City of the Living Dead - Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

£9.9
FREE Shipping

City of the Living Dead - Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

City of the Living Dead - Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

RRP: £99
Price: £9.9
£9.9 FREE Shipping

In stock

We accept the following payment methods

Description

Less than 250 limited edition copies remain of both Convoy Busters and Shanghai Joe. Thanks for your support on these titles and making them a success! For those that haven’t yet secured their copies, now is the time.

Paura, Lucio Fulci Remembered Vol. 1 (42:42) - these archival interviews with cast and crew were first included on the 2009 Tempe DVD. As Cauldron writes in its prefatory note, the user can navigate through each interview by using the Chapter button on remote control. Several of the interviews are in English and not subtitled. Compulsory English subs accompany the Italian interviews. A priest hangs himself in a cemetery in Dunwich, Massachusetts, setting off a chain of events that will lead to the opening of the gates of Hell, bringing the end of humanity. Mary Woodhouse has a vision of the priest during a séance in New York and apparently dies of fright. Journalist Peter Bell is investigating the case and while visiting her recently dug grave, discovers she is in fact still alive and he saves her. Together, they head to Dunwich to close the gates and save the world. Once there, they meet a therapist, his patient, their friends and a squirrelly social misfit named Bob. They also run into the living dead, who teleport around town and crush people’s brains. Can they survive, or is this truly the end of the world? The rest of the extras consist primarily of interviews and Q&A sessions. Zombie Kings is an interview with production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng, who worked with a remarkable collection of directors throughout his career including Fulci, Dario Argento, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi, Antonio Margheriti, Lamberto Bava, Michele Soavi, and many more. Needless to say, he has an abundance of stories to tell, and he also offers some interesting thoughts about why zombies have proven so fascinating throughout the years. Requiem for Bob is an interview with Giovanni Lombardo Radice, who says that despite having watched City of the Living Dead countless times, the most gruesome moments still affect him. He talks about both his career and his personal life, including working with Fulci, and his struggles with addiction. (He also has some very sweet dogs!) The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi features the late special effects artist talking about his work on various Fulci films. He also shows off some of the props from his workshop, including the rig that he designed for the drill scene in City of the Living Dead, and some of the infamous hooks from Cannibal Ferox. He admits to some discomfort with having participated in the animal killings in the latter film. Carlo of the Living Dead is an interview with actor Carlo De Mejo, focusing on his work with Fulci. He speculates that the bizarre ending was a matter of the producers wanting to leave the door open for a sequel.The 4K transfer is how I prefer them for a film like this. The picture, color, and contrast give it an upgrade, and fans can view it like they’ve never seen before. While the picture is bright and clear, a slight layer of grain keeps it grounded in the genre where it belongs. RELATED: Revisiting Lucio Fulci’s ‘Zombi 2:’ The Unofficial ‘Dawn of the Dead’ Sequel

Catriona MacColl Q&A from The Glasgow Theater (20:08) - this Q&A with MacColl was filmed at The Glasgow Theater on March 13, 2010, which is moderated by Waddell. Questions are both spoken and subtitled in English.The dead walk. Blood flows from walls, eyes, and wounds. Maggots swarm like a plague of locusts. Scalps are peeled like oranges. Gino De Rossi’s ( Zombie, Cannibal Ferox) effects are positively gruesome. While the fake head used for the infamous sequence in which a young woman vomits up her own innards is noticeably artificial in 4K, the image of a power drill piercing through a man’s skull will burrow its way into your mind like, well, a power drill. Carlo of the Living Dead, an archival interview with actor Carlo De Mejo (1080p; 18:13)– An interview with Carlo De Mejo in English from a previous release. There are two Easter eggs: A muddy, full frame VHS rip under the Gates of Hell title for purists and a revealing photo spread of actor Christopher George in Playgirl magazine, 1974 – NSFW. An image gallery slideshow (9 minutes) featuring international lobby cards. poster art, publicity materials, video art, promotional stills, behind-the-scenes images is also included.

City of the Living Dead offers a whole grab bag of usual Fulci nastiness, including an infamous scene where a large drill slowly enters the skull of a victim. And in classic Italian horror fashion, these zombies are much more than your usual dumb undead. The creatures here have a proclivity for ripping body parts right off victims, including but not limited to scalps, faces, intestines, etc. Things get grizzly after the gates of hell open, and Fulci leaves it all open to interpretation. There’s something really engaging about much of Italian horror’s refusal to draw conclusions, and that effort works remarkably well here between all the bloodletting. Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew from Paura, Lucio Fulci Remembered Vol. 1 (Upscaled SD – 42:42) City of the Living Dead (1980), starring Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo de Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi, and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 15.In Dunwich, a young vagrant named Bob visits an abandoned house but flees after seeing a rotting carcass. Across town, Gerry, a psychiatrist, is in consultation with Sandra, a neurotic patient, when Emily Robbins, his 19-year-old girlfriend and personal assistant, arrives. She tells Gerry that she's on her way to meet with Bob, whom she has been trying to help. That evening, Emily finds Bob at a derelict garage exhibiting strange behavior. The supernatural apparition of Father Thomas then appears as Bob runs away, smothering to death a frightened Emily with a maggot-covered hand. The next morning, Emily's body is found. Emily's father tells the sheriff and Gerry of his suspicions about Bob due to Bob's previous history of crime. Meanwhile, Peter and Mary leave New York and embark upon their search for the town of Dunwich. Archival Audio Commentary with Actress Catriona MacColl Moderated by Jay Slater - this older commentary was intially recorded for the 2003 UK PAL DVD part of the Vipco Screamtime Collection. In English, not subtitled. The Catriona MacColl Archival Video Intro appears to be from an unspecified home video release of City of the Living Dead, while A Trip Through Bonaventure Cemetery is a brief unnarrated video journey through and over the famous cemetery in Savannah, Georgia—even though it’s debatable that any scenes from the film were actually shot there. Finally, the Archival Interviews collects relevant interview footage from the 2008 DVD Paura, Lucio Fulci Remembered Vol. 1. It includes Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi, Luca Venantini, Fabrizio Jovine, Venantino Venantini, Michel Soavi, Dardano Sacchetti, Massimo Antonello Geleng, Gino De Rossi, Rosario Prestopino, Sergio Salvati, and Fabio Frizzi. There are also at least two major Easter eggs on disc three:



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
  • Sold by: Fruugo

Delivery & Returns

Fruugo

Address: UK
All products: Visit Fruugo Shop