The Beyond (1981) Reviews

The Beyond (1981)
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This gruesome Louisiana-set horror film opens with a 1927 prologue featuring a Satanic artist being crucified and melted alive with quicklime in the basement of an old hotel. Half a century later, pretty Liza (Catriona MacColl) inherits the hotel, not suspecting that it is one of seven gateways to Hell. A workman breaks his neck, another has his eyeball gouged out by a zombie, a woman's head is melted by a vat of acid, and an architect has his face eaten by hungry tarantulas who chew out his tongue. Dozens of cannibalistic zombies attack Liza and her disbelieving lover (David Warbeck), who joins her in Hell in the film's downbeat conclusion. The gory special effects by Gianetto de Rossi and Germano Natali are nauseatingly effective, although the script (by Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo and director Lucio Fulci) tends to wander and the pacing is a trifle slow. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Starring:
Katherine MacColl, David Warbeck, (more)
Director(s):
Lucio Fulci
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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Robert B.

Awesome death scenes..dumb plot, acting, music etc. but do we really watch these movies for that? but the death scenes more than make up for it, they are gory and dont shed away for a moment!

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Brian M.

For those who know what they are getting, you won't be disappointed. Its a low budget horror classic thats a ton of fun.

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Chris W.

This movie has some scary moments indeed, but is more gross than anything else. They really like to over-extend the death scenes. Crappy music of course, but late night shivers for sure.

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Steven J.

UNDOBTABLY LUCIO FULCI'S BEST FILM EVER!!!!!. It has all the best people working on it such as Dardano Sachetti writing, Giannetto De Rossi with Make up effects, music score by Fabio Frizzi, beautiful cinematography by Sergio Salveti and an Amazing performances by Catherine MacColl and the late great David Warbeck. This film is one of the great Italian Masterpieces and should be seen by any one who calls him or herself a Fulci or Italian horror fan. Lucio Fulci has a cameo as the librarian. R.I.P Lucio Fulci & David Warbeck

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Zachary K.

This movie left a lot to be desired in the acting, the music the overall cheesiness, however there was a couple of scenes were I thought I was going to lose my dinner. The special effects were not existent unless you count spiders on strings. When renting this you have to consider the source.

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Ron F.

I think I'm done with Italian horor. Ive rented a few & all I've watched are just stupid & cheesy. Don't get me wrong, I like cheesy horror films especially from the 80s but these are just not up to par with Amercian horror. The music is sooo dumb & takes you out of the story instead of drawing you in. The gore is worse then American films of the time & looks faker then fake. The stories are always a rip off of good American movies from the same time period (this one is a poor rip off of The Shining & Amityville combined it seems). All in all just a waste of time, I could barely finish this.

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Andrew B.

If you do not know who Lucio Fulci is, all you need to know is that he is all about gross out scenes. That is what this movie holds. The spider scene was very gory as well as the opening death scene. The story is enough to keep you hanging, but the movies last 20 minutes are really fun. Enjoy the great gore of the 80s if you rent this.

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Michael K.

The gates of Hell are opening and the dead are returning to the living realm. This is one of Fulcis best , that is if its called The Beyond. The Seven Doors of Death is a butchered version, seek out the original if you can find it.

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Chad B.

It was at the top of my queue for months and I finally gave up on getting it. From what I hear it's a fun old gore flick. I took it off my queue after like a year and then they put it on my recommendations. I thought that was hilarious.

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Mike Z.

the tarantulas are little bundles of pipe cleaners! and they make little chirping noises! WTF? cool zombies toward the end, but Lucio Fulci is only remarkable for how determined he is to make you nauseous.

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    Robert B.

    Awesome death scenes..dumb plot, acting, music etc. but do we really watch these movies for that? but the death scenes more than make up for it, they are gory and dont shed away for a moment!

    Yes   |   No

     
    Brian M.

    For those who know what they are getting, you won't be disappointed. Its a low budget horror classic thats a ton of fun.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Chris W.

    This movie has some scary moments indeed, but is more gross than anything else. They really like to over-extend the death scenes. Crappy music of course, but late night shivers for sure.

    Yes   |   No

     
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