Cemetery Man
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Movie Reviews of Cemetery Man
Movie Review: one of the best horror/comedy films i have ever seen!
Summary: 5 Stars
i found out about this film as i purchased dario argento's "the church" and completely fell in love with the beauty and surrealism..as i watched that film, i saw that a man named michael soavi had helped craft that amazing film....soon after, i found out about the anchor bay release of a film called "cemetary man" and all of the good reviews the region 2 dvd had...so along comes june and i order this baby off of here.
as i watched this film, i had seen many creative sceneries and beautiful backgrounds. for instance, the scene where anghie and the girl's head are in love is just so inocent and beautiful...almost made me think tim burton..other parts made me feel peter jackson's dead alive..still, i felt a great stanley kubrick sense from other scenes...and fracesco dellamorte reminds me so much of evil dead's ash in some ways...but to me, this film is much better than dead alive and a much needed fresh breath of air from bruce campbell and evil dead....the undisputed champion of the slapstick horror film.
i would describe the entirity of the film as a cross between tim burton, stanley kubrick, and a pinch of evil dead 2.
so i say get it...buy a copy..buy 2 copies if you have enough!...when you watch this, you will want to over and over again.
Movie Review: Death, Love... Zombie Art
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a pleasant surprize, and an enigma. Despite being a 45-year genre fan, I had never heard of this until it won a listing in Steven Jay Schneider's "101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die". Other reviews will try to capture DD's strange problems and charm, but to be succinct: it is a gory black comedy born of its authors' frustration with Death and Love (the TWO biggest topics humanists could possibly tackle). Because it deals with the authors' deepest human longings / questions / frustrattions, and because it's not afraid to toss in tangentially-related detritus from its stream-of-consciousness, I think this qualifies as a true art film - not in a pretentious we're-going-to-make-art way, but in the sense that it simultaneously expresses the very personal mindset of its creators AND deep grapplings with the universal human condition. Genre fans should not be put off by such a highbrow evaluation - the gore and sex and humor flow aplenty. Casual viewers may be put off by DD's unexplained, apparently aimless plot points, and the EXTREME character arc of the lead (boy hero goes shockingly callous/heartless then back again), but I'm glad to see so many Amazonians "get it". Highly intriguing. Strongly recommended - but it will infuriate linear thinkers.Movie Review: Good clean DVD - but a little slim
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so the documentary is unusually good. The only problem is that the only cast member is Anna Falchi, who somehow looks even better than she did during the film. And she's wearing little make-up and has regular-sized lips! What? Where is Rupert and Gnagi? I'd love to know what Gnagi is up to!
It was nice to see Michele Soavi and learn more about him - he's not an easy fellow to research in the states.
The transfer is really nice, however, some shots are wicked grainy. The first pull out from the skull comes to mind. Other shots are clean as a can be on DVD, which means they must be source-based issues.
They also used the American "Cemetery Man" titles on the print, which is fine. It would have been a neat extra to have the Italian titles, as well.
There's some other features, like the original making-of, that aren't here, which is a bummer.
But, in all truth, it is a pleasure to finally have this in a good, legitamate US DVD. The booklet that comes with it is great - although it repeats a lot of information from the documentary.
Also, no subtitles! How weird is that?
In all honesty, fans of the film will always want MORE - but hey - Anchor Bay, thank you for this!
Movie Review: Love bites
Summary: 5 Stars
This genre bending cult classic is everything you've heard and more. Cemetery Man tells the story of Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) who has grown tired of his day in, day out existence, and his somewhat demanding job. Only thing is, his job happens to be in the department of putting newly re-animated zombies to bed days after they are buried in his cemetery. His hum-drum, lonely life (besides his assistant Gnaghi, played here by François Hadji-Lazaro) takes a turn however when he comes across a beautiful widower (Anna Falchi, in one of three roles) that makes him question his existence, and the homicidal rampage he takes that brings him to the point of spiritual enlightenment. It's clearly not everyone's cup of tea, but for genre buffs Cemetery Man is a real treat. Everett is utterly spectacular in a role that not many would be able to pull off, and under Michele Soavi's guiding hand, the film takes many turns that you won't see coming. It's rare to find a horror/comedy this inventive and fun, and the denouement will leave you with your mouth open. All in all, if you love classic zombie horror or European horror and have never seen Cemetery Man, you need to check this out at the very least.Movie Review: Poetic horror at it's finest!
Summary: 5 Stars
The savior of Italian horror Michele Soavi directed this beautifully disturbing zombie flick, a movie that should be in every horror fanatics collection. This film is about a man who tends to a cemetery night and day, keeping things in order, and of course keeps the dead from rising from their grave. For some reason at this cemetery, the dead don't like to stay down! This is a gore filled zombie movie with comedic elements, and a very "poetic" vibe to it. Somewhere between Dead Alive and Dawn of the Dead, this one's got plenty of gore!!
This movie came out in 1994 when Italian cinema had died down for some time, and many hailed Michele Soavi as the savior of Italian cinema. This is without a doubt one of the best Italian, or anywhere for that matter, movies to have ever been made.
Cemetary Man is a masterpiece of Italian cinema that even the master of horror Dario Argento should be envious of.
LONG LIVE ITALIAN HORROR!