Friday the 13th (1980)
The director: Sean S. Cunningham In roles: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor
Maybe, that series "Friday the 13th" it is one of the most successful and long-living series of films. In addition, this series rendered enormous influence on the genre of slesherov, and the hockey mask of Dzheysona became the real character. There is nothing to talk, that in all series actor game to aim to to zeros (as well as in many slesherakh in general), but it does not do for films, in fact not in a game business. The first eight parts were done by a company Paramount, and then sold all rights for New Line Cinema, which now does the second contribution to the series.
Produced in two years after a triumphal show "Halloween", this film, being the most real ideological continuation of offspring of John Karpentera. And equally with him and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" became a forefather truly cult serial.
The working name of film was "Long Night at Camp Blood", that more exactly describes what be going on in a film. What to talk, this polutorachasovoy film will not seem to the modern spectator the some special. He is unless done rather better, what enormous mass of slesherov-imitators. In fact in that and business, that exactly imitators! And although getting used, evidently, that subjects "Friday" and the masses of subsequent films are practically identical, there is one substantial difference - all followers so did not succeed to copy a that atmosphere which was created in "Friday".
This film was created by original tone which compelled an audience to feel, as though and them a maniac wants to cut throat. But will go back to a subject which created scenario writer Victor Miller (Victor Miller) . A film is opened by the stage, in which a mysterious killer kills a couple, secluded on a garret. Then a film is carried on 11 years forward - in our days. True, to name these days our already somehow a bit not justly - more correct it would be to say in the end of 70th. A summer camp was opened at the Pure lake. And group of boys beforehand arrive there, to prepare him to opening and accept resting children. Going there and Annie (Robbie Morgan/robbi Morgan). Poputkoy reached it to the nearest to the camp small town and met in him a strange old man on a bicycle - Mad Ralph (Walt Gorni/ Walt Gorney) which warned it the ominous hoarse voice, that they all will die! By the way Ralph and his warnings are enough nicely done - it one of most the zapominutesayuschikhsya stages in a film. And, as appeared, his words were prophetic. Annie did not even reach to the camp.
And in a camp at a lake fellows and girls began going. And ordinary camp life - deck-house, preparing and merriment was brewed . Only here after all of it someone looks not very much friendly (if so it is in general possible to christen a maniac, thirsty to cut you a throat). First half of film an atmosphere is little by little forced, increasing frequency and closeness of this trouble of supervision gradually. And then a carnage begins - an unknown maniac begins one by one (now and then two by two) to wet without every pity of all arriving in a camp. Thus for each of them he chooses the most suitable moment and ingenious method. Special effects, done Tom Savini, which later will become very considerable personality in the uzhasnyackom cinema, on a that moment look simply phenomenal. And now looking on them does not test some discomfort (as sometimes is to view of the old special effects). All looks very nicely.
In all 10 persons will be killed in a film. And that interesting - quite not important who is a killer. The creators of film found the unique intermediate form of killer. For all slesherov two types of killer are characteristic is an immortal monster and " someone from nas", that converts a genre either into rubilovo or in rubilovo with a riddle. An intermediate variant is here present - at first as though in a presence riddle is who killer it is not known, it is a man, but person he is not shown. But it appears man outside, and more concrete than missis of Vuris. From the moment of its first appearance on the screen and to the moment, when opens up, that business passes all murders of its hands only minutesuta-two. So personality of killer is not an of principle question. I saw only another film with the similar choice of killer is Last examination.
The missis of Vuris (which is played by Betsy Palmer) appears takes revenge on - eleven years back its son Dzheyson rested at this lake and from indifference of looking after drowned. And a roof went down for it, therefore it and kills all habitants of ill-starred camp. And the unique surviving a girl Alice (Adrienne King) begins feverishly to escape from a maniac, from time to time sending it in a knock-down and constantly not finishing off. And the missis of Vuris insistingly goes hunting for by the last victim, and in the total, as well as assumed, a battle lost. After it Alice perches in a boat, swims out on the middle of lake and falls with unconsciousness. When it wakes up in the morning and sees a police ashore, unexpectedly utyagivaet it under water this Dzheyson. My father until now to view of uzhasnyakov talks "And boy Dzheyson will get out now", and usually is rights - for him notorious "boy Dzheyson" became the name denominative for every sort of maniacs and other creatures, unexpectedly shooting out from a corner. And though I as though and opened the subject of film right to end, but does not think that it can spoil viewing that, whoever did not yet see him. In fact kayf of film not in intrigue which actually and is not present, but in tension, in an atmosphere, in murders, in sounds "chsh-chsh-chsh-ha-ha", becomings the brandname brand of all serial.
It is yet needed to say and about the financial side of business. The budget of film made 700 thousand dollars (it is eventual not present seven hundred thousands, but also not too much). And in kinoprokate a film began to work 37 with the half of millions of dollars. Such success simply obligated to create sikvel, especially as and the subject of film allowed it. Short dialog at the end of film of Alice: "And is a boy also dead?", constabulary: "What boy?", Alice "Mal'chik... Dzheyson".Such dialog not simply hinted, he had simply yelled, that would be continuation the main acting person of which will be already Dzheyson. And expecting did not make a mistake. True I do not think that they could imagine that after twenty years will be created the tenth series of film and Dzheyson will never die. In video rental a film collected more than 17 million dollars also.
That is it in conclusion possible to say about all series? It most real classic slesher. First 8 parts of serial follow the canons of genre fully. They are monotonous enough, so that looking them is needed only to the admirers - it will only irritate all other.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The director: Tobe Hooper
In roles: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
The group of teenagers on a van rides to rest in an old out-of-town house. This house belongs to the father of main heroine - Sally (Marilyn Burns). Except for its fellow Jerry (Allen Danziger) and another friendly pair brother Salli Franclin (Paul A. Partain), which is tied down in an invalid carriage, rides together with them.Practically and beginning a journey appears some strange. On gas-station an old man advises them there not to ride, and then they pick up a voting fellow (Edwin Neal). A fellow with a moron person appears not simply a cretin, but also very dangerous. At the beginning he tried to sell them the left picture which did the camera, and then, borrowing his knife from Franclin, cuts itself a palm, and here laughs recklessly. Then he becomes yet more aggressive and begins to attack on those, who brings him. Since he is finally thrown out from a van, psychopath smears the blood a door.
