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The Beyond [DVD]

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Contributor Sarah Kelley, Giovanni de Nava, Antoine St John, Al Cliver, David Warbeck, Lucio Fulci, Michele Mirabella, Maria Pia Marsala, Dardano Sarchetti, Cinzia Monreale, Sergio Salvati, Fabrizio de Angelis, Veronica Lazar, Catriona MacColl, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Anthony Flees See more
Language Italian
Runtime 1 hour and 23 minutes
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Only death awaits in The Beyond!

Lucio Fulci s masterpiece of face chewing spider action, milky eyed psychics, face melting embalming fluid and rotted, flesh-crazed Zombies returns in all its blood splattered, surreal and grossly disturbing glory for a new generation of Horror Kids!

If your new business venture is sited on the cursed gateway to the hell dimension of The Beyond, then maybe it s time to move elsewhere but Liza (Catriona MacColl) is determined to make her New Orleans hotel work, until strange things start happening, people vanish and her waking thoughts are haunted by a ghostly blind woman who seems to hold the answers to the whole bizarre fever-dream. As reality breaks down and the plot explodes, Liza must journey far from everything she understands and descend in The Beyond...

The Beyond is Fulci s Zombie masterwork as he assaults his audience with shock after head spinning shock, all the while leading up to one of horror cinemas most heart stopping finales. The Beyond drives sane men mad and leads others to murder. Dare you step over to the other side?

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

  • Standard DVD presentation of the film, totally uncut!
  • Optional English and Italian Audio options presented in oroginal English & Italian Mono Audio and English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Introduction by star Cinzia Monreale
  • Audio Commentary with Antonella Fulci and Calum Waddell
  • Audio Commentary with David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl
  • AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale remembers The Beyond
  • Catriona MacColl Q&A from the Glasgow Film Theatre

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Rated ‏ : ‎ Suitable for 18 years and over
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Italian
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Lucio Fulci
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 23 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 6 Feb. 2017
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ David Warbeck, Antoine St John, Veronica Lazar, Al Cliver, Giovanni de Nava
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Arrow Video
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Fabrizio de Angelis
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KO1JB3Q
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Dardano Sarchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Lucio Fulci
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2015
    Perhaps one of the greatest of cinematic achievements, Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond" has had a troubled history, maligned by critics, cut or banned around the world by censors, re-edited and mangled on its American theatrical release and lost in copyright limbo there for over a decade the film has had it rough, frankly a work of such art should've been treated better but alas in the wake of DVD the film started getting more attention through many uncut and extra's laden releases worldwide, now in 2015 Grindhouse Releasing present the ultimate edition of this gothic blood drenched classic in an extra packed three disc Blu-ray and CD soundtrack collectors edition with a glow in the dark cover, uncut, remastered in HD, with no audio or video glitches and to those of you who care yes with a colour correct golden yellow tinted opening.

    A loose description of the film, I say loose because the plot is a mere skeleton cleverly used to keep the flesh and blood of the film together, a vague structure to attach a brooding doomed atmosphere and dark traditional gothic horror with outlandish surrealism and disjointed nightmares all topped off with excessively violent and very excessively stylish gore. Starting in 1927 at the Seven Doors Hotel Schweik the artist is painting a haunted landscape when a lynch mob comes in, whips him senseless with chains and then drags him into the basement, he tries even in this heavily beaten state to warn the mob that the hotel was built on one of the gateways to hell but to no avail, he is crucified and melted with large dollops of lime in an eight minute opening screened in black and white with a golden yellow tint that is both visually stunning and mysteriously haunting, this scene ending with a young woman (Emily) reading from an old book "Woe be unto him who opens one of the seven gateways to hell because through that gateway evil will invade the world...". Cue 1981 and Liza has inherited the now run down hotel, sadly her attempts at restoring the old place are met with disaster after disaster, the local painter falls from the roof which introduces the doctor John McCabe who becomes the other leading character and a close friend of Liza, as the two get close and weird unexplainable events surround them people seem to come, go and die without any real direction to the film but that itself is the ingenious structure (or lack thereof) of the film. A seemingly structured haunted house story gradually and progressively becomes a confusingly disjointed horror mystery with far more questions than answers leaving much up to individual interpretation as the characters begin to question their sanity and indeed reality. Are Liza and John losing their minds or is hell itself stretching out and swallowing the small town and its residents, are the dead coming back to life or do those haunted victims bodies represent ghosts shuffling through a hell the living are already engulfed in? To give you any more than I already have would be to deprive you the joy of being absorbed by the film and making your own judgements but I will say this, the ending is among the most brilliant I've ever seen and the film as a whole my absolute favourite.

