Fulci's Box Of Terror

[Ghostdude]

Lucio Fulci's trio of his US & UK based films, released together for the 1st time ever in this must-have "Godfather of Gore" definitive collector's set. Titles Comprise: New York Ripper: Do you like your horror films nice 'n' nasty? Then brace yourself for this notorious 1982 gem of depravity that is every bit as vile and stylishly shocking as you've been led to believe. Directed by the old scalp-ripper himself, Lucio Fulci, he's in full flesh tearing form as the cops of New York hunt down a psychopath with a penchant for slicing his victims to the bone but not before he has his fun with them first... "Quack! Quack! Quack!" If you've recently revisited old video nasties only to be disappointed then this is the ultimate sex 'n' slash fest to test your nerve with a realistic sadistic streak that will have you begging for mercy! Manhattan Baby: From Lucio Fulci, the director of New York Ripper, comes his utterly bizarre descent into a surreal world of creepy kids, Egyptology, flesh tearing birds, walls that bleed, creepy tombs and much more! A succinct plot synopsis is frankly near impossible but here goes: There's a possessed Egyptian amulet, what looks like a gate to hell and rip-off moments from a variety of classic genre films including The Exorcist, The Awakening, The Birds, The Omen and most notably Rosemary's Baby. Despite the dubious plotting Fulci was at the height of his powers when he made this highly atmospheric and stunningly shot horror film that makes up in classic set pieces and pierced eyeballs what it lacks in coherence! Black Cat: We all know director Lucio Fulci for his depraved nasties like New York Ripper, but if you're wondering why in France he's held in the same esteem as Hitchcock, then the deliciously eerie The Black Cat is a great place to start. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe tale, this black cat is a malevolent moggy that stalks through a sleepy English town appearing to fulfil the murderous wishes of its owner, the sinister psychic medium Professor Miles (Patrick Magee in fine deranged form). What Professor Miles has not reckoned on is his cat turning him into the next mouse to slowly kill! High on gothic atmospheric thanks to the moody cinematography of Sergio Salvati, this unusual Fulci tale of claustrophobic terror is a little seen gem that compares to the best output of the Hammer and Amicus studios. * Suitable for 18 years and over. * Containing a booklet adapted by Stephen Thrower from his definitive, highly acclaimed book, "Beyond Terror - The Films Of Lucio Fulci * Each DVD with Reversible Sleeve featuring original artwork * The artwork of this limited edition set has been exclusively created for Shameless by top British film poster artist Graham Humphrey * DVD Release Date: 25 Oct 2010

[AcesandEights]

I'd have liked the title "Triumvirate of Terror" better.

[MinionZombie]

I wonder if New York Ripper is uncut... I've got it on a Vipco VHS and it's cut, not only that but the VHS is woefully pan & scanned. It's literally horrendous how badly the film has been pan & scanned (originally shot in 2.35:1) ... last time I saw a NYR DVD in a UK shop it was cut (kind of them to clarify that on the box for a change at least). Weirdly, between the 2002 and 2007 releases, the film has gotten longer in the UK - but more cut. If they're using either the 2002 or 2007 release for this box set, then it'll be cut ... the BBFC would have had information up by now about a 2010 release if there was going to be an attempt to get it uncut for this set, so it seems that it'll probably be cut again.

[Purge]

I really like some of Fulci's work, but that doesn't incluse those three films. New York Ripper has some good murder scenes (especially the razor blade scene with Daiella Doria), but otherwise a flop.

[JDFP]

Whatever happened to Fulci Fan? He'd be jizzing all over this thread if he was here. As far as my opinion on Sir Lucio, I think his stuff is generally crap -- even though I do give kudos to his fantastic gore. He was called "The Godfather of Gore" for a reason. The man had some type of Freudian infatuation with eyeballs though. j.p.

[MoonSylver]

Whatever happened to Fulci Fan? He'd be jizzing all over this thread if he was here. As far as my opinion on Sir Lucio, I think his stuff is generally crap -- even though I do give kudos to his fantastic gore. He was called "The Godfather of Gore" for a reason. The man had some type of Freudian infatuation with eyeballs though. j.p. FF was the 1st person I thought of. I'm a fan myself, but got tired of having to explain/defend Fulci all the time, so I rarely mention it anymore. As for the eyes, IIRC the quote from Fulci was (paraphrased) "The eyes are the window to the soul. They witness all the horror, all the terror." So there you go.

[MinionZombie]

I think Fulci Fan is away from the keyboard at the moment busy working on a project. Of those three movies in the boxset I've only see New York Ripper, which I still think is a pretty decent grotty slasher flick ... I'd like to see it in it's Original Aspect Ratio one day, because the Pan & Scan version looks utterly dreadful.

[Mr.G]

As far as my opinion on Sir Lucio, I think his stuff is generally crap -- even though I do give kudos to his fantastic gore. He was called "The Godfather of Gore" for a reason. j.p. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like his movies. Different strokes for different folks but man, the following of this guy amazes me. Kind of like Justin Bieber.

[AcesandEights]

Whatever happened to Fulci Fan? Fulci Fan has been an on/off poster for a while, so I agree with MZ that he is probably keeping busy afk.

[Andy]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like his movies. Different strokes for different folks but man, the following of this guy amazes me. Kind of like Justin Bieber. Fulci is very hit and miss for me, ZFE is one of my favourite films which i would say is equal, if not better than, alot of romeros work. Some of his other films though like city of the living dead or even the beyond are almost unwatchable to me.

[bassman]

Add another name to the anti-fulci list. Overrated, imo.

[MoonSylver]

Always love how these threads turn into "Yeah, I hate Fulci too, he's an overated hack!". Never fails.

[triste realtà]

He took that eye violence from Bava (see Black Sunday). I just saw Beatrice Cenzi and there's a spike to the eye scene and that was 1969.

[Andy]

Always love how these threads turn into "Yeah, I hate Fulci too, he's an overated hack!". Never fails. Well now to be fair, i never said i hated fulci, in fact i think his movies can be better than romeros in many ways. ZFE especially.

[MoonSylver]

Well now to be fair, i never said i hated fulci, in fact i think his movies can be better than romeros in many ways. ZFE especially. True. It's just that most threads that invoke his name go south rather quickly. I realize his movies aren't for everyone, & most of the italian/euro horror films in general are somewhat of an aquired taste & employ a whole differnt storytelling style, but it gets frustrating sometimes.