An old house in which youths hippie decided to rest also does not suggest the special trust - he is so decrepit, that seems, as though at short notice will collapse under their weight. There is he to the line where, at back of rural road, so that no neighbours not perhaps, but wasp's beehive settled under ceiling. But it disorders young people not very much, and Kirk (William Vail) together with Pem (Teri Mcminn) decide to go to be atoned. Franclin pripominutesaet, that if to go on a path, necessarily will go out to the small river. Only Franclin was not in the house of grand-dad enough a long ago - the shallow small river dried out already a long ago. Yet a bit taking a walk, a couple is stuck in on a certain house, where they decide to lend a bit petrol. Cottage oddish, because near him a cover which old, obviously neglected cars cost under is built. And from within a cottage looks no less strange. Then they are stuck in on Kozhemordogo of psychopath (in the first part he was played by Gunnar Khansen/ Gunnar Hansen) which enough quickly with them cut. Actually, it takes place so unexpectedly, that when put to death Pick I even did not understand clearly, what happened. It seems to me, that it is the most unexpected murder in the cinema, that I saw some time. There was no preparation, festering of tension, nothing!
Further to on one all teenagers get in the paws of Kozhemordogo and his psychopathy monogynopaedium. Before us all picture of their madness appears is one their home furniture what costs. In general the "Texas carnage benzopiloy" very strange film, he does not quite look like ordinary films. Ot winnows him some realisticness. At one time this was the phenomenon on similarity of "Witch from Bler" - turned up, that he is put on the basis of the real events (he was and true winnowed the acts of Ed Geyna, but this maniac became basis for the great number of films, and the Texas carnage even from afar does not look like retelling of life of Geyna). And feeling of reality gave it this legend persuasiveness.
A film is very uneven, his action is not expressly measured to Minutesuty, as in modern pictures, but uryvochnoe. Beginning seems pulled-in, then the pieces of inaction are replaced swift events, and this rate, hammering together a spectator from a rumour, strengthens feeling of realisticness. And here from a film for a verst carries madness. And it is madness of kannibalisticheskoy monogynopaedium not only, it is madness of all what be going on, all film. When look him, begin to doubt in psychical even temper of his creator. Perverted moral of cannibals, their shizoidnoe conduct gives an action the special tint. A scenario written Tobom Khuperom and Kimom Khenkelem (Kim Henkel) probably would not become such frightful and impressive, if it were not for accomplished shizoidnaya direction of Toba Khupera.
It is separately needed to say about surroundings. All takes place in the Texas depth is the scorched dusty earth, grass often the same grey-yellow color, rare trees and caught bushes with rare leaves. Wooden houses, whose boards at walking are constantly squeaky. Well and house of cannibals it is a masterpiece the family! He is overcrowded bones and pieces of skin, hairs and snatches of clothes. All of it is simple it is abundantly brought down on the floor, bones are covered by closets, hang down on filaments out of thin air, he everywhere. Most a bench, done from human bones, pleased me. Well and certainly, squeal of benzopily! He becomes character of atmosphere of film.
From some moment a main heroine begins to yell, and no longer stopped up is yells constantly, heart-rending and even selflessly. At some instant these howls began me nervirovat'. And the stage, where a feeble grandfather through careful grandchildren tries a hammer to fracture the skull a maiden caused a loud laughter for me. I can say that the quite perverted logic and oddity of subject is inherent a film. He produces the very unusual impression. Not looking on that it most real malobyudzhetka (140 thousand dollars), a film brought in a very solid return (30 millions) and no doubt deserved the name of cult. But interesting, that film very bloodless. you will not see how on your eyes cut a victim, agony and rivers of blood will not be rotined you. Only it will be let fall a hint you on them - the trickle of blood will now and then appear in a shot, benzopila will squeal and heart-rending to yell victim.TRB is enough cruel, but in a difference from Luchio Ful'chi, you will not be poked a nose in an agonizing body, here all is done more skilful, and I even would say vpechatlitel'nee - in fact there is nothing more frightful, than human imagination.
Simply recommend all. For us it is a rarely meeting thing, but if it will get to you in hands, it it is sure needed to look. It can be you it and will please not very much, but strong and unusual feelings from viewing exactly assured you. Immortal the classics of horrors cost that, to expend time in it.
Special opinion:
One of modern icons of khorrora, it, sure, appearance of muscular loony in a rough mask from a human skin and with benzopiloy in hands. This film defined appearance of the khorror-cinema of seventieth years in a great deal. And he began as a cheap author project of teacher of the Texas university Toba Khupera. And it is necessary... In spite of obvious rudeness of film viewing of which is no more pleasant what postals from skotoboyni, he is the officially acknowledged (!) masterpiece of art. The copy of this ribbon was purchased by the New York gallery of modern art. Prototypes of film, obviously inspired a serial killer and necrophilia By Ed Geynom, look grey not clear figures and, nevertheless, a film has feeling of the real change. The gloomy canto of kriminutesal'noy schizophrenia under the melody of included benzopily sounds enough frighteningly and realistically. But this film, not looking on many his dignities, scarcely able to become a favourite favourite, to whose or videoteki.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
The director: Wes Craven In roles: John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund, Jonny Depp
Predystoriya of film: in the typical little American small town, in a boiler-room in the street of Elms was once burned out a maniac-killer Freddy Kryuger. In the time of life Freddy killed the little children of this small town and once their parents, catching villain, not began to give his polices, but simply arranged such mob law. Naturally, burning out alive, such colourful maniac, as Freddy, simply could not not rosen. But he rosened not banally, as hundreds of maniacs from other films of horrors, more precisely, he not quite rosened...
With the first shots of film we get in nightmarish sleep of Tina Grey (it is played by Amanda Uiss). Tina for some reason time after time in the sleeps gets in this ill-starred boiler-room in which was a few years back burned Kryuger. After it a frightful fellow is driven with knives on fingers and obozhennym person. As it guesses, this is Fred Kryuger (in his role is Robert Englund) Under an end sleep of Freddy practically overtakes Tina, however much it succeeds uvernut'sya, but Freddy abandons on its night-dress four tracks from the "fingers". Waking up in Tina discovers a heart-rending howl that this was not quite sleep, because a shirt is indeed cut.
