Shock
by Mario Bava
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Actor: Daria Nicolodi, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov, John Steiner, Paul Costello (II)Director: Mario Bava
Brand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Italian (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0; French (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Blue Underground
Movie Reviews of Shock
Movie Review: Good/Bad, take it or leave it
Summary: 3 Stars
Italian horror cinema, especially it's more exploitative stylings such as giallo, is so hit-and-miss. Some directors are great, others are terrible, even when they're contemporaries. Within oeuvres, some director's movies are quite effective, others are nearly useless (I'm glaring at you, Dario Argento). And, in some cases, even a single movie has its amazing parts and its terrible parts--yes, like Shock, Maestro Mario Bava's final directorial effort.
The concept itself is very good. A mix of Shining and Amityville Horror style haunted house narrative, a woman and her family move into the house of her youth, only to be beset by spectres. Dora, the mother, is first beset by apprehension, then anxiety, then horror, and finally insanity as the house slowly destroys her mind. Young Marco, her child, almost immediately gets possessed -- by what is not so clear, but that's actually a good way to go about it. Bruno, Dora's second husband and Marco's step-father is ostensibly the voice of reason, but first his absence's sink the security of Dora's psyche, and then his sordid past comes back to destroy all vestiges of hope for the family. If you're looking for skeletons in the closet, that's basically the best way to describe this movie.
However, it's execution is spotty at best. There's the aforementioned possessions, ghostly happenings, psychoses; there's also voodoo, token objects, endless dream sequences, and a trippy montage in the middle of the movie that comes out of absolutely nowhere. There are some sequences that are superbly executed (one shot near the end of the movie involving a hallway and Bruno suddenly changing into someone else has to be one of the most terrifying moments in cinema I've ever witnessed), and then there are others that do more than drag down the narrative (Dora slowly going hysterical while Bruno just sits there watching goes on too long while little reaction from Bruno makes it entirely unbelievable). In classic Italian cinema means, the imagery is mostly beautiful but their penchant for dubbed post-production sound is very disconcerting, making the movie a little harder to get into.
I'd really only recommend this one to fans of Bava, the other Italian giallo filmmakers, and those who really do love really flamboyant horror movies of all sub-types. It's a shame, too, because some sequences are deserving of recognition for their skill and execution, but the whole does not support the parts, and vice versa.
--PolarisDiB
Summary of Shock
Prepare YourselfA nightmare of homicidal hallucinations and demonic possession.When a family moves into a home with a shocking secret their lives become a nightmare of homicidal hallucinations as their young son begins to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Remodeled in madness and painted in blood they soon discover that domestic bliss can be murder...when home is where the horror is.Released in America under the title Beyond The Door II Shock is the final feature film directed by legendary horror maestro Mario Bava (Black Sunday Twitch Of The Death Nerve). Daria Nicolodi (Deep Red Phenomena) and John Steiner (Tenebre) star in this Euro Horror favorite now restored from the original negative materials for the first time ever.Features:Interview with Co-Writer/Assistant Director Lamberto BavaItalian TrailerU.S. Beyond The Door III TV SpotsTalent BiosSystem Requirements:Run Time: 92 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?HORROR Rating:?NR UPC:?827058110495 Manufacturer No:?1049Cult Movies DVD Video
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