The Black Cat is yet another great Lucio Fulci movie, filmed in both England and Italy it centres around, suprisingly enough a black cat. The film is a reworking of an Edgar Allen Poe story, moved forward to 1980 Middle England.
The film is memorable to me for the opening five minutes, ... Read review
We all know director Lucio Fulci for his depraved nasties like New York Ripper, but if ... more
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 Edgar Allen Poe tale, this black cat is a malevolent moggy that stalk through a sleepy English town appearing to fulfill the murderous wishes of its owner, the sinister psychic medium Professor Miles. What Professor Miles has not reckoned on is his cat turning him into the next mouse to slowly kill!
She hid her true self. Now the truth will be revealed ...Living a life of lies under the ... more
thumb of her widowed spiritually obsessed mother Celeste has been forced to take on the identity of her dead twin brother Noble. She's almost forgotten what it's like to be Celeste - except for the one thing that keeps her sane: caring for her darling daughter Baby Celeste. But when Celeste's mother marries a kindly neighbour a new breed of poisonous secrets and vicious enemies will force Celeste to do what she must - to survive the darkness ...
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Advantages: A Great Nights Horror Viewing Disadvantages: One of those films you can only watch the once.
The Black Cat is yet another great Lucio Fulci movie, filmed in both England and Italy it centres around, suprisingly enough a black cat. The film is a reworking of an Edgar Allen Poe story, moved forward to 1980 Middle England.
The film is memorable to me for the opening five minutes, a man climbs into his Austin Maxi and heads of down the road, shortly after driving off he realises he is not alone, a homicidal black cat is sitting ... ...exit from the movie. The black cat then heads off over walls and the roof's of several houses to some rather jolly music.
The Cat belongs to a rather unpleasant chap who records the sounds of the dead with a special device attatched to an ordinary microphone which he leaves at the base of a graves headstone. He and the cat do not get on, and the cat expresses this by attacking him several times during the movie.
The Black Cat is yet another great Lucio Fulci movie, filmed in both England and Italy it centres around, suprisingly enough a black cat. The film is a reworking of an Edgar Allen Poe story, moved forward to 1980 Middle England.
The film is memorable to me for the opening five minutes, a man climbs into his Austin Maxi and heads of down the road, shortly after driving off he realises he is not alone, a homicidal black cat is sitting in the back of his car. Instead of pulling over and letting the cat out, he engages in a fight with the cat that brings around his rather quick exit from the movie. The black cat then heads off over walls and the roof's of several houses to some rather jolly music.
The Cat belongs to a rather unpleasant chap who records the sounds of the dead with a special device attatched to an ordinary microphone which he leaves at the base of a graves headstone. He and the cat do not get on, and the cat expresses this by attacking him several times during the movie.
Horror movie fans will be pleased at the cast of regular horror nasties David Warbeck, Mimsy Farmer and good old Al Cliver. I know many of you are thinking who, but back in the days of video nasties these actors were the staple diet.
The film has some great gory endings, young lovers deprived of oxygen and submitted to extreme heat, a lady subjected to extreme heat when she burns to death, and the odd impailment.
I really enjoyed this movie, however its good once. When you go back to watch it again, it seems long, tired and frankly a bit dull.
Advantages: Nice clear print of a fulci classic Disadvantages: Silly plot involving communication with the dead
New horror/exploitation company Shameless' 6th DVD release is Lucio Fulci's 1981 movie The BlackCat, a slightly advanced variation of Edgar Allen Poe's novel of the same name starring horror legends Patrick Magee and David Warbeck.
Made just after Fulci's four most successful movies (The Beyond, Zombie Flesh Eaters AKA Zombi, City Of The Living Dead, and House By The Cemetery) this was the last clearly legible movie of the talented directors history. Although I'm not stating the movie is 100% fluid, with some fairly odd and disjointed story arcs, it stays faithful to the concepts that made Lucio Fulci a legend in his native Italy and France.
Set in England (and clearly so without permission) The BlackCat follows events in a small village just off the River Thames. For many moons things have been going peacefully in this ...
sghawken 20.02.2008
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Advantages: Entertaining, easy to watch Disadvantages: Hard to take the plot too seriously
abroad, I am a bit of a sucker for anything that involves English village life and as this film is set in an English village, it was the obvious choice for my introduction to the world of Lucio Fulci. And, of course, a fellow reviewer had already recommended it - thanks, Spencer.
Prior to the film starting, there were a number of trailers for other films of a similar genre and presumably distributed by the same company that distributes this one (Shameless). I have to admit, I started getting worried. I enjoy watching horror films, but some of the clips I was watching were a bit out of my comfort zone, involving what I will term as sexual horror, for want of a better word (for example, stabbing in the genital area). If this was a taster of things to come, would I even be able to watch the film? I needn't have worried. BlackCat is not ...
sunmeilan 13.04.2008
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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.