Tina tells about the nightmare friends - Nancy (Khizer Lengenkemp) and Glennu (Johnny Depp). But to it, naturally, nobody disbelieves: all consider that it is simple nightmare and all will pass eventually. However after the joint discussion of sleep of Tina Nancy vspominutesaet, that also before this "fellow dreamed it in a dirty sweater with large ferrous nails". Because the mother of Tina, naturally, left somewhere, all company decided to stay the night for it. But exactly by this night, as you guess, uncle Freddy all the same kills it. Thus not somehow tyap-lyap, but rips open it a stomach and spreads bowels on ceiling. All were in a house but nobody nobody stranger did not see, therefore suspecting of murder of Tina falls on its boyfrenda Roda Leyna, which was next to it in that night and saw how it died. Rod gets for a grate and on an interrogation in a police tries to explain that it not he, but, naturally, nobody disbelieves him. However much Freddy has the point of view on this occasion - after a couple of days he kills Roda at night straight in a chamber. After happening Nancy and Glenn already know exactly, who is guilty in these murders. Especially as it is begun Nancy to torment hallucinations, related to Freddy. A father Nancy, lieutenant of police, Tompson (John Sekson), tries to help daughter, but thinks that not Freddy is guilty, but psychical disorder, related to the loss of two friends...
A subject can be retold for ever and ever, but I consider that herein there is not the special necessity is a film almost all saw and so, and that, whoever saw, it will be much interesting know, what all made off, from a picture. Advantages of producer Uesa Kreyvina (to which this film also became a tour in the world of the large cinema - to it he took off only littlebudgetary uzhastiki, from which it is possible to select unless a film 1978 years "hills have eyes") before the colleagues-producers of other films present. At first, in a subject during all film intrigue is present: so does Freddy materialize in the real world, using consciousness in anything of not guilty teenagers for this purpose, or it is actual no more, than sleep? Secondly, make-up and suit of Kryugera perfectly done in those times. In the third, magnificent music, sounding in a film. A scenario to the film also wrote Kreyvin is honour and praise to him for it. A producer shows a dull not carnage, as often is in the cinema of our genre, but intelligent subject. A film began to work poryadka 26 000 000 dollars in a rental, that made a very not bad sum in those times, especially for the film of horrors.
Separately it should be said about the wonderful selection of actors, involved in a ribbon. Participating in the film of star (true, by that time already waning) of the American cinema John Seksona, which was taken off as early as 1973 in a superfilm with participation Bryusa Li "Enter the Dragon" ("Dragon enters into a fight"), which is until now named the best film about kung-ugh and as early as the row of popular hits and fantastic films of that time, talks exceptionally about respect to proektu from the side of producers and actors. Second star is absolute, Johnny Depp - known cine "Don-Zhuan". True here we make abatement on that it is his cinemadebut. Yes, exactly "Nightmare in the street of Elms" was the first film this remarkable actor was taken off in which. The first pancake did not go out a lump: death of hero Johnny (and his Freddy simply classic tore on meat, sending flying bowels on all house and splashing everything blood) simply, most impressive in this film. Well and the third actor which was opened by a film - it, naturally, Robert Englund, playing the role of Kryugera. True, it in some family played a wicked joke with him, because long time the label of Freddy Kryugera hung on him, from what he was invited and invite taken off exceptionally in similar films. The most clamant example is a role of Ghost of Opera in an of the same name film. Afterwards this actor played in a film "Sovereign of zhelaniy",prichem first for long years not killer, but victim, and also in "City legend", where his character also had unsweetly.
However, the little weakness of Kreyvina at the end of film generated beginning of serial. A producer was not able to keep from a show in the finale of showy murder, which called in a question a fact that Freddy does not exist, that as though as Nancy proved at the end of picture. No doubt, herein there are positive lines - differently we with you were limited to only one film, in place of whole enthralling series. But, sooth to say, to none of continuations it was succeeded to recreate the atmosphere of the first part, that, however, does not do them less valuable for us.
Special opinion:
"This film strikes me foremost by the project, in fact then, when he was done, he had been probably the unique such plan, in fact protagonist him not simply man'yak-shizofrenik,a fully understanding sub'ekt with an obpalennoy ugly face, which takes revenge on the children of putting to death him people. Thus doing it not simply by a knife or ax, but enough unusually for the films of horrors. Ues Kreyvin not bad did the business, writing an excellent scenario.When I saw "Nightmare" first time, acknowledged honestly, he frightened me, in fact then there was time, when on a television set showed only a porno about a happy communism and program "Searchlight of Re-erecting", the advanced people had vidaki only and not many at that time succeeded to look anything standing. "Nightmare on Elm-strit" even and now did not lose the actuality: not so a long ago one of broadcasting companies decided suddenly: It IS not the NASAL translator and that is why produblirovala this masterpiece on Ukrainian.This was shock. What is only costed by the phrases of type of "Zhakh on vulyci In?ycea" or "Skazhy yim scho deporting Freddy you". Most pleased me as in the beginning on my opinion Tina, secluded with a fellow, in a bedroom was spread on ceiling and he (fellow) stood and looked at all of it and yelled loudly, perekrikivaya hissing of the worn out cassette. Class ubistvo was also, when Glenn looked a television set, lying on a bed - Freddy put to death him,vypustiv bowels it was steep in ceiling of,I. In fact such to him nobody did. In general, looking this masterpiece of world koshmarostroeniya, you will not feel sorry".
Dagon (2002)
The director: Stuart Gordon
In roles: Ezra Godden, Francisco
Young pair Half (Ezra Godden) and Barbara (Raquel Merono) travel on the yacht of the friends of Howard (Brendan Price) and Viki (Birgit Bofarull) at banks Spain. Paul also as though by birth from somewhere from Spain, but a mother drove away him yet by a child, therefore to him trip in the country of ancestors especially interestingly. But here are two terrible things - a gale begins at first, and secondly a yacht flies on a nab and gives to flow. In addition caught the leg of Viki during a collision and it can not abandon a yacht. Half and Barbara on an inflatable boat reach to nearest the country, however quite empty fishing the country is. Already a thundershower and young pair began hurries between empty houses on steep stone paths in search of help. Eventually they hear some strange singing which brings them over to certain Church of Dagona, where a priest gives assistance them. Barbara remains ashore, and John hurries to the friends...
But those already are not present onboard, and water, taking in a cabin gap-filling blood. Yet worse businesses begin to go for Paul after his returning in a hamlet, his wife disappears, he houses in an uttery unattractive hotel. And truth turns out soon - all habitants of city present from itself strange monsters which came and on his shower. A scurry goes further - Half with might and main tries to hide from pressing from every quarter, but very not nimble creatures. During the chaotic wanders he opens a few unprejudiced secrets of small town, and from the last normal man in a small town knows his ominous history. A derelict survives only because not dangerous for local inhabitants, and it they a long ago rejected because he is an alcoholic. Here to you and harm of drunkenness! Now Half hurries and searches the wife which wants to rescue. Will it succeed him it? you will watch movie and will know.
