DVD Talk review of 'Torso'
07-27-09, 08:05 PM
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DVD Talk review of 'Torso'
I read Bill Gibron's DVD review of Torso at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=38014 and...
This strikes me as a gross underestimation of Michele Soavi. Have you seen Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)? This highly original film has, among its other values, an absurdist humor & nihilistic surrealism that are completely of another galaxy than Argento's.
Even better, are clear students of the macabre mentor like Michele Soavi expanding on the lessens learned, or are they merely mimicking the moves of a certified celluloid genius.
07-27-09, 08:36 PM
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Re: DVD Talk review of 'Torso'
Actually, Dellamorte Dellamore is one of my all time favorite films. However, have you seen THE CHURCH or STAGE FRIGHT. Hmmmmm
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07-27-09, 08:43 PM
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Soavi could have directed From Dusk Till Dawn if it weren't for his sick kid. He passed on it and it could have been his big US break. He didn't do anything for the rest of the decade because of his son. Too bad because I think he could have been one of the big horror heavies like del Toro, Aja, etc.
08-02-09, 01:51 PM
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Re: DVD Talk review of 'Torso'
The only info I can give, since I have not seen the Anchor Bay version:
Blue Underground rescues this title from digital obscurity, delivering a completely uncut and uncensored version of the oft-edited 1973 original. The print has been cleaned up, though some sequences (a swamp attack, a late night assault) are overly soft on purpose. The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen image is colorful, detailed, and loaded with ambience. This is early '70s Italian filmmaking at its finest, and this DVD reproduction of same really showcases such polish.
Apparently, this is the first time it's been released uncut and uncensored - or so says the packaging.
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Blue Underground rescues this title from digital obscurity, delivering a completely uncut and uncensored version of the oft-edited 1973 original. The print has been cleaned up, though some sequences (a swamp attack, a late night assault) are overly soft on purpose. The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen image is colorful, detailed, and loaded with ambience. This is early '70s Italian filmmaking at its finest, and this DVD reproduction of same really showcases such polish.
Apparently, this is the first time it's been released uncut and uncensored - or so says the packaging.
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