City of the Living Dead Blu-ray Review Arrow

Arrow Video in the UK has now released another Blu ray of the Lucio Fulci gore moving-picture show, Metropolis of the Living Dead but this time from a new 4K remaster.

A medium has a mysterious vision of a priest hanging himself… A seemingly dead woman awakes screaming in her bury… And in the sleepy New England town of Dunwich, a local girl vomits up her intestines … These grotesque visions punctuate a skeletal storytelling of a reporter (Christopher George) and a psychic (Catriona MacColl) who must race confronting fourth dimension to prevent hordes of rotting corpses spewing forth from the gates of hell…

Yes, the synopsis does non make much sense but neither does the film which bypasses a expert script for gross-out gore which is typical of the director'southward movies. The widescreen photography looks very adept in places and there are a few moments of existent tension such as when a woman is buried alive in a coffin and is trying to be rescued but overall its a sloppy and at times laughable movie. If its gore you're after then you will have enough to proceed you lot occupied just if you want annihilation else, look elsewhere.

This film as well as many others on the old video nasties listing received a cult following considering it was forbidden fruit in the UK. If non banned they were heavily censored but now, thanks to a more than liberal BBFC about are now uncut and y'all see virtually of them for what they are, poorly fabricated exploitation films with non a lot in them to recommend.

Lucio Fulci had his moments every bit a director, Zombie Flesh Eaters is his best pic and yous can run across glimpses of his creative talent it's just a shame that he just went for the gore cistron and forgot almost the plot and acting most of the time.

This is the 2d time Arrow has released the Urban center of the Living Dead but this fourth dimension from a new 4K remaster. The difference to my eyes is very minimal but its a solid transfer with plenty of moving-picture show grain and solid colours. Audio gives you a number of options, Original uncompressed ane.0 mono and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Chief Audio in English language or Italian with English language subtitles.

Extras are plentiful just slightly different from the previous release, with some new stuff but some not transferred over which is odd.

• Audio commentary with star Catriona MacColl and journalist Jay Slater
• Audio commentary with star Giovanni Lombardo Radice and writer Calum Waddell
• We Are the Apocalypse, new interview with writer Dardano Sacchetti
• Through Your Eyes, a new interview with Catriona MacColl
• Dust in the Wind, a new interview with cameraman Roberto Forges Davanzati
• The Art of Dreaming, a new interview with production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng
• Tales of Friendship, a new interview with cinematographer Sergio Salvati
• I Walked with a Zombie, new interview with histrion Giovanni Lombardo Radice
• They Call Him "Bombardone , a new interview with special effects artist Gino De Rossi
• The Horror Family, a new interview with male parent and son actors Venantino and Luca Venantini
• Previously unseen interview with composer Fabio Frizzi
• Archival interview with actor Carlo De Mejo
• Building Fulci s City, a new video interview with Stephen Thrower, author of the definitive tome, Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci
• Reflections on Fulci, a new appraisal of Fulci south Gothic period past actor, writer and director Andy Nyman (Ghost Stories)
• The Dead Are Alive!, a new video essay by Kat Ellinger on Lucio Fulci and the Italian zombie cycle
• Backside the scenes, 8mm footage with Roberto Forges Davanzati audio commentary
• Culling US Gates of Hell opening credits
• Original trailers and radio spots
• Extensive image gallery featuring over 150 stills, posters and other ephemera from the FAB Press and Mike Siegel archives
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly deputed artwork by Wes Benscoter
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• half-dozen Double-sided antechamber carte du jour reproductions
• Limited edition 60-page booklet

A great parcel and as usual with Arrow total of slap-up extras.

FILM: 5 PICTURE: viii Audio: 6 EXTRAS: 10

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