Dagona was written script already more than 15 years back, and certainly for Dzheffi Kombsa. However all the time he did not succeed to be broken through for producers. Gordon was told "substitute the rybolyudov by vampires or there werewolves, and then please". However much Gordon disagreed, in fact then completely all will disappear lavkraftovost' film. And it became finally possible to make a movie, but Dzheffi Kombs already for this role did not fit - more young actor is needed was, and then on a leading role was select Ezra Godden. Basis for a subject was become by two stories of Lavkrafta - "Dagon", giving him the name and "Troubles above Insmutom". Only the action of him was carried from New England to Spain on cleanly commercial reasons - movie was made an in Spain and on a spanish money. So in principle he is considered spanish. But somehow for me a language does not turn him to name such - he was in fact taken off on the money of producer company Barayana Yuzny, Gordon and Godden in any way not spanishes, and a movie is made in English, only with the passing use spanish and galisiyskogo languages. The country a movie was made in which, according to Gordon, and actually looks as in a film, they nothing was added practically.
The strongest side of film is his magnificent atmosphere. It simply overmastered me. Film simply super already even from it. Eta incredibly gloomy the country charmed me instantly, and at night, at a constantly going rain... It is simple something unbelievable. I did not meet such powerful lavkravtovskogo spirit in any film. Age-old cottages and narrow steep streets, ancient and ominous church, hardly braiding at heels hellish creatures which want you to finish - here main constituents of this film. I in love in this small town. In general work of designer high-level - all just like this, as needed, all serves creation of the proper mood, nothing strikes a discordant note with surroundings. And the skin of Howard in necessary moment prompts a protagonist - all exactly will make off badly, it is needed to hurry with might and main! And contrast of yellow vetrovok of Americans from spanish ominous surroundings more than symbolical.
An action does not trick into also. Practically all time on the screen something takes place. And although not in given a detail it can not be described otherwise, what scurry on a city, it does not bother. It is various at first, there is mass of quite different episodes, a producer constantly tosses up us some feature, specific piece. All time finds how to scare a spectator and keep him on a tiptoe. It can be some this permanent scurry just will show oneself superfluous, but it very made me happy, I during all film had been able, near to euphoria, a long ago I did not get SUCH pleasure from a film. I will not afraid to name him a masterpiece. Rank of lavkraftianskogo film he deserves exactly. Shorter, Gordon created two magnificent, excellent film is a "Re-animator" and "Dagon".
Did not treat and without graphic cruelty is the in detail rotined stage of flensing from the face of living man scarcely will leave someone indifferent. To me it even showed oneself superfluous. I am not against violence, by no means - all other very hard moments seem to me very even appropriate, but here with cruelty overdid, it did not simply get in time with other film. There is the impression, that the stage was shoved in simply for the sake of that it was. Here the stage of death of Barbara - it super, it is simply ideal. And scarcely someone will name its humane and soft.
Even surprisingly me, as with a budget not arriving at 5 million dollars it was succeeded to make such magnificent movie. Sometimes swear at the special effects of film and his make-up, but I noticed obvious artificiality only one time, and failings in the make-up of monsters I did not notice in general - although I and not specialist, and did not look closely specially. But from point of inhabitant all was simply fine. So to my mind "Dagon" it magnificent atmospheric uzhasnyak, which must look kazhyy admirer of genre.
Special opinion:
New film Gordona-Yuzny, as it seems to me, for many will cause dual senses. Those, who waits an usual bloody medley in a spirit "Reanimatora" or "From" outside, possibly, will be disappointed. In this film not so many naturalistic stages. Zapominutesayuschayasya is flensing per living man. But it not at all means that a film is bad, vice versa. In history on the recitals of Lavkrafta of marine deity of Dagone basic support is done on an atmosphere and recreation of environment of mysterious spanish small town Imboki, and, it is necessary to say, authors succeeded herein. All these deserted side-streets, hidden a shroud raining, dark blue-grey colour gamut and strange silhouettes, going out with the offensive of darkness is simply nothing. A spectator is almost carried in this world, inhabited terrible creations, otstupivshimisya from For goodness sake gifts of Dagona. Very good actor game of Ezry Goddena and now late Fransisko Rabalya, wonderful atmosphere, subject - all at high level. A film and Minutesusy have me, but very relative. Say, computer effects which are enough often used in a film can let down some admirers of old style - however much all of them are enough high quality and does not do for the impression from a picture. Mainly - creators succeeded very exactly to pass the atmosphere of the world of Lavkrafta, give a spectator literally to touch to it... Certainly, this film - one of the best screen versions of writer.
From Beyond (1986)
The director: Stuart Gordon
In roles: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree
During a mysterious and terrible experiment something went wrong and the assistant of doctor Edvarda Pretoriusa (Ted Sorel) Kroford Tillingast (favourite actor of Gordon Dzheffri Kombs /jeffrey Combs) is suspected of murder of the tutor. Something strange happened with the dead body of doctor, and Tillingast seems went mad. He asserts that doctor Pretorius created a certain resonator, which stimulates some gland (forgot what) which opens new sense for a man and he begins to see other world. As though Pretoriusa creatures, comings from a parallel universe, guzzled also. To check up the version of a bit moved Tillingasta in the very strong mansion of doctor leave doctor Catherine MakMayksl (Barbara Crampton), which was very interested by the stories of Kroforda and Leroy Braun (Ken Fori, more acquainted us on a film "Dawn of dead" /ken Foree), speaker in a role of guard.
A strange group is in age-old and cleanly lavkraftianskiy mansion, refuge of vanishing reckless doctor. In a laboratory they find a resonator which Tillingast shot up before to escape like mad. Soon a hellish vehicle again began to work and to the sceptics of Catherine and Leroy it was necessary to make sure, that Tillingast was rights - strange semilucent pink essences which react on motion and fully can be included in a contact with people appear in mid air, undergoing rezonacii (the first contact showed up as a bite). However much it appears that not only shallow strange creatures but also changing doctor Pretorius live for other side, whose dreams about power and domination finally can become reality. Transforming in potustoronnee creature he found unusual properties, and now does not seize him only a permanent output in this world. And the resonator exactly created by him can become such output. Therefore doctor tries to leave a resonator every methods included, and arriving to turn off him.