    Twelve years ago I had the joy of watching this curious and bizarre little film, made with about $400,000 and carried from its initial release through home video to the uninitiated and potentially the masses purely through the love and dedication of the legion of fans it has spawned these last three and a half decades. What I saw would change me forever, at first I'll admit this teenage boy knew not what to make of the film, it was filmed brilliantly, most shots were visually captivating, the gore on show was unrealistically excessive but so stylish and done with such complete disregard for convention that it stood out and impressed immediately, in contrast to this crude and bold aspect was the atmosphere which generally looked the part of a southern gothic horror and a beautiful one at that, as eerie as it was captivating cinematographer Sergio Salvati and director Lucio Fulci knew what they were doing and made something unique! The atmosphere was intoxicating and further amplified by Fabio Frizzi's wonderfully playful but suitably haunting score, at one point this music, usually playing as part of the soundtrack is actually being played by the blind character Emily which makes me smile, an amusing if subtle attempt to break the barrier between film and reality, clearly Fulci thought that making a film about the gates between hell and earth being broken he wanted to hint that all dimensions and realities are in danger of seeping into one another. Just as realities are in danger of merging and polluting one another so too do film genre's, the violence and shocking spectacle a lurid show of B-movie excess, the gothic style reminiscent of 60's haunted horrors, the playful use and abuse of linear structure coupled with the visually and spiritually captivating moments taken from the surreal end of art-house cinema and the plot a mish-mash of the three and more. The film has gained as many distractors as fans who will hate the film with a vengeance but lets face it any film that provokes such marmite reactions is doing something right, love it or hate it you'll never find another film quite like "The Beyond". Sadly the purely moment to moment nature of the film is its biggest enemy as well as its greatest ally and frankly many a person just can't get their head around the fact that this structure (or seemingly lack of) is deliberate and a good thing, Fulci never wanted to adhere to the rules of mainstream film-making with this project and didn't fail on their standards, instead he created his own rules based on the nightmare logic of H.P.Lovecraft and by those standards which very few have tried to challenge and even fewer have had any success in Fulci reigns supreme, a genius if not of commercial cinema then of fever dream delirium caught on camera!

    Having waffled more than long enough on the merits of the film lets get down to this new special edition by US label Grindhouse Releasing, the set has a cool glow in the dark slipover cover which houses a two disc 14mm Blu-ray case with director Fulci's filmography inside the box along with a collectors booklet with a foreword by cult critic Chas Balun and a short piece by Martin Beine who debates influences from films that may have inspired this one, oddly enough the Japanese classic "Jigoku" which I'd always seen as an influence of sorts was absent as were the films of Jose Mojica Marins who I believe had an influence but its an interesting read to say the least. Inside the slipover is a cardboard wallet with the CD soundtrack which will delight fans of the film who love the sounds of Fabio Frizzi, its not just one or two tracks its a good 40 odd minutes worth. The film which is taken from a new master looks better than ever, the only other company to attempt this in HD were Arrow Video who sadly did a so-so transfer with all sorts of glitches and problems so this version is a very welcome and picture perfect edition in that respect, the audio commentary seen in many a previously released version is present with the late David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl along with original mono audio or all new 2.0 and 5.1 remixes which seem faithful to the sound of the film, the option to watch in Italian with English subtitles is also present but as the leads who take up much of the time spoke English I'd stay with the English audio, nice to know the option is there though.

    The extra's on disc one feature the full colour opening in both German (as this opening was only originally for the German release) or in English along with several trailers, hidden extra's include 20 odd minutes of other members of the cast and crew talking about Fulci as lifted from the following 4 hour analysis on the man Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered 1 [DVD] [2008] [US Import] which I won't recommend to the casual fan of his work but to those who love his films with a passion and want a little insight into the man behind the films its a great watch. Other hidden extra's include a stills slide, the edited opening from the US re-cut version "Seven Doors of Death" and possibly more I haven't found.

