The Beyond Movie Review
Liza Merrill (Catriona MacColl) inherits an old hotel in Louisiana. She plans to restore and reopen it, but what she doesn’t realize is the building was constructed over a gate to Hell. Italian horror legend Lucio Fulci brings us this movie, which was shot in 1981, released in 1983, and re-released uncut for the first time in the United States in 1998 by Grindhouse Releasing, Cowboy Booking International, and Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures. As is the case with most of Fulci's films, this one is heavy on atmosphere and visual effects, while a bit lighter on a story that approaches comprehension. If you know this about Fulci, you accept it and enjoy what you came for, and if you are into old-school horror special effects, you will love this one.
They grab you by the throat
The gore and bloodshed are extreme in this one, from exploding heads to torn out eyeballs to a scene of several spiders eating a man's face, and the practical approach to these scenes is breathtaking--horror filmmakers of the 21st Century, put your computer down and study the techniques used in this movie...please. The acting is a bit sub-par, but there is nothing so bad it will take you out of the movie. If you try to follow any semblance of a plot, forget it. While there is a line between all the characters that creates a story, this is very loose, and as is the case with Fulci's movies, this one feels more like a dream, where things kind of make sense and follow a pattern, but not really. No matter--The Beyond combines wonderful special effects, tons of gore, and more than it's fair share of surprises, all adding up to a horror flick that is worth checking out.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 7
The Beyond Movie Trailer
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