The original story of Lavkrafta is quite small, and all heroes except for Pretoriusa and Tillingasta, and also greater part of subject was thought of Gordon. In the total a very amusing film turned out with a lavkraftianskim spirit. "From" outside certainly treshevyy film, trifle of budget very much yavna, thus there is the impression, that he is taken off or before a Re-animator (that not true), or with a much less budget. In any case to look him very pleasantly, twirled subject and for the time the fully decent special effects tighten, you submerge with frightful and unusual fairy-tale. There is mass of the class stages, beginning of film (influences on a certain wave), returning especially pleased me in the mansion of Pretoriusa (however much this mansion looks simply fine, only for uzhasnyakov and to fit) and attack of melikh of devouring creatures. Enough comically a fight looked against cables in basement, but it is little things, they do not do for the general impression. It is simply needed to look "from" outside, but not wait some blokbastera or something unique. It is the cinema for the admirers of genre, and think that they will estimate him to deservedly.
Special opinion:
"From" outside was one of the first films of horrors which I saw, therefore I feed very warm senses to this picture (in a piratic rental this film carried the name "From the next world yet"). During the first viewing he literally staggered and shocked me, genre yet not especially acquainted with perlami, by a magnificent make-up, naturalistic gore-effects and keen action. Revising him in second times about semiyear back, I was not especially disappointed, although, certainly, some details already did not produce such impression on me, as in childhood. But an atmosphere and special effects (mostly executed at ever-higher level, except for the pair of failings) impress still. Movie is made an on the story of Lavkrafta, but, as well as in his most screen versions, in this case history about doctor Pretoriuse is rotined in more "osovremennenom" variant. It is necessary to notice, it one of the best screen versions of classic, equal as and one of the best films of creative tandem of Gordon-Yuzna. All that is here present, that we love in their best works is a dynamic subject, naturalistic effects like sucking out of brain and various transformations of human body, dilute the several of black humour, and irreplaceable Dzheffri Kombs. In a word, to all admirers of Lavkrafta and fanaticisms of Styuarta Gordon and Brian Yuzny "From" outside insistingly recommended to viewing. He is contra-indicated can be only to the persons, not overcooking khorror in any shape or form.
Hellraiser (1987)
The director: Clive Barker
In roles: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
Klayv Barker burst in the world of horrors in 1984, producing collection of "Book of Blood" in six volumes, which was simply staggered reading horrors public. This Britisher which is forty nine years ago this year firmly zastolbil itself a place in the hall of glory of horrors. Stephen King said that "Klay Barker is the future of horrors". He produced 12 novels already, mainly in style of dark fentezi. The Russian reader also can will become acquainted with his creation, his novel of "Imadzhika" (Imajica) is for example produced, a true dislikes me his translation. Also on the site of www.gothic.ru you can read et al his works, for example story "Fear" and story/novel (who how likes anymore) 1986 years "Insurgent from hell" (The Hellbound Heart) which became literary basis of the first film of series.
I do not know, whose this was initiative, but Kliv Barker wrote script on the work, and and became the producer of film. Thus, you can see personally, what all the same a writer wanted to say, creating work. Not for free is a film named "Clive Barker?s Hellraiser" - it on everything 100% one creation only Barkera. And he created an excellent picture. And many simply name this thing a masterpiece, triumph in horrors.
Frank, in search of the forbidden pleasures, buys a mysterious block which is an original puzzle, and in the same time and by a door, opening a road in hell. Although strictly speaking, it other measuring, strange and terrible creatures which are named by senobity dwell in which (although I also hearing, as they are named by cenobitami and ksenbitami). But the special difference between this measuring and hell in the human understanding practically is not present. And Frank which is played by Shon Chepmen (Sean Chapman) there and gets. Chepmen plays normal Frank, a Frank-monster is played by Oliver Smith.
Soon after it the married pair rides into in a house which long time stood zabroshenym, because a husband is Larri (he is played by Andrew Robinson/andrew Robinson) - disagreed with suggestion of brother Frank, and did not sell him after death their mother. During transportation of things Larri a palm and shed blood on the floor strongly scratches badly allows Frank to elope from hell and partly restored. However only chastino - a regenerating monster does not can walks and greater part of his body still in to hell. It appears also, that wife Larri Julia (Clare Khiggins/clare Higgins) is the mistress of the brother-in-law (I.e. brother of husband) Frank. Thus by a very passionate and devoted mistress, because it, seeing on the floor of room it monster, does not escape and exposes his secret, and vice versa, consents him to help.
And in an order to be finally restored, he needs human blood, so that Julia must tempt fellows in bars and to drive them to the house, and Fren for their account will get strong and will recover a body. However in it Christie interferes is daughter Larri from the first marriage (Ashley Laurence).
But it was appeared the real heroes exactly senobity. Their role in a film is second-rate, they appear all once or twice and only at the very end on the any meaningful span of time. But exactly their existence and gave a shove to creation of subsequent series in which duration of stay on the screen and amount of actions, produced senobitami, there will be all uvelichevat'sya. Their leader looks especially showily - Pinkhed (to talk Gvozdegolovyy or Bulavkogolovyy to my mind enough foolishly), whose head is set nails. Even if you saw none of films of series, you certainly saw this head with far sticking out carnations. In all films played his role Arcs of Bradley (Doug Bradley).
There is nothing to talk, that this film sufficiently strong selected from general mass the original subject which opened us something truly new. An actor command is also neat well - all play sufficiently decent in an order to compel a spectator to believe in what be going on on the screen history. A film is knowingly considered classic. If you did not see him, then you need to take him in a prakate. Certainly, some special effects look at oneself sufficiently wretched (especially in the end - with disappearance of senobitov), but it must not especially do for pleasure.
The Evil Dead (1982)
The director: Sam Raimi
In roles: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich [img]http://[/img]
Took off five friends on vacations cottage in some wild (and cheap, and interestingly), however much a wild appears quite impassable is a very rickety bridge, the a long ago neglected and not friendly house already must were suggest an idea that it is better to leave from here. Circumferential their autumn forest which is simply fine taken off, and sounding on a background music, create a very powerful uzhasnyackuyu atmosphere. Already in place of them catch fermenting on the forest perfumes, however while they only observers. Shelli (Theresa Tilly), drawing an age-old clock, that hang on a wall, appears on Minutesutu under act of gettings strong perfumes, and sketches something, brushing off on a strange spiteful person. When all company already going at the table, in itself a hatch, anchorman, is opened in basement. Skotti (Hal Delrich) and Esh (Bruce Campbell) go down there, basement appears not little, in his distant room they find unusual and obviously wicked book, and also tape recorder. A record on tape, done living here scientific, tells about "Book dead" and that the infused with the perfumes caused by it in the wife of researcher, and unique method to stop new creature is to dismember him.