    Disc two is packed with so many extra's I'll have trouble listing them but here goes, an extensive stills gallery including on set stills, actor and director stills, promotional items, previous releases and other titbits. A trailer reel for all Grindhouse Releasing's past releases and some in the works along with disc credits are also present along with a slew of interviews and a few more of those hidden extra's as per disc one including a short then and now look at a few locations. The interviews include one with US production manager Larry Ray, one with the US distributor (the guy who stupidly re-edited the film!) Terry Levine. Of the cast there is an interview with the lead actress Catriona MacColl (Liza) and one with star Cinzia Monreale (Emily). There are two archive interviews with director Lucio Fulci made in 1988 which fans may have seen but are of great interest, two appearances by lead actor David Warbeck at Euro-fest the first in 1994 with Lucio Fulci and another with Catriona MacColl two years later and two separate features on the 1996 Festival of Fantasic Films one focusing on Catriona MacColl the other on David Warbeck. A joint interview with special effects make up men Giannetto De Rossi and Maurizio Tranni is present and a long retrospective documentary with people all across the board polishes off what are over four and a half hours worth of interviews!!! Add to this the hour of extra's on disc one, the hour it took me browsing through the stills and the commentary and you've got yourself an ultimate edition of an awesome film, now what are you waiting for? Stop reading and just buy it!!!
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2022
    The maestro of pasta-based, gore drenched buffoonery Lucio Fulci returns to the well he so lovingly cultivated the previous year with 1980s 'City of the Living Dead' to deliver this pseudo sequel that forms the middle section of his 'gates of hell' trilogy. Which, like my goodself - harbours a saggy centre but even with that handicap, still manages to crank out the gooey goods like an overeager puppy with a squeaky toy on his snout.

    We open in the 1920s where artist (and as you do, part-time warlock) Schweick (Antoine Saint-John) is keeping it on the down low at the Seven Doors Hotel in New Orleans. Protector of 'one of the seven gates of hell' he ensures it stays closed because y'know, the end of mankind and all that. However, when he is unceremoniously killed by a lynch mob, a white-eyed woman pops up to warn us all about those gates and their eventual opening... but when? Inquiring minds need to know, lady. Cut to the '80s and we meet Liza Merrill (the awesome Catriona MacColl) who has recently inherited the hotel and within no time at all is being exposed to all manner of supernatural shenanigans: Dead workmen, Joe the plumber having his eyes gauged out and spiders chowing down on folks' faces - making it highly apparent that this isn't gonna go down all that well on Trip Advisor! Luckily, no nonsense Doc John McCabe (again, the awesome David Warbeck) is at hand and before long they are facing down a nefarious horde of the undead, blowing away zombies and making sure that damn gate is staying closed once and for all.

    Director Fulci and co-writers Dardano Sacchetti (Italian go-to horror scribe for an entire ‘80s generation) and Giorgio Mariuzzo forgo the usual standard sequel route (take that Hollyweird!) and create another dream laden head scratcher that defies any suggestions that these fellas want to play by anything resembling rules. Granted, nowhere near the level of Fulcis' progenitor 'City' or final chapter in the trilogy - 'The House by the Cemetery', this second entry still manages to create as many wonderful set pieces that always have 'gross out' in the foremost of their minds and a highly atmospheric tone that has style to spare (the movies' final moments are truly 'what the hell?' and mesmerizing in equal measure). Fulci, sadly never held in the same regard as an Argento or Bava is still a master of tension and style (that ending!) and like most of his films, creates a very real sense of dread throughout which makes for a truly solid horror experience. Kudos too for Catriona MacColl and the late David Warbeck who make for a stunning lead duo, she a wonderfully accomplished actor who allows her character real depth and he a solid action man vibe that makes the final 20 minutes a rollercoaster ride of undead bustin' awesomeness. Sure, if honest its a step down from 'City' but even so - it still delivers with amazing sound design, crazy kill scenes and more than enough shockingly poor taste moments ('oh, they just blew a kids head off') to kick any US horror movie into next week. Fulci may never have achieved the giddy heights of Dario, but for me he's certainly done enough to earn his blood drenched stripes.

