Corpse Bride", "The Burning", "Zombi Holocaust", "Stage Fright", "Inferno" and " The Beyond".
Movie Review: A Zombie Film That Leaves You Thinking!
Summary: 5 Stars
Francesco Dellamorte is the gloomy, unsympathetic caretaker of a very unusual cemetery in a small Italian village called Buffalora. Living out a miserable existence that even he views as something between life and death, when Francesco isn't seeing to the normal duties of his job, he is sending bullets through the heads of those who have returned from their graves. Why the dead are returning to life is a mystery to Francesco, but he tries to keep it between himself, his mentally-challenged assistant Gnaghi, and his one other friend whom he rarely sees, Franco.
Dellamorte's bizarre life finally spins out of control when he meets a beautiful young widow that he falls instantly in love with. The two discover they share some very odd interests, and it would seem that happier times lay ahead, but the reaper has other plans for the cemetery man who has yet to understand the difference between life and death.
Based on a character created by Italian comic book writer Tiziano Sclavi, "Cemetery Man" is a film that has garnered much praise for being far more than your average zombie flick, Italian or otherwise. The film is a philosophical pondering of love, loss, life, death, meaning, and reality through the eyes of Francesco Dellamorte Dellamore, a character whose own existence and meaning is hotly debated by fans. I've read several interesting theories on whether or not certain characters were other characters' imaginings or alter-egos, including Dellamorte himself! And, even stranger theories about the film's bizarre events abound. Whether this was intentional (as most prefer to see it, and far too many "clues" would indicate), or the result of all-too-loose writing passed off as genius, I'm sure I don't know, but even those who prefer to take the film completely literally tend to enjoy this as a great showcase of horror, sex, and violence in a thoughtful package. No matter how you view the film though, you're sure to be left trying to figure out the true meaning of the "twist" ending. Whether that is a good or bad thing I'll leave up to you to decide.
"Cemetery Man," AKA "Dellamorte Dellamore," should hardly be called a comedy, really, but it has its share of well accomplished giggles. The effects run the gamut from impressive to "I can see the wire," but are enjoyable on the whole, and the performances and music are great. The enhanced widescreen Anchor Bay DVD looks excellent and has some nice extras too. In addition to an informative booklet with a cool cover, we get the theatrical trailer, a Bio on director Michele Soavi, and a fine making-of featurette including interviews with the creators and star Anna Falchi.
Movie Review: "Its easier just to shoot them
Summary: 5 Stars
A beautifully tragic love story about a man who lives his life in death.
Francisco Dellamort'e is caretaker at the local cemetery in Buffelore. but digging a few grave's isn't nearly the end of a hard day of work. for unknown reasons the dead return after the 7th day of being buried his job is to put them to a final rest
by shooting them in the head.
The only company he has is naggy a obese mentally defective mute, it seems the only words naggy can mutter is "Naagh" but that doesn't stop Dellamort'e from holding out long meaning full conversations with him.
After a recent funeral Dellamort'e becomes infatuated with a beautiful young widow, unfortunately the fate of death seams to tare them apart over and over again, but the mistress never seams to stay dead. returning as a new person each time.
When he finally gets fed up with being tortured by love, the undead, and the whole town hating him, he decides to leave buffilore and start a new life else ware. but to his suprise "death" in the flesh literally intervenes with his plans telling him, "if you don't want the dead coming back to life, why don't you just kill the living?" after a while it seams to make since to him, has he lost his mind? after going on a killing rampage no one seams to want to arrest him or even suspect hes murdered anyone even when hes leaving a crime scene with a gun. is it possible for him to escape all this madness? when he finally gets in his Volkswagen with naggy and tosses
the keys to the cemetery they find there is no way out of buffilore, in his words "I should have known the rest of the world doesn't exist"
If you are looking for a Ramero style zombie film look else were this movie is extremely deep and has more meaning than any other film I've watched. but you will still get to see a decapitated head re-animated, a zombie on a motor bike, and a troop of boy scouts and nuns looking for brains!
It has a perfect balance of poetic darkness that everyone can relate to in some way and intense zombie moments that we crave.
Ill leave you with my favorite quote from the movie.
"Death, death, death, comes sweeping down,
Filthy death the leering clown
Death on wings, death by surprise.
Failing evil from worldly eyes.
Death thats born as life succumbs.
while death and love to kindred drums,
keep the time till judgment day,
an actor in a passionate play,
with ought beginning with ought end,
ever more, amen"
Movie Review: Took It's Sweet Time, But It's Now Here!
Summary: 5 Stars
Cemetery Man stands apart from most other Italian horror films. In fact, this one actually got good reviews from critics who normally slam the genre. I remember it even having a very brief run at a theater in my hometown when it came out. Michele Soavi needs no introduction to hardcore horror fans, and this film is definitely his baby. Being Dario Argento's protege, Soavi's films have all had a bit of Argentoness to them. For this film, it seems like the time Soavi spent with Terry Gilliam really rubbed off coz this film has a very Gilliamish feel to it. I wonder if the grim reaper in this film is the same one used in Baron Munchausen! The Gilliam touch and the fact that this movie's based on a comic would account for what people might feel are continuity errors, lapses in logic(not a new thing in Italian horror), a feeling of downright silliness and scenes that might seem just downright juvenile. The film seems to exist in a kind of fantasy/fairytale type world, so it's easy for the viewer to accept the goofiness that sure as hell wouldn't be accepted in a straightforward horror film. Needless to say, American audiences probably won't like it. Rupert Everett is very impressive here. No matter what film I see him in, in my mind his role of roles will always be Francesco Dellamorte. Most of the roles he does anymore seem to exploit his homosexuality. It's fine for awhile, but he seems to be typecast anymore. Hell, in this film he plays a heterosexual man better than most heterosexual men probably could! Then there's Anna Falchi who is simply the personification of sex on two legs. She plays three roles, but they really aren't all that different from one another. The dvd comes with a making of.. documentary that runs just shy of half an hour. It's good and informative, but after waiting so long for this film to come out on dvd, the features are a bit of a letdown. However, for better or worse, you can't deny that Cemetery Man is definitely a unique film. It's difficult if not impossible to compare it to any one film. Not many films accomplish being so morbid, zany and silly, yet can jerk you the other way and actually make you care about the characters in a dramatic sense. Cemetery Man is a must see for Italian horror fans, or just horror fans in general.