In place of that to be thoughtful and behave to on more careful, arriving accomplish a few vital errors - Shelli, abstrusely seeing nothing strange, goes to the forest, where it this forest and forces (the stage of raping in some countries was intagliated), settling thus in its tel of one of spirits. And the second error is listening of tape, on which a scientist reads out ancient invocation which wakes up spiteful a spirit, thirsty to get hold human bodies. Taking a man demons transform his body, and begin to attack on circumferential. It is simple to elope not succeeded - a bridge which they arrived on fallen to pieces finally. So now boys have to battle from ischadiyami hell, which take them by turns, while there is not only one Esh, which is forced to kill and dismember the friends, sister, girl. Blood flows the river, not persons interested to die a creature all press.
A film is produced by the very interesting impression. At first at once notedly, that it absolute malobyudzhetka - except for five basic actings persons in films spoilt literally only two men are standings on the side of a road idiots which waved passing a hand. Movie was made an in November-December, 1980 and all his budget made 150 thousand dollars. Absolute treshevost' of the "Ominous dead persons" is visible from the first to last Minutesuty, however much it not nearly means that a film from it goes from bad to worse, it rather adds him a colour. From this original stilistiki we forgive him shallow faults and to illogicality - eventually from the film of such type of it and wait, think that most shallow protective straps in general are not noticed (n-r moment, when Esh buries Linda - he only concludes zasypat' a grave, and at its head of a bed the rudely done cross is already put, etc.).
Possibly this deshevost' gives the film of realisticness, a bit gives dokumentalistikoy. Those magnificent special effects, as though to constantly whipping blood (and even in general beating a fountain), in an ordinary, standard film rather would cause a smile, but here all environment, all action gives and to the rivers of blood of naturalistic and they seem normal and correct. Changing zombificirovannye people look very healthily (it seems to me exactly in them ladled inspiration of Lamberto Bava, creating "Demons", so very similar models). A continuous action will not give to miss, however much all of it goes to the cut with the atmosphere of film. And it succeeded to be incarnated simply shockingly. Though frightenings moments as though are quite simple - sometimes quite clearly, that exactly here the hands of dead body must jump out and others like that, however much these receptions however remain impressive. Very original and not traditional operator work which also strongly influences on the specific of film. Shortly this film can be described the words of "genius tresh".
"Ominous dead persons" it one of those cases, when the surprising author project of producer and scenario writer in one person with a little budget grows into a shocking film and becomes the classics of genre (in general, if attentively to look closely, almost all khorror-producers began just like this). A difference is in that at Reymi treshevost' is erected in a degree, it is deliberate. An actor game is also at proper level. Protagonist Esh (which became a cult figure also, one of idols) greater part of film of napominutesaet of the frightened little fool, and only in to the end, when one is, begins in earnest to battle for the life. At Reymi a more than year went away to break through a film in a rental, but when it succeeded him, a film had collected almost 2,5 million dollars, and until now continues to bring in a return.
The most important quality of the "Ominous dead persons" it is ability to frighten. A film is truly frightful and charms the gloominess and bloody bacchanalia. Heroes of alyapovye and primitive, but somehow unnoticed you begin them to perceive as living people. And about flying at earth with a strange sound chamber which became the brandname chip of all serial in general, I and does not talk - think nobody of those, who looked a film will not forget it. A film is simple and not intricate, as however and many of genius things. Possibly he will show oneself strange and will cut eyes people, that got used to the modern polished Hollywood pictures, but think that even on them he must make impression. It one of those films, that does not abandon indifferent, catches and frightens. If you on some reasons he was not yet seen (as for example long time I - could not find), know that it to see stands simply. And better look by his night, when it will not be prevented you to enjoy primordial horror.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Directors: Daniel Myrick и Eduardo Sanchez
In roles: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams
This film is the phenomenon simply! Through the experimental cinema, done practically without a budget, without professional actors and special effects the instantaneous conquers meynstrim! A film instantly causes furore and simultaneously spits in a person so-called meydzhoram (to the large movie companies, very expressly reactive on the least change of market). Appears their special effects are quite not obligatory and a film can perfectly treat and without them!
Three studentov-kinoshnikov decide as test work to do a record film about the search of the legendary Blerskoy witch. And in October, 1994 they arrive in a city Berketsvil (Burkittesville), state Maryland, to collect documentary material. At first they ferment on a small town and question locals, that they know about local legend. And eventually they go away to the forest, to photograph searches. And disappear. After a year find out tape, photographed by them in the process of fermentation on the forest. And because with itself they took a movie camera and hand video camera, accordingly there are two foreshortenings. Differentiates a bit and type of survey.
However accompanied a fact of finding out tape already is mystic events. Since that tapes were naedeny in the process of archaeological excavations on an enough no-bottom and the layer of earth above them was not broken. So quite incomprehensible, how tapes could appear in such place. And maintenance of tapes horrified archaeologists.And long time they were held in a police and FBI, trying to expose truth. Eventually tapes were returned public. And two people (producers of film) mounted from both tapes that we saw in movie theaters or on video cassettes. They (Daniel' Mirik and Eduardo Sanches) are the scenario writers of film.
Such is legend. And legend was untwisted very well, there is nothing to say. It practically created a mystic halo round all film. And taking into account that unhealthy interest and special love of Americans to the films on the "real events", a trick with "absolutely reliable tape" was without the risk of loss. Company-creator of film Haxan Films, Inc. very exactly expected everything and knocked out one motion from pawns in queens - transformation happened from a shallow company in world-renowned meydzhor. True this transformation can appear brief, it depends on a company.
However revolutionism of film quite not in untwisting and legend, but exactly in the method of survey. Actors play itself - Khezer Donakh'yu (Heather Donahue), chapter and ideologist of project and two its friends Joshua Leonard (Joshua Leonard) which is named by Dzhosh and Michael Uil'yams (Mike) (Michael Williams) are their real names. Except for three protagonists the "habitants of small town", also being not professional actors, are also taken off in a film. Total ten actors are involved in a film, seven from which shortly appear only at the beginning of film. No less unusual for a modern spectator and a method of survey is chambers and really carry on hands, they swing and twitch, the same as though confirming reality of what be going on. Thus three basic heroes/actors also are the operators of film.
However filled in this Spartan simplicity of film and complete absence of the special effects is the splendidly created atmosphere of film. Fear is gradually forced and takes a spectator in the silki. Sitting at a screen begins really soperezhivat' fermenting on the forest boys and all their mishaps are perceived much stronger, than ordinary cine action. The atmosphere of fear and mystery is forced gradually and from time to time sharply breaks through on screens (for example in an episode with beating on a tent and hurrying at night on the forest). And if at first wander of heroes on the forest seem superfluously pulled-in, then about it fully forget and pulled in in what be going on.
