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On recommendation from Saggs.
Checked this out tonight, and it surpassed all expectation I had for it.
Originally I noted it from being listed in the Book Of The Dead (or one of the sequels) and passed over it without much thought.
Bruce Campbell is in it so should be a selling point for any cheesy horror fan, however don’t expect any level of gore in comparrison to the evil dead films. It’s cleaner and far slicker.
Written and produced by Larry Cohen makes it a pretty big deal I guess. Tom Atkins (only other film i’ve seen him in is ‘Night Of The Creeps’ - which is rad!) Is pretty cool in the film as Lt Inspector Frank McCrae, who is investigating ‘brutal’ and probably pretty random murders in New York. -I like films set in new york, they’re gona be gritty as hell… well sweeping assumptions aside, I know I liked Basket Case, New York Ripper and Maniac a lot for the atmosphere and foreboding of the setting-
The story unfolds, you’ll probably get a way better synopsis from a proper review. Bruce Campbell is in it, people die, there’s not much gore and no nudity, so you sacrifice the ‘Exploitation’ elements an Italian or Spanish counterpart would employ, however, you do get a fluid and coherent plot, with good acting and slick cinematography.
If you’re a horror Nerd you’d be pretty stoked on this, also if you’re not there is quite a lot there to keep you nterested. Check it out maybe?
Optimum R2 version is uncut and Extended and presumable more complete than the other versions, R2 Synergy, R1 Synapse etc. Check out DVD compare.net for info.
On recommendation from Saggs.
Checked this out tonight, and it surpassed all expectation I had for it.
Originally I noted it from being listed in the Book Of The Dead (or one of the sequels) and passed over it without much thought.
Bruce Campbell is in it so should be a selling point for any cheesy horror fan, however don’t expect any level of gore in comparrison to the evil dead films. It’s cleaner and far slicker.
Written and produced by Larry Cohen makes it a pretty big deal I guess. Tom Atkins (only other film i’ve seen him in is ‘Night Of The Creeps’ - which is rad!) Is pretty cool in the film as Lt Inspector Frank McCrae, who is investigating ‘brutal’ and probably pretty random murders in New York. -I like films set in new york, they’re gona be gritty as hell… well sweeping assumptions aside, I know I liked Basket Case, New York Ripper and Maniac a lot for the atmosphere and foreboding of the setting-
The story unfolds, you’ll probably get a way better synopsis from a proper review. Bruce Campbell is in it, people die, there’s not much gore and no nudity, so you sacrifice the ‘Exploitation’ elements an Italian or Spanish counterpart would employ, however, you do get a fluid and coherent plot, with good acting and slick cinematography.
If you’re a horror Nerd you’d be pretty stoked on this, also if you’re not there is quite a lot there to keep you nterested. Check it out maybe?
Optimum R2 version is uncut and Extended and presumable more complete than the other versions, R2 Synergy, R1 Synapse etc. Check out DVD compare.net for info.
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- posted by:
- ursa-lluna
- date:
- Jul 8, 2011 (a Friday)
- time:
- 5:55:36 (1 year ago)