Watched the Cauldron UHD 4K Blu-ray.
Maestro Lucio Fulci's own "The Dunwich Horror", one of many references to H.P. Lovecraft in all three movies, and the first film in the storywise unrelated "The Gates of Hell"-trilogy, beginning with this, followed by "The Beyond (1981)" and "The House by the Cemetery (1981)".
All three films have a dream-like surreal vibe going on and all feature British actress Catriona MacColl. From the very first frame this movie oozed a gothic thick atmosphere…
Francesco Dellamorte: The Living Dead and the dying living are all the same. Cut from the same cloth. But disposing of dead people is a public service, whereas you're in all sorts of trouble if you kill someone while they're still alive.
Rewatched a well-preserved 35mm print at the Chassé Theater in Breda (The Netherlands) for BUTplugged #11
I had the honor to introduce the film as it's one of my three picks for the 19th of April screening. I…
Watched the Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray.
I've never seen a fetal ghost adoption horror film before, but yet here we are with this almost bonkers CAT III Hong Kong movie (for gory violence, there's no nudity). Apparently, adopting ghosts is a real thing in Thailand frequently done by prostitutes. If the entire movie was as crazy as its final half hour, then it would have been a much more overall enjoyable experience.
Jackie (Suet Lee) has some serious bad mojos going…
Watched at BUTplugged #16 on 35mm. The best way to experience this badly dubbed in English zany Kung Fu film (or Wrong-Fu like Ryan poetically called it in his introduction) splicing the much-needed Grindhouse flavour into this Shaw Brother's classic.
Once again, a fine reunion with our good friends of the BUT film festival Tim, Ryan and Wil with some beers beforehand, some fine conversations about movies, delivering some more 16mm prints from my collection and a couple of Blu-rays…
An awesome way to experience classic Fulci is during a screening of a well-preserved 35mm print in the Chassé Theatre in Breda with a couple of Letterboxd regulars! Maurice , Tim Timmermans , Horrible Reviews, Wil and Ryan! Thanks to the guys of the BUT film festival to make this once-in-a-lifetime event a reality!
Several Belgian craft beers, passionate B-movie/horror/trash enthusiasts gathering like we've been doing this for years and capped off by my favorite Fulci. Ah, life can be…
Watched the UHD 4K Blu-ray which alternates between aspect ratios (2.39:1 and 1.90:1) when there were action sequences.(Not IMAX enhanced).
Leave it to director James Gunn to make a bleak and dark story work in perfect harmony with the frequent zany humour. Gunn still produces PG-13 rated Troma and still adds Troma's president Lloyd Kaufman in glorified cameos. In complete contrast with Sam Raimi's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)", this film had a heart and made me…