And again there are distinctions in duration of film in the USA he lasts 86 Minutesut, while in the United kingdom only 80. This policy of "different" versions always was unclear me (which is used by all and constantly). Well why to cut out some six Minutesut, especially as this excision touched probably ordinary circulation on the forest!
In addition the Russian audience was deprived enough amusing thing: publicity telefilm Curse of Witch from Bler. At least he was not shown not on one of the central ductings, so that swingeing majority probably did not see him. This film (Curse of the Blair Witch) is the stilizovannoy under dokumentalistiku advertising. Exactly in him told about history of "finding" out tapes, the places of the "real" archaeological works are shown, more fully and in detail told about "witch" legend. This publicity film in the English-language countries was shown on the channel of Sci-fi. A show usually takes place a few days prior to beginning of rental of film. To look such agitation leaflet enough interestingly. It is fully self-possessed in dokumentalisticheskom style, inherent the channel of Diskaveri is cutting from videomateralov, narrativ off screen, interview with "witnesses" and "experts". All is thus done suffice professional. My 14-years-old nephew, looking film-advertising some time (while did not make understand) on complete ser'eze elicited "And it is a true? And was it so really?" So it is possible to say that he was and effective enough.
The budget of film made only 35 thousand dollars. For a film it is an even not budget. This fact also put to death the producers of films - these 35 thousands are considered the most advantageous investment of money in the cinema in all history of his (cinema) existence. True, for untwisting of film a money may need also - expenses on advertising exceeded two million dollars (that for the American advertising also not so much). However much a return was simply phenomenal! Even taking into account that a rental in the USA began practically two times: first time on July, 18 only on 27 screens on an entire country. Such opening inherently exactly malobyudzhetkam. And that in the first week of rental a film collected more than one and a half million dollars! By the end of the second week collections were exceeded by 5 millions. And the second opening of rental took place on the third - already in scales all the countries, on the 1101 screen. And to November a film began to work more than 140 millions. An alike scenario was outlived by Great Britain - at first only 36 screens and 750 thousand pound in a week. And in the total more than 14 million pound of collections. Financial success is more than obvious!
Interesting fact (though not fact quite, but rather supervision from which it is difficult to draw conclusion from the little selection of respondentov): that, who looked "Witch" on a cassette a film pleased more than that, who saw it in the cinema. It can it is simple chance, and can and no. In any case, on swingeing majority of my acquaintances, even enough coolly related to horrors on the whole, a film produced the strong impression. Someone said in the internet, that a film did not have impressed those, whoever allowed to take itself the atmosphere of film only. In fact a film actually and stands on an atmosphere - a dynamic action is small helps will become firmly established "feelings", mood.
Co how many people did not communicate - a witch is either very loved or answer uttery negatively. All from the wrong placing of accents. It is very simple to judge about that, whether a man UNDERSTOOD witch on that, as far as for him it is important to know device all of it or not. In fact many do not see main... For me the degree of documentaryness of this film has no value.
In spite of ambiguousness of film, "Witch" is the unique phenomenon and I without every meditation urgently advise all, whoever did not yet see it, to be not too lazy and take a cassette. The unforgettable impressions are assured you. And even if a film will not please you, you him already on will forget - even from his feature.
Special opinion:
"I also would advise to look a film not in the cinema, but on vidiku. Then it is better possible to feel deeply the atmosphere of horror. Survey, its quality "poshalivayut" sometimes - both a chamber is held awry or an image jumps...De autre part - make attempt it exactly to retain, when hurry on the forest, frightened to death! It gives plausibility what be going on. As well as the so-called "documentary" materials, interview. The impression appears sometimes, that look the real record film. Ears walked, that was taken off it so: young people from the decayed theatrical school were sent in the forest, gave chambers, tent etc. In addition they were taken off outside, but so that they did not know it. Every morning they found instructions of tipo: not trust it, or - today that - that will happen...That roles were not beforehand otrepetirovany. Regarding that the first part is the phenomenon indeed - I agree. Can many got used to the beautiful special effects, make-up, sceneries. Such it a film can not please. To on - to my, it is devoted just the same people which look uzhastiki not in noisy companies with beer and chips, but zadvinuv window shades, preferably one houses, in a quiet and darkness. I looked him in the cinema, the half of kayfa was lost therefore. This film can prettily heave up adrenalin. He would be desirable to look for whom - be not on a summer residence, in-field."
Phantasm (1979)
The director: Don Coscarelli
In roles: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister
This film of dvadcatidvukhletney remoteness and now looks at oneself simply splendidly. History is begun with that fellow by name Tommy (his episodic role was played a strange maiden, leading away him on a cemetery, kills by Bill Cone. It appears that Tommy was near the friend of Dzhodi (Bill Thornbury) and Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Dzhodi and his cadet Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) lost parents and one live now. Dzhodi, fearing for Michael, yet not recovering from death of parents, decides not to take a brother on the funerals of friend. However much a boy thinks differently - he arrives on a cemetery. But after funerals he a bit stays too long and becomes the witness of the unusual stage is an owner of funeral bureau, lanky Fellow - The Tall Man, which is played (and will play always) by Angus Scrimm (this role will become the top of his career), so, lanky Fellow in place of that to drop a coffin with Tommy in a grave, lifts him, lozhit back in a hearse and departs. And Michael strange runts, dressed in the cassocks of monks-capuchins, begin to pursue.
Calling on about these strange events Michael begins to find out, what actually takes place in a gloomy house at a cemetery, which is simultaneously and by the funeral bureau of Morningsayd, and cemetery for buried in urns (after tiles in walls), and by habitation of lanky Fellow. There he sees little gnomov/dvarfov more expressly, which are the helpers of ominous lanky Fellows, and also meets with flying balls which will become the brandname weapon of all series. After this terrible adventure Michael pulls in the brother Dzhodi and his friend Reggie in this business. Greater part of film consists of research of Morningsayda and openings of strange things which can not be explained logic. Lanky Fellow appears steals dull and converts them into the same spiteful hop-o'-my-thumbs, that alike on Minutesiatyurnykh of monks. Why and as he does it, think better not to talk - in fact some could not see a film.
Interesting in this film it that he is classic malobyudzhetkoy, but here Minutesusy, incident to the littlebudgetary films absent fully for him. Don Koskarelii was not only a scenario writer and by a producer but also producer, operator and montazherom. Greater part of command is his relatives and friends, so for example his mother was accountable for a design and making of suits, and also for a make-up. However much the special effects which are in a film and now look at oneself remarkably. They not at all became antiquated. And an actor game here also not nearly looks like littlebudgetary affectation.