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  • Gabriele
    5.0 out of 5 stars Arrivato in super anticipo! DVD perfetto.
    Reviewed in Italy on 24 May 2024
    Buona edizione.
    Buono audio e video.
  • Ragnar 81
    5.0 out of 5 stars Das Beste!!!
    Reviewed in Germany on 30 November 2023
    Super Schnelle Lieferung Zustand Neu jederzeit wieder. Zum Film selber gibt kaum was besseres.....
  • ROBALEXXX
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una historia diferente de zombies
    Reviewed in Mexico on 26 March 2018
    Lucio Fulci esta detrás de esta película, un tanto diferente a lo que el cine de zombies nos tiene acostumbrados, una historia un tanto lenta, pero que poco a poco va atrayendo hasta llegar aun gran climax. Mucho gore, todo con efectos practicos.
    Grindhouse Releasing hace nuevamente justicia con estas ediciones de primer nivel, ofreciendo un set de 3 discos, dos blu-rays y un cd con el soundtrack de la película, con la acostumbrada cubierta de carton, muchos extras que deleitaran a todo fan de Fulci.
    Mi quinto set por parte de Grindhouse Releasing y siguen sorprendiéndome, vale la pena el precio de entrada.
    La película esta en ingles e italiano, con la opción de subtitulos en ingles.
  • Liam Cronan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Proper Treatment of a Cult Classic.
    Reviewed in Canada on 13 March 2018
    I bought this not being too familiar with Grindhouse Releasing but having heard good things. I honestly never expected such a well made and lovingly constructed package. You get the soundtrack, a disc of interviews with cast and crew, and a beautiful transfer. I would suggest that you be familiar with the film before purchasing. You either love this movie or think it’s poorly acted garbage. Lucio Fulci is a divisive director. This is the best looking transfer of the movie I’ve ever owned though and in the end that’s what matters.
  • Jason Sum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Arrow Video vs The US Grindhouse Release What BR is worth your Money.......
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 July 2015
    Lucio Fulci's Italian Splatter Horror fest means a great deal to me
    Due to the fact it's the first Fulci Film i discovered late in my Collecting

    I'm gonna share with you the day I came across the Beyond on DVD
    It was late spring of 2001 had no car (Due to my little sister wrecking my only car) It wasn't exactly a great car but, it was mine and I needed a wheels to go to and from my new job
    I was able to get my Grandfather to let me take his pride and joy a 1977 Ford T-Bird to work while i looked for a new car
    Found out about a CD Store 35 miles away That took used CD's in Trade for store credit or cash
    Went through my massive collection of cd's found 150 cd's to take there for trade (CD's I know longer wanted/I needed to cut down on my cd Collection) Drove to this Store handed the sales man a massive box of CD's told him i'll take Store credit
    I looked around this store was very cool (It was a typical late 90's Music Store) but, they also sold vinyl records, VHS Tapes , and the new Hot format DVD
    I wanted to add more to my very small dvd Collection (Maybe had 6-8 dvd's) Keep in mind this was very early on Best Buy & Circuit City still sold more VHS over the dvd Format
    This store actually had a lot of dvd's for a small Music retail shop the problem was they were super over priced
    While looking through what they had on dvd i seen a few things that Interest me, one being this super Cool Limited Edition Tin of The Beyond (with the coolest art work and a massive warning label on the front of the case (No one Under 17 Should view this Film) The downside to this Limited Tin it was marked at $39.99 so i just put it back and talked to the manager about my Store credit
    I was lucky to get $125.00 Store Credit so I swallowed really hard and gave in and added The Limited Edition of The Beyond (Anchor Bay TIN) to the stack of stuff I took...... That DVD was a massive blind buy (There were no smart phones to check price matching, etc.)
    Later on a day or two later I cracked up the TIN (I've bought a number of Special Edition Anchor Bay VHS Tapes) So i knew Anchor Bay at the time was a 5 Star Distributor they really put there heart and soul into this stuff back in the days of dvd's
    This Film blew me away everything about it even on a SD tv you could pick up on the Beautiful Lighting,The Production Values were insane everything is practical and Organic and it adds so much to the film over all
    The Beyond IMO one the Best Italian Horror Films ever! It pulls no punches and doesn't pull back when most films would
    The Ending is Anti Hollywood =Meaning it's more realistic Life is complicated Life is messy There is no real Disney Ending
    After watching this Film the first time I became a die hard Luci Fulci Fan i tried to get all his Horror Work very quickly
    I probably watched this dvd at least 5 times in a month 'Cause it was so fresh and unique and just Perfect even the negatives with this film you can turn to Positives......
    I was so obsessed at the time I over payed to get my hands on the Limited Edition version of Zombie on Laserdisc (Needless to say I payed more for a outdated Laserdisc then for the New Format dvd) But, any Collector can relate to this
    Collecting is very much a OCD thing some people will not admit that I on the other hand know what I am and admit it freely