About the pluses of film talking is possible long. It is both an actor game and special effects. It is here possible to take and magnificent scenario of film which slowly opens slightly the curtain of secret and does not give a spectator to miss. Here and operator work, executing the task - to pass the idea of author. Well and the most important is a design of film which is simply magnificent. A funeral house is wonderful - just like this and dolzheno to look den of Evil. And about the numerous surveys of cemeteries, gravestones, dark road et cetera and there is nothing to talk is all done masterly. And the most important - in what and sense and all beauty of film consists is an atmosphere. It seems to me, that yet nowhere and nobody succeeded to create so atmosferichnyy dark and gloomy film. I did not yet meet such closeness of feelings - a film simply tightens, and it does a not subject, namely feeling of secret, danger and fear, which thicken and become practically perceptible with bare hands. And the special effects are used to the place and never become an end in itself (as it now is often).
A film can some will not please because he as though as incomprehensible. He, true, enough syurrealistichnyy. It shows up rather not in the separate stages, but in a general subject, more faithful in connection between his Parts. However to my mind it gives the special charm a film, adds him an unusual thing and original interest. Especially as done this syurrealistichnost' enough masterly. With end of ends, in fact there is not a border between reality and delirium. And surrealism strengthens the atmosphere of fear only.
Fantazm is a magnificent film which every admirer of horrors simply is under an obligation to look. It is an immortal masterpiece to which I without the instant of doubt put five. If you did not see him - that not lazy, find him and will not feel sorry!
Special opinion:
"First part of "Fantazm" to me, sure, pleased. It is impossible to say that I was from it in vosstorge, but all the same a film is durable and, that not unimportant, very atmosferichnyy. I looked him in year one, yet to the fight against piracy, when on the polulegal'nym ductings suddenly could rotin one or another masterpiece. Interesting, that to viewing of this film I in general did not know about his cult among the admirers of khorrorov and, as I consider, able very objectively to estimate him. An epoch a movie is made in which causes innermost respect - at the end of 70th - beginning of 80th such masterpieces, as "Khellouin", appeared, "Pyatnica,13-e" and, nakonec,"Fantazm". All of them became serials afterwards, due to numberless sikvelam found status of "cult" khorrorov. "Fantazm" differs from the first two films of the syurrealistichnost'yu - in some fragments of film I, acknowledged, felt some surplus even. In any case, first part of "Fantazma" of genius - a film is not an imitation to what or and a producer Don Kaskarelli develops the history very keenly and dynamically. Unfortunately, I so was not able to find this film on a cassette and look it once again, more deeply to go deep in his essence. For viewing of this film I would recommend to create a suitable atmosphere, namely - to wait till darkness and look him in loneliness in an empty room. Then pleasure is assured you!"
Ring (1998)
The director: Nakata Hideo
In roles: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani
At the beginning did I think even, and can it is needed to give the name in language of original? But up this idea gave enough quickly, scarcely for anybody from subscribers they correctly will be represented, and if someone will read, this will be maksimum the pair of persons, and other will remain to be puzzled. So in an original the name of film is three hieroglyphs of katakany, which are read ri-n-gu. It the Japanese writing of the English word of ring, which I and decided to take away in the name. From here and mess with Russian translation - ring has a few values. One of them ring, just like this and translated a film that, who wired for sound him. But it seems to me, that on sense here other value of this word - bell befits anymore.
A film is begun with that together with the friend it is been at Tomoko Oishi (Yuko Takeuchi /yuko Takeuchi) a home and frighten each other frightful legend, becoming lately popular. It talks about that, how a teenager, putting a not that channel on a record, wrote down a frightful message, on which a woman looks at him, and talks, - "you will die in a week".And when he looked him, a phone call was heard, and someone said him - "you saw it". In a teenager died a week. However much legend not very much cheers Tomoko - appears a week ago it with friends also looked a strange cassette, and then someone called at once by him (true said nothing). And a fact becomes reality - Tomoko dies soon.
Reporter Asakava Reyko (Macushima Nanako/ Matsushima Nanako) probes the last city legend about a mortal video cassette, but as usual is with city legends, except for the stories of teenagers, which it was told by acquaintances, which saw a man which was present during realization of myth, does not find. While does not know that it recently dying at mysterious circumstances a niece Tomoko just and is one of victims of this myth. Investigation shows that together with a girl three its friends perished exactly in the same time. And death them was quite identical - they died of fear, and persons them were twisted in the grin of horror. Asakava finds out that this four a week ago rested in a removable cottage in a prefecture Izu. Thus on a picture on which they stand on a background a cottage, the image of their persons is distorted - in place of them enough terrible ugly faces are visible.
Asakava rides in a prefecture Izu and finds a cottage which was taken off by the lost four. By chance it notices for the owner of complex on the not inscribed cassette (more faithful something strange comes into its notice). Already in a the same cottage, where dyings teenagers were, it puts a cassette in vidyak and starts. The strange is lost, quite incoherent and shizoidnyy fil'mec, Minutesuty on two, closed whereupon, and a bell is heard in a cottage. Thus Asakave remains to live only week.
Asakava applies for help to the former husband Takayame Ryuichi (generally his name is Ryudzhi, but on a cassette he transformed in Ryuichi, therefore so I him and will call) (Khiroyuki Sanada/ Hiroyuki Sanada). Together they begin investigation during which know, what the strange mishmash of shots means on a cassette, defiant terrible death. And by him, seems, it is succeeded...
A film is truly good. It one of the best films of horrors, that I saw in latter days. At first he interesting and unusual even from it an origin is a look of Japaneses to horrors in itself causes curiosity. And the action opened out in Japan already in itself entertaining, and creates an atmosphere, different from films to which we already got used. And all these "yaponizmy" look at oneself very well, they give a film special okras, specific atmosphere of mysticism and mystery alien, which in our consciousness is surround East. East is business thin, and "Bell" it only confirms in next times. In this connection some utterances of Americans, seeing a film, caused for me simply malice. It is enough often possible to read a sort of "if it were not for the Japanese situation", or it is "possible in fact to present that this history happened on South (THE USA)", or something analogical. However as far as they are unable to accept a stranger culture, as far as they stagnated in the dull and blind patriotism.
In the USA this film was looked only by the inveterate admirers of horrors which are not frightened by sub-title, because the duplicated version of film does not exist. Fortunately, for us this process is much simpler - to duplication the special requirements are not produced, and to name our wiring for sound duplication it would be not correct is a fellow, reading a phototypograph it is not duplication. But in any the case, with our traditional wiring (to which all already got used) for sound a film looks
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