    Enough of this Palaver lets get the show on the road

    I'm gonna try and review and point out the Positives & Negatives surrounding the Blu Ray home video versions of
    Lucio Fulci's The Beyond (Note: I've had almost every version of the beyond put out on DVD) I've seen it with terrible edits The Seven Doors of Death **On The Cheap** dvd) to HQ DVD's like the AnchorBay Version & The 2008 Grindhouse Releasing, Inc. Version

    The Arrow Video (UK Release) The "Original" Arrow BR is region Free
    This Version is flat out amazing it's a 2-Disc Set (One Disc Being a BR and the second disc being a dvd) Both disc are region free
    Arrows Cut is a Brand New Uncut HD Restoration + 160mins of Special Features all there extras are exclusives to Arrow Video
    Disc Break down (BR Disc)
    Blu Ray Contains* Brand New HD Restoration of the film presented completely UNCUT (Full HD 1080p) *English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Original English & Italian Mono Audio options
    BR Special Features: Introduction by Star Cinzia Monreale
    * Audio Commentary w/ Antonella Fulci and Calum Waddell (Exclusive)
    *Audio Commentary with David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl (This Audio Commentary is old it's on almost every Previous dvd) But, it's a great Commentary Track all around!!!!
    AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale remembers "The Beyond"
    Catriona MacColl Q&A from Glasgow Film Theatre (very cool Catriona is one of the Scream Queens That really gets over looked in Horror)
    Open Your Eyes Easter Egg

    Disc Two (DVD) everything on this dvd is Exclusive to the Arrow Video BR
    One Step Beyond Catriona MacColl Remembers a Spaghetti Splatter Classic (great interview) after watching this I became a bigger fan of Mrs MacColl 'Cause she's a Legit Actress that fell into the Horror Genre and seems to accept her past and embraces it and Respects the fans!
    Beyond Italy- Louis Fuller and the seven doors of Death Interview with US distributor and editor of the beyond Terry Levene (very interesting)
    the Living Dead Legacy of special effects wizard Gianetto Di Rossi (This is a must see Gianetto Di Rossi is without a doubt super under rated he's in the same league as Tom Savini But, most people don't know his name) Which is a tragic shame
    Fulci Flashbacks: Dario Argento, and others close to him remember the Godfather of Gore
    Alternative colour pre-credits sequence
    Original International Trailer

    The Grindhouse (So-Called Limited Edition BR)
    I'm gonna be completely Honest this BR is a utter disgrace Grindhouse took there previous dvd version from 2008 and Transfer everything from the dvd on to the HD Blu Ray and put the extras on a second BR Disc to pad this set!! All the extras are copied and pasted from the dvd and it's Cheap and a joke over all The only thing remotely exclusive is the Bonus CD with the Newly Remastered Soundtrack album (The cd comes in this uber cheap cardboard case God forbid they figure out how to put it in the case
    I'm pretty sure Grindhouse bought the US Rights to the Arrow HD Transfer and just carried over the Film itself and tacked on "old" dvd extras
    The Grindhouse Version is a quick money grab Nothing more nothing less (No Real exclusives) Except a CD that's in a cheap cardboard case
    I payed $30.00 for the BR when it was on sale Massive waste of $$$$ IMO

    Without a doubt buy and cherish the Arrow Home Video Version that is the BEST and only way to get a Proper BR of the Beyond
    Buy the 2008 Grindhouse Release dvd don't Support a Company that Thinks so little of Fans the only thing they give is a bloody CD Soundtrack for a exclusive selling point
    I Love The Beyond The film over all is Close to Perfect 9.8/10
    But, whatever you do DON'T Buy the Grindhouse BR it's a massive money grab that is a smack to the face to Fulci and his fans!